(By Steve Hopkins) Essential Table Tennis operates two club locations. The Oklahoma City location is just South of downtown Oklahoma City off of I-35. The club operates every day in this main location. They also have weekend hours at the Moore Community Center in Moore, a few miles South of the City on Highway 35. […]
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Adult National Team Trials: Nandan Naresh and Amy Wang Top Field
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins, photo ITTFWorld) On the Men’s side, Jishan Liang was the only competitor to beat Nandan Naresh (a 4-1 score in the final match-up for both players). By the time these two top seeds met, the top position was already decided. Nandan Naresh was 6-0 with the other competitors, though his 4-3 win […]
Indian 2023 Inter-State Senior National Table Tennis Championships
Posted on(by: Estefania Ramirios) The 84th edition of the Indian National Table Tennis Championships was was held from March 20-27, at the Gymnasium Hall of Jammu University in Jammu, India. The New Indian Star: Sathiyan Gnanasekaran won the Men’s Singles National Title for the second time in his career. In the 84th edition of the Nationals […]
ITTF Ranking Reshuffling
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins, photo by ITTFWorld) The ranking points system can be confusing – and adjustments made during COVID complicated it further. This week, there were some major changes in the World Rankings – changes that were largely due to COVID adjustments expiring. For instance, this is the first week where results of the Olympics […]
2023 Butterfly Puerto Rico Open Teams – By the Numbers
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) After two thousand six hundred and eighty six singles matches, a champion was crowned. The winning team (Aria TT) had a combined rating of their three players of 8185. The top player (Kou Lei) entered with a 2818 rating. Kou Lei, and his teammates Eugene Wang and Angel Naranjo made it through […]
Euro Champions League – Saarbrucken Surprise Champions
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) From the beginning of the year, the European Table Tennis Union Men’s Champions League was really a story of two teams – Borussia Dusseldorf and Neu-Ulm. The Dusseldorf squad had been at the top of the pecking order in both German League play and the Euro League matches for a decade – […]
Do You Need to Be a Top Player to Be a Top Coach?
Posted on(by Larry Hodges) Does one need to be a top player to be a top coach? The question often comes up, and there’s an easy answer. No. However . . . and this is a big HOWEVER . . . it’s difficult to become a top coach without being a top player first. It’s a […]
Kou, Wang, Naranjo Win Butterfly Puerto Rico Open Teams
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) With the top two rated players (and 3 of the top 6 rated players) on the same team, Team Aria TT was a strong favorite entering the 2023 Butterfly Puerto Rico Open Teams. Kou Lei, Eugene Wang, and Angel Naranjo closed out the tournament with a solid performance in the Finals, but […]
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Bridgeport Sports Club
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) At over 14,000 square feet, the Bridgeport Sports Club one of the largest table tennis clubs in all of North America. The club is located in Richmond, just South of Vancouver in British Columbia, Canada. They are located near Highway 99 and 9, with easy access to the greater Vancouver area. The […]
Everything is Ready in Puerto Rico
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) Most of the Butterfly/Bowmar Sports team arrived in San Juan on Monday night. The US-based and Puerto Rico-based crews worked together Monday morning to unload tables and barriers from trucks. An assembly line of volunteers put barriers together and placed them around the venue. The tables were carefully unpacked (generally four guys […]
“Aim for the top of the net”
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(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) TeamUSA rolled through the opening knock-out round in the Women's Team event at… Read More
The Journey Of Passion – Butterfly x World Championships.
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(By Butterfly Global) World Championships. One of the biggest stages in the sport. At Butterfly, we’ve always been… Read More
Austin Table Tennis Club Elevates 2026 Competitive Season with Butterfly Partnership
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(By Austin Table Tennis Club) AUSTIN, TX – The Austin Table Tennis Club (ATTC) is proud to announce a… Read More
Wait a split second longer when looping a push, then change directions
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(By Larry Hodges, Member of US Table Tennis Hall of Fame Most blockers develop timing to react to… Read More
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Showtime Table Tennis
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(by Steve Hopkins) Showtime Table Tennis is in Waterloo, Ontario—just off Highway 85 and about an hour west… Read More
MLTT Season 4 Preview
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(by Steve Hopkins, photo MLTT) The Season 4 Major League Table Tennis (MLTT) Draft is officially in the… Read More
World Team Championships: Men’s & Women’s Knockout Draws
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(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) The knockout draws are out. Sweden has the top spot and they are… Read More
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