(by Steve Hopkins, photo Borussia Dusseldorf) TTBL and Champions League Club Borussia Dusseldorf has announced that Fan Zhendong has signed a one-year contract for the 2026-27 season. Fan is currently under contract with Saarbrucken, and is a part of that team as they are favorites to win both the TTBL and Champions League. However, he […]
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The Five Attacking Placements
Posted on(By Larry Hodges, Member of US Table Tennis Hall of Fame Most often coaches and top players (including me) talk about attacking the “three spots” – wide forehand and backhand, and middle (opponent’s transition point between forehand and backhand, roughly the elbow). But there are really five spots to play, though not always in the […]
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Royal Badminton Academy
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) Royal Badminton Academy is located to the Northwest of Washington DC near Dulles International Airport. Like many other locations across the US, Royal Badminton Academy will be blending their existing Badminton facility to also offer Table Tennis. (Royal Table Tennis) The Sterling, Virginia location has offered a variety of badminton activities for […]
Cho’s to the New King in Chongqing
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) By the time we reached the final Sunday matches at the WTT Champions Chongqing, the highest remaining seed was Tomokazu Harimoto (World No. 5). Like the three higher seeds in the event, Harimoto fell via upset – losing 4-2 to Wen Ruibo. For his part, Ruibo was the only Chinese […]
Full Swing in Chongqing: Top Three Seeds are Out
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) Truls Moregard was the first of the top three seeds to fall, losing 1-3 to Wen Ruibo – a 19-year-old Chinese player who has already been a Finalist in WTT events twice on his way to his World No. 27 ranking. Ruibo went on to take out World No. 12 Dang Qiu […]
Return to Ready Position Even When Blocking in Drills or Warmup
Posted on(By Larry Hodges, Member of US Table Tennis Hall of Fame One of the banes of my coaching existence are players who lazily block in drills by just holding their racket out, relentlessly blocking back ball after ball with great efficiency in a way they would never do in a real match. And, of course, […]
Lots of Changes in the Rankings
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) Wang Chuqin has held on to the top position, but there was some shuffling throughout the rest of the Top 10. Truls Moregard is up three spots to World No. 2. Lin Shidong has stayed in the third spot, and Hugo Calderano dropped two spots to No. 4. After that, its Harimoto, […]
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Rhode Island Table Tennis
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) For most of the year, the Rhode Island Club is open 5 days each week for open play and leagues, and at different times during the year the other two days are set aside for juniors programs and lessons. Rhode Island is the smallest State by size in the USA, but the depth […]
WTT Champions Chongqing Preview
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) We don’t always do “preview” articles on WTT Champions events, but this particular event isn’t the norm. Nineteen of the World Top 25 will be in action this week in Chongqing as well as American Kanak Jha, the pair of rising young Frenchmen Poret and Coton. Shidong is not present, but a […]
Play the Inner Forehand Against Backhand Players
Posted onBy Larry Hodges, Member of US Table Tennis Hall of Fame Many players with strong backhands cover the middle of the table with their backhands. It’s a smart strategy, and allows them to dominate with their best shot to all parts of the table. To stop this, players often play to their forehand – only […]
Geovanny Coello, National Grand Prix Champion In The Adult Category
August 24, 2026
(by Butterfly Americas) Butterfly-sponsored coach and player Geovanny Coello was crowned champion of the National Table Tennis Grand Prix – Adult… Read More
Amicus Prime: The Perfect Training Partner
August 24, 2026
(by Butterfly Americas) Meet Amicus Prime, the table tennis robot built to keep you improving every day. Control… Read More
Sanuka Herath – 2026 Canadian Nationals Men’s Singles Highlights
August 24, 2026
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Sanuka Herath in action at the Canadian Nationals in Men's… Read More
MLTT Meet the Teams: Los Angeles Spinners
August 23, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins, photo MLTT) The Los Angeles Spinners boast veteran muscle and young upside, making them a… Read More
Getting to Know Carlos Gracia Rodriguez
August 23, 2026
from Bowmar Sports and Carlos Gracia Rodriguez) Recently, we had the opportunity to connect with Carlos Gracia Rodriguez,… Read More
Allen & Sons Table Tennis Club
August 23, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins) Tucked into the San Fernando Valley just north of Santa Monica and Malibu, Allen & Sons… Read More
Kwong and Mittelham Win in Berlin
August 23, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) The tour stop this week was Berlin for a WTT Feeder series event. … Read More
Saivaishnav Senthilkumar – Footwork & Stroke Chemistry
August 23, 2026
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Saivaishnav Senthilkumar is executing a Footwork and Stroke Chemistry drill… Read More
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