(by: Bowmar Sports Team) Qualification Event for US Nationals – Sanctioned 4-Star Table Tennis Tournament with $2,750 in Cash Prizes! Venue – Spin & Smash Table Tennis & Ping Pong Center, 9525 OH-161, Plain City, Ohio 43064 (New Location) Staff – Tournament Director Gloria Price. Dave Fullen, CR/CU is the Certified Referee. Professional facility – […]
WAB CLUB FEATURE: MK Georgia Table Tennis
(by Steve Hopkins) MK Georgia Table Tennis is a fully air-conditioned facility that features 8 professional tables, professional quality red rubber flooring, high ceilings, a practice robot, customized high intensity lighting, and spectator seating. The club is a great location for competition, fun, or training. The club name (“MK” Georgia Table Tennis) comes from the director […]
Adriana Diaz and Lily Zhang Excel in Bangkok
(by Steve Hopkins) The WTT Star Contender Bangkok featured eight players inside the Women’s Top 20. China’s Chen Xingtong (World No. 5) was the tournament’s top seed, followed by Sofia Polcanova of Austria and Adriana Diaz of Puerto Rico. USA’s Lily Zhang (World No. 23) was seeded 11th. Chen Xingtong dominated the top half of […]
Gaoyuan Wins in Bangkok
(by Steve Hopkins) In the Summer of 2019, Lin Gaoyuan was the fastest rising player on the circuit. His three year rise up the rankings had taken him steadily up from No. 62 all the way to No.2. However, the momentum didn’t last, and through the frozen rankings of the Pandemic he was No. 5, […]
Let Me Use Yours!! Vol.9 Cheng I-Ching vs. Adriana Díaz
(by Stephanie Sun) Cheng I-Ching (TPE) and Adriana Díaz (PUR) exchanged and evaluated each other’s equipment in this YouTube video, from the popular series “Let Me Use Yours”. This is the first time non-Japanese players have done this project . Cheng I-Ching‘s equipment: Blade: Custom Super ZLC Forehand: Dignics 09c Backhand: Dignics 09c Adriana Díaz‘s […]
Dumb Ways to Lose
(by Larry Hodges) There’s a famous song, “Dumb Ways to Die,” that one of our top juniors use to play endlessly as a fun way to relax, often before a big match. (Years later and I still can’t get it out of my head.) Maybe someone should do a song, “Dumb Ways to Lose”? Over […]
Oscar Birriel On Out At The 2023 Caribbean Championships
(by: Bowmar Sports Team) Over the last two months, both the Adult and Youth Championship of the Caribbean Region took place and Oscar Birriel had great results in both. The first event was the adult championship, the 2023 ITTF Caribbean Championships, from March 20 to 25, 2023. This event was held in the city of […]
Dragonslayer? Chuqin over Ma Long in Macao Final
(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) By Sunday afternoon, all that was left was the Final. With an upset taking out Fan Zhendong (he fell to Alexis Lebrun), and Harimoto’s loss to Wang Chuqin, the last two players standing were World No. 2 Chuqin and World No. 4 Ma Long. After such a long and decorated […]
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Ly Table Tennis Academy
(by Steve Hopkins) The Ly Table Tennis Academy in Montreal has been home to many members of the Canadian Junior national team and provincial team. LYTTA offers quality training sessions up to the highest of levels to help even the strongest players perfect their game. Youth development programs are available for juniors. Whether they are […]
Ma Long and Chuqin Reach Final in Macao
(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) Following a similar script to last week’s WTT event, there were a lot of surprises through the early and middle rounds – but the underdogs have failed to reach the Final. The final day in Macao will be a battle between World No. 2 Wang Chuqin and World No. 4 […]
ITTF World Youth Championships: Early Action
November 23, 2025
(By Steve Hopkins, photo USATT) Today was the first day of action at the ITTF World Youth Championships in… Read More
Felix Wins in Oman
November 23, 2025
(By Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) Felix Lebrun arrived in Oman as the top seed for the WTT Star Contender… Read More
Geovanni Coello – Skill Development Drills
November 23, 2025
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Geovanny Coello is working his student on some Skill Development… Read More
Jacob Kordus – Forehand Loop
November 22, 2025
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Jacob Kordus is executing the Forehand Loop https://youtu.be/I_fnf6AR_uk Stay “In The… Read More
What is the Deflector Plate?
November 21, 2025
Basic Exercise: Blocking and Attacking: Robot serves short backspin to short Backhand, Jhon Backhand push long to Backhand,… Read More
Rogelio Castro – Double Push Exercise
November 21, 2025
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Rogelio Castro is executing the high skill short game drill… Read More
MLTT Heads to Florida This Weekend
November 20, 2025
(by: Major League Table Tennis) MLTT Hollywood Preview: Four Teams, One Crucial Weekend 🐊 Major League Table Tennis… Read More
Bringing Social Impact to the World Through Table Tennis
November 20, 2025
(by Butterfly Global) Butterfly Supports the ITTF Foundation at the 2025 WTT China Smash The 2025 WTT China… Read More
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