The First Ever Chicago Table Tennis League Nears the End of Its Season With Only a Few Matches Remaining Courtesy of Engelbert Solis Just a few months back the Chicago Table Tennis League began its first ever season with high hopes. The League featured two different leagues, the Edgeball League and the Chicago League, that would […]
Setting the Standard in Kuala Lumpur, Liu Shiwen Continues in Top Spot
Setting the Standard in Kuala Lumpur, Liu Shiwen Continues in Top Spot Courtesy of ITTF Leading the line for China at the recently concluded Perfect 2016 World Team Championships Kuala Lumpur, Liu Shiwen continues to occupy the top position on the Women’s World Rankings. She is named in the no.1 spot for the fifth consecutive […]
Unlikely duo of table tennis players, Derek Nie and Klaus Wood, train together
Unlikely duo of table tennis players, Derek Nie and Klaus Wood, train together The Baltimore Sun features Derek Nie and Klaus Wood at Maryland Table Tennis Center in Gaithersburg, MD. “Derek Nie and Klaus Wood might not become two of the best table tennis players in the world, but Jan-Ove Waldner and Jorgen Persson did, and […]
Ask The Experts: Bong Geun Kim, No. 92
Ask The Experts: Bong Geun Kim, No. 92 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Blade: Gergely Forehand: Tenergy 05 1.9 Backhand: Tenergy 05 1.9 Question: I am looking for a new blade. And I am searching for something similar as Gergely, I played with Gergely for more than 10 yrs already. My new blade may be a bit slower […]
New York Indoor Sports Club Newsletter
New York Indoor Sports Club Newsletter The latest New York Indoor Sports Club, NYISC, Newsletter has been released. It includes the upcoming NYISC April 2016 Open 2-star USATT sanctioned table tennis tournament, a look at their facility and coaches and more. Visit IndoorSportsNY.com for more information on this “We Are Butterfly” club / pro shop.
Mishel Levinski Wins U2500; Austin Preiss Surprise U2400, U2300 Champion
Mishel Levinski Wins U2500; Austin Preiss Surprise U2400, U2300 Champion by Barbara Wei Play concluded at the 2016 Butterfly Arnold Table Tennis Challenge on the third day of competition with the U2500 event, where Mishel Levinski avenged his Open Singles quarter-final exit by winning the event in style. Dropping only 2 games en-route to the […]
2016 Arnold Table Tennis Challenge News and Results
2016 Arnold Table Tennis Challenge News and Results 2016 Arnold Table Tennis Challenge March 4 – 6, 2016 2016 Arnold Sports Festival Columbus, Ohio Player’s List Mishel Levinski Wins U2500; Austin Preiss Surprise U2400, U2300 Champion by Barbara Wei Play concluded at the 2016 Butterfly Arnold Challenge on the third day of competition with the […]
World Team Table Tennis Championships
2016 World Team Table Tennis Championships February 28th – March 6th | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Qualified Teams Butterfly Official Table Supplier WTTTC Photos: Set No.1, Set No.2, Set No. 3, Butterfly Party, Butterfly Setup Matches: Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4, Day 5, Day 6, Day 7, Day 8 Imperious, Impressive, Imposing, China Retains Men’s Team Title Courtesy […]
Canada’s Alexander Bu Stuns in Open Event at 2016 Butterfly Arnold Table Tennis Challenge
Canada’s Alexander Bu Stuns in Open Event at 2016 Butterfly Arnold Table Tennis Challenge by Barbara Wei In the Open Singles preliminary round robin, 13 year old Alexander Bu (2331) caused one of the biggest upsets in the tournament, beating 4th seed Zirui Zhao (2625) 3-0 and rightly earned himself a place in the quarterfinal. […]
Defender Jian Li Wins 2016 Butterfly Arnold Table Tennis Challenge
Defender Jian Li Wins 2016 Butterfly Arnold Table Tennis Challenge by Barbara Wei Last minute entry Jian Li (2639) from New Jersey won the championship Open event at the 2016 Butterfly Arnold Table Tennis Challenge in impressive style, beating second seed Jishan Liang (2640) in 4 straight games in the final. Working as private coach […]
Thankful for Wins: Chicago Has Flawless Week 7
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(by: Major League Table Tennis) Emmanuel Lebesson and Lily Zhang make history in Hollywood, FL 🐊 Chicago Wind (8-4)… Read More
Relax Your Shoulder
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Basic exercises: Pushing and powerful first ball attack – Robot plays heavy backspin to long Forehand, Jhon plays… Read More
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(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Yu Di is focusing on the Backhand Loop from underspin… Read More
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Basic exercises: Pushing and powerful first ball attack – Robot plays heavy backspin to long BH, Jhon plays… Read More
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(By Larry Hodges) It’s a two-step process. Focus on both steps, and it’ll happen. First, think about the… Read More
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(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Kou Lei is working with his student on Forehand Looping… Read More
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(by Steve Hopkins) The Ly Table Tennis Academy in Montreal has been home to many members of the… Read More
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(By Steve Hopkins, photo USATT) Today was the first day of action at the ITTF World Youth Championships in… Read More
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