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Rankings – Harimoto Jumps to No. 2

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(by Steve Hopkins) After a busy month of October, the ITTF and WTT Calendars are coming to a close, but that doesn’t mean we are done with movement at the top of the World Rankings.  Fan Zhendong continues to dominate – his 7700 points is 3150 ahead of second place.  But second place, it the […]

Butterfly Interview with Jörg Bitzigeio

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(by Steve Hopkins) Butterfly Interview with Jörg Bitzigeio.    Jörg and Steve chat about Kanak Jha’s 2022 successes and the upcoming WTT Feeder event in Fort Lauderdale. Jörg is Kanak Jha’s personal coach.  You can view his Butterfly Coaching Profile for more information. Click here for more information about the WTT Feeder Fort Lauderdale. ________________________ […]

WAB CLUB FEATURE: Los Angeles Table Tennis Association

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(by Steve Hopkins) The Los Angeles Table Tennis Association (LATTA) is a non-profit organization established in 1998. The center is one of the largest table tennis clubs in the country with more than 10,000 square feet of space.  It has 20-foot ceilings and red rubber floors. It accommodates 16 tables and has ample parking spaces.  It […]

Puerto Rico Open Teams – A Look Back to “Last Year”

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(Steve Hopkins) The countdown is on for the 2023 Butterfly Puerto Rico Open Teams.  The clock running on the PR Open Teams Information page currently notes that the tournament starts in 137 days.  *There’s already 16 teams signed up – its going to be big this year. As we begin to look forward to the […]

Neu-Ulm, Dusseldorf Superteams Advance in Euro Champions League

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(by Steve Hopkins) A year ago, Borussia Dusseldorf was Europe’s main “superteam”.  They had one upset loss through the year (to Patrick Franzisca’s Saarbrucken team), but otherwise dominated both the German League and the European Champions League.  At that time, Ovtcharov also had a dominant team (Fakel Gazprom Orenburg in the Russian League) and the […]

WAB CLUB FEATURE: Massachusetts Table Tennis and Badminton Club

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(by Steve Hopkins) Massachusetts Table Tennis and Badminton Club (MATTBC) is located in Waltham, about 12 miles to the West of downtown Boston.  The club is just off of I-95 and with easy access via public transportation is centrally located for the greater Boston area. The club is one of the biggest professional table tennis-badminton club […]

Americans in Slovak Republic for WTT Youth Contender

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(by Steve Hopkins) Americans Sid Naresh, Nandan Naresh, Aryan Jha, and Sally Moyland competed this week in the WTT Youth Contender event in Senec, Slovak Republic.  Puerto Ricans Enrique Rios, Jabdiel Torres, Jose Nieves, Yadier Lopez, Sergio Perez Bohorquez, Alondra Rodriguez, Valentina Davila and Edmarie Leon Burgos and Canada’s Ching Nam Fu made the trip […]

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