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More French Cooking in Macao: Lebrun Upsets World No. 1

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(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) Six months ago at the WTT Champions Macao 2022, France’s Alexis Lebrun introduced himself to the world with a surprise upset over  World No. 3 Liang Jingkun.  Six months later, Alexis has returned to Macao for the WTT Champions Macao 2023 – and he has improved upon last year’s results […]

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Bowmar Sports Tournament Highlights – Adeyinka Wins the Knoxville Gold Dollar Dogwood Open

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(by Stephanie Sun) Adeyinka Hammed-Taiwo won 1st place in Knoxville Gold Dollar Dogwood Open 2023 in Tennessee on April 15. Full results from the tournament can be found here. 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.

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WAB CLUB UPCOMING EVENTS: Texas Table Tennis Club – Camp and Tournament

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(by Stephanie Sun) Texas Table Tennis Club is hosting a world class training experience this summer directed by Riki Watanabe (former Japanese National Coach) and assisted by Shoko Sukuhara (former Japanese Paralympic National Coach), Ryoichi Yoshiyama (Top 8 from Japanese championships 2023) Nakano Yutaka (Top 16 from Japanese championships) There is currently a commitment of participation of the Vietnamese National Team. 3-DAY […]

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Butterfly Training Tips With Shashin Shodhan – Forehand Counterloop

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(by: Bowmar Sports Team) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Shashin Shodhan is executing the Forehand Loop from long distance off the table. He also adds in how to implement it into gameplay. 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 […]

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Butterfly Training Tips With Bob Chen – Backhand Block

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(by: Bowmar Sports Team) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Bob Chen is focusing on the Backhand Block from fast driving, and high spinny loops. 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.

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Blocking Footwork

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(by Larry Hodges) Before a drill, players often ask, “Who’s doing the drill?” The answer is, of course, both players. And that includes a player who is blocking. But it’s more than that – some would say one player is doing a footwork drill while the other is blocking, but that’s totally wrong. They are […]

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WAB CLUB FEATURE: Austin Table Tennis Club

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(by Steve Hopkins) The Austin Table Tennis Club has been around for more than thirty years.  Their current 12,000 square foot full-time facility is a big change from the wooden dance floor in the back of a bar where they started.  That current facility offers high ceilings, great lighting, 15 tables for normal play and three […]

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World No. 1s Finish First in Xinxiang

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(by Steve Hopkins, photo by WTT) If you only tuned in on Saturday for the Finals of the WTT Champions Xinxiang event, you saw a somewhat predictable No. 1 over No. 7 Final in Men’s Singles and an equally predictable No. 1 over No. 3 Final in Women’s Singles.  Those winners were Fan Zendong and […]

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