(by Steve Hopkins) In recent years, U.S. fans have followed Borussia Dusseldorf (with Timo Boll), and over the last year many have also been following Liebherr Ochsenhausen (who have added USA’s  Kanak Jha to their talented roster).  A few weeks ago these two teams each advanced to the Final of the German Cup – where Dusseldorf […]

(by Steve Hopkins) This video was originally posted by Alexis Zikria in 2012.  The video is titled “2010 Training with Timo Boll” and it shows the progression from warm up to simulated points and match situations.  The full video is 32 minutes and shows a solid work out from Timo Boll in his prime. Timo […]

(by Steve Hopkins) Below are video highlights from the 2020/21 German Cup Pokalfinal.  Defending champion ASV Grunwettersbach fell in the semifinal to Borussia Dusseldorf 3-1, and Liebherr Ochsenhausen needed the doubles tie breaker to beat Schwalbe Bergneustadt 3-2.  Ultimately it was Borussia Dusseldorf winning the Cup with a 3-1 win over Ochsenhausen. Boll was perfect […]

(by Steve Hopkins) When you visit the WE ARE BUTTERFLY Clubs page on the Butterfly Website, the map at the top of the page stands out.  There are We Are Butterfly (WAB) clubs in every major population center in the US and Canada – clubs in nearly every location where there are active groups of […]

(by Steve Hopkins) Four teams competed today in the 2020/21 German Cup.  Defending champion ASV Grunwettersbach fell in the semifinal to Borussia Dusseldorf 3-1, and Liebherr Ochsenhausen needed the doubles tie breaker to beat Schwalbe Bergneustadt 3-2. Borussia Dusseldorf was the top seed having dominated the regular season with only one loss.  The team played […]

(by Steve Hopkins) The PongNow Interview Series – talking table tennis with some of the best players and personalities in the sport. The guest this week is AJ Carney, the Manager of Table Tennis Operations and a Coach at Triangle Badminton and Table Tennis.  AJ is a great all-around athlete who excelled in table tennis […]

(by Steve Hopkins) A year ago, ITTF events started up in late January after the holiday break and that first month hit the ground running with three events – including the German Open.  The 2020 Calendar then listed 14 February events, 10 March events, and 13 April events. The 2021 Calendar is filling slowly, as […]

(by Steve Hopkins) The TTBL Liebherr Cup Final will be played this Saturday (January 9).  Three of the top four German Bundesliga teams will play,  Borussia Düsseldorf, TTF Liebherr Ochsenhausen, and TTC Schwalbe Bergneustadt.  As luck would have it, the fourth invitee, ASV Grünwettersbach just defeated Schwalbe Bergneustadt this week – so with a good […]