WAB Club Feature: World Champions Table Tennis Academy (by Steve Hopkins) The motto is “Where Champions Are Made” and as one of the only full-time table tennis training facilities, the World Champions Table Tennis Academy (WCTTA) strives to achieve their motto with each activity. The facility is in Santa Clara, California, located in Silicon Valley in […]
2018: The Year in Review
2018: The Year in Review (By Steve Hopkins) It was an exciting 2018 in the world of table tennis. On the world stage, eight players won Tour titles in 2018. In Men’s Singles, Chinese players won nine of the twelve titles at the major events: Fan Zhendong took three titles, Xu Xin and Ma Long each won […]
If You Can’t Do It Without a Ball, How Can You Do It With the Ball?
If You Can’t Do It Without a Ball, How Can You Do It With the Ball? (By Larry Hodges) Shadow-practice is when you practice a stroke without the ball. It’s the best way to develop proper technique and streamline your strokes, especially with help from a coach or experienced player. You do need to combine […]
Spin & Smash January events
Spin & Smash January events 2019 Regional USATT/ITTF Hopes Camp Friday & Saturday, January 25-26 Spin & Smash Table Tennis & Ping Pong Center is Ohio’s only full-time center for table tennis coaching, training, tournaments and equipment. With Butterfly Europa 25 tournament tables, high ceilings, great lightning and fully-barriered courts, Spin & Smash is a […]
Players Info for S. Bend Table Tennis Tournament & Clinic News
Players Info for S. Bend Table Tennis Tournament & Clinic News (By Danny Seemiller) 2018 South Shore Butterfly Open $10,000 in Prize Money! December 29-30, 2018 Highland, IN (Chicago Area) INFO FOR REGISTERED PLAYERS: Thank you for entering! All players must be paid by tonight, December 26. You may pay at www.omnipong.com Gym is open until […]
Ask The Experts: Gao Jun, No. 194
Ask The Experts: Gao Jun, No. 194 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: Blade: Hardraw jpv-s Forehand Rubber: Tenergy 05 Backhand Rubber: Tenergy 05 fx Hello,I am an intermediate player.I prefer to play closer to the table using lots of spin and table location to score points .Top spin and chop shots usually. I […]
Review 2018: Graduation year for Kanak Jha
Review 2018: Graduation year for Kanak Jha (by Ian Marshall, Editor) It was not the finish to the year for which Kanak Jha had hoped; a second round exit in the Boys’ Singles event at the World Junior Championships followed by a third round Men’s Singles defeat in Orlando at the United States Open; the […]
2018 US OPEN Recap
2018 US OPEN Recap (By Steve Hopkins) This year’s US Open was held at a new location – the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. The Convention Center brought one of the premier table tennis events in North America to the doorstep of Disney and the other Orlando-area attractions. In addition to the new […]
US Open Update (Junior Results and Open Quarters)
US Open Update (Junior Results and Open Quarters) (By Steve Hopkins) In Men’s Singles, Canada’s Eugene Wang will face Germany’s Tobias Hippler in one semifinal and Japanese teammates Ryohei Kanoya and Takeshi Atsuya will face off in the other semifinal. Kanoya reached the semifinal by defeating Canada’s Luc Sicard (4-0), Costa Rica’s Alfredo Sanchez (4-0), […]
WAB Club Feature: Folsom Table Tennis Club
WAB Club Feature: Folsom Table Tennis Club (By Steve Hopkins) With ten tables at the Folsom Sports Complex location and twelve more at the Rusch Park Gym location in Citrus Heights, the Folsom Table Tennis Club serves about a hundred players each week. The two locations are about twelve miles apart with the Folsom Sports […]
Butterfly Training Tips: Side To Side Footwork Movement For The Forehand Loop
April 15, 2021
Bella Xu demonstrates proper side to side footwork as well as arm angle. Don’t have anyone to practice… Read More
Ask The Experts: Cherry Zhao No. 389
April 15, 2021
Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: I’ve recently switched to Butterfly equipment and having a tough time… Read More
Lin Yun-Ju Super ZLK Blade: A Non-Pro Review
April 15, 2021
(by Steve Hopkins) I recently had opportunity to try the new Butterfly Lin Yun-Ju Super ZLC Blade. I’ve… Read More
Ask The Experts: Yangyang Jia, No. 388
April 14, 2021
Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: Hi, I have been using Mizutani Super ZLC for 5 years.… Read More
USA TABLE TENNIS WELCOMES WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS TO AMERICA FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER
April 14, 2021
(By USA Table Tennis) USA Table Tennis (“USATT”), the National Governing Body for the sport of table tennis,… Read More
Butterfly Training Tips with Crystal Wang – Cross Court & Down The Line Attack
April 14, 2021
Crystal Wang demonstrates a drill where one player is designated to play all shots cross court while the… Read More
Butterfly training tips: Rachel Yang – Defensive Specialist – Drill #3 video
April 13, 2021
Rachel demonstrates the following drill: 1) Backhand chop away from the table 2) Forehand loop close to the… Read More
Butterfly Spring/Summer 2021 – New Rubber & Blades
April 12, 2021
Please click here to have more information regarding our Spring/Summer 2021 new Rubber and Blades https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSeQlCuxB_Q Stay “In… Read More
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