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 […]
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Coaching tip of the week: Heavy and No-Spin Pushes
Posted onCoaching tip of the week: Heavy and No-Spin Pushes (By Larry Hodges) A good, quick, well-placed, heavy, low, deep push is valuable at all levels, even the world-class level. So develop all aspects of that shot, especially against backspin or no-spin serves. But there’s another weapon that many forget, and that’s the no-spin push. Against […]
Top Ten Ways to Be a Professional at All Levels
Posted onTop Ten Ways to Be a Professional at All Levels (By Larry Hodges) This tip won’t help you win more matches. In fact, it might cost you a match where, by playing unsportsmanlike, you might have psyched an opponent out of a match. But if you do that, did youreally win the match? Here are the Top […]
2018 Butterfly Southeastern Open Giant Round Robin Results
Posted on2018 Butterfly Southeastern Open Giant Round Robin Results (by Steve Hopkins) The 2018 Butterfly Southeastern Giant Round Robin tournament concluded on Sunday. 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 […]
Liebherr 2018 ITTF Men’s World Cup Results
Posted onLiebherr 2018 ITTF Men’s World Cup Results (By Steve Hopkins/Photo by ITTF) The Liebherr 2018 Men’s World Cup has concluded in Paris, France. This three-day annual event begins with group rounds on the first day and concludes with two days of elimination rounds. Entry is by invitation only, as twenty of the best players in […]
WAB Featured Club: Wang Chen Table Tennis Club
Posted onWAB Featured Club: Wang Chen Table Tennis Club (by Steve Hopkins) With three locations in the greater New York City area, the Wang Chen Table Tennis Club is strategically placed to serve the largest metropolitan area in the United States. The locations are in Manhattan in New York as well as Westwood and Newport in […]
2018 MDTTC October Open
Posted on2018 MDTTC October Open (By Larry Hodges, tournament director/Photo by PongMobile.com) This tournament is dedicated to those who don’t believe ratings mean anything. Okay, they really don’t . . . except when they do. As they did this tournament. What am I talking about? Here’s a quick rundown of the eleven events: Open Singles top seed […]
2018 Butterfly Canada Cup #2 Results
Posted on2018 Butterfly Canada Cup #2 Results (by Steve Hopkins) My Table Tennis Club Waterloo hosted the event at their location in Kitchener Ontario in the greater Toronto area. The event included Men’s and Women’s Singles events, Men’s and Women’s Team events, Girls and Boys Cadet events, and a Hopes Boys event. MEN’S SINGLES The top […]
WAB FEATURED CLUB: Fullerton Table Tennis Academy
Posted onWAB FEATURED CLUB: FULLERTON TABLE TENNIS ACADEMY (by Steve Hopkins) Fullerton Table Tennis Academy is located off Imperial Highway in Fullerton, California. The facility is near Bonita Pl and S Harbor Blvd/E Imperial Hwy in the neighborhoods of La Habra. This positions the club just North of Anaheim with easy access to all of the […]
China, Japan, USA: Top Three at the Youth Olympics Games
Posted onChina, Japan, USA: Top Three at the Youth Olympics Games (by Steve Hopkins/Photo by ittfworld) The singles competition concluded on Wednesday in Buenos Aires at the 3rd Youth Olympic Games. The event mirrors the Summer Olympics covering a wide range of sports as well as cultural and educational events. The games will run from October […]
Patrick Franziska vs Tomokazu Harimoto | MS Final | WTT Frankfurt 2026
November 13, 2026
(By Butterfly Americas) If you missed the men’s singles final at WTT Champions Frankfurt 2026, catch the full… Read More
Raymond Zhang Named Canadian Table Tennis Coach of the Year for Second Consecutive Year
November 13, 2026
(By Raymond Zhang / Butterfly Americas) Raymond Zhang, head coach of Three10 TTC, has been named Canadian Coach… Read More
Patrick Franziska vs Shunsuke Togami | MS SF | WTT Frankfurt 2026
November 13, 2026
(By Butterfly Americas) Relive the semifinal action from WTT Champions Frankfurt 2026, where Germany’s Patrick Franziska gave the… Read More
Lin Yun-Ju vs Tomokazu Harimoto | MS SF | WTT Frankfurt 2026
November 12, 2026
(By Butterfly Americas) Relive the action from WTT Frankfurt 2026 where Tomokazu Harimoto held off two comebacks from… Read More
Yu Di – Long Pips Chop Block Mechanics
November 12, 2026
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Yu Di is working with Jiangshan Guo on the Mechanics… Read More
Shashin Shodhan Amicus Training Series – Loop Transition
November 11, 2026
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Amicus Training Series, Shashin Shodhan is executing a Loop Sequence and Footwork Drill… Read More
Angel Naranjo – Reverse Pendulum Serve
November 10, 2026
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Angel Naranjo is demonstrating the Reverse Pendulum Serve to the… Read More
Harimoto and Hayata Win in Frankfurt
November 9, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) Germany's Patrick Franziska gave hope to Germany fans with his heroics, but ultimately… Read More
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