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2023 Butterfly Spin & Smash April Open

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(by: Spin & Smash Table Tennis) USATT Sanctioned 2-Star Table Tennis Tournament with $2,870 in Cash Prizes. Saturday, April 1 – Sunday, April 2, 2023 Venue – Spin & Smash Table Tennis & Ping Pong Center, 9525 OH-161, Plain City, Ohio 43064 (New Location) Staff – Tournament Director Gloria Price. Dave Fullen, CR/CU is the […]

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Sally Moyland And Her Experience In North Carolina 2023

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(by: Sally Moyland) Again! The format of our Junior National Team Trial has changed! I’m tired of explaining the whole thing, so I’m just going to state the changes. 1) Top seeds (players with higher ratings) didn’t get seeded. Everyone had to start from the group stage. 2) A total of only twelve players would […]

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How to Win the Choice at the Start of a Match

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(by Larry Hodges) Technically, a match begins with the umpire tossing a coin to see who serves first. In reality, most matches aren’t umpired, and so they “hide the ball” under the table, and the other player chooses. Whoever wins gets the choice of either serving first, receiving first, or choice of side. (Once you […]

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WAB CLUB FEATURE: Atlanta International Table Tennis Academy

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(by Steve Hopkins) With their location just North of Atlanta in Suwanee, Atlanta International Table Tennis Academy has a strong presence in the largest metropolitan area in the Southeast.  AITTA is the result of a 2014 merger between Yang’s Table Tennis Academy and Atlanta Table Tennis Academy.  They have full-time coaches across and have been […]

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German Titles for Qiu and Winter

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(by Steve Hopkins) The German championships concluded on Sunday and both of last year’s champions; Dan Qiu and Sabine Winter, have defended their singles titles. Earlier in the week, Dang Qiu made the Final 8 in Singapore.  After a quick shift of continents, he was in Nuremberg slicing through the draw.  Qiu faced Cedric Meissner […]

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Latest Rankings

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(by Steve Hopkins) In the latest ITTF Rankings, Fan Zhendong, Ma Long and Wang Chuqin continue to hold the top three positions.  In fact, when you include Liang Jingkun at No. 7 and Lin Gaoyuan at No. 12, and Lin Shidong at No. 19, China holds almost a third of the Top 20. Japan’s Tomokazu […]

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Butterfly Training Tips With Wenting Zha – The Forehand Long Push

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(by: Bowmar Sports Team) In this Butterfly Training Tips Coach Wenting Zha and Coach Jinxin Wang is executing the Forehand Long Push off the serve return 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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Fortune Favors Bold Players Entering Final Weekend at United States Smash

July 4, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins) The saying "Fortune Favors the Bold" has been proven true in the Quarterfinals of the United… Read More

United States Smash: A Pair of Upsets as China is Out

July 4, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) The last two matches on Thursday both ended in upsets at the United… Read More

Showtime Table Tennis Expands Community, International, and Youth Development Programs

July 3, 2026
(by Showtime Table Tennis Club/Buttefly Americas Team) From launching a new membership program to welcoming an international player… Read More

United States Smash: Jha Reaches Final 16

July 3, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) With the Fourth of July just around the corner, the Kanak Jha's American… Read More

United States Smash: Hitomi Sato with Big Upset in LA

June 30, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) The first top seed has fallen, as World No. 2 Wang Manyu fell… Read More

Kou Lei – Backhand Flip Serve Return

June 30, 2026
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Kou Lei is working on the Backhand Flip Serve Return… Read More

United States Smash: Kanak Jha and Lily Zhang Advance

June 30, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins) A pair of American upsets marked the second day of action in the Round of… Read More

Seven Placements and the Wide Angles

June 29, 2026
(By Larry Hodges, Member of US Table Tennis Hall of Fame There are basically seven different directional placements… Read More
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