April 2016 - Butterfly Online

2016 ITTF Asian Cup: Notable Progress, Penultimate Round Defeat but Honorable Performance

April 29, 2016

Notable Progress, Penultimate Round Defeat but Honorable Performance 2016 ITTF Asian Cup Courtesy of ITTF A brave effort by Hong Kong’s Wong Chun Ting but eventual defeat at the hands of China’s Zhang Jike brought the second day of play at the 2016 Nakheel Asian Cup to a conclusion on the early evening of Friday […]

Table Tennis Minnesota Joins Butterfly North America’s “We Are Butterfly”

April 29, 2016

Table Tennis Minnesota Joins Butterfly North America’s “We Are Butterfly” Butterfly is pleased to announce Table Tennis Minnesota has joined Butterfly North America’s “We Are Butterfly” club program. As a “We are Butterfly” club, Butterfly table tennis and Table Tennis Minnesota will work together to promote table tennis, promote the club, and assist the club […]

2016 Portugal Junior and Cadet Open: Yukiya Uda Twice Named in First Place

April 29, 2016

Twice Named in Second Place, Now Yukiya Uda Twice Named in First Place 2016 Portugal Junior and Cadet Open ITTF Junior Circuit Courtesy of ITTF Listed in second place on the Under 15 Boys’ World Rankings behind Japanese compatriot, Tomokazu Harimoto, Yukiya Uda won the Junior Boys’ Singles title at the 2016 Portugal Junior and […]

2016 Nakheel Asian Cup: Quarterfinalists Decided, Follow the Action Live from Dubai

April 29, 2016

2016 Nakheel Asian Cup: Quarterfinalists Decided, Follow the Action Live from Dubai Courtesy of ITTF It was success for Hong Kong in the challenge round of both the Men’s Singles and Women’s Singles events at the 2016 Nakheel Asian Cup in Dubai in the morning of Friday April 29. Success came the way of Jiang […]

Ask The Experts: Andre Ho, No. 104

April 29, 2016

Ask The Experts: Andre Ho, No. 104 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Blade: Timo Boll ALC Forehand: Xiom Omega V Europe Backhand: Friendship 755 .5mm sponge Question: My name is Peter and I am looking for advice on my next sheet of long pips. I switched from inverted rubber to long pips about 3 years ago. With the […]

Butterfly Presents the Junior Table

April 28, 2016

Butterfly Presents the Junior Table Butterfly Junior table tennis table is a ¾ size table tennis table, making it ideal for homes and other locations where a full size table would be too large.

Q1 – Gordon Kaye, USATT CEO, Interview at ICC Table Tennis Center

April 28, 2016

Q1 – Gordon Kaye, USATT CEO, Interview at ICC Table Tennis Center Question 1: How did you get started with Table Tennis? Interview with Gordon Kaye, USATT CEO, at ICC Table Tennis Center, in Milpitas, California. Interviewed by Neha Nothari Ranavat.

The tennis table your developers can finally geek out over

April 28, 2016

“The tennis table your developers can finally geek out over” The Next Web, TNW, reports on an interactive table tennis trainer. April 28, 2016 – “Thomas Mayer, a student from the University of Design Schwäbisch Gmünd in Germany, might have just built the ultimate fanboy tennis table – and it looks amazing. The Table Tennis Trainer, developed […]

USA Table Tennis AAC Nomination Election

April 28, 2016

USA Table Tennis AAC Nomination Election USA Table Tennis (USATT) is pleased to announce its nationwide application process by which qualified athlete candidates may apply to serve on the USATT Athletes’ Advisory Council (AAC) for the period of January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2020. Visit USA Table Tennis’ website for more information.