(by Steve Hopkins) I recently had opportunity to try Butterfly Tenergy 19, I’ve been playing with Butterfly Tenergy and Dignics rubbers for some time. Most recently I have had Dignics 09c on my forehand and Dignics 05 on my backhand. There are some interesting differences with this rubber and I’m going to try to relay […]
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WAB Club Feature: Ly Table Tennis Academy
Posted onWAB Club Feature: Ly Table Tennis Academy (by Steve Hopkins) Located in the LaSalle borough of Montreal, in the south-west portion of the Island of Montreal along the Saint Lawrence river, is the Ly Table Tennis Academy. LYTTA has 8 quality tables and is aimed at players of all levels. The club is designed with […]
ITTF Rankings: WTT Winners Move Up
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins/Photo by WTT) The two WTT Middle East Hub Events have had some effect on the Rankings. Harimoto (who won the second event) has moved back into the World’s Top 4, and Ovtcharov (who won the first event) has moved up one position to No. 9. Others who finished in the Top 4 in […]
Coaching Tip of the Week: Do You Really Play the Middle?
Posted on( By Larry Hodges) Except at the advanced levels, few players really attack the middle effectively. What is the middle? It is roughly the opponent’s playing elbow, midway between forehand and backhand, where the opponent has to make a quick decision on which to use; move into position to do so; and then try to […]
WAB Club Feature: Seattle Pacific Table Tennis Club
Posted onWAB Club Feature: Seattle Pacific Table Tennis Club (by Steve Hopkins) Seattle Pacific Table Tennis Club (SPTTC) is located in Bellevue, Washington, off of highway SR-520 just over Lake Washington from North side of Seattle. The club is 9600 square feet with 18-foot ceilings, 16 Butterfly Centerfold tables, red Gerflor flooring, and two-toned walls to assist […]
WTT Middle East Hub 2 – Harimoto and Ito Win
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins, photo from ITTFworld) Despite surprises throughout the event, the final story in both the Men’s and Women’s event is that the top seed cruised on the final day. Harimoto beat Ovtcharov in the Semifinal (flipping the script from a week ago in the first Middle East Hub Event) and then rolled over […]
PongNow: Kai Zhang
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) The PongNow Interview Series – talking table tennis with the best players and personalities in the sport. The guest this week is Kai Zhang, a US Team who has been steadily improving with solid international results. _________________________ PongNOW Interview are powered by Butterfly. Comment on videos via twitter @PONGNOW. […]
WTT Middle East Hub 2 – Filus a Surprise Finalist
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins, photo from ITTFworld) The Semifinal rematch between Harimoto and Ovtcharov flipped the script from a week ago in the first Middle East Hub Event- this time with the players trading games to a 2-2 tie before Harimoto pulled ahead for the 4-2 win. Last week Ovtcharov won that match and went on […]
WTT Middle East Hub 2 – Surprises in the Final Four
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) Dimitrij Ovtcharov overcame 6 match-points by Anton Kallberg to log one of the biggest come-backs of the young 2021 ITTF Calendar. Kallberg won the first two games and the two were tied 13-13 in the third game of the best-of-three match. But Ovtcharov won 15-13, 12-10, 11-9 to pull out three 2-point […]
WTT Middle East Hub 2 – Final 8
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) Three of the four Semifinalists from the last Middle East Hub event have now made it through to the Quarterfinal of the WTT Middle East Hub Star Contender Event in Doha, Qatar. Top seeded Tomokazu Harimoto has topped his first two opponents 3-0, and will face Youngsik Jeoung in his Quarterfinal match […]
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