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US Open: By The Numbers

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(by Steve Hopkins) USATT closed out the 2022 American table tennis calendar with the US Open.  In other articles, we covered the Open Championship titles – Ukraine’s Lei Kou topped Californian Xin Zhou in the Men’s Final and Amy Wang topped Lily Zhang in an All-American Ladies’ Final.   We can also add that Lei Kou and […]

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Neu-Ulm Dream Team Wins Midyear Title

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(by Steve Hopkins) Neu-Ulm has won the Pokal-Finale – the midyear Final Four championship of the German Table Tennis League. A year ago, it was all that TTC Neu Ulm could do just to stay in the middle of the pack in the German Table Tennis League.  The squad had solid players – in fact, […]

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Defending Champs “All In” for Puerto Rico Open Repeat

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(by Steve Hopkins) The countdown is on for the 2023 Butterfly Puerto Rico Open Teams.  The clock running on the PR Open Teams Information page currently notes that the tournament starts in 82 days.  *There are already 41 teams signed up – and the big news this week is that defending champions Zhou Xin and […]

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Coaching Tips of the Week: Mind Games

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(By Larry Hodges) Like it or not, mind games are a part of all sports. They range from “stare downs” in boxing to starting arguments in any sport to force an opponent to lose his focus. The best way to deal with most of them is two-fold: 1) ignore them and keep your focus, and […]

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First Rankings of 2023: Fan, Ma, Wang are Top 3

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(by Steve Hopkins) China holds the top three spots to start 2023 with Fan Zhendong, Ma Long, and Wang Chuqin holding those positions (in that order).  Tomokazu Harimoto has dropped two placed to fourth and Truls Moregard has held the fifth position. The next five are Liang Jingkun, Hugo Calderano, Lin Yun-Ju, Darko Jorgic, and […]

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WAB CLUB FEATURE: Alameda Ping Pong Gym

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(by Steve Hopkins) The Alameda Ping Pong Gym is a new club in the Bay Area.  It offers 10 tables and lots of space with newly-renovated lighting and flooring.. With its location on Lincoln Avenue, the Alameda Ping Pong Gym is conveniently located for players on the East side of San Francisco Bay.  Alameda is […]

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Butterfly Top 10 Videos of 2022

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by Steve Hopkins In 2022, Butterfly worked hard to provide entertainment and information through videos, articles, reviews, and interviews.  Below is a list of 10 of our favorite Bowmar Sports videos of 2022. Our most viewed video was a March edition of ASK THE EXPERTS featuring David Zhuang discussing the Timo Boll ALC blade and […]

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What To Do With Problem Serves

May 11, 2026
(By Larry Hodges, Member of US Table Tennis Hall of Fame Everybody has at least one serve that… Read More

WAB CLUB FEATURE: Song Jeho Table Tennis Club

May 11, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins) The Song Jeho Table Tennis Club ("SJHTTC") is centrally located in Los Angeles.  The club is… Read More

China Sweeps Team Table Tennis Championships

May 10, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) On Sunday, both Chinese teams issued strong performances with each winning their Final. … Read More

Team Championship Finals: China and Japan (and China and Japan)

May 9, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins, photo ITTF) On the penultimate day of competition at the ITTF World Team Table Tennis… Read More

Taiwo Adeyinka – Backhand Counterdrive

May 8, 2026
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips,  Taiwo Adeyinka is working with a Beginner player on the… Read More

A Conversation Between Ultimate Table Tennis and Butterfly: Expanding the Future of Table Tennis in India

May 7, 2026
(Butterfly Global) On April 6, 2026, Vita Dani, Co-Promoter of Ultimate Table Tennis, visited Butterfly’s headquarters in Tokyo… Read More

🎥 Episode 9: Ask The Expert Live With Logan Rietz | Take care of your paddle!

May 7, 2026
(by Bowmar Sports) Taking care of your table tennis paddle is one of the easiest ways to improve… Read More

Team Championships Update: Solid Results for TeamUSA

May 6, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins, photo USATT) TeamUSA fell today to Ukraine in a tight Round of 16 battle.  Ukraine's… Read More
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