(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 […]
Butterfly Training Tips with Sanuka Herath – Serve Return Looping Sequence
March 25, 2025
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Sanuka Herath is executing a serve return, following by Forehand… Read More
Butterfly’s Efforts To Effectively Utilize Wood Resources
March 24, 2025
(By Butterfly Global) Butterfly, a company specializing in table tennis equipment, is focused on sustainably utilizing wood resources,… Read More
Your Racket Is Your Musical Instrument
March 24, 2025
(by Larry Hodges) Here is a great way to understand how the mind should operate during a table… Read More
WAB CLUB FEATURE: True North Table Tennis Centre
March 23, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins) True North Table Tennis Centre is located in Scarborough Ontario, a suburb just North of… Read More
WTT Youth Contender Buenos Aires: Results
March 23, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins) The WTT Youth Contender Series visited Buenos Aires this week, bringing rising stars from the… Read More
Reflecting on the Loss of Icons Timo Boll and Ma Long
March 22, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins) Each generation has its own great players, but few have reached the the level of… Read More
Playoff Push: Lawrenceville Lock-In!
March 22, 2025
(by: Major League Table Tennis) 🔒 Lock In For Lawrenceville 🔒 MLTT’s Regular Season Finale! The regular season… Read More
Jha Has Great Performance in TTBL Team Loss to Saarbrucken
March 21, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins) With the German League season coming to an end, there is some real pressure on… Read More
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