(by Steve Hopkins, photo USATT) When the 2022 ITTF World Team Championships Finals began this week in Chengdu, many would have expected TeamUSA to have results below their seeding. The men were without Kanak Jha and Nikhil Kumar, and the women had Lily Zhang as their anchor, but the other names were new to this […]
Coaching Tips of the Week: The Larry Line
(By Larry Hodges) Many matches are decided in the rallies. The Larry Line (can I copyright that?) is that level of speed, quickness, and spin (done consistently) that overwhelms a given opponent so that they start to either fall apart or are forced to back up and play defensively. Everyone has such a line; if […]
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Silicon Valley Table Tennis Club
(by Steve Hopkins) The Silicon Valley Table Tennis Club was founded in 2011. The club features professional flooring, butterfly tables, good lighting and high ceilings. It is a great environment for elite training. There is also a Butterfly Pro shop for equipment needs. SVTTC is located in Milpitas, just North of San Jose on the […]
Isabella Xu Won The 2022 Badger Open – Under 2400 & Womens Open
(By: Bowmar Sports Team) The 2022 Badger Open, give doble great victory to Isabella Xu, she won the U2400 event and also, she came first in the Womens Open, played an exciting final against Ayangade Oluwole. Full results of the tournament can be found here Stay “In The Loop” with Butterfly professional table tennis equipment, […]
Aditya Sareen Won 2500 Westchester September Open
(By: Bowmar Sports Team) Aditya won the Under 2500 at Westchester September Open. He also defeated Tao Wenzhang in the QF of the open event. This is so far the biggest win in Adi’s career as Tao has USATT rating of 2700. Aditya lost (1-3) to Nigeria’s Olagide in the semifinals. It was a well […]
World Team Championships: New Faces for TeamUSA
(by Steve Hopkins, photo USATT) The 2022 ITTF World Team Championships Finals is underway in Chengdu, and both American squads have some new faces. The Men’s team includes Mishel Levinski, Jishan Liang, and Earl James Alto. Mishel is from Brooklyn, New York. He has a World Ranking of 350 and a USATT rating of 2578. […]
World Team Championships: USA Teams Log Early Wins
(by Steve Hopkins, photo USATT) The 2022 ITTF World Team Championships Finals is underway in Chengdu, China. All teams are maneuvering through the group stage, and both USA teams won their opening match. After Day 2, our Men’s team is 1-0 (their next match is against China on Sunday), and our Women’s team is 1-1. […]
Steven Moreno And His Teammate Enrique Ríos Became The U-13 Category Pan American Champions
(By: Bowmar Sports Team) Our Butterfly player Steven Moreno and his teammate Enrique Ríos became the U-13 Category Pan American Champions for the second year in a row. It is remarkable to recognize that this title was won undefeated, without losing a game with a record of 18-0. The winning route began in the group […]
Seven Days With Sally Moyland In The 2022 U19 PanAm – Rosario Argentina
(By: Sally Moyland) This tournament was right after the New York training camp. All U19 Team USA representatives were obliged to go. Other participants in the camp were self-willing and paid their own expenses. After our one week of training together, our team of eight – four boys and four girls – headed to Argentina. […]
Butterfly San Antonio Fall Open Results And Tournament Report
(By: Vlad Farcas) On September 10th the 2022 BUTTERFLY San Antonio Fall Open, a 2-star USATT Sanctioned took place at the San Antonio Table Tennis Club in San Antonio, Texas. There were 63 players registered who competed in 8 events including 2 different doubles brackets. The lower rating brackets lined up a lot of young […]
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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