Yuxiang Li Joins Butterfly (by Steve Hopkins) This week, Bowmar Sports announced that Yuxiang Li Head Coach at New York International Table Tennis Center in Flushing, NY has resigned with the Bowmar Sports Butterfly Team. Li is a USATT Certified National Coach and has also achieved a German National Level A License. His long list of […]
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Paraguay Open: USA’s Kai Finds a Way in Paraguay
Paraguay Open: USA’s Kai Finds a Way in Paraguay (by Steve Hopkins/Photo by ITTF) The 2019 ITTF Challenge Plus Paraguay Open was played this week in Asuncion Paraguay. The Challenge Series is its own tour series, generally without the top tier of ranked players. The top seeds in the Men’s event were Koki Niwa (World […]
WAB Featured Club: Boston Table Tennis Center
WAB Featured Club: Boston Table Tennis Center (by Steve Hopkins) The Boston Table Tennis Center is in Medford, just North of Cambridge and Somerville and only four miles to the North of Boston’s city center. The club is just off I-93 (Northern Expressway), and near the Orange and Blue Lines, providing easy access to the greater […]
Broward Table Tennis Club promotion video
The Broward Table Tennis Club is at 3371 N. University Drive in Davie, Florida, just North of Miami in the Miami/Fort Lauderdale/Boca Raton metropolitan area of the Southeast coast of the State. The club is near to Florida’s Turnpike about 12 miles from Fort Lauderdale and 25 miles from Miami Beach. Broward Table Tennis Club merged […]
Coaching Tip of the Week: Smashing Lobs
Smashing Lobs (By Larry Hodges) Smashing a lob is more difficult than it looks. There are several reasons for this. The height of a lob makes the ball bounce upwards, something you aren’t used to hitting. If it bounces higher than your head, hitting it can be awkward. When it hits the table, it jumps […]
Buzz: US Junior Highlight – Sally Moyland
Buzz: US Junior Highlight – Sally Moyland (by Steve Hopkins) Sally Moyland is a rising star from Freemont, California. At just 12 years old, her USATT rating has already crossed 2200 (currently 2227). At the US Nationals this summer, Sally won 24 of 32 matches and secured Gold Medals in both Mini Cadet Girls Singles […]
WAB Club Feature: Massachusetts Table Tennis and Badminton Club
WAB Club Feature: Massachusetts Table Tennis and Badminton Club (by Steve Hopkins) Massachusetts Table Tennis and Badminton Club (MATTBC) is located in Waltham, about 12 miles to the West of downtown Boston. The club is just off of I-95 and with easy access via public transportation is centrally located for the greater Boston area. The […]
Euro Team Championships: Germany and Romania Score Gold
Euro Team Championships: Germany and Romania Score Gold (by Steve Hopkins/Photo by ITTF) The Liebherr 2019 ITTF-European Championships was held from September 3-8 in Nantes, France. This team event included the top 24 Men’s and Women’s teams in Europe. The top 8 finishers in the Group phase advanced to single elimination knock-out rounds. In the […]
Pan Am Championships: 8 Medals for USA, 4 Golds for Lily Zhang
Pan Am Championships: 8 Medals for USA, 4 Golds for Lily Zhang (by Steve Hopkins.Photo by ITTF) The 2019 ITTF-Pan American Championships were held this week in Asuncion, Paraguay. The tournament featured Team events (men & women), singles events (men & women), and doubles events (men, women, and mixed). Results were solid for Team USA […]
Ask The Experts: Jishan Liang, No. 271
Ask The Experts: Jishan Liang, No. 271 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: Hi, I am an intermediate player and I need a new blade-rubber combination. I want to buy an OFF- blade up to 100$. I can’t decide between these two: Primorac and Petr Korbel. My style is offensive but I like the […]
China Wins Asian Championships
October 15, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins, photo ITTF) Team China won the ITTF-ATTU 28th Asian Table Tennis Team Championships. That headline… Read More
Pan Am Championships: Calderano and Diaz Win Singles Titles
October 15, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins, photo USATT) Hugo Calderano topped Kanak Jha in the Men’s Final and Adriana Diaz’s upset… Read More
Pan Am Championships: Early Action
October 14, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins, photo USATT) Singles started on Sunday, with top seeds in action on Monday. at the… Read More
Laurent Jutras Vigneault – Forehand Opening Loop from underspin
October 14, 2025
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Laurent Jutras Vigneault is working on his opening loop from… Read More
Zyre 03: Redefining Power and Spin in Modern Table Tennis
October 13, 2025
(By Edgardo Vazquez/Bowmar Sports) In top-level table tennis, every detail counts. The choice of rubber can be the… Read More
Tip of the Week – Your Evolving Relationship With a Coach
October 13, 2025
By Larry Hodges, Member of US Table Tennis Hall of Fame When you start out, the coach is… Read More
Rogelio Castro – Short Push vs Long Push
October 13, 2025
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Rogelio Castro is executing a touch drill that consist of… Read More
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Gold Coast Table Tennis Club
October 12, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins) With their location on Main Street in Port Washington, the Gold Coast Table Tennis Club… Read More
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