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Kanak Wins in Dusseldorf

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(by Steve Hopkins) Kanak Jha has won the WTT Feeder Series event in Dusseldorf .  Jha continues to log matches in his comeback as he eyes a May event that provides one of the few remaining opportunities to qualify for the Olympics. Without a current World Ranking, Jha entered unseeded, but defeated Rassenfosse, Sareen, Shinozuka, […]

The Field is Set for the Puerto Rico Open Teams

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(by Steve Hopkins) Action starts tomorrow in San Juan at the 2024 Butterfly Puerto Rico Open Teams.  The champions will take home $7,000 and the runner-ups will receive $3,000.  There are over 300 athletes vying for those prizes – with players from Puerto Rico, the US, France, Canada, Mexico, Peru, Colombia, Brazil, and Sweden. Among […]

Chuqin and Zhendong Lead Men’s Rankings

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(by Steve Hopkins) Wang Chuqin has built a commanding lead in the latest rankings with 7600 points.  Fan Zhendong trails about 1700 behind at 5963.  Liang Jingkun is third with 4850 and Ma Long is in fourth with 3885. The top non-Chinese player is Felix Lebrun at No. 5.  Lin Yun-Ju, Hugo Calderano, Lin Gaoyuan, […]

WAB CLUB FEATURE: Central Florida Table Tennis Club

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(by Steve Hopkins) With its location near the junction of 423 and 441 just a few miles Northwest of the city center, the Central Florida Table Tennis Club is easily accessible to the greater Orlando area.  The club’s facility is 27,000 square feet with 18 ITTF approved tables, Olympic standard vinyl flooring, 30-foot ceiling, air-conditioning, […]

Saarbrucken Repeats Atop Champions League

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(by Steve Hopkins, photo ETTU) For the second year in a row, the top seed in the European Champions League was perennial powerhouse Borussia Dusseldorf and they deep team with Dang Qiu, Timo Boll, and Anton Kallberg.  And for the second year in a row, much of the hype in the Final Four went to […]

Pan Am Masters Games – See You in Cleveland this July

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(by Steve Hopkins) The 2024 Pan Am Masters Games will be hosted in Cleveland this year, and Butterfly will be there.  Butterfly and Bowmar Sports will be the sponsors for this huge, Olympic-style event that will include twelve age categories (starting at age 30 and increasing up to 80+) across a range of singles, doubles, […]

WAB CLUB FEATURE: Carolina International Table Tennis Academy

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(by Steve Hopkins) With their location in Apex, North Carolina, just to the Southwest of Raleigh, the Carolina International Table Tennis Academy is well positioned to serve the Research Triangle area of North Carolina.  Coaches/Owners Di Yu and JiangShan Guo are strong players and coaches and they lead a team of quality instructors. The club […]

Saarbrucken and Dusseldorf Make ETTU Final

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(by Steve Hopkins) An exceptional regular season is almost expected with this deep Borussia Dusseldorf team.  They once again maneuvered through the Champions League as the top seed – and were ready to excel again in the Final Four.  They faced off against Solex Consult TTC Wiener Neustadt, Austria’s best team featuring Frane Kojic, Ivor […]

Liang Jingkun is Last Standing in Incheon

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(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) With $300,000 on the line at the WTT Champions Series Event in Incheon Korea, most of the World’s top players were present.  However, despite having World No. 2 Fan Zhendong, No. 4 Ma Long, No. 5 Felix Lebrun, and No. 6 Lin Yun-Ju, the Final was between Liang Jingkun (World […]

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