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Gold and silver medallists but both winners on new World Rankings

(by Ian Marshall, ITTF Publications Editor / Photo courtesy of ITTF) Gold and silver medallists but both winners on new World Rankings Emmanuel Lebesson the gold medallist at the recent Liebherr 2016 European Championships; Simon Gauzy, the beaten finalist but on the Men’s World Rankings issued on Thursday 3rd November, both Frenchmen are winners. Each […]

AITTA had another celebration party

AITTA had another celebration party Autumn is the season of harvest. 2016 is reckoned to be a wonderful year for Atlanta International Table Tennis Academy. October 29, at our academy facility, we hosted another celebration party for our two elite young athletes, Emilie Lin and Daniel Ng, who recently were admitted into National Junior Girls’ […]

The most successful Paralympic table tennis athlete of all time, and an Olympian

The most successful Paralympic table tennis athlete of all time, and an Olympian Courtesy of Butterfly Mag Quick question: Who is the most successful Paralympic athlete in table tennis, who also played in the Olympics? The answer is… It is Natalia Partyka from Poland. She recently won the gold medal at the Paralympic games in […]

2016 World Cadet Challenge Photos & Results

2016 World Cadet Challenge Photos & Results 2016 World Cadet Challenge Photos & Results Courtesy of ITTF Congratulations to the North American Team on their recent achievements at the 2016 World Cadet Challenge in Shanghai, China! Cadet Boys Singles: ALGUETTI Sharon – Quarterfinal Cadet Girls Singles: WANG Amy – Quarterfinal Cadet Boys Doubles: LIU Victor /  ALGUETTI Sharon […]

ITTF Announces 2016 Star Awards Male & Female Star Nominees

ITTF Announces 2016 Star Awards Male & Female Star Nominees Courtesy of ITTF The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) is excited to announce the nominees for the 2016 Male & Female Table Tennis Stars & Star Point, with the winners to be crowned at the 2016 ITTF Star Awards in Doha, Qatar on 8 December […]

The Capital Plastics Open – Congratulations to all winners

The Capital Plastics Open – Congratulations to all winners Courtesy of Houston Intl Table Tennis Academy The Capital Plastics Open has concluded. We would like to thank everyone for coming to participate in our first tournament at HITTA (Houston International Table Tennis Academy). It was a huge success. Take a look at our winners below! Open […]

2016 Houston Grand Prize CAP Open Table Tennis Tournament

2016 Houston Grand Prize CAP Open Table Tennis Tournament, December 3-4, 2016 With a total cash prize of $8,600.00 Butterfly is proud to announce the sponsorship of the 2016 Houston Grand CAP Open Table Tennis Tournament, a USATT 2-star rated event which is being held from December 3-4, 2016. The Texas Table Tennis Center, in Houston, […]

Day three at the ITTF Africa Senior Championship

Day three at the ITTF Africa Senior Championship (By Neha Aggarwal / Photo By: Adebola Adenusi) Day three at the ITTF Africa Senior Championship Egypt wins Men’s & Women’s Team titles Egypt clearly dominated the African Championship on day three as they clinched the Men’s and Women’s Team titles. In the mixed doubles event, the number […]

Classroom not required for lessons in history & in understanding

Classroom not required for lessons in history & in understanding (by Ian Marshall, ITTF Publications Editor / Photo: courtesy of Yang Caifeng) Heavy rain in Shanghai but that did not stop players, coaches and officials enjoying the day’s break from the intense theatre of competition on Wednesday 26th October; a visit to the Shanghai Museum was […]

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