(by Steve Hopkins, photo USATT) TeamUSA has a long history of success in major para events, so they entered the Andalucia 2022 World Para Table Tennis Championships with high expectations. The big story of the tournament for TeamUSA was Jenson Van Emburgh in Men’s Singles Class 3. Jenson had a tight 3-2 win over Ireland’s […]
2022 Atlanta Winter Giant Round Robin Table Tennis Tournament Result.
(By: Bowmar Sports Team) Hammed-Taiwo Adeyinka, won the 2022 Atlanta Winter Giant Round Robin Table Tennis Tournament. He stood out at the tournament with a spectacular win against He Harry, in a convincing match (6, -10, 4, 9, 5). Event Full Results Stay “In The Loop” with Butterfly professional table tennis equipment, table tennis news, table […]
Coaching Tips of the Week: Backhand Counter Domination
(By Larry Hodges) In table tennis, the forehand is often the more powerful shot – the point winner. But as rallies get faster and fast, the backhand counter becomes more and more important. If you don’t have a strong backhand, you’re at a huge disadvantage. At tournaments, in match after match, I find opponents who […]
Butterfly Training Tips With Huijing Wang – Qualities Needed To Be A Complete Player
(By: Bowmar Sports Team) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Huijing Wang goes over what it takes to be a complete table tennis player. 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.
Coaching Tips of the Week: Coming Back or Beating Stronger Players
(By Larry Hodges) Suppose you are way behind in a game. It’s likely that the only way of winning is if you play well and your opponent doesn’t. Therefore, assume this is true, and play your tactics accordingly. The same idea can be used when playing a much stronger player – if you can’t beat […]
Steven Moreno Champion In WTT Lignano, Italy.
(By: Edgardo Vazquez) STEVEN MORENO obtains the championship in the WTT IN LIGNANO, ITALY. Steven Joel Moreno won the Championship in the Men’s U-13 category by beating his compatriot Enrique Yezué Ríos in the final match of the WTT Youth Contender Lignano 2022 with partials of 3-1 and scores of 11-7, 11-9, 8- 11 and […]
Puerto Rico Open Teams – A Look Back to “Last Year”
(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
(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
(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
(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 […]
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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