November | 2022 |

King Square Table Tennis Challenge

November 30, 2022

(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

November 30, 2022

(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

November 30, 2022

(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

November 28, 2022

(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

November 28, 2022

(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

November 27, 2022

(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

November 27, 2022

(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

November 27, 2022

(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

November 27, 2022

(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

November 25, 2022

(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. ________________________ […]