(by Steve Hopkins) With hype building in the United States for the Super Bowl this weekend, the ITTF published an article about table tennis viewership in China. For the biggest event of our biggest sport, Nielsen ratings generally show about a 43% viewership number (103 million viewers) – meaning almost half of the TVs on […]
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WAB Featured Club: Canadian Elite Table Tennis Training Centre
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) The Canadian Elite Table Tennis Training Centre (“Elite”) is a table tennis club and training centre in Mississauga, Ontario. Mississauga is just to the West of Toronto, about 30 kilometers from the city center. The facility is just off the Ontario 401 Express, easily accessible to the greater Toronto area. The […]
Picking Football Winners…. with Table Tennis Logic (SuperBowl Edition)
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) It’s no surprise to anyone reading this post that my 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. In early January, I used table tennis logic to pick the winner in the Clemson-Alabama College Football National Championship game […]
Rhode Island Winter Open Recap
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) The Rhode Island Winter Open was held on Sunday, January 27th at the Rhode Island Club in Manville. With 8-10 in each of the six events there were a little over fifty entries for the day. Each of the six events was a rating event: U1000, U1200, U1500, U1800, U2100, and Open. […]
A $15,000 Event in Northern California: 2019 Butterfly Ultimate Fieldhouse March Open
Posted on(By Steve Hopkins) The Bay Area will be host to a large 4-Star tournament on March 1-3. The 2019 Butterfly Ultimate Fieldhouse Open features 32 events including men’s and women’s singles, a juniors event, an over 40 event, three doubles events, and a series of rating events in both round robin and giant round robin formats. […]
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Denver Table Tennis Alliance Part 2
Posted onWAB CLUB FEATURE: Denver Table Tennis Alliance (by Steve Hopkins) With its location on Curtis Street, just North of Denver’s city center, Denver Table Tennis Alliance has easy access to the greater metropolitan area. The club features 8 butterfly tables, barriers, great lighting, and rubber Gerflor-Taraflex flooring (wood color). At DTTA, a quality facility is […]
WAB Featured Club: Rhode Island Table Tennis Association
Posted onWAB Featured Club: Rhode Island Table Tennis Association (by Steve Hopkins) On January 21st, the Rhode Island Table Tennis Association will host its first sanctioned event of 2019, the RITTA WINTER OPEN. Our Fall tournament was won by Charles Deng, former US Team member now a local Brown University student. January 21st should be an exciting day […]
Where Are They Now? Wilson Club Series #2
Posted onWhere Are They Now? Wilson Club Series #2 (by Steve Hopkins) Article 2: Brian Pace – The Perfect First Student For a period from 1985-1992, Wilson, North Carolina became a model for developmental, grass-roots table tennis. With Butterfly’s North American distributor (Martin Kilpatrick – now Bowmar Sports) located in Wilson, there is a long history […]
WAB FEATURED CLUB: The TopSpin Table Tennis Center
Posted onWAB FEATURED CLUB: The TopSpin Table Tennis Center (by Steve Hopkins) Since opening its doors in 2007, the TopSpin has been an elite table tennis center. While the sport has continued to grow in the Bay area, the TopSpin has also needed to adjust, including a move to a new facility. As owner Kevin Korb […]
Picking Football Winners… with Table Tennis Logic
Posted onPicking Football Winners… with Table Tennis Logic (By Steve Hopkins) It’s no surprise to anyone reading this post that my 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. And at this time, I’m announcing my TT-focused pick for the College Football […]
Rachid El Bou Bou – Banana Flip Serve Return
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(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Rachid El Bou Bou is executing the Banana Flip Serve… Read More
Jonathan Pino – Forehand Pivot & Transition Play
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Where to Place Your Putaways
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Di Liu – Random Play & Footwork
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(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Di Liu is working Random Play with a focus on… Read More
MLTT Week 3 Recap: Crocs Perfect in Westchester
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(by Steve Hopkins, photo MLTT) Major League Table Tennis moved to the Westchester Table Tennis Center in Pleasantville,… Read More
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Calgary United Sports Table Tennis Association
October 11, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins) Established in 2002, Calgary United Sports Table Tennis Association (CUSTTA) is Alberta’s largest Table Tennis… Read More
Europe’s Best Converge on Ljubljana
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(by Steve Hopkins) The 2026 European Championships are underway today at Arena Stožice in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Over the… Read More
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