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Butterfly Training Tips: Two Point Footwork With Aditya Godhwani

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WTT Youth Contender Vila Real: Romania Makes a Statement

(by Steve Hopkins, photo ITTFWorld) This week, many of world’s best juniors converged on Vila Real, Portugal for the WTT Youth Contender Vila Real.  Events were players 18 and under with the boys events concluding today and the girls events running through Monday. The tournament was mostly attended by European players, but players from Israel […]

2021 Butterfly Sandhills Open Tournament Summary

(By Tony Murnahan / Photo and Video by Tony Murnahan) Another Sandhills Open tournament has come and gone. This was a very challenging tournament to direct. It was initially planned to occur in January, but due to Covid rates spiking in NC, the difficult decision was made to postpone it to May 7-9. The tournament […]

Butterfly Training Tips: Rachel Yang – Defensive Specialist – Drill #4 Video

Learn more about Rachel Yang here Don’t have anyone to practice this drill with? Learn more about our Amicus and Practice Partner Robots here Rachel demonstrates three different drills Drill #1 1) Backhand chop away from the table 2) Backhand flip close to the table Drill #2 1) Forehand chop away from the table 2) […]

Butterfly Training Tips: Twiddle When Serving With Derek May Video

Twiddling is an essential technique to have in your arsenal if you use a combination racket (inverted/pips). Former Pan Am Games Silver Medalist, Derek May describes how to twiddle during play. Learn more about long pips here Don’t have anyone to practice this drill with? Learn more about our Amicus and Practice Partner Robots here […]

Butterfly Easyplay 22 Video

Butterfly Easyplay 22 Table The Butterfly Easyplay table is designed for heavy duty home use, institutions or club use The Easyplay requires approximately 15 minutes to assemble The 22mm top provide an excellent bounce for competitive play Adjustable feet beneath each leg ensures a level surface Space-saving design allows for multiple tables to be stored […]

We’re Talking About Practice Partner Video

Video is a tribute to Alan Iverson’s classic “Practice” interview To learn more about Practice Partner 20 Robot, please click 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.

Coaching Tip of the Week: How to Play a Player Who Attacks With Long Pips

(By Larry Hodges) One of the most difficult shots to handle is a ball attacked by a player with long pips. You have little time to react to an attacked ball, and so have to rely on your reflexes – except your reflexes usually aren’t tuned to reacting to a ball attacked by long pips. […]

2021 Chinese Trials: Videos of the Upsets (as World No.1, 2, and 3 All Fall)

(by Steve Hopkins, photo by ITTFWorld) Last week the Chinese Trials were held in Xingtong, China.  The results were surprising (see the coverage here).  Attached below are the three big upsets:  15 year old Lin Shidong over World No. 2 Xu Xin, and Zhou Qihao over World No. 3 Ma Long and World No. 1 […]

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 from  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 Boston metropolitan area. The BTTC is a 3000 square foot […]

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