October | 2023 |

Bowmar Sport Tournament Highlights – Jinxin Wang MLTT Combine West

October 4, 2023

(by: Stephanie Sun) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Jinxin Wang is in action at the MLTT Combine for the West Coast. 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

China Takes 6 of 7 Events at Asian Games: Chuqin Wins Men’s Singles

October 3, 2023

(by Steve Hopkins, photo ITTF) Wang Chuqin upset Fan Zhendong in the Men’s Singles Final to close out the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. Korea’s Jang Woojin, and Hong Kong’s Wong Chun Ting each claim a Bronze. The final day upset in Women’s Singles occurred a few hours earlier when Japan’s Hina Hayata defeated World […]

Four Short Serve Scenarios

October 3, 2023

(by Larry Hodges) Here are six scenarios when serving short. You should incorporate these into your own serving game and learn to follow them up with strong attacks. For these scenarios, I’m assuming your forehand loop is stronger than your backhand loop, and so you’d want to favor it when possible. If you prefer to […]

Butterfly Training Tips with Angel Naranjo – Fast Random Play for Defense

October 3, 2023

(by: Stephanie Sun) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Angel Naranjo is focusing on Fast Random Play for his attack shots. 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

WAB CLUB FEATURE: Silicon Valley Table Tennis Club

October 1, 2023

(by Steve Hopkins) The Silicon Valley Table Tennis Club is located in Milpitas, just North of San Jose on the Southern edge of San Francisco Bay. From this spot in Silicon Valley, they have easy access to Oakland (35 miles) and San Francisco (50 miles) finding themselves accessible to one of the largest hot beds […]

Asian Games Update: Doubles Titles to China, China, and Korea

October 1, 2023

(by Steve Hopkins, photo ITTF) China continues to be is strongly favored in all events, but their sweep was broken on Monday as the Korean team of both Jeon/Shin won Women’s Doubles. Perhaps the headline is that China’s sweep is already busted – as this is the only event of the five played so far […]

Asian Games Update: Woojin Jang and Wong Chun Ting Join Fan and Chuqin in Semis

October 1, 2023

(by Steve Hopkins) China is strongly favored in both singles events as they bring World No. 1 and World No. 2 as the top two seeds (in both Men’s and Women’s Singles). For the Men’s event, both top seeds advanced as expected, with Fan Zhendong and Wang Chuqin each winning 4-0 in every round. The […]