(By: King Square Sports Centre) Time: December 11, 2022 Venue: King Square Sports Centre, 9390 Woodbine Ave, Markham, ON, L6C 0M5 Organizer: King Square Sports Centre (KSSC) Sponsor: Rain or Shine Hotspot Referee: Mark Bu, RR & IU Prizes: Champion: $1000; Runner-up: $500; Third: $200; Forth: $100; Fifth to Eighth: $50 Equipment: Butterfly Tables, Nets, […]
Aditya Sareen At WTT Youth Star Contender In Portugal
(By: Bowmar Sports Team) Aditya Sareen reached his first final at the prestigious WTT Youth Star Contender in Portugal. He lost 2-3 in the final to the top seed and #2 U15 ranked player, Alan Kurmangaliye in the world. Aditya, finished second in the U15 event after beat Nathan Arthur Pilard from France with partil […]
Butterfly Interview with Kanak Jha
(by Steve Hopkins) Butterfly Interview with Kanak Jha. USA’s top ranked player, Kanak Jha touches base with Steve Hopkins at Butterfly. They discuss Ochsenhausen (Kanak’s German Team), his successes in 2022 (with wins over Hugo Calderano and Tomokazu Harimoto), the upcoming WTT Feeder Event in Fort Lauderdale, and his goal to close out the year […]
Lin Yun Ju Super ZLC Review By: Darryl Tsao
(By: Darryl Tsao) As a Butterfly contract player, I have the privilege to try out new equipment like the Lin Yun Ju Super ZLC. I paired the blade with Dignics 09c on the forehand, as well as Dignics 05 and Tenergy 19 for the backhand. This blade is one of Butterfly’s high-end blades, and it […]
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Sarasota Table Tennis Club
(by Steve Hopkins, photo of Sarasota Table Tennis Handicap Tournament Winners) The Sarasota Table Tennis Club is located in Sarasota about half way between Tampa and Fort Myers on the Gulf Coast of Florida. The facility is just off I-75, near downtown Sarasota and within an hour of downtown Tampa, St. Petersburg, and Fort Myers The […]
German League Final Four – Dusseldorf and Ochsenhausen Lead the Way
(by Steve Hopkins) After seven matches, Dusseldorf is atop the German League with a commanding lead (at 7-0 half way through the season). The final four at the halfway mark compete in the Pokal Final – in an arena together in front of 5,000 fans. Currently, Ochsenhausen is in second with their 5-2 record, Saarbrucken […]
Coaching Tips of the Week: Recovering from Forehand Attacks from a Corner
(By Larry Hodges) When you forehand attack from the wide forehand or wide backhand, following through back into position should be part of the stroke and technique. Too often players don’t so this and so can’t cover the other wide angle – and then, instead of realizing the root of the problem, they just say, […]
Two Weeks Until WTT Feeder Ft. Lauderdale – American’s Seeded First in Both Singles Events
(by Steve Hopkins) Only two weeks left until the WTT Feeder Fort Lauderdale 2022. USA’s Kanak Jha is the top seed, and a good showing could see him move inside the World Top 20 for the first time. He will face steep competition including France’s Simon Gauzy, Spain’s Alvaro Robles, Puerto Rico’s Daniel Gonzales, and […]
Rankings – Harimoto Jumps to No. 2
(by Steve Hopkins) After a busy month of October, the ITTF and WTT Calendars are coming to a close, but that doesn’t mean we are done with movement at the top of the World Rankings. Fan Zhendong continues to dominate – his 7700 points is 3150 ahead of second place. But second place, it the […]
Butterfly Interview with Jörg Bitzigeio
(by Steve Hopkins) Butterfly Interview with Jörg Bitzigeio. Jörg and Steve chat about Kanak Jha’s 2022 successes and the upcoming WTT Feeder event in Fort Lauderdale. Jörg is Kanak Jha’s personal coach. You can view his Butterfly Coaching Profile for more information. Click here for more information about the WTT Feeder Fort Lauderdale. ________________________ […]
Butterfly Training Tips with Taiwo Adeyinka – Serve & Attack Sequencing
February 23, 2025
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Taiwo Adeyinka is working with his student on Serve &… Read More
Pan Am Cup: Kanak Jha, Amy Wang, and Lily Zhang Reach Semis
February 23, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins) The knockout rounds of the 2025 Pan American Cup started on Friday and by Saturday… Read More
ATTU Asian Cup: Final Four
February 22, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins) China nearly pulled off a sweep – nearly winning all four of the Quarterfinals. It… Read More
Butterfly Training Tips with Jeff Yamada – Random Play Looping
February 22, 2025
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Jeff Yamada is executing Random Play Looping with the Forehand… Read More
Pan Am Cup: Jha, Zhang, and Wang Through to Final 8
February 21, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins) The knockout rounds of the 2025 Pan American Cup started on Friday. Jishan Liang won… Read More
Europe Top 16 Cup – Round 1 in the Books
February 21, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins) The CCB Europe Top 16 Cup is being played in Montreaux, Switzerland this week. Europe’s… Read More
Miami Madness! MLTT Week 9 was EPIC
February 21, 2025
(by: Major League Table Tennis) Miami NICE 😎 We knew it could get wild in Florida. But not THIS… Read More
Europe Top 16 Cup Draw
February 21, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins) The various ITTF Continental Cup action continues across many regions with the CCB Europe Top… Read More
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