Pan Am Games – Doubles Events Progress (by Steve Hopkins) The 2019 Pan American Games are underway in Lima, Peru. The tournament will run from August 4 to 10 with Doubles events starting Sunday and Singles and Team events later this week and concluding next weekend. The top seed in Men’s Singles is Hugo Calderano […]
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Tip of the Week – Serving Long
Posted on(By Larry Hodges) Serving deep has one major advantage and one major disadvantage. The advantage is that it forces an opponent to contact the ball as far from his/her target (your side of the table) as possible. The disadvantage is that it allows an opponent to attack more readily, especially with a loop drive. (Note […]
Pan Am Games – Underway in Lima
Posted onPan Am Games – Underway in Lima (by Steve Hopkins) The 2019 Pan American Games are underway in Lima, Peru. The tournament will run from August 4 to 10 with Doubles events starting Sunday and Singles and Team events later this week and concluding next weekend. The top seed in Men’s Singles is Hugo Calderano […]
WAB Club Feature: New York Table Tennis Inc.
Posted onWAB Club Feature: New York Table Tennis Inc. (by Steve Hopkins) The New York Table Tennis facility at 45-19 162nd St. in Flushing, New York in the borough of Queens. NYTT is positioned between 295, 495, and 678 with easy access from car and public transportation. The 2800 square foot facility has 10 Butterfly tables, […]
August Rankings: Xu Keeps Top Spot
Posted onAugust Rankings: Xu Keeps Top Spot (by Steve Hopkins/Photo by ITTF) The ITTF August rankings are out and Xu Xin has held on to the top spot. Fan Zhendong moved up a spot to No. 2, and Ma Long has jumped up two spots to No. 3. Lin Gaoyuan has slid two spots to No. […]
Do You Want to Know an Opponent’s Rating Before a Match?
Posted on(By Larry Hodges) If you know your opponent’s rating before a match, you have several advantages: You can use tactics and techniques that will generally defeat that level; If the opponent is lower rated, you can go in with confidence; If the opponent is higher rated, you can go in feeling you have nothing to […]
Yangyang Jia Joins Butterfly
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) Bowmar Sports has announced this week that Yangyang Jia has joined the Bowmar Sports Butterfly Team. Jia is a table tennis coach with more than 31,000 subscribers on YouTube and more than 4.5 million views. She has been a Chinese National Second Level athlete, won the Zhejiang Province Collegiate Table Tennis Association tournament […]
WAB FEATURED CLUB: Table Tennis Minnesota
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) Table Tennis Minnesota has three locations in the greater Minneapolis-St.Paul area. The Training Center location is on Concord Street in South St. Paul, the Jewish Center location is on Cedar Lake Road in Minneapolis, and the Bloomington Armory location is in Bloomington. The Training Center is open Monday-Thursday and Sunday and offers […]
Song Jeho Joins Butterfly
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) Bowmar Sports has announced this week that the Song Jeho Table Tennis Club has joined the Bowmar Sports Butterfly Team. The Song Jeho club is located in Koreatown in central Los Angeles. They provide a friendly environment to play the sport with options for all levels of players. Song Jeho offers high […]
T2 Diamond 2019 Review: Taipei is Tops in Malaysia
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins/Photo by ITTF) T2 Diamond 2019 opened its second season last week in Malaysia with the July 18-21 event in Iskandar. The T2 Diamond rules provide for a shorter version of the sport. The match is given 24 minutes to conclude and if the match is undecided at that point, then special rules […]
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
WTT Champions Macao: Preview
September 6, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) The draws were released today for the WTT Champions Macao 2026. The seedings… Read More
Taiwo Adeyinka – Backhand Counterattack & Ball Placement
September 6, 2026
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Taiwo Adeyinka is working with a student on the Backhand… Read More
Rachid El Bou Bou – Forehand Opening & Backhand Follow up
September 5, 2026
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Rachid El Bou Bou is executing at Serve, Backhand Loop,… Read More
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