(by Steve Hopkins, photo TTBL via BeLa Sportfoto) FC Saarbrucken TT won the Final Four, securing the German team title. There were 5600 fans in attendance at the event in Frankfurt which featured the top four teams of the league season: Saarbrucken, Dusseldorf, Bergneustadt, and Bremen. In the Semifinals on Saturday, Borussia Dusseldorf needed all […]
CAD 1.38
Your Account
How To Return Different Serves
Posted on(By Larry Hodges, Member of US Table Tennis Hall of Fame We will define a “short” serve as any serve that, given the chance, would bounce at least twice on the receiver’s side of the table before going off the end. Any serve that doesn’t do this will be considered a “long” serve. To attack […]
Top Seeds Roll at Lagos Contender
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) This week, Lagos, Nigeria was the host of a WTT Contender series event. The top seed won four of the five events. Anders Lind was one of those top seeds that prevailed – winning Men’s Singles. Lind finished 5-0, pushed in a 3-2 win over Iulian Chirita, then a pair […]
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Sunny International Culture & Sports Center
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) Sunny International Culture & Sports Center is located in Scarborough – a city within the greater Toronto Metropolitan area. The club is just off of the Ontario 401 Express, about 25 kilometers to the North of the Toronto city center and easily accessible via public transportation. The club is a 10,000 square […]
WTT Youth Contender Mississauga
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) USA’s Sally Moyland continued her consistent play this week at the WTT Youth Contender series event in Mississauga, Canada. Moyland, who recently jumped up to World No. 62 on the strength of her performance at the World Team Championships, entered the U19 event this week as the top seed. The […]
Develop an Overpowering Strength
Posted on(By Larry Hodges, Member of US Table Tennis Hall of Fame At the beginning/intermediate levels, most matches are won by whoever is more consistent. Great strengths haven’t yet developed, and so while players do have strengths, the matches are mostly won by whoever makes the least mistakes. As you advance, this changes. At the intermediate/advanced […]
WAB CLUB FEATURE: South Bend Table Tennis
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) For 90 years, South Bend has been one of the centers of the North American table tennis world. Many of the best players, have played or trained there – and newest rendition of the club in the Beacon Resource Center is continuing this great tradition. The club features tournaments, a strong juniors emphasis, […]
Latest Rankings: Moregard 2, Coton 20, Jha 27, Moyland 62
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins, photo ETTU) Wang Chuqin, Truls Moregard, Tomokazu Harimoto, Felix Lebrun, and Lin Shidong are the top five this week. Hugo Calderano has slid down to No. 6, followed by Lin Yun-Ju, Sora Matsushima, Jang Woojin, and Dan Qiu. Flavien Coton continues to move up the rankings, with the Frenchman jumping up to […]
Saarbrucken Wins ETTU Champions League
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins, photo ETTU) The final result of the HYLO ETTU Champions League Men’s Final was very much as expected, the path to victory was a surprise. Four kicked off on Saturday with four of Europe’s elite clubs competing for the continent’s ultimate title. FC Saarbrucken TT made quick work of Polish squad KS […]
ETTU Champions Final Four: Saarbrucken and Montpellier Advance
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins, photo ETTU) The HYLO ETTU Champions League Men’s Final Four kicked off on Saturday with four of Europe’s elite clubs competing for the continent’s ultimate title. By the end of the day, the field was cut in half as a pair of dominant performances launched the top two teams into Sunday’s Final. […]
Do You Hit to the Three Spots?
June 8, 2026
(By Larry Hodges, Member of US Table Tennis Hall of Fame Table tennis is chess at lightning speed.… Read More
Kou Lei – Forehand Short Serve Return
June 8, 2026
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Kou Lei is executing the short serve return using the… Read More
WAB Club Feature: Table Tennis America
June 7, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins) With their location in Fremont, California, Table Tennis America is great position to serve the… Read More
Van Emburgh Builds Momentum in Brazil and Slovenia
June 7, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins) Jenson Van Emburgh continued his international campaign with a pair of strong results at ITTF… Read More
Dang Qiu Wins Third German National Championship
June 7, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins) Dang Qiu won his third German National Championship - dominating at the LOTTO Thuringen TT-Finals… Read More
Jorgic Wins, Jha Second in Skopje
June 7, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) When the dust finally settled at the WTT Contender event in Skopje, Macedonia,… Read More
Jha and Jorgic Reach Final in Skopje
June 6, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) USA's Kanak Jha doubled up on Saturday, winning early against Simon Gauzy (World… Read More
Kanak Kicking in Skopje
June 6, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) Kanak Jha is quietly having a great tournament in Macedonia this week, as… Read More
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.