Site Products

WAB FEATURED CLUB: NYITTC

Posted on

WAB FEATURED CLUB: NYITTC (by Steve Hopkins) The New York International Table Tennis Center (NYITTC) is a table tennis training center in the Flushing neighborhood of the Borough of Queens in New York City.  The center is just minutes from highways, subways, and bus stations – easily accessible to the most densely populated area of […]

Use Your Weaknesses or They Will Always Be Weaknesses

Posted on

Use Your Weaknesses or They Will Always Be Weaknesses (By Larry Hodges) Suppose, for example, you have a strong forehand loop against backspin, but your backhand loop against backspin isn’t so good. Then you probably use the forehand every chance you can, and avoid using the backhand loop. Result? You continue to have a strong […]

Announcing the PongMobile Cup 2019

Posted on

Announcing the PongMobile Cup 2019 (by Steve Hopkins) Washington DC Table Tennis will host the first PongMobile Cup this February.  The stated goal is to offer the most prestigious table tennis team event in the capital area. The tournament will take place on Sunday, February 17, 2019.  The MDCTT club at 6403 Chillum Pl NW […]

Austrian Open Update: Xu Xin and a Series of Upsets

Posted on

Austrian Open Update: Xu Xin and a Series of Upsets (by Steve Hopkins/Photo by ITTF) The Seamaster 2018 ITTF World Tour Platinum, Liebherr Austrian Open is down to the last day.  The men’s event included 177 competitors and began with qualifying rounds which lead to 16 qualifiers who joined the top 16 seeds in the […]

2018 Butterfly Southeastern Open Giant Round Robin

Posted on

2018 Butterfly Southeastern Open Giant Round Robin (by Steve Hopkins) The 2018 Butterfly Southeastern Giant Round Robin tournament was held last month.  The 4-star three-day tournament featured five rated events and $7,500.  Triangle Table Tennis in Morrisville, North Carolina was the host. Friday included two warm-up singles events:  Under 1800 and Over 1800.  Changbo Lu took […]

Seamaster ITTF World Tour Swedish Open

Posted on

Seamaster ITTF World Tour Swedish Open (by Steve Hopkins/Photo courtesy of ITTF) The top two seeds in the tournament were Fan Zhendong and Xu Xin.  Both advanced to the final easily. The top half of the draw had 6 Chinese players (out of 16 total players).   Fan played four matches in the tournament, and three […]

Rhode Island TT Fall Open

Posted on

Rhode Island TT Fall Open (by Steve Hopkins) The RITTA Fall Open was held on November 4th at the Rhode Island Club in Manville.  The one-star USATT-sanctioned tournament included six events — all singles events based upon rating. Henry Kopczacki won the 1100, David Afando won the 1350, Yulang Wang won the 1600, Charles Cavicchio […]

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

Posted on

WAB Club Feature: Spin & Smash Table Tennis & Ping Pong Club (By Steve Hopkins) 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 is located on the West side of Columbus just off of I-270, the Jack […]

Don’t Try So Hard When Ending the Point

Posted on

Don’t Try So Hard When Ending the Point (By Larry Hodges) When you put everything into a shot, you lose control and consistency. You often lose power as well as you can’t really time all your muscles together at 100%, and instead end up with a spastic shot that’s difficult to control. Watch the top […]

Latest News

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
View All News

Get the latest from Butterfly

Stay “In The Loop” with Butterfly professional table tennis equipment, table tennis news, table tennis technology, tournament results, and We Are Butterfly players, coaches, clubs and more.