Pan Am Youth Championships: USA Claims 3 of 4 Team Titles

July 27, 2023

(by Steve Hopkins, photo ITTFWorld) The team events have ended at the 2023 ITTF Pan American Youth Championships (U15 and U19) in Charleston, West Virginia, and Team USA made all four team event finals, claiming 3 gold medals and 1 silver medal. Its a great start for the American squad as the tournament shifts to […]

Subconscious Adjustment as a Habit

July 27, 2023

(by Larry Hodges) Everyone plays a little differently, and it’s important to play as many different players as possible. Some might think this is so you can learn to play every style, and there’s some truth to that. But that’s only for learning to play general styles – two-winged loopers, one-winged loopers, hitters, blockers, choppers, […]

WAB CLUB FEATURE: North Texas Table Tennis

July 24, 2023

(by Steve Hopkins) North Texas Table Tennis is a premier table tennis club operating three locations in Plano, Texas. The club promotes excellence and sportsmanship in a safe and friendly environment. NTTTC also provides a wonderful facility for private and corporate functions and regularly hosts community-based tournaments, leagues, birthday parties, corporate events and charity events. […]

Delegation of Puerto Rico Heads to the U15 And U19 Pan American Championships

July 23, 2023

(by Edgardo Vazquez) The Men’s and Women’s Cadet (U 15) and Youth (U 19) Teams left for Charleston, USA with good expectations to compete in the Cadet (U 15) Pan American Championship. The U15 girls team is made up of Danelis Cruz, Emely Alvarado, Kailyn Cruz and Valentina Dávila, and for boys, Enrique Ríos, Sebastián […]

Fan and Chuqin Hold Big Points Lead in Latest World Rankings

July 22, 2023

(by Steve Hopkins) For many weeks, Fan Zhendong’s points lead narrowed until Wang Chuqin stole first place. But Chuqin was only able to hold that slender lead for a week before falling behind again. Fan has accumulated 6855 points and Chuqin is in second with 6285. Ma Long continues to hold third with 3735 which […]

Photos from the 2023 U.S. National Championships Available on Flickr

July 21, 2023

(by Stephanie Sun) High definition pictures of the 2023 U.S. National Championships in Fort Worth, TX are now uploaded on Flickr. 2023 U.S. National Championships – Day 1 2023 U.S. National Championships – Day 2 2023 U.S. National Championships – Day 3 2023 U.S. National Championships – Day 4 Stay “In The Loop” with Butterfly professional […]

My Experience in Europe

July 21, 2023

(by Arantxa Cossio Aceves) Since I was little, I liked the idea of training and playing in a European league. I always considered it to be a place where the sport was much more developed, and I thought it was a good opportunity to continue improving both professionally and personally. I had the chance to […]

LYTTA Challenge 2023 in Canada

July 20, 2023

(by Stephanie Sun) There is an LYTTA Challenge on July 29, Saturday in Québec, Canada with excellent players coming from Canada, US, and France. For more details, please see poster. Stay “In The Loop” with Butterfly professional table tennis equipment, table tennis news, table tennis technology, tournament results, and We Are Butterfly players, coaches, clubs and more

Five-Minute Rule

July 18, 2023

(by Larry Hodges) Nobody likes losing. (If you do, Dumb Ways to Lose might help.) There are always those players who smile immediately after losing, but usually that’s either hiding an inferno on the inside, or it was against a much stronger player where they simply enjoyed the opportunity. The reality is that losing a […]

Aditya Sareen – Playing Down Under

July 18, 2023

(by Aditya Sareen) I am so glad to share an overview of my performance at the Australian National 2023 Championships held at Sydney Olympic Park in Sydney Australia from July 2nd to 9th, 2023. Most importantly, I am very grateful to my family, coaches (Cory Eider and Ying Peng), my sponsors (Bowmar Sports and Ping […]