(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) Its the final day of the WTT Star Contender Sao Jose dos Campos, and top seed (and “local”) Hugo Calderano is through to the final four.  Calderano is actually from Rio de Janeiro – so this event is about three Southeast by car towards Sao Paulo.  But Calderano is in […]

(by Steve Hopkins) The Vancouver Table Tennis Club (VTTC) stands as one of the largest table tennis facilities in one of North America’s major metropolitan areas. Conveniently located near Vancouver’s Chinatown and easily accessible from Highway 1A, it offers an exceptional venue for players of all levels. Typically, VTTC operates Monday to Friday from 11 […]

(by Steve Hopkins, photo MLTT) The Atlanta Blazers enter Season 4 with renewed ambition after adding significant firepower in the offseason. Led by high draft picks and a core of returning international standouts, they aim to climb the standings in what promises to be another competitive season. The team is bolstered by new head coach […]

(by Steve Hopkins) Ping-Pong Paddles Can’t Talk! is a new book by Larry Hodges that is illustrated by Shalini Soni Mazumdar.  It is a lively, rhyming picture book that follows a nervous boy named Kevin as he faces his first table tennis tournament. His paddle suddenly springs to life, offering comic encouragement.  What begins as […]

(by Steve Hopkins) Eugene Wang won his second National title today – a dominant performance that included sweeping his first four matches 3-0 before finally dropping a single game in his 3-1 Finals win over Edward Ly.   While Eugene’s performance in Men’s Singles was impressive, Mo Zhang matched his results in Women’s Singles (dropping just […]

(by Steve Hopkins) When action began on July 3rd in San Jose for this rendition of the US Nationals, the event featured not just the premiere Hsing Family Foundation Men’s Singles and Women’s Singles events that produce our true National Champion singles titles, but a combined 116 events covering a wide range of age events, […]

(by Steve Hopkins) True North Table Tennis Centre is located in Scarborough Ontario, a suburb just North of Toronto near Markham. It was founded by Hongtao Chen and Eugene Wang in 2018 to help others learn and perfect their table tennis skills. With their expert coaching (Wang, Chen and also Siqian Wu, Amy Ting Guo, […]

(by Steve Hopkins) The Finals of Men’s and Women’s Singles (the Men’s Singles Hsing Family event, and the Women’s Singles Hsing Family event) concluded on Wednesday evening.  USA’s top ranked player, Kanak Jha, has been crowned US Champion for the seventh time, and 19 year old Sally Moyland has won for the second time.  Both […]

(from Bowmar Sports and Stuti Kashyap) Recently, we had opportunity to connect with Stuti Kashyap, a 17 year old rising table tennis star from Antigua and Barbuda. We have been impressed with her both on and off the table, and are happy to have her as a part of the Butterfly North America family. Can […]

(by Steve Hopkins) Red, white, and blue continued to dominate at the United States Smash over Independence Day weekend, even if our colors weren’t flying under the American banner.  The stars and stripes had plenty to celebrate early, as local favorite Kanak Jha had a gritty run.  But as we reached the final stages of […]