(by Steve Hopkins) There are a lot of different ways to play our game – and it is played at many different levels. This isn’t an article about our US Team members striving to hone professional skills to become relevant on the World stage, and it isn’t an article about young players honing their skills […]
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Butterfly Top 10 Videos of 2021
Posted onby Steve Hopkins In 2021, Butterfly worked hard to provide entertainment and information through videos, articles, reviews, and interviews. Below is a list of 10 of our favorite Bowmar Sports videos of 2021. Our most viewed video was a March edition of ASK THE EXPERTS featuring David Zhuang discussing the Timo Boll ALC blade and […]
BUTTERFLY 2021 YEAR IN REVIEW
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) As 2021 draws to a close, ButterflyOnline.com is taking a look back at the top stories, headlines and highlights from the year in table tennis. Here’s our list of BUTTERFLY TOP MOMENTS of 2021: Boll Perfect as Dusseldorf takes German Cup Boll and Dusseldorf Perfect: As January 2021 started, the German […]
Coaching Tip of the week: Equally Comfortable Attacking or Defending
Posted on(By Larry Hodges) Many players tend to strongly favor either offense or defense. Even at higher levels, many players are very comfortable attacking, but get very uncomfortable and inconsistent when the opponent attacks first. At lower levels, it’s often the reverse, where they are most comfortable pushing and blocking, and hoping the opponent misses. One […]
US Open Review: Lily Zhang, Lei Kou, and Ian Seidenfeld Among the Winners
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) The 2021 calendar year ended with the US Open. Usually, this event is the premier event in the country, but with the World Championships held in Houston just a few weeks earlier, this was not a typical year. It seems we’ve had a lot of atypical events (and atypical years) of late – […]
Coaching Tip of the week: If You Play to Not Lose, You Are Playing to Lose
Posted on(By Larry Hodges) This is a simple one. When a player has a good lead or is playing a seemingly weaker player, they often play to “not lose.” This means lowering their own level of play, since they are no longer doing what they normally do. They are literally abandoning whatever gave them that lead […]
2021 US Open Update
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) While the Open Singles events, the premiere events of the US Open Table Tennis Championships are just getting to the Quarterfinals, other events have concluded. Canada’s Simeon Martin won the U-21 Men’s Singles event. Martin took advantage of a lucky draw (top seed, Vlialta Garcia fell in the group stage to Taran […]
TTBL Update: Dusseldorf 10-0, Ochsenhausen Still Second
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) Borussia Dusseldorf swept past Werder Bremen today 3-0 to extend their record in the German League to 10-0. They’ve been so dominant to this point that they have won 30 of the 35 individual matches and have only needed to extend beyond the singles into doubles on one occasion. Today’s match saw […]
WAB CLUB FEATURE: PingPod
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) PingPod was born as a pop up on Canal St. When the team saw the joy that a ping pong table in a garage brought to so many people, they knew they needed to find a way to make table tennis more accessible to many more people in NYC and beyond. Doors […]
WTT Feeder Event: Duda and Liu Win in Dusseldorf
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins, Photo WTT) The first of a series of World Table Tennis Feeder Events concluded last Friday in Dusseldorf, Germany. Two more are planned for January. Feeder events are not intended to be for top tier players, but with cash prizes and ITTF ranking points, these events will help provide rising stars the […]
Portland Paddlers Win MLTT Season 3
April 19, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins) Why is there a Golden Game? For Moments Like These. With the entire season hanging… Read More
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Seattle Pacific Table Tennis Club
April 19, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins) Seattle Pacific Table Tennis Club (SPTTC) is located in Bellevue, Washington, off of highway SR-520… Read More
Angel Naranjo is Central American & Caribbean Champion
April 19, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) After anchoring Team Puerto Rico to a win earlier in the week, Angel… Read More
Anav Gupta Among Surprise Winners at US Junior National Ranking II
April 19, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins) The 2026 US Junior National Ranking Tournament II wrapped up last week at HITTA in… Read More
World Team Championships: Preview
April 19, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) One hundred years after the inaugural World Championships were held in London (1926),… Read More
World Table Tennis Day in Rhode Island
April 19, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins) With an official proclamation this week in the Rhode Island House of Representatives, the state… Read More
Jenson Van Emburgh back on the International Stage: Brazil to Slovenia
April 19, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins) After months of recovery and rebuilding, Jenson Ven Emburgh is heading back to the international… Read More
Marcos Madrid – 3 Point Forehand Loop
April 18, 2026
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Marcos Madrid is executing the 3 Point Forehand Loop Footwork… Read More
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