(by Steve Hopkins, photo ITTFWorld) This week’s WTT Series event was the WTT Feeder Cappadocia. The event was held from February 17 to 21 in Cappadocia, Turkey. The top seeds were Simon Gauzy (No. 37), Xue Fei (No. 38), and Yuta Tanaka (No. 49). Simon Gauzy was the last of the top seeds, losing in […]
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Latest Rankings: Kanak Jha Reaches 26, Lily Zhang Reaches 25
(by Steve Hopkins) USA’s Kanak Jha was the biggest mover in the Men’s Top 50 this week, jumping up 19 slots all the way to World No. 26 off of the strength of his Pan Am Cup championship. Jha is about 100 points from the Top 25, and under 300 points from the Top 20 […]
Eight Quick Tips for Quicker Footwork
(by Larry Hodges) Wear appropriate table tennis shoes. They are designed for table tennis movements. Wear relatively tight shoes. If they are loose, your feet will move about inside them as you move, slowing you down. Anyone who’s played me know that just before any match I retie my shoes as tight as I can. […]
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Texas Table Tennis Training Center
(by Steve Hopkins) The Texas Table Tennis Training Center (“TTT”) has about 50-60 regular members, as well as a number of premium memberships for business people. One emphasis of the club is on professional coaching for elite players and juniors in the greater Houston area. In 2016, the Texas Table Tennis was awarded a Certificate of […]
Pan American Cup: Bruna Takahashi and Lily Zhang Battle in Final
(by Steve Hopkins, photo USATT) The knockout rounds of the 2025 Pan American Cup started on Friday, and by Saturday night, USA’s Lily Zhang had fought past Giulia Takahashi and Angelica Arellano to reach the Semifinals. Lily then dominated Canada’s Mo Zhang to reach the Final. In the other half of the draw, USA’s Amy […]
Pan American Cup: Kanak Wins
(by Steve Hopkins) The knockout rounds of the 2025 Pan American Cup started on Friday, and by Saturday night, USA’s Kanak Jha had reached the Quarterfinals with wins over Leonardo Iizuka (4-3) and Santiago Lorenzo (4-1). Jha saved the best for Sunday, with a dominating 4-0 win over Brazil’s Eric Jouti. In the other half […]
ATTU Asian Cup: Chuqin Wins in Shenzhen
(by Steve Hopkins) After rolling through most of the tournament easily, a confident Lin Shidong faced off against Liang Jingkun in one Semifinal matchup today. Shidong started strong with 11-5 and 11-7 wins. After that, things turned with Jingkun managing a pair of narrow 11-9 wins of his own. With the score tied, Shidong had […]
Alexis Lebrun WIns Europe 16 Cup
(by Steve Hopkins) The CCB Europe Top 16 Cup concluded in Montreaux, Switzerland today. If you’ve been following this event recently, you’d remember that Darko Jorgic feels right at home here – playing his best on the biggest of European stages and taking home the title the last three years. Felix Lebrun, the event’s top […]
Butterfly Training Tips with Taiwo Adeyinka – Serve & Attack Sequencing
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Taiwo Adeyinka is working with his student on Serve & Attack, followed by Sequence Play https://youtu.be/eho9SmvGwfE 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
Pan Am Cup: Kanak Jha, Amy Wang, and Lily Zhang Reach Semis
(by Steve Hopkins) The knockout rounds of the 2025 Pan American Cup started on Friday and by Saturday night, the field has been trimmed to only the Final Four. Americans were featured prominently in action in both Men’s and Women’s Singles this evening with Kanak Jha reaching the Men’s Semifinal, and both Amy Wang and […]
World Cup Macao: Perfect Start for Kanak Jha
April 14, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins) A perfect start for Kanak Jha on the opening day of group play at the… Read More
Three Modes of Match Play – Serious, Practice, Beginner
April 14, 2025
(by Larry Hodges) Let me start by being absolutely clear – you should take all serious matches seriously.… Read More
Bowmar Sports Tournament Highlights – Tiffany Ke National Ranking Tournament vs Amber Kim
April 14, 2025
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Bowmar Sports Tournament Highlights, Tiffany Ke is in action against Amber Kim at… Read More
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Dynamic Table Tennis Academy
April 13, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins) With their location East of Los Angeles in Chino Hills, the Dynamic Table Tennis Academy… Read More
ITTF World Cup Macao: Group Play Starts Monday
April 13, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins) The ITTF Men’s and Women’s World Cup returns this month, bringing together the world’s best… Read More
Sora Matsushima Wins in Taiyuan
April 13, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins) This week’s WTT Contender Series event is in Taiyuan, China. Contender events are a mix… Read More
Masters of Ping Pong: Rory McIlroy and Bryson DeChambeau
April 13, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins) Later today Rory McIlroy and Bryson DeChambeau will battle in the final pairing of the… Read More
Butterfly Training Tips with Anqi Luo – Backhand Loop & Forehand Pivot
April 13, 2025
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Anqi Lou is feeding multi-balls to her student that is… Read More
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