(by Steve Hopkins, photo USATT) Nandan Naresh and Daniel Tran are the 2024 US Nationals Men’s Doubles Champions after logging a 3-1 win over Darryl Tsao and Victor Xie. Amy Wang won a pair of doubles titles today, teaming up with Rachel Sung to win Women’s Doubles and teaming with Andrew Cao to win Mixed […]
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Should You Guard Against the Long or Short Serve?
Posted on(by Larry Hodges) You can ask three coaches this question and get three different answers. Some say guard against the deep serve and react to the short one. Some say the opposite. Some say guard against both equally. Make that four different answers, because my answer is, “It depends.” I once coached a top player […]
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Helen Tao Table Tennis
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) Helen Tao Table Tennis (formerly Massachusetts Table Tennis and Badminton Club (MATTBC)) is located in Waltham, about 12 miles to the West of downtown Boston. The club is just off of I-95 and with easy access via public transportation is centrally located for the greater Boston area. The club is one of the […]
Dusseldorf Wins 34th TTBL Championship
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) Borussia Dusseldorf and rival Saarbrucken were again matched in the Final of this year’s Liebherr TTBL Final. The result was a 3-1 win for Dusseldorf as their secured their 34th German League Championship. For most of their matchups in recent years, the Dusseldorf squad has had the advantage on paper – with […]
Japan Sweeps WTT Events in Tunis
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) Japan came to Tunisia in force, with Tomokazu Harimoto (World No. 11) the top seed in Men’s Singles, and little sister Miwa Harimoto (World No. 7) the top seed in Women’s Singles. Japan was not the top seed in all of the events, but that did not keep them from sweeping all […]
WTT Youth Contender Series Visits Westchester, New York
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) Westchester Table Tennis Center was the host of last week’s WTT Youth Contender Series event. Players from all over the world competed, and American, Canadians, Puerto Ricans, and others were able to compete closer to home – as most of these events are centered in Europe and Asia. In the U19 Boys […]
Hodges’ Newest SciFi Book Introduces Aliens to Our Sport
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) Earlier this month, Larry Hodges’ 10,000 word science fiction table tennis novelette was published by New Myths Magazine. The story, “First Galactic Table Tennis Championships,” is online (and free to read). A hundred years into the future, aliens are playing table tennis, and following a new round of Ping-Pong Diplomacy, the best […]
Leave Your Comfort Zone to Develop Strategically
Posted on(by Larry Hodges) Let’s get right to the point – you must lose to improve. Why? Because developing your game means adding new techniques. When you add these techniques, they won’t be developed yet, so they won’t be consistent nor will you be comfortable yet in using them. Most players have their “comfort zones.” If […]
US Nationals Preview: Action Starts in 10 Days
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) Action starts in Huntsville on July 3. Kanak Jha, USA’s only male Olympian, will be the top seed in Men’s Singles. Jinxin Wang, Xiang Jing Zhang, Nandan Naresh, Sid Naresh, Dan Liu, Darryl Tsao, Andrew Cao, Mohammadreza Akhlaghpasand, and Ved Shesh are the rest of the Top 10 seeds in order. On […]
Ovtcharov Back On Top in Lagos
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) Dimitrij Ovtcharov entered the event as the top seed, and he dominated from start to finish. Ovtcharov’s game scores were 3-0, 3-0, 3-0, 3-1, 4-1 (topping Kim, Kang, Ning, Poret, and Walther). In fact, the only time that Ovtcharov was behind in a match was in the Semifinal, when he […]
Alex Cazacu – Foundation Warm up Drills
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(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Alex Cazacu is executing his Foundation Warm-up drills before playing… Read More
Jonathan Pino – Three Point Forehand Loop
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(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Jonathan Pino is execute the Three Point Forehand Loop Footwork… Read More
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MLTT Meet the Teams: New York Slice
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Taiwo Adeyinka – Backhand Blocking
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(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Taiwo Adeyinka is working with one of his student on… Read More
Pushing: Five out of Six Doesn’t Cut It
August 25, 2026
(By Larry Hodges, Member of US Table Tennis Hall of Fame) When you push long, you must do… Read More
Jonathan Pino – Footwork and Looping Drill
August 25, 2026
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Jonathan Pino is focusing on a Footwork and Looping Drill… Read More
Geovanny Coello, National Grand Prix Champion In The Adult Category
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(by Butterfly Americas) Butterfly-sponsored coach and player Geovanny Coello was crowned champion of the National Table Tennis Grand Prix – Adult… Read More
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