(By MDTTC) Olympic Gold Medalist Chen Longcan Visiting MDTTC & other news Archive of Past MDTTC Newsletters Welcome to the 67th issue of the MDTTC News! As usual, there’s lots of news to report and new and ongoing programs, and we hope to see you at some of them. As usual a special thanks to MDTTC […]
CAD 1.41
Your Account
Tried and trusted trio, China supreme
(by Ian Marshall, ITTF Publications Editor) Tried and trusted trio, China supreme The selection from start to finish and no change to the playing order, China won the Boys’ Team title at the 2017 ITTF World Junior Championships in Riva del Garda on the evening of Wednesday 29th November. Once again, Niu Guankai was resigned […]
Irvine Levine – A Witness to 70 Years of Rhode Island Table Tennis
(Steve Hopkins) Irvine Levine-Witness to 70 Years of Rhode Island Table Tennis We don’t know exactly when the Rhode Island Table Tennis Club started, but we do know there was an active league running when World War II broke out – and that club operations ceased temporarily. We also know that since 1947, when the […]
Fun, Exciting Matches All for a Good Cause at Pong for Harvey
(BY RICHARD FINN) Fun, Exciting Matches, Good Cause Hurricane Harvey Nearly three months after Hurricane Harvey slammed into Houston with flooding rains and destructive winds causing an estimated $200 billion in damages, the area’s table tennis community came together for Pong for Harvey on November 18-19th at the Houston International Table Tennis Academy (HITTA). More […]
Boll: We are closing gap with China’ s table tennis
(By Oliver Trust) Despite latest defeats and problems with the new ball used in international competition, China’s table tennis stars are still the world’s leading fraction, said German Timo Boll. “We managed to close the gap a little bit, but they still rule table tennis,” the German number two and former first of world rankings […]
Valiant Efforts, Medal Finish Passes Within Points of USA
(BY MATT HETHERINGTON) Valiant Efforts, Medal Finish Passes Within Points The US Junior Boys Table Tennis team have come within points of guaranteeing themselves a medal at the 2017 World Junior Table Tennis Championships in Riva Del Garda, Italy. After an amazing performance yesterday against Russia where Sharon Alguetti wrestled back from a 2-0 deficit […]
Tip of the week: The Non-Playing Arm
(By Larry Hodges / Photo courtesy of ITTF) Tip of the week: The Non-Playing Arm Many players do not use their non-playing arm properly. Often the problem is that you can sort of get away with not using the non-playing arm in many drills – either static ones, where you aren’t moving (i.e. working on basics with […]
Review Boys’ Team: Tense battles, United States upsets seeding, wins thriller
(by Ian Marshall, ITTF Publications Editor) Tense battles, United States upsets seeding, wins thriller Places in the quarter-finals at stake, tense contests concluded proceedings in the Boys’ Team event at the 2017 ITTF World Junior Championships in Riva del Garda, Italy on the evening of Monday 27th November. Represented by Tobias Hippler, Gerritt Engemann and […]
World’s Biggest Table Tennis Tour Opens Bids for 2019
(Courtesy of ITTF) World’s Biggest Table Tennis Tour Opens Bids for 2019 Set to be the biggest and best table tennis World Tour in history; more prize money, better sports presentation and more television distribution than ever before, bids are now open for the most lucrative table tennis tour: the 2019 ITTF World Tour. It […]
Toronto experience invaluable, Alicia Cote sets Canada on victory path
(by Ian Marshall, ITTF Publications Editor) Experience invaluable, Alicia Cote sets Canada victory path An experienced player in the selection; most certainly in a major competition it can be a definite boost, a player to whom the big theatre is no stranger. At the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games, the youngest player on duty was […]
World Cup Macao: Perfect Start for Kanak Jha
April 14, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins) A perfect start for Kanak Jha on the opening day of group play at the… Read More
Three Modes of Match Play – Serious, Practice, Beginner
April 14, 2025
(by Larry Hodges) Let me start by being absolutely clear – you should take all serious matches seriously.… Read More
Bowmar Sports Tournament Highlights – Tiffany Ke National Ranking Tournament vs Amber Kim
April 14, 2025
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Bowmar Sports Tournament Highlights, Tiffany Ke is in action against Amber Kim at… Read More
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Dynamic Table Tennis Academy
April 13, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins) With their location East of Los Angeles in Chino Hills, the Dynamic Table Tennis Academy… Read More
ITTF World Cup Macao: Group Play Starts Monday
April 13, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins) The ITTF Men’s and Women’s World Cup returns this month, bringing together the world’s best… Read More
Sora Matsushima Wins in Taiyuan
April 13, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins) This week’s WTT Contender Series event is in Taiyuan, China. Contender events are a mix… Read More
Masters of Ping Pong: Rory McIlroy and Bryson DeChambeau
April 13, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins) Later today Rory McIlroy and Bryson DeChambeau will battle in the final pairing of the… Read More
Butterfly Training Tips with Anqi Luo – Backhand Loop & Forehand Pivot
April 13, 2025
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Anqi Lou is feeding multi-balls to her student that is… Read More
Get the latest from Butterfly
Stay “In The Loop” with Butterfly professional table tennis equipment, table tennis news, table tennis technology, tournament results, and We Are Butterfly players, coaches, clubs and more.
