Date: April 27-28, 2019Location: Pong Planet – 848 Brittan Ave, San Carlos, CA 9407 ENTRY DEADLINE: All entries must be RECEIVED BY April 20, 2019. Slots are limited to ensure tournament quality. Late entries may be accepted with a $15 late fee. No refund after the deadline. No entry will be accepted without an entry […]
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Picking Football Winners…. with Table Tennis Logic (SuperBowl Edition)
(by Steve Hopkins) It’s no surprise to anyone reading this post that my sport doesn’t make headlines in the US. Because of this, I like to find table tennis angles to most of the big sporting events. In early January, I used table tennis logic to pick the winner in the Clemson-Alabama College Football National Championship game […]
Ask The Experts: Jun Gao., No. 203
Ask The Experts: Jun Gao., No. 203Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: My son is 13 years old playing table tennis from 4 years.Want to change his equipment. Which blade and rubbers he should go for he is no 2 ranked in his state.He has controlled game attacks from both backhand and forehand. Answer: […]
Progressive Drills to Improve Rallying Skills
(By Larry Hodges ) Many players rally very well in drills, but not so much in matches. Once they get into a match, they not only lose consistency, but they also rally like a drill, hitting the ball right back at the opponent rather than trying to win the point with placement. Here is a […]
Rhode Island Winter Open Recap
(by Steve Hopkins) The Rhode Island Winter Open was held on Sunday, January 27th at the Rhode Island Club in Manville. With 8-10 in each of the six events there were a little over fifty entries for the day. Each of the six events was a rating event: U1000, U1200, U1500, U1800, U2100, and Open. […]
A $15,000 Event in Northern California: 2019 Butterfly Ultimate Fieldhouse March Open
(By Steve Hopkins) The Bay Area will be host to a large 4-Star tournament on March 1-3. The 2019 Butterfly Ultimate Fieldhouse Open features 32 events including men’s and women’s singles, a juniors event, an over 40 event, three doubles events, and a series of rating events in both round robin and giant round robin formats. […]
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Denver Table Tennis Alliance
(by Steve Hopkins) With its location on Curtis Street, just North of Denver’s city center, Denver Table Tennis Alliance has easy access to the greater metropolitan area. The club features 8 butterfly tables, barriers, great lighting, and rubber Gerflor-Taraflex flooring (wood color). At DTTA, a quality facility is combined with a friendly atmosphere to provide […]
2019 Hungarian Open Recap
2019 Hungarian Open Recap (by Steve Hopkins) Budapest was host of the Seamaster 2019 ITTF World Tour, Hungarian Open. The top four seeds in the men’s event were Fan Zhendong, Xu Xin, Lin Gaoyuan, and Hugo Calderano. The women’s event also included a strong contingent of Chinese players with all of the top four tournament seeds […]
The Grinding Mentality – How to Play It and Against It
The Grinding Mentality – How to Play It and Against It (By Larry Hodges) The Grinder is a style of play, or really a mentality, where your single-minded focus is on not making any mistakes, and not giving the opponent any easy shots. This often means trying to stretch out rallies as long as possible, […]
Getting to Know Brian Afanador
(original article at elVocero.com, shown here in Spanish. Loosely translated and edited by Steve Hopkins with assistance from Google Translate.) With the 2019 Pan American Cup coming to Puerto Rico in a few weeks, Brian Afanador is feeling some additional pressure. His training regimen now includes two innovations that are aimed at efficiency: working fully with French coach […]
Elite Juniors shine at the 2019 Canadian Jr Championship
July 18, 2019
(By Elite TTC) Once again Elite juniors reaffirm their elite status in the Canadian table tennis circle at the… Read More
NYITTC July 14, 2019 Open Results
July 18, 2019
(By NYITTC) Under 2450 1st Menday Wang, 2nd Yin (Xidu) Wang Under 2250 1st Yin (Xidu) Wang, 2nd… Read More
Ask The Experts: Jörg Bitzigeio, No. 223
July 16, 2019
Ask The Experts: Jörg Bitzigeio, No. 223Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question:Hi,I would like to change my… Read More
Sally Moyland’s experiences at 2019 US National Championships
July 16, 2019
(By Sally Moyland) It was nice to meet the Butterfly people this time in Vegas, they have given… Read More
Australian Open Recap: That’s Two for Xu
July 15, 2019
(by Steve Hopkins/Photo by ITTF) The Seamaster 2019 ITTF World Tour Platinum Australian Open was played this week… Read More
Sally Moyland Joins Butterfly
July 15, 2019
Sally Moyland Joins Butterfly (by Steve Hopkins) This week, Bowmar Sports announced that Sally Moyland of California has joined the Bowmar Sports… Read More
WAB Club Feature: Spin & Smash Table Tennis & Ping Pong Center
July 12, 2019
(by Steve Hopkins) Columbus Ohio is home to Spin & Smash, a table tennis club that is part ping… Read More
Ask The Experts: Truong Tu, No. 252
July 12, 2019
Ask The Experts: Truong Tu, No. 252Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: I asked a similar question… Read More
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