Butterfly Amicus Table Tennis Robot: A Tutorial with Timo Boll and the Amicus Professional Table Tennis Robot Butterfly Amicus Robots are easily assembled and set up. Remove the Amicus from the carrying bag by holding it at the tube. Put the robot onto the table and lower the bars holding the net on both sides […]
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Triangle Table Tennis: September 2018 News and Happenings
Posted onTriangle Table Tennis: September 2018 News and Happenings (Courtesy of Triangle Table Tennis) Fall is in full swing at Triangle Table Tennis! We have lots of news for both Table Tennis and Pickle Ball players! This newsletter is the only email you’ll receive from us this month, so you’ll find summaries and links to everything in […]
US Open: New Location, New Format
Posted onUS Open: New Location, New Format (by Steve Hopkins) This year’s US Open will be at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. This Convention Center is one of the largest in North America, and its location on the Southwest side of Orlando places it a short drive from the Disney parks as well […]
WAB FEATURED CLUB: The TopSpin Table Tennis Center
Posted onWAB FEATURED CLUB: The TopSpin Table Tennis Center (by Steve Hopkins) With its location in Santa Clara, the TopSpin Table Tennis Center is in the middle of one of the largest communities of table tennis players in North America. The center is just North of San Jose within easy reach of much of the Bay […]
European Championships: Lucky Number Seven for Boll
Posted onEuropean Championships: Lucky Number Seven for Boll (by Steve Hopkins/Photo courtesy of ITTF) It had been six years since Boll last won the European Championship, so while being a six-time winner makes him one of the favorites each year, he had been stuck on six for some time. Unlike some other years where injuries or […]
Tip of the week: Top Ten Guidelines for Playing the Unconventional Style
Posted onTip of the week: Top Ten Guidelines for Playing the Unconventional Style (By Larry Hodges) When a conventional player plays an unconventional style, they each face a different fundamental problem. The conventional player has to deal with the fact that the unconventional player is used to playing conventional players while he is likely not as […]
Ducks Makes a Splash: Their New Spin on Melon
Posted onDucks Makes a Splash: Their New Spin on Melon (by Steve Hopkins) August was a big news month for Ducks Eatery, a restaurant on East 12th Street in New York City. They introduced a dish featuring smoked watermelon and the internet went crazy. The original YouTube video posted by Food Insider has 2.3 million views, and […]
AMICUS Training Tips Series: Irregular Practice Tips (Random Mode) with Richard Prause
Posted onAMICUS Training Tips Series: Irregular Practice Tips (Random Mode) with Richard Prause (Courtesy of ButterflyMag) Welcome to the next episode of the Butterfly AMICUS Training Tips Video Series. In this series Butterfly coaching expert Richard Prause will guide you through a number of coaching videos on how you can effectively use the new Butterfly AMICUS Robots […]
Tenergy 05 Hard: Reviewed by Current US National Team Coach, Stefan Feth
Posted onTenergy 05 Hard: Reviewed by Current US National Team Coach, Stefan Feth I tested the “Tenergy 05 Hard” for 2 weeks in training without tuning/boosting of the rubber. It is my new favorite Butterfly rubber for my style of play. In my opinion this will be the future rubber (game changer) for the elite players […]
WAB Featured Club: PongPlanet 6th Anniversary
Posted onWAB Featured Club: PongPlanet 6th Anniversary (by Bruce Liu) According to Business Insider, 99.7% of all business in the US are small businesses (less than 100 employees). Twenty percent of them fail in the first year, 30% in year two, and 50% by the fifth year. Congrats to PongPlanet for reaching their 6th anniversary. It’s […]
How to Perform a Chop Block!
February 9, 2026
Robot serves short backspin to Forehand/middle, Logan Backhand swipe to Backhand, robot plays topspin to long Backhand and… Read More
Calderano Takes Over No. 2 in Newest World Rankings
February 9, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) Wang Chuqin remains firmly in the top spot, but 19 others in the… Read More
Positioning Part 2 of 4: On the Receive
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(By Larry Hodges, Member of US Table Tennis Hall of Fame, www.tabletenniscoaching.com/blog) Where to position yourself on… Read More
WAB CLUB FEATURE: PongPlanet
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(by Steve Hopkins) PongPlanet is a full-time table tennis club with a variety of programs for adults and… Read More
Alexis Lebrun and Sabine Winter Claim Euro Top 16 Cup Titles
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(by Steve Hopkins, photo Remy Gross for ETTU) Darko Jorgic had a strong Semifinal performance today at the… Read More
Chuqin Over Harimoto for Asian Cup Title
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(by Steve Hopkins, photo ITTFWorld) The ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup concluded on Sunday in Haikou, the Capitol of China's… Read More
Duda, Jorgic, and a Pair of Lebruns Reach Europe Cup Semis
February 7, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins, photo ITTFWorld) The Europe Top 16 Cup was held in Montreux, Switzerland. This year, Truls… Read More
Togami upsets Shidong on way to Semis at Asian Cup
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(by Steve Hopkins) The ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup is underway in Haikou, the Capitol of China's Hainan Island province. … Read More
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