Jabdiel Torres Joins Butterfly (by Steve Hopkins) This week, Bowmar Sports announced that Puerto Rican junior player Jabdiel Torres joined the Bowmar Sports Butterfly Team. Torres is a High School junior from Salinas, Puerto Rico. In 2018 he was the Puerto Rican champion in the under 15 category. He stepped up to the National Team this […]
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WAB CLUB FEATURE: Canadian Elite Table Tennis Training Centre
Posted onWAB CLUB FEATURE: Canadian Elite Table Tennis Training Centre (by Steve Hopkins) The Canadian Elite Table Tennis Training Centre (“Elite”) is a table tennis club and training centre in Mississauga, Ontario. Mississauga is just to the West of Toronto, about 30 kilometers from the city center. The facility is just off the Ontario 401 Express, easily […]
Women’s World Cup Recap: Shiwen Sequel, Historic Results for USA
Posted onWomen’s World Cup Recap: Shiwen Sequel, Historic Results for USA (by Steve Hopkins, photo by ITTF) China’s Liu Shiwen has won the World Cup for the fifth time. Her victory over Zhu Yuling in the all-China final in front of home fans in Chengdu, China is certainly a headline of the Uncle Pop 2019 ITTF […]
Women’s World Cup: Historic Results for USA
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins, photo by ITTF Remy Gros) There’s an American in the Semifinal of an ITTF major event. Its been a lot of years, since that’s been true. The Uncle Pop 2019 ITTF Women’s World Cup in Chengdu China has progressed to its final day — standing among the remaining final four players is […]
Tip of the Week: React to Opponent’s Forward Swing
Posted onReact to Opponent’s Forward Swing (By Larry Hodges) When you watch a top player, they seem to have almost supernatural reflexes. The other guy will crush the ball, and whether he gets it back or not, he always seems to react instantly. How does he do this? The secret is he’s not reacting to the […]
Gabriel Perez Joins Butterfly
Posted onGabriel Perez Joins Butterfly (by Steve Hopkins) This week Bowmar Sports announced that Gabriel Perez has joined the Bowmar Sports Butterfly Team. In April of this year, the 17-year-old made headlines anchoring the Puerto Rican team at the 2019 Caribbean Junior and Cadet Championships. Behind Perez’ great play, Puerto Rico took the Team Championship and Perez […]
WAB Featured Club: Denver Table Tennis Alliance
Posted onWAB Featured Club: Denver Table Tennis Alliance (by Steve Hopkins) Located on Curtis Street, just North of the city center, in Denver, is the Denver Table Tennis Alliance. The club is open six days per week – every day except for Tuesdays. The club features 8 butterfly tables, barriers, great lighting, and Gerflor rubber flooring. […]
Top Ten Reasons You Might Not Be as Good at Table Tennis as You Could Be
Posted onTop Ten Reasons You Might Not Be as Good at Table Tennis as You Could Be By (Larry Hodges) You have faced really good serves and yet have made no serious attempt to learn them yourself. You don’t think you have enough talent, when long-term training almost always overcomes any such lack of talent. You’ve […]
Butterfly Buzz: WAB Coach Spotlight – Byung Jun An
Posted onButterfly Buzz: WAB Coach Spotlight – Byung Jun An (by Steve Hopkins) Byung Jun (Sam) An is the Head Coach at the Han-In Table Tennis Club in New Jersey. Sam has achieved a Regional Coaching Certification from USATT. His 35 years as a coach makes him one of the most experienced in the country. At […]
Swedish Open Review: Swedes Out Early, Young Chinese Excel
Posted onSwedish Open Review: Swedes Out Early, Young Chinese Excel (by Steve Hopkins/Photo by ITTF) The 2019 ITTF World Tour Swedish Open was held this week in Stockholm. The first tour event of October brought out some of the world’s best, including four of the top five ranked men in the world and fourteen of the […]
Don’t Start Below the Table
April 22, 2026
Robot plays backspin to short middle, half long in middle or long in middle randomly. The player needs… Read More
Jessica Reyes Lai – WTT Singapore Highlights, pt 2
April 22, 2026
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Bowmar Sports Tournament Highlights,, Jessica Reyes Lai is in action in more WTT… Read More
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
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