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Five-Minute Rule

(by Larry Hodges) Nobody likes losing. (If you do, Dumb Ways to Lose might help.) There are always those players who smile immediately after losing, but usually that’s either hiding an inferno on the inside, or it was against a much stronger player where they simply enjoyed the opportunity. The reality is that losing a […]

Canadian Junior National Championships: Martin and Xu Take Top Honors

(by Steve Hopkins) The Canadian Junior National Championships took place last week in Drummondville, a suburb of Montreal in Quebec, Canada.   One hundred and thirty of Canada’s best juniors converged to play in six singles events: U13 Boys and Girls, U15 Boys and Girls, and Under 19 Boys and Girls.  The top prizes in the […]

WAB CLUB FEATURE: 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 greater Los Angeles area. Fullerton Table Tennis Academy […]

EL TENIS DE MESA ES ARTE: Artista Puertorriqueño Alfredo Bauza

(by Steve Hopkins, Spanish Edition by Estefanía Ramirios) Butterfly Table Tennis y Bowmar Sports TTC, (distribuidor para América del Norte y América Latina) tienen un enfoque internacional, no solo observando las tendencias y los resultados de los semilleros de tenis de mesa en Europa y Asia, sino también apoyando nuestro deporte en este hemisferio, buscando […]

Table Tennis is Art: Puerto Rican Artist Alfredo Bauza

(by Steve Hopkins) Butterfly Table Tennis (and Bowmar Sports TTC the distributor for North America and Latin America) has an international focus, not just watching trends and results from table tennis hotbeds in Europe and Asia, but also supporting our sport in this hemisphere and seeking out great stories from events, tournaments, clubs, players, and […]

TTBL: Dusseldof wins the German League Final

(by Steve Hopkins) Dusseldorf led the TTBL standings all year, so making the Final was not a surprise.  And while Neu-Ulm’s potential all-star roster may have given some pause in the first half of the season, it was clear for most of the season that Saarbrucken was one of the favorites to reach the Final […]

ITTF US Para Open: Full Results

(by Steve Hopkins, photo by USA Table Tennis) While the US Nationals took place in Fort Worth, the ITTF US Para Open was held in the same arena. A week ago, we provided results that highlighted three of the most recognized U.S. Para athletes – Jenson Van Emburgh, Ian Seidenfeld, and Tahl Leibovitz. This article will […]

Forehand Back Foot Placement

(by Larry Hodges) When you first start out, players are taught to move the back foot backwards for forehands. (This would be the right foot for righties, the left for lefties.) This makes it easy to backswing and opens up a larger hitting zone from the side. Historically, this is how forehands were taught. However, […]

WAB CLUB FEATURE: Gold Coast Table Tennis Club

(by Steve Hopkins) With their location on Main Street in Port Washington, the Gold Coast Table Tennis Club is easily accessible to Long Island, Queens, and the Bronx in New York.  The club is just a block from the Port Washington LIRR rail station, and easily accessible by other public transportation.   The club is 3500 […]

ITTF US Para Open: Gold for Van Emburgh, Seidenfeld, Leibovitz

(by Steve Hopkins, photo by USA Table Tennis) While the US Nationals was taking place in Fort Worth, the ITTF US Para Open was held in the same arena. For those competing in the US Nationals, it was an opportunity for Americans to compete against Americans – the US Para Open was a broader event […]

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