(By Larry Hodges) I’ve written tips on attacking the middle, but it can’t be overemphasized how important this is. It’s likely the most under-used rallying tactic at the intermediate and even advanced intermediate level. Advanced players don’t have this problem – it’s usually their go-to spot. What are the advantages of attacking the middle? If […]
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ITTF World Youth Championships: Solid Results for TeamUSA
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins, Photo WTT) When the world’s best juniors came together in Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal, eight event titles were up for grabs. The top two seeds in the U19 Boys Singles event were Germany’s Kay Stumper and Romania’s Darius Movileanu. Both players fell early, Stumper lost to a strong Xiang Peng (China) […]
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Table Tennis Minnesota
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) Table Tennis Minnesota has three locations in the greater Minneapolis-St.Paul area. The Training Center location is on Concord Street in South St. Paul, the Jewish Center location is on Cedar Lake Road in Minneapolis, and the Bloomington Armory location is in Bloomington. Normally, the Training Center is open Monday-Thursday and Sunday and […]
Dusseldorf and Ochsenhausen Battle for German League Top Spot
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) The top two performing teams in the Table Tennis Bundesliga (TTBL) with TTF Liebherr Ochsenhausen hosting first place Borussia Dusseldorf. Both teams are incredibly strong, but the Dusseldorf squad is loaded (Timo Boll, Kallberg, Qiu, and Karlsson as their top four – Boll did not play today). The first match was Dang […]
Butterfly Training Tips with Jabdiel Torres – Serve Return & Attack
Posted onIn this Butterfly Training Tips Jabdiel Torres focuses on a short serve return, followed by a forehand loop. 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.
Pan American, Cuenca, Ecuador experience
Posted on(By Xianyao He) The medical room is dim and much quieter than the outside. The constant chanting and occasional roaring continued at a distance, where the singles final was being played. The adrenaline rush from the doubles match I played fifteen minutes ago began to disappear and I started to feel my stomach pain again. […]
Ask The Experts: Byung Jung An, No. 414
Posted onButterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: I am mid level player, I am very good at cutting the ball and shooting as well without putting so much spin on the ball, please recommend a racket that would be suitable for my type of play I use to have tengery 05 I need a fast […]
2022 HITTA BUTTERFLY NEW YEAR OPEN
Posted onSaturday & Sunday January 1-2, 2022 $5,000 Prize Fund & Awards Rules: Events can be cancelled or combined at the discretion of the tournament committee. No prizes will be awarded for splits, default losses or no-appear, or dumps. The rules of ITTF and USATT policies will govern the tournament. All decisions of the tournament referee […]
Butterfly Training Tips with Gabriel Perez – Forehand Counterloop & Footwork
Posted onIn this Butterfly Training Tips, Gabriel Perez is focuses on improving his footwork in multi-ball training playing the forehand counterloop. 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.
Ask The Experts: Hui Wang No. 413
Posted onButterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: I want to buy a new bat. I need a carbon type blade that is very light. Fannel or straight handle does not make much difference. I am a looper you can recommend one. For the rubbers: Forehand: I want a very fast and top spin rubber. Is […]
A Levels Approach to Tactics
August 17, 2026
(By Larry Hodges, Member of US Table Tennis Hall of Fame) I like to divide tactics into five… Read More
Carlos Hernandez – Game Play Sequencing
August 17, 2026
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Carlos Hernandez is focusing on practice games where he is… Read More
MLTT Meet the Teams: Florida Crocs
August 16, 2026
by Steve Hopkins, photo MLTT) The Florida Crocs have yet to make the playoffs, but this year they… Read More
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Alamo Table Tennis Club
August 16, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins) The Alamo Table Tennis Club is located just North of the City Center in San… Read More
French Flair: Felix Wins Europe Smash
August 16, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) A week ago, Tomokazu Harimoto raised the trophy in Yokohama - and when… Read More
Arantxa Cossio Aceves – Forehand Loop & Backhand Loop
August 16, 2026
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Arantxa Cossio Aceves using multi-ball to work on her Forehand… Read More
Malmo Magic: Final Four in Europe Smash
August 15, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins) Malmo, Sweden is host to the Europe Smash this week, and we enter the final… Read More
Nico Callaba – Two Backhand Loops, Two Forehand Loop
August 15, 2026
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly, Nicolas Callaba is executing Two Backhand Loops, and Two Forehand Loops https://youtu.be/cjJsfUjln2w… Read More
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