July | 2023 |

Delegation of Puerto Rico Heads to the U15 And U19 Pan American Championships

July 23, 2023

(by Edgardo Vazquez) The Men’s and Women’s Cadet (U 15) and Youth (U 19) Teams left for Charleston, USA with good expectations to compete in the Cadet (U 15) Pan American Championship. The U15 girls team is made up of Danelis Cruz, Emely Alvarado, Kailyn Cruz and Valentina Dávila, and for boys, Enrique Ríos, Sebastián […]

Fan and Chuqin Hold Big Points Lead in Latest World Rankings

July 22, 2023

(by Steve Hopkins) For many weeks, Fan Zhendong’s points lead narrowed until Wang Chuqin stole first place. But Chuqin was only able to hold that slender lead for a week before falling behind again. Fan has accumulated 6855 points and Chuqin is in second with 6285. Ma Long continues to hold third with 3735 which […]

Photos from the 2023 U.S. National Championships Available on Flickr

July 21, 2023

(by Stephanie Sun) High definition pictures of the 2023 U.S. National Championships in Fort Worth, TX are now uploaded on Flickr. 2023 U.S. National Championships – Day 1 2023 U.S. National Championships – Day 2 2023 U.S. National Championships – Day 3 2023 U.S. National Championships – Day 4 Stay “In The Loop” with Butterfly professional […]

My Experience in Europe

July 21, 2023

(by Arantxa Cossio Aceves) Since I was little, I liked the idea of training and playing in a European league. I always considered it to be a place where the sport was much more developed, and I thought it was a good opportunity to continue improving both professionally and personally. I had the chance to […]

LYTTA Challenge 2023 in Canada

July 20, 2023

(by Stephanie Sun) There is an LYTTA Challenge on July 29, Saturday in Québec, Canada with excellent players coming from Canada, US, and France. For more details, please see poster. 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

Five-Minute Rule

July 18, 2023

(by Larry Hodges) Nobody likes losing. (If you do, Dumb Ways to Lose might help.) There are always those players who smile immediately after losing, but usually that’s either hiding an inferno on the inside, or it was against a much stronger player where they simply enjoyed the opportunity. The reality is that losing a […]

Aditya Sareen – Playing Down Under

July 18, 2023

(by Aditya Sareen) I am so glad to share an overview of my performance at the Australian National 2023 Championships held at Sydney Olympic Park in Sydney Australia from July 2nd to 9th, 2023. Most importantly, I am very grateful to my family, coaches (Cory Eider and Ying Peng), my sponsors (Bowmar Sports and Ping […]

Canadian Junior National Championships: Martin and Xu Take Top Honors

July 16, 2023

(by Steve Hopkins) The Canadian Junior National Championships took place last week in Drummondville, a suburb of Montreal in Quebec, Canada. One hundred and thirty of Canada’s best juniors converged to play in six singles events: U13 Boys and Girls, U15 Boys and Girls, and Under 19 Boys and Girls. The top prizes in the […]

WAB CLUB FEATURE: Fullerton Table Tennis Academy

July 16, 2023

(by Steve Hopkins) Fullerton Table Tennis Academy is located off Imperial Highway in Fullerton, California. The facility is near Bonita Pl and S Harbor Blvd/E Imperial Hwy in the neighborhoods of La Habra. This positions the club just North of Anaheim with easy access to all of the greater Los Angeles area. Fullerton Table Tennis Academy […]

EL TENIS DE MESA ES ARTE: Artista Puertorriqueño Alfredo Bauza

July 16, 2023

(by Steve Hopkins, Spanish Edition by Estefanía Ramirios) Butterfly Table Tennis y Bowmar Sports TTC, (distribuidor para América del Norte y América Latina) tienen un enfoque internacional, no solo observando las tendencias y los resultados de los semilleros de tenis de mesa en Europa y Asia, sino también apoyando nuestro deporte en este hemisferio, buscando […]