Marvellous 2020 Review: Fan Repeats, Qihao and Yuling Surprise (By Steve Hopkins / Photo: Brian Yuxiang) Each year, China’s Marvellous 12 brings the top Chinese players together for an invitational where the first prize is an automatic invite to the World Championships. Six of the Marvellous 12 are players seeded based upon World Rankings. The other […]
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Jenson Van Emburgh: Building for Tokyo
Posted onJenson Van Emburgh: Building for Tokyo (By Steve Hopkins) As 2017 concluded, Jenson Van Emburgh was already making waves as a Paralympic table tennis player with a ranking in the low 40s in his class. The 33 screws and 2 metal rods in his spine did not keep Jenson, at that time just a High […]
Ask The Experts: Shahin Akhlaghpasand, No. 305
Posted onAsk The Experts: Shahin Akhlaghpasand, No. 305 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: Hi! To what kind of player would you recommend Kong Linghui Blade? Can you compare it with another blade? https://shop.butterflyonline.com/kong-linghui-fl-blade-7607 Best regards Jesper Answer: Your Ask the Experts question was answered by Shahin Akhlaghpasand. Coach Akhlaghpasand is a Coach at the Austin Table […]
Butterfly announces partnership with Dimitrij Ovtcharov
Posted onButterfly announces partnership with Dimitrij Ovtcharov Tokyo/Krefeld 1st January, 2020 Tamasu Co., Ltd. – better known by its brand name Butterfly, the world-leading table tennis manufacturer today announces a unique partnership with German National player Dimitrij Ovtcharov, world ranking No.1 in February 2018, Olympic bronze medalist, ITTF World Cup winner of 2017, European Champion 2015 […]
A Little Hop There
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Robot plays one topspin ball to long Backhand, Logan Backhand chop block (HACK) close to the table off… Read More
When Should You Play in Tournaments?
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(By Larry Hodges, Member of US Table Tennis Hall of Fame, www.tabletenniscoaching.com/blog) The short answer is .… Read More
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(by Steve Hopkins) The Orange County Table Tennis Academy (OCTTA) features 10-15 tables, professional flooring, great lighting, plenty… Read More
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Zhu Yuling Rules Doha (Again)
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(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) There have been two WTT tour events so far in 2026, but there… Read More
Qihao Unlikely Winner in Doha
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(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) India's Manav Thakkar had a fast start against a second-tier Chinese player in… Read More
Get Your Left Arm More Involved
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Robot plays one topspin ball to long Backhand, Logan Backhand chop block (HACK) close to the table off… Read More
How to Perform a ‘Hack’ or ‘Swipe’
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