(by Steve Hopkins) The WTT Cup Finals has advanced to the Final 4 in Xinxiang, China. In the Cup Finals, the World’s Top 16 are invited, so every match-up is between the world’s best. The headline of Day 2 was Dimitrij Ovtcharov eliminating World No. 1 Fan Zhendong. The Final Four will be Dimitrij Ovtcharov […]
Mountain View Table Tennis Athlete Kef Noorani’s Talent Takes Him Abroad
(By Malea Martin / Mountain View Voice) Noorani will head to France in January for an international competition among the world’s best. Mountain View resident Kef Noorani was just 6 years old when he first picked up a table tennis paddle. His dad, Kashif, used to play the sport when he was a kid, so […]
Pay A Small Price For A Long-Term Investment In Butterfly Towels
(By: Tawny Banh) Butterfly towels come in 4 different models in 6 various colors with its very distinctive “Butterfly” logo: Streak Big (140cmx70cm), and Dignics, Streak & Sign (100cm x 50cm). Each towel features a textured pattern with either dark or bright colors for a chic look. All towels possess a soft, comfortable feel, […]
WTT Cup Finals: Boll Logs Early Upset Win
(by Steve Hopkins) Xinxiang China is the host to this year’s WTT Cup Finals. In the Cup Finals, the World’s Top 16 are invited. For the Men, a late scratch left a Bye in the draw – but 15 of the World’s Top 16 are playing. For the Women, No. 6 and No. 11 have […]
Butterfly Training Tips with Emily Tan – Backhand Middle Backhand Forehand
(By: Bowmar Sports Team) In this Butterfly Training Tips Emily Tan is developing her Stroke Management by doing Backhand, Middle, Backhand, Forehand. This drill focuses on handspeed as well as footwork 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 […]
Bowmar Sports Tournament Highlight Clip – Nandan Naresh Highlights 2
(By: Bowmar Sports Team) In this Bowmar Sports Video, Nandan Naresh is in action at one of the Samson Dubina Academy Tournaments. Nandan, is currently at USATT Rating 2534. 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 […]
Butterfly Ask The Experts No. 428 Equipment Suggestion
(By: Bowmar Sports Team) Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Answer: Hi Thomas, Thank you for your question. Since you classified yourself as a hitter and are looking for more speed on your forehand attack, I recommend the Viscaria Super ALC. This is a very stiff blade and has lots of speed which is great for […]
Angel Naranjo Had An Outstanding Performance At The World Teams TT Championships In Chengdu
(By: Edgard De Jesus) The Puerto Rican player Angel Naranjo finished with a record of 3 wins and a single loss against the Chinese Wang Chuqin (current number 11 in the world), who managed to win a partial in their confrontation, losing 3-1, demonstrating that our athlete has the ability to effectively face the “Kings” […]
Coaching Tips of the Week: Treat Opponents Who Are Not Threats as Threats so They Do Not Become Threats
(By Larry Hodges) A player isn’t a threat to you if, at their best, they can’t beat you at your worst. But there’s an underlying assumption here that your “worst” is when you are taking the opponent serious and playing your normal game. Often, when playing a weaker player, one is overconfident and so doesn’t […]
PingPod: How Far They’ve Come
(by Steve Hopkins) When PingPod first opened its doors at its first location in 2020, the leadership had big plans. There was already talk of expanding to other locations in the City, of attracting the best players, of creating a community. Soon thereafter, COVID hit and some players discovered that the concept of autonomous table […]
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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