(By Steve Hopkins) 2018 World Team Championships Preview We are now 10 days away from the kickoff of the Liebherr 2018 World Team Table Tennis Championships. The Championships will be held from Sunday April 29 to Sunday May 6 in Halmstad, Sweden. The Men’s event is known as the Swaythling Cup and has been held […]
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WIE LOVE PING PONG: Michelle Wie Raises Money for Hawaii Junior Golf
Posted on(By Steve Hopkins) Michelle Wie Raises Money for Hawaii Junior Golf Last weekend was the 4th table tennis fundraiser featuring Michelle Wie. The “Wie Love Ping Pong” event is coordinated by the Hawaii State Junior Golf Association and raises funds for HSJGA College Scholarships. The event was a great success – raising over $40,000. The […]
Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Finals
Posted on(By Steve Hopkins) Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Finals Nigeria’s Quadri Aruna defeated India’s Sharath Achanta in one Semifinal and Singapore’s Ning Gao defeated England’s Sam Walker in the other. Neither of the Semifinal matches were ever in doubt, with the winners advancing 4-0 on both sides of the draw. In the Final, Gao jumped […]
Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Update
Posted on(By Steve Hopkins) Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Update MEN’S EVENTS A lot of big names were present in the Round of 16 yesterday at the Commonwealth Games being held in Australia this year. The winners were England’s Liam Pitchford and Sam Walker, Canada’s Eugene Wang, Singapore’s Gao Ning, Nigeria’s Quadri Aruna, and all three […]
2018 Asian Cup Recap: An Early Knockdown Doesn’t Deter the Champ
Posted on(By Steve Hopkins) 2018 Asian Cup Recap: An Early Knockdown Doesn’t Deter the Champ The first day of the 2018 Asian Cup included a real shake-up of the top seeds as rising 14 year old Japanese star Tomakazu Harimoto upset World No.1 Fan Zhendong 3-1 in the round robins and Korea’s Sangsu Lee defeating China’s Gaoyuan […]
WAB Club Feature: Maryland Table Tennis Center
Posted onWAB Club Feature: Maryland Table Tennis Center (By Larry Hodges) The Maryland Table Tennis Center, founded in 1992, has been a successful full-time table tennis training center in the United States for almost 30 years. The club dominated play in the U.S. in the 1990s and much of the 2000s, winning over half of the gold medals […]
Butterfly America Open Hosted by ICC Features Top Talent
Posted on(By Barbara Wei) Butterfly America Open Hosted by ICC Features Top Talent ICC (India Community Center) in Milpitas, California has become one of the most well known full-time table tennis facilities in America. In addition to their superb elite training programs, extensive coaching staff and professional space, ICC is pushing the envelope in producing high […]
Featured WAB Club: Li Loeber
Posted on(By Steve Hopkins) Featured WAB Club: Li Loeber Li Loeber Table Tennis INC had a grand opening last December – Its the newest addition to the sport of table tennis in the largest City in America. Li Loeber Table Tennis is conveniently located in the Flushing neighborhood of New York City in the borough of […]
Cary Cup – More Thrills in 2018
Posted on(By Steve Hopkins) Cary Cup – More Thrills in 2018 Once again, the Cary Cup has brought together players not just from up and down the East Coast, but from all corners of the United States and abroad. The event began in Cary NC in 2001, but expanded in 2014 when it moved to the […]
Day 3 at the 2018 Butterfly Cary Cup Championships
Posted on(By Steve Hopkins) Day 3 at the 2018 Butterfly Cary Cup Championships Day 3 at the 2018 Butterfly Cary Cup Championships at Triangle Table Tennis Center The signature event of the 4-day Cary Cup began on Saturday morning. This 2-day Giant Round Robin featured 160 players from across the US and Canada. Hammed-Taiwo Adeyinka continues […]
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
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(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
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(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
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(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
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(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
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(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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