Boston Bruins’ 2020 Pucks & Paddles Raises $125,000 (by Steve Hopkins) The Boston Bruins annual PUCKS AND PADDLES was held in Boston on Friday. The event began with autograph sessions and exhibition matches. The main event was a doubles tournament that matched Bruins team members with fans who had been the highest bidder in […]
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Don’t Learn to Play Every Style – Learn to Adjust
Posted onDon’t Learn to Play Every Style – Learn to Adjust (By Larry Hodges) Many players believe that they need to learn to play every style. Well, according to my calculations, there are as many playing styles as there are players in the world. No, you don’t need to learn to play every style. It’s true […]
World Veterans Rankings: US Players Shine at Start of 2020
Posted onWorld Veterans Rankings: US Players Shine at Start of 2020 (By Steve Hopkins) With the World Veterans Tour now in full swing worldwide, the ITTF publishes regular Veterans Rankings. Ranking categories are by age with 40 being the youngest and 80 being the oldest. In the Men’s Veterans Rankings, the Over 80 age tier is led […]
WAB Club Feature: Houston International Table Tennis Academy
Posted onWAB Club Feature: Houston International Table Tennis Academy (By Steve Hopkins) Located in Katy, Texas on the West side of Metropolitan Houston, is the Houston International Table Tennis Academy (HITTA). Consistent with being located in the largest city in the largest State, HITTA provides one of the largest professional table tennis training academies in the country. […]
The English National Championship: One Step at a Time
Posted onThe English National Championship: One Step at a Time (by Steve Hopkins) The US Nationals are a massive event with a hundred tables and a thousand players collected in one huge room in the same week to compete across 80 or 90 events. The format of the US Nationals has been debated in recent years […]
Picking Football Winners… with Table Tennis Logic: LSU versus Clemson
Posted onPicking Football Winners… with Table Tennis Logic: LSU versus Clemson (by Steve Hopkins) It’s no surprise to anyone reading this post that my sport doesn’t make headlines in the US. Because of this, I like to find table tennis angles to most of the big sporting events. And, at this time, I’m announcing my TT-focused pick for […]
Coaching tip of the week: How to Develop a Nasty Forehand Flip
Posted onCoaching tip of the week: How to Develop a Nasty Forehand Flip (By Larry Hodges) A nice forehand flip is a valuable weapon, especially if you can also flip with the backhand (which is usually easer than a forehand flip). It means that you can attack any short serve, so opposing servers are in constant […]
WAB Club Feature: Salt Lake City Table Tennis
Posted onWAB Club Feature: Salt Lake City Table Tennis (By Steve Hopkins) With their location just off highway 215, about 8 miles Southwest of the City Center, Salt Lake City Table Tennis is easily reachable across this large metropolitan area. The club has been in operation in the West Valley City neighborhood since 2011, having expanded […]
January 2020 ITTF Rankings: Fan Starts 2020 On Top
Posted onJanuary 2020 ITTF Rankings: Fan Starts 2020 On Top (By Steve Hopkins) Fan Zhendong tops the first ITTF World Ranking list of 2020. Fan replaced Xu Xin – the two traded the top position three times in 2019. Ma Long is in third (only 500 points separate him from the second spot), and Lin Gaoyuan […]
Marvellous 2020 Review: Fan Repeats, Qihao and Yuling Surprise
Posted onMarvellous 2020 Review: Fan Repeats, Qihao and Yuling Surprise (By Steve Hopkins / Photo: Brian Yuxiang) Each year, China’s Marvellous 12 brings the top Chinese players together for an invitational where the first prize is an automatic invite to the World Championships. Six of the Marvellous 12 are players seeded based upon World Rankings. The other […]
US Open Teams: Rockets Blast Off from Myrtle Beach
September 8, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins, photo USATT) Teams events bring a special comradery and a particular kind of pressure. Its… Read More
The Game Between the Points by Di Liu
September 8, 2026
(Coach Di Liu) In table tennis, we often discuss techniques: Forehand, backhand, serve, receive and footwork. But there… Read More
Lingshaui Meng – Half Long Loop
September 8, 2026
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Lingshaui Meng focusing on looping a half long ball after… Read More
Practice Matches
September 7, 2026
(By Larry Hodges, Member of US Table Tennis Hall of Fame) A practice match is just that -… Read More
Showtime Table Tennis News: Ontario Summer Games Bronze Medal
September 7, 2026
(by Showtime Table Tennis/Butterfly Americas) Following our July update, the Ontario Summer Games took place locally in Waterloo… Read More
Edmarie Leon Multi Ball Random Play
September 7, 2026
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Edmarie Leon is using multi-ball to train her Forehand &… Read More
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Austin Table Tennis Club
September 6, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins) The Austin Table Tennis Club is located at 8956 Research Blvd in Austin. They are just… Read More
Togami Wins in Almaty
September 6, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins) Shunsuke Togami, World No. 14, was the top seed in Almaty for this week's WTT… Read More
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