(By Sydney Christophe) Report on the ITTF -PTT Level 1 Coaching Course Date: April 9-13th 2017 Venue: New York Indoor Sports Club A total of 10 coaches participated in the ITTF-PTT Level 1 Coaching Course held from April 9-13th 2017 at the New York Indoor Sports Club. Among the students were David and Gal Gmach, […]
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Trianlgle Table Tennis: April 2017 News and Happenings
Posted onMarch was non-stop action at Triangle Table Tennis, including two major tournaments: March 23 – 26: USATT National Team Trials March 30 – April 2: 2017 Butterfly Cary Cup Championship (USATT 4-Star with $18,000 in total cash & prizes, including $5,000 in cash & prizes for the A Division Champion This month’s newsletter covers all this news as well […]
Cadet underdogs rise to the occasion
Posted on(by Wade Townsend) At the 2017 Australian Junior & Cadet Open the youngest athletes decided to follow their own script. Today at the Australian Junior & Cadet Open the cadets decided that seeding isn’t something to take too seriously. In the Cadet Girls’ Teams it was the the mixed team of Australia and USA that […]
Take a bow Miu Hirano, first Japanese to win Asian Championships after 20 years
Posted on(By Neha Aggarwal) Miu Hirano ended the Chinese dominance on 15th April 2017 as the Japanese won the women’s singles title beating Chen Meng in straight games at the Seamaster 2017 ITTF-Asian Championships here in Wuxi, China. She is undoubtedly the youngest ever, the first Japanese to win after 20 years and the third ever […]
Invitation to umpire in Argentina
Posted on(by Ian Marshall, ITTF Publications Editor) An invitation is extended by the Argentine Table Tennis Federation for 10 International Umpires to officiate at the forthcoming 2017 Argentina Junior Open and 2017 ITTF Pan American Junior Championships. Staged in Buenos Aires, the Argentina Junior Open will be held on Sunday 18th and Monday 19th June; the […]
Seamaster 2017 Asian Championships news & updates
Posted on(By Neha Aggarwal) Mixed concerns for Korea Republic: Jeoung Youngsik injured; will Kim Minseok prove himself? The afternoon session for Korea Republic on Thursday,13th April 2017, at Seamaster 2017 ITTF-Asian Championships in Wuxi was a mixed emotional one. On one hand it was sheer disappointment as their star player Jeoung Youngsik pulled out due to […]
Butterfly Presents the SK7 Classic and the SK Carbon Blades
Posted onButterfly Presents the SK7 Classic and the SK Carbon Blades Butterfly Presents the SK7 Classic and the SK Carbon Blades Video by Butterfly Butterfly is introducing a re-make of a classic and a brand new T5000 Carbon Blade. They are the SK7 Classic and the SK Carbon Blades! For more information about the SK7 Classic, […]
USATT Announces Updates To League Ratings Processing
Posted on(By USATT) USATT League Participants and Directors: It has been roughly six months since we made the bold move of integrating the USATT League system into our Simply Compete membership platform. While this migration has yielded a number of tangible benefits, there have also been some lingering issues, most notably involving the calculation of initial […]
Ask The Experts: Junya Chen, No. 159, Butterfly Question & Answer
Posted onAsk The Experts: Junya Chen, No. 159, Butterfly Question & Answer Ask The Experts: Junya Chen, No. 159, Butterfly Question & Answer Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Blade Blade: Zhang Jike ZLC Forehand Rubber: Tenergy 64, 2.1mm Backhand Rubber: Tenergy 64, 1.9mm Question: I would like to know if the Tenergy 25 is more reliable for the backhand […]
ATHLETE REMINDER: 2017 WADA Prohibited List Now in Effect
Posted on(By USADA) USADA would like to remind all athletes that the 2017 WADA Prohibited List went into effect on January 1, 2017. Please note that the 2017 WADA Prohibited List does include changes from the previous year, so we strongly encourage athletes and their support personnel to take a moment to review the updated 2017 […]
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