(by Steve Hopkins/ Photo by BATTF) ICC’s annual 4-star event, the ICC Butterfly Winter Open concluded this weekend. The three-day event is the largest in the Bay Area with over 200 entries. The tournament awarded over $5,000 in cash prizes and offered 25 events for players of all levels. The venue was the ICC Sports […]
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WAB FEATURED CLUB: NYITTC
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) The New York International Table Tennis Center (NYITTC) is a table tennis training center in the Flushing neighborhood of the Borough of Queens in New York City. The center is just minutes from highways, subways, and bus stations – easily accessible to the most densely populated area of the United States. In […]
Portugal Open Recap
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins / Photo by ITTF) The Seamaster 2019 ITTF Challenge Plus Portugal Open concluded on Sunday. It’s the second major tour event of the year and while it did not draw many of the World’s Top 10, the competitive field did include World No. 4 Lin Gaoyuan, World No. 16 Liang Jingkun, World […]
ICC Butterfly Winter Open Preview
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) ICC will be host to the 3-day, 4-star ICC Butterfly Winter Open on February 22-24. This is the largest event in the Bay Area with entries expected to top 250. The window to register is closing quickly but there is still time to sign up (the entry deadline is 2/17, though late […]
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Allen & Sons Table Tennis Club
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) Located in the San Fernando Valley, North of Santa Monica and Malibu in the greater Los Angeles area is Allen & Sons Table Tennis Club. The club began seven years ago as the passion of a successful, retiring businessman. Initially, the club provided four tables, but soon expanded. Today, Allen & Sons […]
WAB Featured Club: Han-In Table Tennis Club
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) With their location in Palisades Park, New Jersey, Han-In table Tennis is centrally located in the largest population center in North America. They are just off of I-95, near the New Jersey Turnpike and the George Washington Bridge – and just across the Hudson River from Upper Manhattan. Han-In offers a table […]
Boston Bruins’ Pucks & Paddles Raises $119,000
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) The Boston Bruins held their annual PUCKS AND PADDLES ping pong tournament in Boston on Thursday. The event began with an autograph session, then exhibition matches, then a doubles tournament, and closed with Bruins players in their own exhibition tournament. The main event was a single elimination doubles tournament where one player […]
Pan American Cup Recap
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins / Photo by ITTF) Guaynabo, Puerto Rico was host to the Universal 2019 ITTF Pan America Cup. Sixteen participants were invited and seeded based upon World Ranking. Four players were seeded into the semifinals, and then the rest of the field are placed in 3-person round robins with the winner advancing to […]
EURO 16 Recap: Ovtcharov is Back
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) Montreax, Switzerland was host to the 2019 CCB Europe Top 16 Cup. This annual invitational brings the top 16 men and women in Europe together for a two-day tournament. Timo Boll, Mattias Falck, Dimitrij Ovtcharov, and Liam Pitchford were the top four seeds for the men, but only two escaped their opening […]
Pan American Cup Day 2: Top Seeds Shine
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) Guaynabo, Puerto Rico is host to the Universal 2019 ITTF Pan America Cup. Sixteen participants were invited and seeded based upon World Ranking. Four players were seeded into the semifinals, and then the rest of the field are placed in 3-person round robins with the winner advancing to the knock-out rounds. The […]
Lingshaui Meng – Forehand Mid Distance Looping
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(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Lingshaui Meng is working with a student on their Forehand… Read More
🎥 Episode 8: Ask The Expert Live With Logan Rietz | Don’t be afraid, try some pips!
April 7, 2026
(by Bowmar Sports) In this video, we break down the fundamentals of pips in table tennis focusing on… Read More
Try to Stay Within Arm’s Length of the Table
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(By Larry Hodges, Member of US Table Tennis Hall of Fame The operative word here is “try.” Table… Read More
Angel Naranjo – Transition Play
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WAB CLUB FEATURE: San Antonio Table Tennis Club
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(by Steve Hopkins) The San Antonio Table Tennis Club is located on Lookout Run, just Northeast of downtown… Read More
PREVIEW: Central American & Caribbean Championships
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(by Steve Hopkins) The 2026 ITTF Americas Central American & Caribbean Championships gets underway Thursday in Santo Domingo,… Read More
World No. 1’s Claim Top Spots at World Cup
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(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) The world's best converged on Macao for the ITTF Men's & Women's World… Read More
Men’s World Cup: A Pair of Upsets and a Semis Rematch
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(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) The world's best converged on Macao for the ITTF Men's & Women's World… Read More
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