(By Steve Hopkins) Seattle Pacific Table Tennis Club (SPTTC) is located in Bellevue, Washington, off of highway SR-520 just over Lake Washington from North side of Seattle. The club is 9600 square feet with 18-foot ceilings, 16 Butterfly Centerfold tables, red Gerflor flooring, and two-toned walls to assist in visibility. The goal of SPTTC is […]
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Seamaster 2019 ITTF World Tour Platinum, Japan Open Recap
(by Steve Hopkins/Photo courtesy of ITTF) The Seamaster 2019 ITTF World Tour Platinum, LION Japan Open concluded on Sunday in Sapporo. As a Platinum event on the World Tour, this tournament featured nearly all of the top players. The top half of the Men’s draw had Fan Zhendong (World No.1) as the top seed and […]
WAB Club Feature: My Table Tennis Club
(by Steve Hopkins) My Table Tennis Club (MyTTC) is headquartered near the town center of Markham, a suburb of Toronto in Ontario, Canada. The Markham headquarters is 9,000 square feet with high ceilings, 18 tables, and 750 lux lighting ideal for table tennis. They also have a Mississauga campus with 18,000 square feet and access […]
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Washington DC Table Tennis Center
(by Steve Hopkins) The Washington DC Table Tennis Center is a 5,000 square foot dedicated table tennis facility with 10 professional Butterfly tables and 2 robots on wood flooring. There is open play, group or private lessons, organized camps and leagues, sanctioned tournaments, after-school programs, and table tennis equipment for sale. In addition, there is […]
Picking NBA Winners… with Table Tennis Logic
(by Steve Hopkins) It’s no surprise to any of the table tennis audience for this post that our sport doesn’t make headlines in the US. Because of this, I like to find table tennis angles to most of the big sporting events. At this time, I’m announcing my TT-focused pick for the NBA’s 2019 Championship. […]
China Open Update: Fan Zhendong and Ding Ning Exit Early
(by Steve Hopkins/Photo by ITTF) The Seamaster 2019 ITTF World Tour Plantinum China Open is being held in Shenzhen China this week. The first stages were May 28-29, and the knock out stages will conclude on Sunday. Saturday’s rounds featured the Quarterfinals where a pair of top seeds exited early. In the men’s event, Fan […]
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Princeton Pong
(by Steve Hopkins) Princeton Pong is an elite, 10,000 square foot table tennis facility in Princeton Junction, New Jersey between Philadelphia and New York City. The facility features 14 professional tables, custom sport flooring, high ceilings, great lighting, a player’s lounge and a great attitude. The mission of Princeton Pong is to encourage a community of […]
Picking Hockey Winners… with Table Tennis Logic
Picking Hockey Winners… with Table Tennis Logic(By Steve Hopkins, photo is of Center Patrice Bergeron and Left Wing Brad Marchand) It’s no surprise to any of the table tennis audience for this post that our sport doesn’t make headlines in the US. Because of this, I like to find table tennis angles to most of the big […]
RI Junior Championships
(by Steve Hopkins) On May 18th, Rhode Island Table Tennis held their annual Rhode Island Juniors Closed and the Rhode Island High School Championships. It is a modest event in a small State but there is recognizable impact for the club and the schools that sent players. This year there were 23 singles entries in […]
Croatia Open: Kanak shines in the U21, Adriana made the Women’s QF, and an All-Butterfly Men’s Final
(By Steve Hopkins/Photo by ITTF) Zagreb was host this week to the Seamaster 2019 ITTF Challenge Croatia Open. As a part of the Challenge Series, the tournament did not feature Top 20 players, but Chuang Chih-Yuan (No. 25), Dristian Karlsson (No. 32), and Kanak Jha (No. 40) leading the way, there were 13 players in […]
Rachid El Bou Bou – Two Backhands, One Forehands
November 18, 2025
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Rachid El Bou Bou is executing Two Backhand Loops, and… Read More
Two Simple Ways to Approach Tactics
November 17, 2025
(By Larry Hodges) Tactics can be complicated because there are so many possibilities and so many styles to… Read More
Taiwo Adeyinka – Multiball Training Forehand Loop from underspin
November 17, 2025
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Taiwo Adeyinka is working with a student on the Forehand… Read More
MLTT Week 6 Recap: The Revolution and Wind Roll in Georgia
November 16, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins, photo MLTT) Week 6 of Major League Table Tennis visited Duluth, Georgia where the Princeton… Read More
WAB CLUB FEATURE: LATTA
November 16, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins) The Los Angeles Table Tennis Association (LATTA) LATTA is a non-profit organization established in 1998. The center… Read More
Fan Zhendong Wins in China
November 16, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins) The result of the final game was clear for several minutes as Fan Zhendong played… Read More
Maybelline Menéndez – Backhkand Push to Backhand Loop Sequencing
November 16, 2025
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Maybelline Menendez is executing a Backhand Push over the table,… Read More
China National Games: Fan Reaches Final
November 15, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins) The China National Games is played every four years – a massive multi-sport event that… Read More
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