(by Steve Hopkins) The WTT Contender Event in Doha is down to the Final 4, and three of four in the Men’s Semifinals are Butterfly Players. Top seeded Tomokazu Harimoto had smooth sailing again with a 3-1 win over Korea’s Cho. Dimirij Ovtcharov, World No. 12, won the first, third, and fifth games on the […]
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Warming Up With Timo
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) Timo Boll posted a video of his warmup routine to his YouTube channel this week. *He started out with a plug for his channel and noted that he had recently reached 25,000 subscribers. The video continues for over 10 minutes showing his normal routine including stretches, light warm-up, and work with a […]
Tenergy 19 Review by Coach Wenting Zha
Posted onThe new Tenergy 19 rubber was made especially for this time as it is catered to play best with plastic balls. If you use this rubber for a backhand close-table loop, it can increase the threat because it is great with spin. You can really feel the grip. When you use backhand to flat […]
USATT’s T2 Season 2: Butler Over Deng
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) USA Table Tennis continued its T2 Challenge Series this week the first match of Season 2. The players this week were Jimmy Butler from Team Alpha and Deng Zhen from Team Omega. At 50 years old, Butler is one of the most decorated male players in US history, and Deng Zhen is […]
WTT Middle East Hub – Quarterfinals
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) The WTT Contender Event in Doha is down to the Final 8, and the top two seeds are cruising. Top seeded Tomokazu Harimoto took down Sangsu Lee 3-1 and second-seeded Hugo Calderano dominated Jaehyun An 3-1. On Friday, Calderano will face German League Ochsenhausen teammate Simon Gauzy a Tomokazu will face another […]
WTT Middle East Hub – Final 16
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) The WTT Contender Event in Doha is down to the Final 16, and most of the big names are still alive. The top two seeds, Harimoto and Calderano each advanced easily. Aside from those two slots which were reserved for the top two seeds, the other positions were placed by random selection […]
Rachel Sung Interview With Crystal Wang
Posted onRachel Sung talks training during the pandemic and reveals her table tennis idol! Learn more about Rachel Sung here Stay “In The Loop” with Butterfly professional table tennis equipment, table tennis news, table tennis technology, tournament results, and We Are Butterfly players, coaches, clubs and more.
WTT Middle East Hub – Main Draw is Set
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) The first ITTF event of 2021 is officially underway in Doha, and the 8 qualifiers have been decided. Levenko, Sirucek, Bobocica, Morizono, Alamiyan, Habesohn, Cho, and Geraldo have advanced to join the top 16 seeds in the Main Draw. And, just like the past two days, some of the qualifiers best known […]
WTT Middle East Hub – Contender Event Qualifiers
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) The first ITTF event of 2021 is officially underway in Doha, Qatar. The “Middle East Hub” is a series of four events that begin with the WTT Contender Event this week, then the WTT Star Contender Event on March 5, then the World Singles Qualification Tournament on March 14, and finally the […]
Coaching Tip of the Week: Learn Something New Each Time You Play
Posted on(By Larry Hodges) One of the interesting things one learns when talking to top players is that they say they are still learning. Some even make it a goal to learn something new each time they play. Do you learn something new each time you play? You can learn from your opponents; from watching or […]
Simeon Martin – 1 Forehand Loop, 1 Backhand Loop
April 20, 2026
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Simeon Martin is executing a numbered based Forehand and Backhand… Read More
Great News: Texas Table Tennis Upcoming Head Coach Koji Itagaki
April 20, 2026
(By Texas Table Tennis Club) Koji Itagaki coached TSV Bad Königshofen of Table Tennis Bundesliga since 2016. Under… Read More
Portland Paddlers Win MLTT Season 3
April 19, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins) Why is there a Golden Game? For Moments Like These. With the entire season hanging… Read More
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Seattle Pacific Table Tennis Club
April 19, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins) Seattle Pacific Table Tennis Club (SPTTC) is located in Bellevue, Washington, off of highway SR-520… Read More
Angel Naranjo is Central American & Caribbean Champion
April 19, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) After anchoring Team Puerto Rico to a win earlier in the week, Angel… Read More
Anav Gupta Among Surprise Winners at US Junior National Ranking II
April 19, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins) The 2026 US Junior National Ranking Tournament II wrapped up last week at HITTA in… Read More
World Team Championships: Preview
April 19, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) One hundred years after the inaugural World Championships were held in London (1926),… Read More
World Table Tennis Day in Rhode Island
April 19, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins) With an official proclamation this week in the Rhode Island House of Representatives, the state… Read More
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