(by Steve Hopkins) With its location in the East Falls area on the North side of Philadelphia, the Trolley Car Table Tennis Club is easily accessible to the Greater Philadelphia area (including areas of New Jersey and Delaware. It offers 10 tables nestled into a cozy space with good lighting and flooring. They have LED […]
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US Nationals: Early Action
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins, photo USATT) We are underway in San Jose at the 2026 US National Table Tennis Championships. In early action at the Men’s Singles Hsing Family event, top seeds have been doing well in the group phase with Daniel Tran, Ved Shesh, Nishant Lebaka, Andrew Cao, Aryan Jha, Kunal Chodri, Kef Noorani, Mohammadereza […]
Fortune Favors Bold Players Entering Final Weekend at United States Smash
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) The saying “Fortune Favors the Bold” has been proven true in the Quarterfinals of the United States Smash, the WTT Smash Series tour event being held at the Ontario Convention Center in Los Angeles. Friday’s matches largely went to free-swingers, with aggressive players betting on lower percentage shots and those bets paying off. […]
United States Smash: A Pair of Upsets as China is Out
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) The last two matches on Thursday both ended in upsets at the United States Smash, the WTT Smash Series tour event being held at the Ontario Convention Center in Los Angeles. Thursday’s results include one of the most unexpected results possible, as both Wang Chuqin and Lin Shidong lost. With […]
Showtime Table Tennis Expands Community, International, and Youth Development Programs
Posted on(by Showtime Table Tennis Club/Buttefly Americas Team) From launching a new membership program to welcoming an international player from Taiwan, Showtime Table Tennis continues building opportunities for players of all levels across Ontario. June marked an important operational step for Showtime Table Tennis with the official launch of our new monthly membership subscription. The program […]
United States Smash: Jha Reaches Final 16
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) With the Fourth of July just around the corner, the Kanak Jha’s American dream is alive and well at the United States Smash, the WTT Smash Series tour event being held at the Ontario Convention Center in Los Angeles. With what is arguably a home crowd in Jha’s home State […]
United States Smash: Hitomi Sato with Big Upset in LA
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) The first top seed has fallen, as World No. 2 Wang Manyu fell in the second round of women’s singles at the United States Smash, the WTT Smash Series tour event being held at the Ontario Convention Center in Los Angeles. The hero of the day is Hitomi Sato, a […]
Kou Lei – Backhand Flip Serve Return
Posted on(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Kou Lei is working on the Backhand Flip Serve Return https://youtu.be/ly-m9FuQHiQ 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
United States Smash: Kanak Jha and Lily Zhang Advance
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) A pair of American upsets marked the second day of action in the Round of 64 at the United States Smash, the WTT Smash Series tour event being held at the Ontario Convention Center in Los Angeles. Lily Zhang defeated World No. 26 Jia Nan Yuan of France 3-1, and on the […]
Seven Placements and the Wide Angles
Posted on(By Larry Hodges, Member of US Table Tennis Hall of Fame There are basically seven different directional placements in table tennis, though only five or six are available at any time. They are: Outside forehand corner Forehand corner Middle forehand Middle (opponent’s elbow) Middle backhand Backhand corner Outside backhand corner Generally, you never want to […]
Kou Lei – Long Pips Blocking
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ITTF Americas Pan American U11 & U13 Championships
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(by Bowmar Sports) In this episode of Ask The Expert Live, Logan Rietz discussed Super ALC technology, breaking… Read More
Coaching Against Yourself
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(By Larry Hodges, Member of US Table Tennis Hall of Fame) Imagine coaching someone to play against you.… Read More
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