(By Larry Hodges) In table tennis, the forehand is often the more powerful shot – the point winner. But as rallies get faster and fast, the backhand counter becomes more and more important. If you don’t have a strong backhand, you’re at a huge disadvantage. At tournaments, in match after match, I find opponents who […]
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Butterfly Training Tips With Huijing Wang – Qualities Needed To Be A Complete Player
(By: Bowmar Sports Team) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Huijing Wang goes over what it takes to be a complete table tennis player. 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.
Coaching Tips of the Week: Coming Back or Beating Stronger Players
(By Larry Hodges) Suppose you are way behind in a game. It’s likely that the only way of winning is if you play well and your opponent doesn’t. Therefore, assume this is true, and play your tactics accordingly. The same idea can be used when playing a much stronger player – if you can’t beat […]
Steven Moreno Champion In WTT Lignano, Italy.
(By: Edgardo Vazquez) STEVEN MORENO obtains the championship in the WTT IN LIGNANO, ITALY. Steven Joel Moreno won the Championship in the Men’s U-13 category by beating his compatriot Enrique Yezué Ríos in the final match of the WTT Youth Contender Lignano 2022 with partials of 3-1 and scores of 11-7, 11-9, 8- 11 and […]
Puerto Rico Open Teams – A Look Back to “Last Year”
(Steve Hopkins) The countdown is on for the 2023 Butterfly Puerto Rico Open Teams. The clock running on the PR Open Teams Information page currently notes that the tournament starts in 137 days. *There’s already 16 teams signed up – its going to be big this year. As we begin to look forward to the […]
Neu-Ulm, Dusseldorf Superteams Advance in Euro Champions League
(by Steve Hopkins) A year ago, Borussia Dusseldorf was Europe’s main “superteam”. They had one upset loss through the year (to Patrick Franzisca’s Saarbrucken team), but otherwise dominated both the German League and the European Champions League. At that time, Ovtcharov also had a dominant team (Fakel Gazprom Orenburg in the Russian League) and the […]
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Massachusetts Table Tennis and Badminton Club
(by Steve Hopkins) Massachusetts Table Tennis and Badminton Club (MATTBC) is located in Waltham, about 12 miles to the West of downtown Boston. The club is just off of I-95 and with easy access via public transportation is centrally located for the greater Boston area. The club is one of the biggest professional table tennis-badminton club […]
Americans in Slovak Republic for WTT Youth Contender
(by Steve Hopkins) Americans Sid Naresh, Nandan Naresh, Aryan Jha, and Sally Moyland competed this week in the WTT Youth Contender event in Senec, Slovak Republic. Puerto Ricans Enrique Rios, Jabdiel Torres, Jose Nieves, Yadier Lopez, Sergio Perez Bohorquez, Alondra Rodriguez, Valentina Davila and Edmarie Leon Burgos and Canada’s Ching Nam Fu made the trip […]
November Sees Changes at the Top of the Rankings
(by Steve Hopkins) After a busy month of October, there have been some changes at the top of the World Rankings. Fan Zhendong continues to dominate – his 7700 points is a full 3300 ahead of second place, so he will end the year at No. 1 (again). Ma Long holds his second position (with […]
Butterfly Training Tips With Darius Fahimi – Forehand & Backhand Flip
(By: Bowmar Sports Team) In this Butterfly Training Tips Darius Fahimi is using multi-ball to focus on the Forehand & Backhand Flip 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.
Study Opponents’ Serves
March 31, 2025
(by Larry Hodges) The single most important thing you have to adjust to with any given opponent is… Read More
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Vancouver Table Tennis Club
March 30, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins) The Vancouver Table Tennis Club (VTTC) stands as one of the largest table tennis facilities… Read More
A Look Back – Nathan Britt’s Journey with Butterfly!
March 30, 2025
(by Nathan Britt/Butterfly Americas) Nathan Britt, one of Butterfly’s prominent influencers and the creator of NBTT (Nathan Britt… Read More
Oh Junsung and Miwa Harimoto Win in Chennai
March 30, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) The Men’s Singles event was full of surprises at the WTT Star Contender… Read More
WTT Star Contender Chennai – Semifinal Surprises
March 29, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) Late Saturday, the Quarterfinal matches were played at the WTT Star Contender Chennai. … Read More
WTT Star Contender Chennai – Top Seeds Fall
March 29, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) The first action on Friday went pretty much as expected at the WTT… Read More
Kef Crowned U15 Champion At WTT Buenos Aires, Argentina
March 28, 2025
(by Bowmar Sports) Kef has certainly made a name for himself in the world of table tennis with… Read More
WTT Star Contender Chennai – Early Action
March 27, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins) Early action is underway at the WTT Star Contender Chennai. The event is being held… Read More
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