(by Steve Hopkins, photo courtesy of ITTF) Despite top Romanian players (three in the World Youth Top 10), it was an 18 year old Chinese player who turned heads. Zeng Beixun, World No. 193, dominated the draw. In fact, outside of a tight 3-2 Quarterfinal, Zeng was 15-1 in games over his other five wins – […]
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Angel Naranjo Takes Top Prize in Salta
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) World Table Tennis visits Argentina this week with the WTT Youth Contender Salta 2022 in Salta, Argentina. The Boys Singles events have all concluded, and the top prize in the featured U19 Boys Singles event went to Puerto Rico’s Angel Naranjo. Angel Luis Naranjo Lopez has reached a new level in recent […]
2022 Butterfly Upside Down Tournament
Posted on(By: Triangle TT Club Team) Our Butterfly May Upside Down Tournament drew 97 players which was a record high! We love this style of tournament as the prize money is flipped which means the U1000 event has the most prize money. What other sport(s) can you have an 80 year old and 7 year old […]
Five Golds for TeamUSA at ITTF Copa Cristina Hoffman 2022 Para Open
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins, photo by ITTF, Carlos Duarte photographer) Team USA won 5 of the 14 events held this week at the ITTF Copa Cristina Hoffman 2022 Para Open in Cancun, Mexico. Jenson Van Emburgh won Men’s Singles Class 2-3, Ahad Bakhshaei Sarand won Men’s Singles Class 5, Tahl Leibovitz won Men’s Singles Class 9, […]
Reflection On The Month Of May
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Fethomania Session #8 – Promo Video
Posted onFethomania is a special educational and training opportunity for Butterfly Amicus Prime owners to learn more about training on their robots and to get any questions answered they may have about their robots. Presented by Bowmar Sports, the official Butterfly distributor for North and South America and featuring Stefan Feth, the US Men’s National Team Coach and Larry Thoman, […]
Missouri Show – Me State Games Open
Posted on(By: Bowmar Sports Team) Congratulations to Rachid El Boubou for winning the 2022 Missouri Show – Me State Games Open. He defeated Liedy Handoko, from Cordova, Tennessee. Giant Round Robin Group A 1st: Rachid El Boubou, Raleigh NC 2nd: Liedy Handoko, Cordova TN 3rd: Logan Watson, Moore OK Group B 1st: Richard Martin, Overland Park […]
Denver TT Alliance Has A New Home
Posted on(By: Bowmar Sports Team) Things went well at the Annunciation Catholic School demo we did last Friday. The kids loved it, and certainly want a TT program at their school, so the principal agreed to give DTTA a new home in the fall. Stay “In The Loop” with Butterfly professional […]
Table Tennis America Butterfly Bay Area Championship – US Men’s & Women’s Singles Winners
Posted on(By: Bowmar Sports Team) TTA BUTTERFLY BAY AREA CHAMPIONSHIPS RESULTS Congratulations to Puerto Rico Players, Adriana Diaz and Daniel Gonzalez for winning the US Women’s Singles & US Men’s Singles. For complete results, click here. Stay “In The Loop” with Butterfly professional table tennis equipment, table tennis news, table tennis technology, tournament results, and […]
Coaching Tips of the Week: What Are Your Strongest and Weakest Links?
Posted on(By Larry Hodges) Amazingly, many players don’t really know how they win or lose most of their points. They have a general idea about it, but often the reality is a bit different than their gut feeling. And so, rather than focusing on how they win or lose most points, and how to maximize the […]
Don’t Stand Too Square to the Table
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Robot serves short backspin to Forehand/middle, Logan Backhand swipe to Forehand, robot plays topspin to long Forehand, Logan… Read More
Rankings: Big Movement in Top 50
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(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) Little has happened at the top of the rankings, as the World's best… Read More
Nishant Lebaka – Two Backhands, Two Forehand Smashes
February 18, 2026
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Nishant Lebaka is executing Two Backhand Loops, followed by a… Read More
Austin Table Tennis Club Elevates 2026 Competitive Season with Butterfly Partnership
February 17, 2026
(By Austin Table Tennis Club) AUSTIN, TX – The Austin Table Tennis Club (ATTC) is proud to announce a… Read More
Center of Gravity in Your Stomach
February 16, 2026
Robot serves short backspin to Forehand/middle, Logan Backhand swipe to Forehand, robot plays topspin to long Forehand and… Read More
Positioning Part 3 of 4: In the Rally
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(By Larry Hodges, Member of US Table Tennis Hall of Fame, www.tabletenniscoaching.com/blog) Many players do not really… Read More
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Princeton Pong
February 15, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins) Princeton Pong's 10,000 square foot table tennis facility is in Princeton Junction, New Jersey. They… Read More
Jancarik – Winning in Chennai at Age 39
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(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) WTT's Star Contender series events are a bridge between lower level Contender level… Read More
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