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Day 2 at the 2018 Butterfly Cary Cup Championships

(By Steve Hopkins) Day 2 at the 2018 Butterfly Cary Cup Championships at Triangle Table Tennis Center The signature event at the Cary Cup is the two-day Giant Round Robin that begins on Saturday morning, with 160 players from across the US and Canada, but the events scheduled on Thursday and Friday aren’t without their […]

Day 1 at the 2018 Butterfly Cary Cup Championships

(By Steve Hopkins) Day 1 at the 2018 Butterfly Cary Cup Championships at Triangle Table Tennis Center The signature event at the Cary Cup is the two-day Giant Round Robin that begins on Saturday morning, with 160 players from across the US and Canada, but the events scheduled on Thursday and Friday aren’t without their […]

Everybody Jumps: Fitness Challenge from Chen Longcan

(By Bruce Liu / Steve Hopkins) Everybody Jumps: Fitness Challenge from Chen Longcan Chen Longcan has issued a challenge to table tennis athletes – Double Skip !   Chen, a gold medalist in the Olympics (Men’s Doubles in 1988) and a seven time medalist at the World Championships, used jump rope and push-ups as a large part […]

MASTERING THE MENTAL APPROACH TO TOURNAMENT PLAY

(By Brian Pace) MASTERING THE MENTAL APPROACH TO TOURNAMENT PLAY With the Cary Cup around the corner and players putting the final touches on their training program, I thought I would take a departure from training tips and open up another aspect of table tennis. There are a multitude of things you have to do […]

WAB Club Feature: Spin & Smash Table Tennis & Ping Pong Club

(By Steve Hopkins) WAB Club Feature: Spin & Smash Table Tennis & Ping Pong Club Central Ohio is home to Spin & Smash, a table tennis club that is part ping pong social club and part table tennis training center. The club features eleven Butterfly tables and there are leagues, classes, clinics, and private coaching.  The […]

Cary Cup – Unique for Seventeen Years

(By Steve Hopkins) Cary Cup – Unique for Seventeen Years The deadline for entry into this event is March 26 – spots are limited.  Sign up here. The Cary Cup began in 2001 – a giant round-robin event designed to maximize the number of matches played by each competitor.  The event was unique in the […]

2018 Butterfly Canada Cup Finals: Siqian Wu in a Class of her Own

(By Barbara Wei) 2018 Butterfly Canada Cup Finals: Siqian Wu in a Class of her Own Siqian Wu (ON), top seed in the women’s event and defending 2017 Canada Cup Finals champion, only dropped a single game on her way to the championship title. With her precise ball placement and effortless control, Siqian made difficult […]

Wilmington Table Tennis’ Southeastern Sportsman of the Decade

(By Steve Hopkins) Wilmington Table Tennis’ Southeastern Sportsman of the Decade This week, Wilmington Table Tennis Club honored an important fixture in the North Carolina table tennis scene. The award was titled SOUTHEASTERN SPORTSMAN OF THE DECADE. It was presented to Richard Perez, who has been a primary force for a decade in running Cape […]

WAB Club Feature: California Table Tennis

(By Steve Hopkins) WAB Club Feature: California Table Tennis Located in Rosemead, California, in the heart of the San Gabriel Valley outside of Los Angeles, is a unique, full-time table tennis facility. California Table Tennis offers 16 Butterfly tables, professional rubber flooring, and some of the best playing conditions available in the United States.  The […]

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