(By Edgardo Vazquez) As a Butterfly America coach, I am very proud to share what we experienced at the Asunción 2025 Junior Pan American Games, where our Puerto Rican delegation once again demonstrated the high level and future of Puerto Rican table tennis. It was a tournament filled with excitement, dedication, and results that reflect […]
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Puerto Rico shines at the Rosario 2025 Pan American Youth Championships
Posted on(By Bowmar Sports/ Edgardo Vazquez) We are proud to share the participation of Puerto Rico’s youth delegation in the Rosario 2025 Pan American Youth Championships, where our athletes demonstrated talent, passion, and dedication, achieving historic results for the island. Our delegation was composed of: Edgardo Vázquez (coach sponsored by Butterfly America) Edmarie León (player sponsored […]
China Smash: Day 3 Action – Higher Seeds Press Forward
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) Zhou Qihao and Yukiya Uda had wins over higher seeds, but most of the Day 3 China Smash action favored the higher seeds in Beijing. The top two seeds in action today each won 3-1, with Lin Shidong topping Shunsuke Togami and Hugo Calderano defeating Simon Gauzy. Zhou Qihao had […]
Focus the First Ball Attack on Spin
Posted on(By Bowmar Sports) Jhon serves short backspin, robot plays long backspin to middle/pocket, Jhon plays Forehand topspin to Backhand, robot plays topspin to wide Backhand, Jhon plays Forehand topspin to Backhand, robot plays topspin to Forehand and Jhon plays Forehand topspin to wide Forehand (Wait function) FETHOMANIA 12 / Drill 4 https://youtube.com/shorts/Kje_vbrzW0o?feature=share Stay “In The […]
Tip of the Week – Deliberate Practice in Table Tennis
Posted onBy Larry Hodges, Member of US Table Tennis Hall of Fame, www.tabletenniscoaching.com/blog If you are putting in hours and Hours and HOURS of training, you should improve, right? And you likely will. But are you improving as fast as you could? Or are you just putting in mindless hours that’ll lead to advanced mediocrity, as opposed […]
China Smash: Day Two Completes Exciting First Round
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) Like top-seeded Chuqin yesterday, second-seeded Lin Shidong had no trouble logging a 3-0 win to move into the Round of 32. He will face Shunsuke Togami, who eliminated USA’s Kanak Jha earlier today. With Jha in the Men’s Draw and Lily Zhang and Amy Wang in the Women’s Draw, TeamUSA was represented […]
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Fullerton Table Tennis Academy
Posted on(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 […]
German League Parity
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins, photo TTBL) Four weeks in to the new season of the German Professional League (TTBL), and there are no undefeated teams – and 8 of the 12 teams are within one match of the lead. Preseason favorite Saarbrucken (who added Fan Zhendong to an already incredibly talented roster) lost their first match […]
Pan Am Championships: Preview
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins, photo USATT) Two weeks from today, on October 12, action will being in Rock Hill, South Carolina at the 2025 ITTF Pan American Championships. This edition of the ITTF Continental event will bring the top table tennis teams of the Hemisphere with the winners punching their tickets to the 2026 ITTF World […]
China Smash: Early Action
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) Action kicked off on Sunday with half of the main draw seeing action at the China Smash, where Smash events are the top category of WTT tour events. On the Men’s side, all of the Top 50 players are present except for No. 39 Yuta Tanaka. With so many of […]
Rogelio Castro – Defense of the middle position
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Should Adults Train the Same Way as Children When Starting Table Tennis?
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(By Coach Bob Chen) Many adults who begin learning table tennis ask: “Should I train the same way… Read More
Side Stepping Helps Balance
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Logan Forehand short backspin serve from Backhand to Backhand, robot plays backspin short in Backhand, Logan plays Backhand… Read More
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(By Larry Hodges, Member of US Table Tennis Hall of Fame Many players have at least one strong… Read More
Strong Start for Americans at WTT Youth Contender Houston
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(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) Houston is host of the WTT Youth Contender Series event this week and… Read More
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