(by Steve Hopkins) Like all sporting events, the German professional league, the Liebherr TTBL, was cut short by the Coronavirus Pandemic. Now that play in Germany has resumed, and after the Dusseldorf Masters warm-up events, the final four teams met this week to complete the 2019/20 season with the Semifinal matches occurring earlier in the […]
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BUTTERFLY FAVORITES: Timo Boll Reverse Side-Spin Serve
This instructional video originally appeared in 2019. The video is titled “How to Reverse Sidespin Serve Like Timo Boll”. In the video, Boll explains how to do a short reverse side-spin serve in table tennis. He demonstrates the technique with examples showing his actual service during matches. Timo Boll has moved on to Dignics in […]
Open Doors: Spin & Smash Table Tennis & Ping Pong Center
(by Steve Hopkins) Spin & Smash Table Tennis & Ping Pong Center reopened on May 26 in Columbus, Ohio. This was the first date that gyms and fitness centers were allowed to open in Ohio, with the State’s Gyms Advisory Group providing a details list of guidelines and best practices to assist gyms and fitness […]
DÜSSELDORF MASTERS: Kanak Jha Videos
(by Steve Hopkins) With competitive table tennis back in Germany a few weeks before sanctioned events can be played in the US, we thought our viewers might enjoy watching the American Champion in competition. Kanak Jha had respectable results in his first tournament since the layoff. The Dusseldorf Masters is a three tournament series. Jha […]
Ovtcharov and Jha in Action in Dusseldorf
by Steve Hopkins (These photos and the full article *in German* can be found at tischtennis.de) A week ago, Timo Boll won the first installment of the Dusseldorf Masters, a tournament series held at the team facility of Borussia Dusseldorf and with the support of the German Table Tennis Federation. The top players in Germany […]
Coaching Tip Of The Week: How to Never Miss an Easy Smash
(By Larry Hodges) Few things are more frustrating than missing an easy smash that costs you a game or match. Especially under pressure, it’s easy to miss them. But if you follow three rules, you will never miss another one. Really! The three rules for never missing a smash are simple. Until the point is […]
Open Doors: A Cautionary Korean Tale
(by Steve Hopkins, photo from Yonhap News where caption notes this club in Western Seoul had a confirmed infection) South Korea reported 57 new cases of COVID-19 today, a day after reporting 50 new cases. This is two days in a row over a threshold of 50 – a government set limit on new cases […]
BUTTERFLY FAVORITES: Omar Assar v. Quadri Aruna 2018 Africa Cup
(by Steve Hopkins) This is a Butterfly Favorite. To set the stage, Nigeria’s Quadri Aruna had won the Africa Cup two years in a row. The Africa Cup serves as that continent’s qualification event for the World Cup, and like North America, there aren’t a lot of athletes that qualify by World Ranking so winning […]
PongNow: Dell Sweeris, Connie Sweeris, David Sakai, Donna Sakai (and Steve Hopkins)
(by Steve Hopkins) The PongNow interview series discusses table tennis with some of the best players and personalities in the sport. In this edition we have, Dell Sweeris, Connie Sweeris, David Sakai, and Donna Sakai discussing their overlapping histories in the sport. They were each strong junior players, each had a successful and notable career, […]
OPEN DOORS: Rhode Island Table Tennis Reopens
(by Steve Hopkins) The State of Rhode Island started a new COVID-19 recovery phase on June 1 allowing gyms and sports venues to open with new regulations in place for reporting, operation, cleaning, and social distancing. The Rhode Island Club will be opening beginning on June 8. Initially the club will be open for three […]
Ask the Expert Video: My First Combination Racket with Logan Rietz
November 19, 2025
(by Bowmar Sports) How to Choose Your First Table Tennis Setup? In a recent Ask the Experts session, Logan—one… Read More
Rachid El Bou Bou – Two Backhands, One Forehands
November 18, 2025
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Rachid El Bou Bou is executing Two Backhand Loops, and… Read More
Two Simple Ways to Approach Tactics
November 17, 2025
(By Larry Hodges) Tactics can be complicated because there are so many possibilities and so many styles to… Read More
Taiwo Adeyinka – Multiball Training Forehand Loop from underspin
November 17, 2025
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Taiwo Adeyinka is working with a student on the Forehand… Read More
MLTT Week 6 Recap: The Revolution and Wind Roll in Georgia
November 16, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins, photo MLTT) Week 6 of Major League Table Tennis visited Duluth, Georgia where the Princeton… Read More
WAB CLUB FEATURE: LATTA
November 16, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins) The Los Angeles Table Tennis Association (LATTA) LATTA is a non-profit organization established in 1998. The center… Read More
Fan Zhendong Wins in China
November 16, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins) The result of the final game was clear for several minutes as Fan Zhendong played… Read More
Maybelline Menéndez – Backhkand Push to Backhand Loop Sequencing
November 16, 2025
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Maybelline Menendez is executing a Backhand Push over the table,… Read More
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