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Nikhil Kumar and Lily Zhang Take Top Honors at US Nationals

(by Steve Hopkins) Lily Zhang won her sixth and Nikhil Kumar won his first – each taking their respective prized Singles National Title on Wednesday evening in Houston. For Kumar, he had his sights on this title all week.  He played in the Team Trials early in the week and then played in this one […]

Coaching Tip Of The Week – Consistent Contact Leads to Consistency

(by Larry Hodges) There’s a stereotype of Chinese table tennis coaches that they often do just two things during a practice session – watch the player’s feet and listen to the contact. (I often do this as well.) The latter tells the coach if the player is making good contact. Top players contact the ball […]

Butterfly Training Tips With Xianyao He – Silicon Team Tournament Highlights

In this Butterfly Training Tips Xianyao He is competing in the Silicon Valley Team Tournament. Xianyao, is the TTA Butterfly Bay Area Champion in  U15 Cadet Boys Event.   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 […]

WAB CLUB FEATURE: New York Indoor Sports Club

(by Steve Hopkins) With their club location in College Point, just off of the 678/Whitestone Expressway, the New York Indoor Sports Club is easily accessible from each of the Boroughs of New York City. They have a large facility that features 17 tables, a pro shop, high ceilings, great lighting, and professional flooring.  The NYISC has […]

2022 US National Team Trials

(by Steve Hopkins) Sharon Alguetti finished first in the 2022 US National Team Trials Men’s Singles event and Amy Wang won the Women’s Singles event.  There is a changing of the guards occurring at the top of American table tennis with the next generation of players pushing forward. Entering the Trials, Jishan Liang was the […]

NeuroPong & Table Tennis Connections

(by: Antonio Barbera, Table Tennis Connections Founder & CEO) Table Tennis Connections is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization based in Fort Collins, CO, that wants to increase the awareness about the benefits of table tennis for everybody. It is a table tennis community and, as such, it values diversity, inclusion and connections between human beings. It […]

Bowmar Sports Tournament Highlights With Emanuel Otalvaro

(By: Bowmar Sports) In this Tournament Highlights Cip, Emanuel Otalvaro is in action in two different WTT YOUTH CONTENDER, in Berlin and Polonia respectively. The Colombian Player is now a day playing in Spain and preparing for their next competitions.   Stay “In The Loop” with Butterfly professional table tennis equipment, table tennis news, table […]

Top Gun: Maverick or Timo Boll?

(by Steve Hopkins) The ITTF Foundation’s Social Media had a fun post today (see below, link here).  The text attached to the graphic was, “Did you know? According to a study by Ruhr-Universität Bochum in Germany, a table tennis player has better vision than a fighter pilot.  In an eye speed test, the fighter pilot […]

At Full Steam Training At The Mario Jiménez With The Participation Of Steven Moreno

Steven Moreno and the group of tennis players between the ages of 6 and 13 continue training, reinforcing basic skills and fundamentals. Among the participants are the multiple Pan American and world medalists Ángel Luis Naranjo, Steven Joel Moreno and Enrique Yezué Ríos who had motivational messages for the rest of the participants.  These trainings […]

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