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PingPod Closes $10 Million Series A Funding for Expansion

(Courtesy of Businesswire) NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–PingPod, the 24/7 autonomous Table-Tennis-On-Demand concept with three NYC locations currently open, three more in the pipeline, and a Philadelphia location set to launch this spring, has raised $10 million in a Series A funding round led by Sequoia Heritage. KittyHawk Ventures and Draper Gain Family Office also participated in the round. […]

Ask The Experts: Shigang Yang, No. 417

Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question:  I presently use a butterfly defensive blade with old Tackiness Chop and Bryce. I can reverse the rubbers sides when playing and serving to respond to others rubbers/ style. I am a defensive player but can counter hit on forehand and smash on forehand. My rubbers are old […]

Butterfly Training Tips with Taiwo Adeyinyka – 2 Forehand Loop, 2 Backhand Loops

In this Butterfly Training Tips with Taiwo Adeyinyka, he is focusing on Stroke Chemistry with 2 Forehand Loop, and 2 Backhand Loops 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.

Singapore Smash: Final 8

(by Steve Hopkins) Fan Zhendong and Ma Long each advanced to the Quarterfinals in the Singapore Smash, but both were pushed in their Round of 16 match.  World No.1 Fan Zhendong was down 1-2 against Korea’s Jaehyun An before fighting back to take the final two games for the win.  It was almost the same […]

Puerto Rico Teams: PR Removes Restrictions, 5 Days Until March 20 Entry Deadline

(by Steve Hopkins) As of March 10, Puerto Rico has removed all vaccination and testing requirements associated with flights (domestic/US flights) and with the venue.  This is welcome news for organizers who have been focused on putting the final touches on what promises to be one of the premiere table tennis events of this Spring. […]

2022 Fremont Butterfly March Open Results

2022 Fremont Butterfly March Open MARCH 11-12-13, 2022 FREMONT TABLE TENNIS ACADEMY 47998 WARM SPRINGS BLVD, FREMONT, CA 94539 2-STAR TOURNAMENT SANCTIONED BY USA TABLE TENNIS Congratulations to Xianyao He on winning the 2022 Fremont Butterfly March Open! In the final of the Open Singles, Xianyao defeated Xin Li 3:1 (8,7,-8,10). More results can be […]

Coaching Tip of the Week – How to Learn by Watching the Top Players

(By Larry Hodges)  Most players who watch top players play look like this. That link should take you to a 22-second video of five cats looking side to side as they watch a ping-pong match. Those cats are enjoying the epic match they are watching, but they are not learning anything. All they are seeing is […]

Singapore Smash: Final 16

(by Steve Hopkins) After an opening round that saw three of the World’s Top 10 ranked men fall to upsets, the Singapore Smash moved on to the Round of 32 – and the competitive field took more casualties. Timo Boll (World No.9)  fell to Japan’s Yukiya Uda 3-2.  Benedikt Duda also knocked out World No.14 […]

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