(By Steve Hopkins) The European Games Singles Champions were crowned on Tuesday at the European Games in Krakow, Poland. Marcos Freitas had an amazing run to the Final, and 16 year old French penholder Felix Lebrun surprised the field to reach the Final as well. The momentum of the match changed several times with Freitas […]
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Central American and Caribbean Games: Puerto Rico and Cuba Claim Titles
(By Steve Hopkins) Much like the Teams event, Cuba and Puerto Rico dominated Men’s Singles. In the Quarterfinals, both Puerto Rico and Cuba had three entrants advance to the final Eight (for Puerto Rico that was Daniel Gonzalez, Brian Afanador, and Angel Naranjo and for Cuba it was Andy Pereira, Livan Martinez, and Jorge Campos. […]
European Games Krakow: Bernadette Szocs Claim Women’s Title
(By Steve Hopkins) The European Games Singles Champions were crowned on Tuesday at the European Games in Krakow, Poland. Bernadette Szocs emerged as champion in Women’s Singles. She defeated Poland’s Natalia Bajor in the Semifinals and then topped Xioxin Yang of Monoco 4-3 to claim the title. Szocs fell behind early, losing the first two […]
Nandan Naresh and Amy Wang Lead 2023 US Nationals in Fort Worth
Photo Credit: USATT (by Stephanie Sun) For this year’s US National Table Tennis Championships in Fort Worth, Texas, top seeds for men and women are Nandan Naresh and Amy Wang. Read more from USATT news here. Stay “In The Loop” with Butterfly professional table tennis equipment, table tennis news, table tennis technology, tournament results, and We Are Butterfly […]
See Things from Opponent’s Point of View
(by Larry Hodges) One of the hardest things for players and coaches to do is see things from the opponent’s point of view. They think about what they want to do, and about tactically playing into specific weaknesses of the opponent. But they aren’t really seeing things as the opponent sees it. It’s easy for […]
LATTA YouTube Channel and Celebration Video
(by Tawny Banh) LATTA Social Media Manager Austin Chow and I recently started our very own LATTA YouTube channel but we have garnered almost 1.2k subscribers…..and going on strong! To celebrate our 1,000 subscribers, we made a fun & celebratory video! Hope you all like it! I’d like to give a HUGE THANK YOU to […]
WAB CLUB UPDATE: Video of First Three Camp Days from Princeton Pong’s US Nationals Training Camp
(by Stephanie Sun) Princeton Pong is hosting a summer training camp and check out the first three days of the camp in this video where Head Coach Ying Peng and Coach Ojo Onaolapo together with guest coaches were training players including US National Team members. Stay “In The Loop” with Butterfly professional table tennis equipment, table tennis news, […]
European Games Krakow: Final Four
(By Steve Hopkins) The singles semifinals are now set at the European Games in Krakow, Poland. The final four pairings in Men’s Singles are Alexis Lebrun versus Marcos Freitas, and Felix Lebrun versus Andrej Gacina. The top seeds have all fallen, and however the final matches shake out, there will be some neat story-lines. Could […]
European Games Krakow: Qiu and Jorgic Upset in Quarters
(By Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) The European Games are underway in Krakow, Poland. The Finals will be awarded in doubles on Monday and in singles on Tuesday. Team events begin on Wednesday. Sunday was an eventful day in Krakow at the 3rd European Games as two of the top Men’s seeds, Moregardh and Ovtcharov, fell […]
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Greater Vancouver Table Tennis Club
Founded in 2019 by Wilson Peng Zhang, the Greater Vancouver Table Tennis Club (GVTTC) is a non-profit organization established to promote the sport of table tennis in British Columbia. Located in Burnaby, a suburb East of Vancouver, the 3200 square foot facility is easily accessible to the greater Vancouver metropolitan area. The club features table […]
Random Balls to the Forehand & Backhand!?
August 4, 2025
Half random rhythm exercises 1 or 2 Backhand topspin to Backhand and 1 or 2 Forehand topspin to… Read More
The Thumb on the Backhand
August 4, 2025
(By Larry Hodges) The thumb is a key part of the backhand. It gives the shot the backing… Read More
Stuti Kashyap – Backhand Transition Looping
August 4, 2025
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Stuti Kashyap is working on her Backhand Loop Transition from… Read More
WTT Series Comes to Spokane
August 4, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins, photo USATT) Spokane is set to become the epicenter of international table tennis this week. … Read More
WAB Club Feature: Citius Club
August 3, 2025
(By Steve Hopkins) The Citius Club at the Richmond Olympic Oval is just South of the Vancouver Airport… Read More
Two in a Row for Calderano
August 3, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) The WTT Contender Series event in Foz do Iguacu, Brazil ended today, and… Read More
Duda and Hugo Reach Final in Brazil
August 3, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) The WTT Contender Series is in Brazil this week. Brazil-native Hugo Calderano is… Read More
Arantxa Cossio Aceves – Backhand Loop to Footwork Play
August 3, 2025
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Arantxa Cossio Aceves is executing a Backhand Loop, followed by Footwork… Read More
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