(By Steve Hopkins) Michelle Wie Raises Money for Hawaii Junior Golf Last weekend was the 4th table tennis fundraiser featuring Michelle Wie. The “Wie Love Ping Pong” event is coordinated by the Hawaii State Junior Golf Association and raises funds for HSJGA College Scholarships. The event was a great success – raising over $40,000. The […]
Table Tennis Supplies the Pros Take Seriously
Table tennis is one of the most enjoyable basement games ever created. Except now it is way more than some simple game high school kids play to pass the time. No, ping pong is huge. It even rose to such levels of popularity that the Soviet Union actually banned it between 1930 and 1950. This […]
Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Finals
(By Steve Hopkins) Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Finals Nigeria’s Quadri Aruna defeated India’s Sharath Achanta in one Semifinal and Singapore’s Ning Gao defeated England’s Sam Walker in the other. Neither of the Semifinal matches were ever in doubt, with the winners advancing 4-0 on both sides of the draw. In the Final, Gao jumped […]
Practice Style Options For Pro Ping Pong Players
In order to properly practice for your upcoming ping pong tournament, you will need some ping pong (or table tennis) equipment. Everything from ping pong tables to balls must all be regulation size for most tournaments. Modern ping pong tables measure 2.74 meters (nine feet) long, 1.5 meters (five feet) wide, and 76 centimeters (2.5 […]
Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Update
(By Steve Hopkins) Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Update MEN’S EVENTS A lot of big names were present in the Round of 16 yesterday at the Commonwealth Games being held in Australia this year. The winners were England’s Liam Pitchford and Sam Walker, Canada’s Eugene Wang, Singapore’s Gao Ning, Nigeria’s Quadri Aruna, and all three […]
2018 Butterfly Cary Cup Interview Featuring Al Herr & Jishan Liang
2018 Butterfly Cary Cup Interview Featuring Al Herr & Jishan Liang 2018 Butterfly Cary Cup Interview Featuring Al Herr & Jishan Liang Video by Bowmar Sports / Butterfly North America March 29-April 1 Morrisville, NC Triangle Table Tennis Center For articles, photos, results, and full live stream archive videos, check it out right here!
2018 Asian Cup Recap: An Early Knockdown Doesn’t Deter the Champ
(By Steve Hopkins) 2018 Asian Cup Recap: An Early Knockdown Doesn’t Deter the Champ The first day of the 2018 Asian Cup included a real shake-up of the top seeds as rising 14 year old Japanese star Tomakazu Harimoto upset World No.1 Fan Zhendong 3-1 in the round robins and Korea’s Sangsu Lee defeating China’s Gaoyuan […]
WAB Club Feature: Maryland Table Tennis Center
WAB Club Feature: Maryland Table Tennis Center (By Larry Hodges) The Maryland Table Tennis Center, founded in 1992, has been a successful full-time table tennis training center in the United States for almost 30 years. The club dominated play in the U.S. in the 1990s and much of the 2000s, winning over half of the gold medals […]
Butterfly America Open Hosted by ICC Features Top Talent
(By Barbara Wei) Butterfly America Open Hosted by ICC Features Top Talent ICC (India Community Center) in Milpitas, California has become one of the most well known full-time table tennis facilities in America. In addition to their superb elite training programs, extensive coaching staff and professional space, ICC is pushing the envelope in producing high […]
Tip of the week: How to Return Nets and Edges
(By Larry Hodges) Tip of the week: How to Return Nets and Edges There are two main problems with returning nets and edges. First, they catch you off guard because they come out unexpectedly in unpredictable ways. And second, there’s no way to practice against them systematically. Except . . . neither of these statements […]
Jacob Kordus – Backhand Loop Transition Play
November 28, 2025
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Jacob Kordus is focusing on Backhand Loop Transition from underspin… Read More
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
November 26, 2025
Basic exercises: Pushing and powerful first ball attack – Robot plays heavy backspin to long Forehand, Jhon plays… Read More
Yu Di – Backhand Loop from underspin
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(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Yu Di is focusing on the Backhand Loop from underspin… Read More
More Weight on the Right Leg
November 24, 2025
Basic exercises: Pushing and powerful first ball attack – Robot plays heavy backspin to long BH, Jhon plays… Read More
Do You Want to Be a Smart Table Tennis Player?
November 24, 2025
(By Larry Hodges) It’s a two-step process. Focus on both steps, and it’ll happen. First, think about the… Read More
Kou Lei – Forehand Looping the Flip
November 24, 2025
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Kou Lei is working with his student on Forehand Looping… Read More
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Ly Table Tennis Academy
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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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