The long-anticipated event is just a few days away. We’re super excited to present the most prestigious table tennis team event in the capital area – PongMobile Cup. If you are on a team, thank you for joining. We look forward to seeing you and your team on Sunday. Not on a team? Please accept […]
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2019 Butterfly Pong Planet Open
Date: April 27-28, 2019Location: Pong Planet – 848 Brittan Ave, San Carlos, CA 9407 ENTRY DEADLINE: All entries must be RECEIVED BY April 20, 2019. Slots are limited to ensure tournament quality. Late entries may be accepted with a $15 late fee. No refund after the deadline. No entry will be accepted without an entry […]
Progressive Drills to Improve Rallying Skills
(By Larry Hodges ) Many players rally very well in drills, but not so much in matches. Once they get into a match, they not only lose consistency, but they also rally like a drill, hitting the ball right back at the opponent rather than trying to win the point with placement. Here is a […]
2019 Hungarian Open Recap
2019 Hungarian Open Recap (by Steve Hopkins) Budapest was host of the Seamaster 2019 ITTF World Tour, Hungarian Open. The top four seeds in the men’s event were Fan Zhendong, Xu Xin, Lin Gaoyuan, and Hugo Calderano. The women’s event also included a strong contingent of Chinese players with all of the top four tournament seeds […]
Getting to Know Brian Afanador
(original article at elVocero.com, shown here in Spanish. Loosely translated and edited by Steve Hopkins with assistance from Google Translate.) With the 2019 Pan American Cup coming to Puerto Rico in a few weeks, Brian Afanador is feeling some additional pressure. His training regimen now includes two innovations that are aimed at efficiency: working fully with French coach […]
Where Are They Now? Wilson Club Series #3
Where Are They Now? Wilson Club Series #3 (by Steve Hopkins) Article 3: Bowie, Ty, and Building the Wilson Program For a period from 1985-1992, Wilson, North Carolina became a model for developmental, grass-roots table tennis. With Butterfly’s North American distributor (Martin Kilpatrick – now Bowmar Sports) located in Wilson, there is a long history […]
Butterfly 2019 February BTTC Open Tournament
(Courtesy of Broward Table Tennis Club) Butterfly 2019 February BTTC Open Tournament WHEN: SINGLES Friday & Saturday Feb 15,16 / TEAMS Sunday Feb 17, 2019 WHERE: 3371 N. University Drive, Davie FL 33024 SANCTIONED BY: U.S. Table Tennis Organization TOURNAMENT RATING: Four Star TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR: Carlos Zeller TOURNAMENT COMMITTEE: Carlos Zeller, Terese Terranova REFEREE: Terese […]
2019 CUSTTA TEAM OPEN
2019 CUSTTA TEAM OPEN Date: Saturday & Sunday, January 26th & 27th, 2019 Address: Calgary United Sports Table Tennis Association Bay #5, 401-33rd Street NE, Calgary, AB T2A 7R3 Sanctioned by: Alberta Table Tennis Association & Table Tennis Canada Entry Deadline: 9:30 pm Monday, January 21st, 2019 Equipment: White 3-star Butterfly G40+ balls (sponsored by […]
Raising the Bar to Reign Supreme
Raising the Bar to Reign Supreme (by Johnathan Humbles / Table Tennis Canada) From the start of the day it was obvious that there was a mixed doubles team there to ball. They showed no fear as they tore through the competition. Amassing a combined 66-23 point differential in just the two round-robin stages, Eugene […]
Picture This: Willy Leparulo’s View at the US Open
Picture This: Willy Leparulo’s View at the US Open (by Willy Leparulo) Picture this. The home of Walt Disney World, Sea World, Epcot and more, but the main event for me was the 2018 US Open of Table Tennis in Orlando, Florida at the Orange County Convention Center. People think of Orlando as having a […]
PongMobile Cup 2019 – Live stream information
February 15, 2019
The long-anticipated event is just a few days away. We’re super excited to present the most prestigious table… Read More
ICC Butterfly Winter Open Preview
February 14, 2019
(by Steve Hopkins) ICC will be host to the 3-day, 4-star ICC Butterfly Winter Open on February 22-24. … Read More
Wanting to Win Versus Hating to Lose
February 13, 2019
By Larry Hodges These are both great incentives in practice. Some want to win so badly that they’ll… Read More
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Allen & Sons Table Tennis Club
February 13, 2019
(by Steve Hopkins) Located in the San Fernando Valley, North of Santa Monica and Malibu in the greater… Read More
WAB Featured Club: Han-In Table Tennis Club
February 8, 2019
(by Steve Hopkins) With their location in Palisades Park, New Jersey, Han-In table Tennis is centrally located in… Read More
Boston Bruins’ Pucks & Paddles Raises $119,000
February 8, 2019
(by Steve Hopkins) The Boston Bruins held their annual PUCKS AND PADDLES ping pong tournament in Boston on… Read More
Straighten the Belt, and the Rest Falls into Place
February 4, 2019
By Larry Hodges Imagine when playing that your body is a belt. If your feet are in the… Read More
Pan American Cup Recap
February 4, 2019
(by Steve Hopkins / Photo by ITTF) Guaynabo, Puerto Rico was host to the Universal 2019 ITTF Pan… Read More
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