January | 2023 |

WAB CLUB FEATURE: Canadian Elite Table Tennis Training Centre

January 23, 2023

(by Steve Hopkins) The Canadian Elite Table Tennis Training Centre (“the Centre” or “Elite”) is a table tennis club and training center in Mississauga, Ontario. Mississauga is just to the West of Toronto, about 30 kilometers from the city center. The facility is just off the Ontario 401 Express, easily accessible to the greater Toronto area. The […]

USATT Announces “Top 15 Clubs”

January 22, 2023

(by Steve Hopkins) Last week, USATT released a list of 2022 Top 15 Clubs. USATT described the criteria for their 2022 Club Awards as being based upon hard work and dedication to the sport of table tennis – and noted their desire to recognize the organization’s leading contributors who promote the sport of table tennis […]

Bowmar Sport Tournament Highlights – Kef Noorani US Open 2022

January 22, 2023

(by: Bowmar Sport Team) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Kef Noorani is in action at the 2022 US Open, were hi made a U2200 Gold Medal and U15 Boys Doubles Silver Medal. 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 […]

TTBL: Ochsenhausen 3-0 in Second Half, Dussledorf and Neu-Ulm Fall

January 22, 2023

(by Steve Hopkins) Ochsenhausen has started the second half of the German professional league on fire logging three wins already – and jumping up to second position. The other elite teams have had some hic-ups already. Saarbrucken fell on Sunday to Muhlhausen (Habesohn won both of his matches and Steffan Mengel added the third win). […]

Butterfly Training Tips With Simeon Martin – Stroke Chemistry & Distance Change

January 22, 2023

(by: Bowmar Sports Team) In this Butterfly Training Tips Simeon Martin is focusing on 2 Forehand Loop, and 2 Backhand Loops, as well as changing distance. Martin, is a Canadian player, with a USATT Rating of 2430. Stay “In The Loop” with Butterfly professional table tennis equipment, table tennis news, table tennis technology, tournament results, and We […]

Jabdiel Torres From Puerto Rico – Last Recap Of 2022

January 22, 2023

(by: Bowmar Sports Team) Bowmar Sports (and Butterfly) player, Jabdiel Torres, had an amazing result last December, in Ontario, California. He was playing the US Open, hosted in that big state, and secured Gold Medals in both U19 Boys’ Singles and U19 Boys’ Doubles (with his partner Angel Naranjo). Both Torres and Naranjo are from Puerto […]

Calderano: Two-in-a-Row

January 21, 2023

(by Steve Hopkins) Hugo Calderano has had a perfect start to 2023 – two WTT events and two wins. In defense of his competition, Calderano has been the top seed in both events – but in Durban last week and Doha this week, the draw was packed with dangerous players in the Top 50 and […]

Anticipation

January 20, 2023

(by Larry Hodges) Many players confuse anticipation with reaction. Reaction is when you see what the opponent is going to do and then respond to it. (You can usually do so before he actually hits the ball, often early in their forward swing. Reaction is almost always more important than anticipation, but both have their […]

Puerto Rico Open: You’re Invited. See You There?

January 20, 2023

(by Steve Hopkins) These Puerto Rico Open invitations/info cards went out this week to WE ARE BUTTERFLY clubs. If you haven’t yet looked at this event, now is the time. $17,000 in prizes. A 4-Star event. International teams. And for those of you in the Northern half of the US (or anywhere in Canada) – […]

Steven Moreno U15 Puerto Rican National Champion 2022

January 19, 2023

(by: Bowmar Sports Team) Steven Moreno closed the year being the U15 Puerto Rican National Champion in the 2022. The ECEDAO student and member of the Club “Maratonista” of Coamo, Steven Joel Moreno, was proclaimed National Champion of the U 15 Men’s Category by beating Yadier López of the Águilas de la Montaña de Utuado […]