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USA Men win North American Team Championship; Canada fights hard.

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USA Men win North American Team Championship; Canada fights hard Courtesy of ITTF / By Neha Aggarwal USA men team won 2016 North American Team Championship as they beat Canada by three games to one. Although the Canadians lost, they put up a brave fight against much higher ranked opponents from USA. All three players from […]

Jishan Liang Captures 2016 Butterfly Badger Open Crown

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Jishan Liang Captures 2016 Butterfly Badger Open Crown by Barbara Wei Tension was high at the 2016 Butterfly Badger Open as 47 players battled it out for the top $3,000 prize in the Open Singles event. Upsets abounded throughout the event, but Jishan Liang survived a few close calls to solidify his top seed status […]

MDTTC September 2016 Newsletter

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MDTTC September 2016 Newsletter Maryland Table Tennis Center has released their September Newsletter, 52nd issue. In this issue, it’s announced that team MDTTC (Wu Chia-Chun, Nathan Hsu and Wang Qing Liang) claimed the title Southern Team Champions! In addition, an ITTF North American Cadet Training Camp at MDTTC, the Butterfly MDTTC September Open tournament, Fall Coconut Cup Open, MDTTC […]

Join the Fun! Play at Upcoming Table Tennis Tournaments

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JOIN THE FUN! PLAY AT UPCOMING TABLE TENNIS TOURNAMENTS Click here to view the full upcoming table tennis tournament listing. 2016 BUTTERFLY MDTTC OPEN Date: September 10, 2016 Venue: Maryland Table Tennis Center Location: Gaithersburg, Maryland Contact: Larry Hodges CENTRAL FLORIDA TABLE TENNIS CLUB LEAGUE TOURNAMENT SEPTEMBER 2016 Date: September 10, 2016 Venue: Central Florida Table Tennis Club Location: Orlando, Florida Contact: Hung Tran:  407-801-1999 2016 […]

Bob Chen & Tao Wenzhang Win Open Doubles Title

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Bob Chen & Tao Wenzhang Win Open Doubles Title by Barbara Wei Bob Chen & Tao Wenzhang Avenge Singles Losses to Win Open Doubles Title at 2016 Butterfly LA Open Bob Chen and Tao Wenzhang long time professional player-coaches at ICC have dedicated the majority of their time to training the US’s best junior and […]

Ask The Experts: Steven Wang, No. 145

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Ask The Experts: Steven Wang, No. 145 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: I played table tennis at league 4 years ago and I want to resume my game again which rubber stick and blade you recommend me to start again? Thank you. Hi Julian, Based on your previous equipment, apparently you prefer a hard […]

Zha Wenting Captures Women’s Singles Title at Butterfly LA Open

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Zha Wenting Captures Women’s Singles Title at Butterfly LA Open by Barbara Wei Offering $2,000 in prize money for first place, the women’s singles event at the 2016 Butterfly LA Open attracted some of the best female players and player-coaches in the west coast. Top seed in the event, Tang Liying, defending 2014 and 2015 […]

Vladimir Samsonov Wins 2016 Butterfly LA Open

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Vladimir Samsonov Wins 2016 Butterfly LA Open by Barbara Wei In a league of his own, Vladimir Samsonov (Belarus, WR #9) effortlessly adds the 2016 Butterfly Los Angeles Open champion to his long and storied table tennis resume with a straight game win over 2015 LA Open champion Hou Ying Chao from China. The long […]

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