(by Larry Hodges) Players often learn from close matches, knowing that with just a little more, a close loss becomes a win, and a close win becomes a somewhat easier win. And this is good. However, many players don’t learn from blowout matches – but they should. You can learn from either end of a […]
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Getting Schools Involved: RI Table Tennis’ School Invitationals
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) Rhode Island Table Tennis is running three school-focused events this Winter. The organization sent out invitations to schools and school systems in our area, and tapped youth players that have participated in clinics and other club events over the last year. In February, they scheduled two “Invitationals” bringing schools together from Rhode […]
World Team Championships Preview
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) TeamUSA is seeded third in Group 2 when action starts later this week at the ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals in Busan, Korea. At the top of USA’s group is Germany (second overall seed) and then England before USA, Kazakhstan and Saudi Arabia. TeamUSA will feature Jishan Liang, Sid Naresh, […]
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Bob Chen Table Tennis
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) Bob Chen Table Tennis was founded in 2017 by Bob Chen. The goal of the center is to popularize the sport of table tennis by building a diverse table tennis community and helping to improve all players’ table tennis skills. Bob Chen Table Tennis offers group and private lessons. With its location […]
Types of Topspin Contact
Posted on(by Larry Hodges) These five tips won’t generally help you win, at least not directly. They won’t score points for you. But they will make certain non-playing aspects more efficient and more fun – and indirectly, may subconsciously intimidate an opponent when faced with these displays of “professionalism”! Picking up ball with feet. If the […]
WAB CLUB FEATURE: BAPPA Table Tennis
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) The website for BAPPA Table Tennis opens with “Fast, Fun & Fierce”. The club offers a great atmosphere with a community of players within its professional quality table tennis facilities with red rubberized flooring, high ceilings, and great lighting. They offer youth camps private lessons, group lessons and Open Play. The club […]
Lily Zhang Wins in Manchester
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) Manchester is usually a soccer town, but this week the industrial hub in Northwestern England (with two of the best soccer clubs in Europe) was host to a WTT Feeder Series event. The top seed in the Men’s Singles event was England’s own Liam Pitchford, and the top seed in […]
World Rankings: Felix Lebrun’s Career High
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) When you look at the short list of Men’s and Women’s rankings on the WTT website that show only the Top 5 Men and the Top 5 Women, every player listed is Chinese except for Hina Hayata of Japan (who is No. 5 on the Women’s list). Chinese dominance is […]
Start With Your Trickiest Serve
Posted on(by Larry Hodges) Many players hold back on their trickiest serve until it’s close. This is usually a mistake. If you have such a tricky serve, you should use it early – probably with your first serve. (This is especially true for deep, spinny serves.) Here’s why. You don’t really know if the serve will […]
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Austin Table Tennis Club
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) The Austin Table Tennis Club is located at 8956 Research Blvd in Austin. They are just off of US Highway 183 on the North side of Austin. The Club has been around for more than thirty years. Their current 12,000 square foot full-time facility is a big change from the wooden dance floor in […]
Yu Di – Backhand Loop & Forehand Loop from the Forehand
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(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Yu Di is executing and Opening Backhand Loop, followed by… Read More
2026 ITTF Americas Youth Championships
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(by Steve Hopkins) The ITTF-Americas Youth Championships have taken over Guatemala City this week, with the best U15… Read More
MLTT Season 4 Preview
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(by Steve Hopkins) Major League Table Tennis returns for its fourth season in two weeks. The September 11-13… Read More
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Atlanta International Table Tennis Academy
August 30, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins) With their location just North of Atlanta in Suwanee, Atlanta International Table Tennis Academy has… Read More
2026 Butterfly US Open Teams Championships Preview
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(by Steve Hopkins, graphic USATT) Labor Day weekend is closing in fast, and that means it's almost time… Read More
Taiwo Adeyinka – Multi-ball Looping and Handspeed Work
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(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Taiwo Adeyinka is working with a student on looping followed… Read More
MLTT Meet the Teams: Portland Paddlers
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(by Steve Hopkins, photo MLTT) The Portland Paddlers, the defending champions, bring grit, speed, and smart play into… Read More
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
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