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BUTTERFLY FAVORITES: PongNow Interview with Bowie and Melba Martin

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(by Steve Hopkins)

In this BUTTERFLY FAVORITE, we have an interview with Bowie and Melba Martin that was originally created in December of 2020.

 

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PongNow is an interview series talking table tennis with some of the best players and personalities in the sport. This week, we have Bowie and Melba Martin – who turned their love of table tennis (and a $60 investment) into one of the most important table tennis companies in North America. Bowie and Melba, the origin story of the Martin Kilpatrick Company and Butterfly in North America.

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