(By: Edgardo Vázquez) The Puerto Rican delegation won third place overall in the Pan American Cadet Table Tennis Championship (U 15) among the 8 participating countries, namely: Brazil, Canada, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic and the United States. Joined. This position will be improved by obtaining 4 medals, divided into two Silver […]
Butterfly Training Tips With Jabdiel Torres – Forehand & Backhand Power Loops
Posted on(By: Bowmar Sports Team) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Jabdiel Torres is using multi-ball to develop the power of the Backhand and 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.
Ask The Experts: Bob Chen, No. 425
Posted onButterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: I am an intermediate level close to table offensive player. I am considering Timo Boll ZLF with Tenergy 05 for backhand and Tenergy 25 for forehand? Does ZLF works well with these rubbers? And if so, what thickness of rubber should I use, 1.9mm or 2.1mm? Thanks. Answer: […]
German League Opening Weekend: Boll, Ovtcharov, Moregard, Jha Start Strong
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) TTF Liebherr Ochsenhausen started the 22/23 season with a 3-0 win over TTC RhonSprudel Fulda-Maberzell. A year ago, Fulda finished third – a few spots ahead of Ochsenhausen. Simon Gauzy started things off for Ochsenhausen with a 3-0 win over Fan Bo Meng. Kanak Jha then topped World No. 15 Quadri Aruna […]
Butterfly Training Tips With Rachel Wang – Forehand Loop Footwork
Posted on(By: Bowmar Sports Team) In this Butterfly Training Tips Rachel Wang is using her Forehand Loop to cover the table using her footwork to build consistency. 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.
WAB CLUB FEATURE: HiTT
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) Hoboken Table Tennis (HiTT), Hoboken’s first social ping pong club, is located at 1012 Grand Street (3rd Floor) in Hoboken, New Jersey. The club has easy access to 95 to the West and the Lincoln and Holland tunnels provide easy access West to Manhattan. HiTT is a BYOB table tennis facility with 8 […]
Coaching Tips of the Week: Where to Serve Short?
Posted on(By Larry Hodges) Most would say there are three options – short to the forehand, middle, and backhand. (In this context, “middle” means the middle of the table. In other contexts, “middle” means the midpoint between the opponent’s forehand and backhand, roughly the playing elbow.) But there really are five, and you should use them all, […]
Pan Am Cadet (U15) Results: Seven Events – Seven Golds for TeamUSA
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins, photo TeamUSA) When Sunday’s Finals ended at the 2022 ITTF Pan American Cadet Championships (U15) tournament in Ecuador, TeamUSA added four more gold medals. Only seven events were held – TeamUSA won all seven. The early events (Boys Team, Girls Team, and Mixed Doubles) each resulted in gold medals for TeamUSA. The […]
Pan Am Cadet Championships (U15): Moyland and Tran Make the Finals
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) Only the Finals remain at the 2022 ITTF Pan American Cadet Championships (U15) tournament in Cuenca, Ecuador. TeamUSA continues to perform well. Of the three events that have concluded thus far, TeamUSA has won all three (Boys Team, Girls Team, and Mixed Doubles). Of the four events remaining, one US entrant is […]
Pan Am Cadet Championships Update: USA Teams Score Gold
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) With two days left, the 2022 ITTF Pan American Cadet Championships (U15) tournament is heating up in Cuenca, Ecuador. The team events have already concluded – and Team USA secured gold medals in both the girls and boys events. Puerto Rico was the tournament top seed with Brazil entering the tournament as […]
Chop More Into the Ball
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Robot plays backspin to long BH and Logan plays BH swipe attack, robot plays topspin ball to long… Read More
Positioning Part 1 of 4: After Your Serve
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(By Larry Hodges, Member of US Table Tennis Hall of Fame, www.tabletenniscoaching.com/blog) Where should you position yourself… Read More
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(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Bowmar Sports Highlights, Chirag Pradhan is action at the WTT Youth Contender in San… Read More
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Pleasanton Table Tennis Center
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US Open Teams Championships – Save The Date (Sept 5-7, 2026)
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(By Steve Hopkins) During the holidays, USATT announced that the US Open Teams Table Tennis Championships is slated to… Read More
Calderano over Jha in Americas Cup Final
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(by Steve Hopkins, photo ITTF) The top four seeds reached the Semifinals of Men's Singles at the ITTF-Americas… Read More
Amy Wang On Fire in San Francisco
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(by Steve Hopkins, photo USATT) The top four seeds reached the Semifinals of Women's Singles at the ITTF-Americas… Read More
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(by Steve Hopkins, photo USATT) The last two WTT events saw the rise of Wen Ruibo, a talented… Read More
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