(By Geovanny Coello – Butterfly America Sponsored Coach) Two intense days of learning, hard work, and athletic growth. The Training Camp organized by Butterfly, BrainFast, and Universidad San Francisco de Quito wrapped up with great success. On the first day, Saturday, October 11, participants focused on key topics such as warm-ups, serve and receive, as […]
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Jha Headlines Upset Filled First Round in Montpellier
(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) The top seed is out, and USA’s Kanak Jha now enters the Round of 16 in the position most expected would be filled by Hugo Calderano. The Calderano/Jha match started like many of their recent match-ups, an 11-4 win for Calderano put him in a dominant position, Jha fought back […]
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Serve, short game, flip with defense to offense (wait function) Jhon serves short backspin, robot plays short backspin drop shot to Backhand, Jhon drops ball back short to Forehand (down the line), robot short backspin push to Forehand, Jhon Forehand flip to Forehand, robot plays topspin to Forehand, Jhon plays Forehand spin block off the […]
Puerto Rico Shines At The 2025 ITTF Pan-American Championships
(By Edgardo Vazquez – Puerto Rico National Coach / Butterfly America Sponsored Coach) The Puerto Rico national team had an outstanding performance at the 2025 ITTF Pan-American Championships, held in Rock Hill, South Carolina, reaffirming the growth and strength of our table tennis at the continental level. Our delegation completed its participation with extraordinary results […]
Death of the Kill
(By Larry Hodges) There was a time that the smash, especially on the forehand side, was considered the most important shot in the game. Japanese and then Chinese players dominated with forehand hitting in the 1950s and 1960s, and often into the ’70s and ’80s, often using short pips. But in modern times, looping has […]
Right Shoulder Rotation Into the Table
Serve, short game, flip with defense to offense (wait function) Jhon serves short backspin, robot plays short backspin drop shot to Forehand, Jhon drops ball back short to Backhand (down the line), robot short backspin drop shot to Backhand, Jhon Backhand flip to Backhand, robot plays topspin to Backhand, Jhon plays Backhand spin block off […]
MLTT Week 4 Recap: Chicago Wind Steady at Home, New York Slice Make Their Mark
(by Steve Hopkins, photo MLTT) The Fourth Major League Table Tennis (MLTT) event was played in Bensenville, Illinois this weekend. Four teams battled over three days: Chicago Wind, Portland Paddlers, Princeton Revolution, and the expansion New York Slice. Friday: Slice vs. Revolution The New York Slice entered the Golden Game with a 9-6 advantage that […]
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Joyous Table Tennis Club
(By Steve Hopkins) Joyous Table Tennis Club provides 8 professional tables in one of the largest professional table tennis clubs in Northern New Jersey. The club welcomes walk-ins, offers private lessons, has afterschool programs, and provides winter/summer camps. Their mission is to provide a fun and competitive environment for players of all levels. The main […]
France takes Gold in Euro Team Championships
(by Steve Hopkins, photo ETTU) The French team with the Lebrun brothers, Simon Gauzy, Thibault Poret, and Flavien Coton were one of the favorites when action began at the 2025 European Team Table Tennis Championships in Croatia, and they didn’t disappoint as they lost just one match in their four team matches. France defeated Slovakia […]
Jha to Face Calderano as Draws for Montpellier are Posted
(by Steve Hopkins) USA’s Kanak Jha will see action on Wednesday, on the second day of the WTT Champions series event in Montpellier, France. The draws were revealed today, and Jha will face top seed Hugo Calderano – a tough opening match, but in their five previous matches Jha has won once, and lost by […]
2025 U.S. Open Championships Enters Final Weekend
December 20, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins) This year’s rendition of the US Open Table Tennis Championships included nearly thirteen hundred players… Read More
Jinbao Ma takes Player of the Week
December 19, 2025
(by: Major League Table Tennis) Player of the Week honor for Week 8 🌟 Bay Area’s Jinbao Ma (SPINDEX: 2740) has been… Read More
Ask The Expert Live #2: Getting Back Into the Game?
December 17, 2025
(by Bowmar Sports) Let’s Talk Equipment with Logan Rietz! Butterfly Americas returned with the second episode of “Ask… Read More
Coaching Yourself, Part 3 of 5: Serve Practice
December 15, 2025
(By Larry Hodges, Member of US Table Tennis Hall of Fame, www.tabletenniscoaching.com/blog) Serve practice is my favorite practice.… Read More
WAB CLUB FEATURE: My Table Tennis Club Markham
December 14, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins) If you are looking for a quality table tennis environment in the Toronto area, My… Read More
Harimoto Wins WTT Finals
December 14, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins) The top players in the world converged on Hong Kong this week with four emerging… Read More
WTT Finals: Chuqin, Shidong, Moregard, Harimoto Semifinalists – Koreans Win Doubles
December 13, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) The top players in the world converged on Hong Kong this week with… Read More
Arantxa Cossio Aceves – All Table Forehand Loop
December 13, 2025
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Bowmar Sports Highlights, Arantxa Cossio Aceves is executing the Forehand Loop from the… Read More
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