(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 […]

(by Steve Hopkins) With its location in the East Falls area on the North side of Philadelphia, the Trolley Car Table Tennis Club is easily accessible to the Greater Philadelphia area (including areas of New Jersey and Delaware.   It offers 10 tables nestled into a cozy space with good lighting and flooring.  They have LED […]

(by Steve Hopkins, photo USATT) We are underway in San Jose at the 2026 US National Table Tennis Championships. In early action at the Men’s Singles Hsing Family event, top seeds have been doing well in the group phase with Daniel Tran, Ved Shesh, Nishant Lebaka, Andrew Cao, Aryan Jha, Kunal Chodri, Kef Noorani, Mohammadereza […]

(by Steve Hopkins) The saying “Fortune Favors the Bold” has been proven true in the Quarterfinals of the United States Smash, the WTT Smash Series tour event being held at the Ontario Convention Center in Los Angeles.  Friday’s matches largely went to free-swingers, with aggressive players betting on lower percentage shots and those bets paying off. […]

(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) The last two matches on Thursday both ended in upsets at the United States Smash, the WTT Smash Series tour event being held at the Ontario Convention Center in Los Angeles. Thursday’s results include one of the most unexpected results possible, as both Wang Chuqin and Lin Shidong lost.  With […]

(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) With the Fourth of July just around the corner, the Kanak Jha’s American dream is alive and well at the United States Smash, the WTT Smash Series tour event being held at the Ontario Convention Center in Los Angeles.  With what is arguably a home crowd in Jha’s home State […]

(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) The first top seed has fallen, as World No. 2 Wang Manyu fell in the second round of women’s singles at the United States Smash, the WTT Smash Series tour event being held at the Ontario Convention Center in Los Angeles.  The hero of the day is Hitomi Sato, a […]