(by Steve Hopkins) This is a Video Blog post by Timo Boll on his YouTube Channel that was posted last week. It is titled, ” Championsleague Bubble Part 2 – From zero to hero” Timo Boll’s behind the scenes view of the bubble and his team’s preparation as Borussia Dusseldorf defeated Saarbrucken in the tournament […]
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THE YEAR IN REVIEW: All the Pong News that’s Fit to rePrint
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) In January, we reported that Fan Zhendong won the Marvellous 2020. In February Xu Xin topped the German Open, Timo Boll won the Euro Top 16, and Harimoto won the Hungarian Open. In March, the US Olympic Trials resulted in Zhou and Kumar joining Jha on the Men’s Team, and Liu and […]
Diaz, Zhang Debut with New Team in China
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) The Chinese Super League has a new team, the ITTF World Professionals, which includes USA’s Lily Zhang, Puerto Rico’s Adriana Diaz, Jeon Jihee, Doo Hoi Kem, and Cheng I-Ching. They are three matches into a condensed bubble season (to run from December 21 through December 29) and are currently 2-1 after their […]
Table Tennis and Lateral Epicondylitis (Tennis Elbow)
Posted onWhat is Lateral Epicondylitis? In table tennis, we develop our speed, accuracy, and skills through repetitive drills for us to improve muscle memory or enhance our engram. However, in any kind of sport, this repetitive movements might also cause strain to specific muscles or any part of our musculoskeletal system that can result to inflammation […]
Butterfly Puerto Rico Open Teams
Posted on– Update as of May 2, 2021 : Announcement of New Dates – Dates – July 30-Aug 1, 2021 The Butterfly Puerto Rico Open Teams Tournament is a USATT sanctioned 4-star tournament that will be held at the San Juan Convention Center in San Juan, Puerto Rico, during the weekend of July 30th – August 1st , […]
Coaching Tip of the Week: Proper Strokes Are 1-2-3: Don’t Forget the Neutral Position!
Posted on(By Larry Hodges) One of the most common mistakes I see when players warm up or practice is to hit each shot properly, but then backswing immediately for the next shot with no move to a neutral position. In other words, if they are hitting backhand to backhand, after each shot the player goes directly […]
Boll and Kallberg Leads Borussia Dusseldorf to Champions League Title
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins, photo by ETTU) Borussia Düsseldorf won the Table Tennis Champions League (TTCL) Final last week. The TTCL is an international competition of European teams. This year, they played the Final in a bubble with the Final Four teams invited. Borussia Düsseldorf and FC Saarbrücken (both German teams) faced off against Fakel Gazprom […]
PongNow: Truong Tu
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) The PongNow Interview Series talking table tennis with some of the best players and personalities in the sport. The guest this week is Truong Tu, a former top Vietnamese junior who immigrated to the US 20 years ago. He is now coach at Silicon Valley Table Tennis Club in San Jose California, […]
BUTTERFLY FAVORITE: Timo Boll’s Behind the Scenes at the Champion’s League Bubble
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) This is a Video Blog post by Timo Boll on his YouTube Channel that was posted last week. It is titled, ” Championsleague Bubble – Skepticism and worry – behind the scenes” Timo Boll was preparing in isolation for the Euro Champion’s League tournament which began play this week. Timo Boll’s team, […]
Dignics 64 and Dignics 80: A Non-Pro Review
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins, review was originally published 11/2019) I recently had opportunity to try Dignics 64 and Dignics 80. I have now had the rubber on my paddle for three weeks and I’m ready to share my observations. I have been playing with Dignics 05 since early April, so this wasn’t my first experience with the […]
Arantxa Cossio Aceves – Forehand Loop from underspin
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(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Arantxa Cossio Aceves is focusing on the Forehand Loop from… Read More
Carlos Hernandez – Foundational Warm up Skills
August 4, 2026
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Carlos Hernandez is executing some Foundation skill for warming up.… Read More
The Short Serve & Short Receive, and Looping
August 3, 2026
(By Larry Hodges, Member of US Table Tennis Hall of Fame) If you have a nice loop, then… Read More
Matthew Cao – Youth Contender Highlights
August 3, 2026
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Bowmar Sports Highlights, Matthew Cao is in action at the Youth Contender U-15… Read More
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Washington DC Table Tennis Center (WDCTT)
August 2, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins) The Washington DC Table Tennis Center (WDCTT) offers something for everyone—whether you're looking for league… Read More
WTT Champions Yokohama: Preview
August 2, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins) The next tour stop is the WTT Champions series event in Yokohama, Japan. The event… Read More
Getting to Know Karina Xiao
August 2, 2026
(from Bowmar Sports and Karina Xiao) Recently, we had opportunity to connect with Karina Xiao, a California athlete… Read More
MLTT Meet the Teams: Carolina Gold Rush
August 2, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins, photo MLTT) The Carolina Gold Rush have won the East Division in all three of… Read More
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