(by Steve Hopkins) Lin Yun Ju is a rising star in table tennis. Ranked No. 7, the 19 year old Chinese Taipei player is one of small handful of players consistently competing with the Top 3 (Fan, Xu, and Ma). Yun-Ju is lightning fast, has amazing arm speed, and despite being small – he plays […]
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Ask The Experts: Larry Thoman No. 375
Posted onButterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: Good evening: I am currently playing with Butterfly Professional robot, I am thinking about upgrading to Amicus Prime with the upgrade kit, can I see a difference in performance after the upgrade. Thanks Answer: This Ask the Experts question was answered by Larry Thoman. He is a Table Tennis […]
PongNow: Larry Thoman
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) PongNow is an interview series talking table tennis with some of the best players and personalities in the sport. The guest this week is Larry Thoman – perhaps the foremost American expert in table tennis robots. He was also an important piece of the Nashville table tennis community, and was a fixture […]
Ask The Experts: Byung Jung An, No. 374
Posted onButterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: Please compare the butterfly Tomokazu harimoto ALC and ZLC in terms of speed, spin , control and flex . Does the ZLC have a larger sweetspot compared to the ALC ? Which of these blades will better suit looping mid distance from the table? Additionally Which of these […]
Butterfly Training Tip: Multi-Ball Training With Random Play with coach Jishan Liang
Posted onJishan Liang is a Head Coach at NC International Table Tennis Inc. Multi-Ball Training With Random Play More video from coach Jishan can be found below: Jishan Liang “Bad Man” – Highlights Jishan Liang Interview 2018 Butterfly Southeastern Open Finals – Liang v Hubli Stay “In The Loop” with Butterfly professional table tennis equipment, table […]
Sally Moyland – Taiwan Adult National Trip Report
Posted on(By Sally Moyland) This was my last competition in the year of 2020. It was the Taiwan National Adult’s Team Qualification. To be able to participate in this tournament, you must have top results in other high-level competitions. If you didn’t have any good results in other tournaments, you could still get recommended if you […]
Ask The Experts: Cherry Zhao No. 373
Posted onButterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: I’m interested in the butterfly innerforce layer ALC and the butterfly Tomokazu harimoto ALC . Comparing them on the butterfly website they seem to have the same composition of veneers . The only difference being the Harimoto blade has a marginally larger head size. Please compare and contrast […]
2021 All-Japan Finals: New Era Rising?
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) The top rating spots in Japan are held by young champions: Defending Men’s Champion Harimoto (age 18) and Defending Women’s Champion Mima Ito (age 20). But both champions fell this year in their National Championships. For Ito, she advanced to the Final only to lose to 27 year old Ishikawa Kasumi 4-2. […]
TT England’s COVID Survey Results
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) Table Tennis England posted a table tennis participation survey today. It showed results of a November and December poll of members in the UK who answered questions about their participation in the sport since the lockdown and their plans for their future table tennis participation. There are many similarities between the USA […]
Coaching Tip of the Week: Shorten Stroke on Receive
Posted on(By Larry Hodges) Returning serves is all about ball control. In a rally, the incoming shot is usually more predictable than a serve, which has a much wider range of variation – topspin, sidespin, backspin, at all speeds, amounts of spin, directions, and depths. To control your return of serve, shorten your stroke. This cuts […]
It’s Harder to Block
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Robot plays long topspin to Backhand, Logan Backhand chop to Backhand, robot plays backspin to long Backhand and… Read More
Nishant Lebaka – All Table Forehand Smash
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Episode 3: Ask The Expert Live With Logan Rietz | Zyre 03 vs Dignics
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(by Bowmar Sports) In this week's Ask the Expert live session, Logan takes an in-depth look at the… Read More
It’s Harder to Block
January 26, 2026
Robot plays one topspin ball to long wide Backhand, Logan Backhand chop block (HACK) close to the table… Read More
Prepare For and Adjust To the Opponent’s Biggest Threat
January 26, 2026
(By Larry Hodges, Member of US Table Tennis Hall of Fame, www.tabletenniscoaching.com/blog) What’s the biggest threat from… Read More
Ruibo Over Franziska in Thrilling Doha Final
January 25, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) A week ago, Wen Ruibo fell just short - an amazing run all… Read More
Supreme Cast, Supreme Story, Supreme Sport
January 25, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins) When Marty Supreme (2025) was released in December, it quickly turned heads. Timothee Chalamet's portrayal… Read More
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Origin Table Tennis Academy
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(by Steve Hopkins) Origin Table Tennis Academy is in Little Neck, NY (a neighborhood in the borough of Queens… Read More
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