(by Steve Hopkins) Mixed Doubles ended first and the Singles (Men’s and Women’s) titles were awarded a few days ago. So far, the medal count is 2 Gold Medals for China, 1 Gold for Japan, all three Silvers for China, and Bronze Medals for Germany (Men’s Singles), Japan (Women’s Singles), and Taipei (Mixed Doubles). Total Medals: […]
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WAB CLUB FEATURE: My Table Tennis Club Markham
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) My Table Tennis Club (MyTTC) is headquartered near the town center of Markham, a suburb of Toronto in Ontario, Canada. The Markham headquarters is 9,000 square feet with high ceilings, 18 tables, and 750 lux lighting that is ideal for table tennis. They also have a Mississauga campus with 18,000 square feet […]
WAB Featured Club: Washington DC Table Tennis
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) With weekly leagues, open play, tournaments, and coaching opportunities, the Washington DC Table Tennis Center has something for everyone. The 5,000 square foot dedicated table tennis facility has 10 professional Butterfly tables and 2 robots on wood flooring. There are group and private lessons, organized camps and leagues, sanctioned tournaments, after-school programs, […]
Table Tennis Stream Info for Summer Games: Friday Evening
Posted onIn the US, NBC will be providing broadcasts of the Summer Olympic Games through their various NBCUniversal networks. That coverage includes the main broadcast on the NBC network as well as other broadcasts on NBC Sports Peacock, NBCSN, a great deal of With table tennis starting up on Saturday morning in Japan, USA Network, and more. Coverage of table tennis will be a part of some of those broadcasts, so if you are a fan of Olympic Sports, in general, you can watch that coverage through the channels that you have available.
Coaching Tip of the Week: What Do You Do That Threatens Your Opponent?
Posted on(By Larry Hodges) If you don’t have something that threatens your opponent, then you can’t threaten the opponent. So, how do you develop something that threatens an opponent? You can’t do it by just training everything equally each session. You need to spend a huge amount of time developing the things you can do that […]
WAB Club Feature: New York Indoor Sports Club
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) With their club location in College Point, just off of the 678/Whitestone Expressway, the New York Indoor Sports Club is easily accessible from each of the Boroughs of New York City. They have a large facility that features 17 tables, a pro shop, high ceilings, great lighting, and professional flooring. The NYISC has […]
TeamUSA Olympic Hype: Get to Know Kanak Jha with this Collection of Links and Information
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) Butterfly-sponsored Kanak Jha is heading to Tokyo as the highest ranked of all the US table tennis players. At the last Olympics, he was the youngest of all of the US participants. This year, he enters as a seasoned international player who has been focused almost exclusively on table tennis, who has […]
Timo Boll Tips: 7 Quick Tips to Become a Safer Player
Posted onIn this video, Timo Boll provides seven tips for improving by avoiding mistakes. Tip 1: Keep the racket above the table Tip 2: Push your knees outward Tip 3: Bend your wrist Tip 4: Focus Tip 5: Play safer Tip 6: Vary your serves Tip 7: Come back to the table Watch below to see […]
Coaching Tip of the Week: Playing the Non-Adjuster
Posted on(By Larry Hodges) If your opponent is one who analyzes an opponent’s game and adjusts to it, and is able to identify patterns and take advantage of it, you need to be unpredictable and vary your tactics. But many players, probably most, do not do this. If your opponent is not one who adjusts, then […]
WAB Club Feature: Fullerton Table Tennis Academy
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) Fullerton Table Tennis Academy is located off Imperial Highway in Fullerton, California. The facility is near Bonita Pl and S Harbor Blvd/E Imperial Hwy in the neighborhoods of La Habra. This positions the club just North of Anaheim with easy access to all of the greater Los Angeles area. The Academy focuses on the […]
Push with Purpose and Placement
April 20, 2026
(By Larry Hodges, Member of US Table Tennis Hall of Fame So often players push just to keep… Read More
Simeon Martin – 1 Forehand Loop, 1 Backhand Loop
April 20, 2026
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Simeon Martin is executing a numbered based Forehand and Backhand… Read More
Great News: Texas Table Tennis Upcoming Head Coach Koji Itagaki
April 20, 2026
(By Texas Table Tennis Club) Koji Itagaki coached TSV Bad Königshofen of Table Tennis Bundesliga since 2016. Under… Read More
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
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