(by Steve Hopkins) China’s grip on the top of the rankings was strengthened this week and Liang Jinkun moved into third position – behind No. 1 Fan Zhendong and No. 2 Ma Long.  Jinkun jumped over Hugo Calderano who is now in fourth.  The real news starts with No. 5, where Truls Moregard has moved […]

(by Steve Hopkins) The Boston Table Tennis Center is in Medford, just North of Cambridge and Somerville and only four miles from  Boston’s city center.  The club is just off I-93 (Northern Expressway), and near the Orange and Blue Lines, providing easy access to the greater Boston metropolitan area. The BTTC is a 3000 square foot […]

(by Steve Hopkins) Later this week, the US will again be host to an important international event.  This time, its a World Table Tennis Feeder Event that will be played in Fremont, California at the Table Tennis America club.  The top seed in the Men’s event is World No. 17 Mattias Falck, second seed is […]

(by Steve Hopkins) Sunny Culture & Sports Center is located at Scarborough, Sheppard, and Brimley Street in Scarborough – a city within the greater Toronto Metropolitan area.  The club is just off of the Ontario 401 Express, about 25 kilometers to the North of the Toronto city center and easily accessible via public transportation. The […]

(By Steve Hopkins) When Steve Rowe launched Aerobic Table Tennis, adapting the physical movements of our sport into a fitness program designed for improved mental and physical conditioning, his hope was that it would reach out not just within the UK but to all countries.  Aerobic Table Tennis was a regular contributor to ButterflyOnline.com over the […]

(by Steve Hopkins) The twenty-two match season has ended for the TTBL, the German professional table tennis league called the Tischtennis Bundesliga.  Borussia Dusseldorf finished first with a 20-2 record, dominating from start to finish.  Saarbrucken started slow, in fourth for much of the first half of the season, but were dominant in the second […]

(By Steve Hopkins) Denver Table Tennis Alliance features 8 butterfly tables, barriers, great lighting, and Gerflor rubber flooring.  The great facility is combined with a friendly atmosphere to provide a great place where table tennis knowledge and experience are freely shared and available to all. With all these characteristics, the Denver Table Tennis Alliance are proud […]

(by Steve Hopkins) For several years, Dimitrij Ovtcharov has been the anchor on a Russian League team called Fakel Gazprom Orenburg. That Fakel team has been one of the strongest in the European Champions League and has been the dominant team in the Russian League.  Last week, Ovtcharov announced he would be leaving that team […]

(Steve Hopkins) Most articles aren’t written about the author – the journalist is more of a background observer.  In this case, I actually competed in the 2022 Butterfly Puerto Rico Open Teams Tournament – and I brought my family along for vacation.  For those of you that didn’t make it to San Juan this year […]

(by Steve Hopkins) At the top of the 2022 Butterfly Puerto Rico Open Teams Tournament were some of the best players in the hemisphere – Zhou Xin and Brian Afanador and Adriana Diaz and Lily Zhang all competed in the top division (and all advanced to the Semifinals). The tournament, however, extended out for six […]