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The Advantages and Disadvantages of Size in Table Tennis

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(by Larry Hodges) Table tennis is often advertised as a sport that all can play, where size makes no difference. However, it’s not necessarily true. While you don’t have to be tall to win (1971 World Champion Stellan Bengtsson at 5’5″ and three-time World and 2-time Olympic Women’s Singles Champion Deng Yaping was 4’11”), or […]

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World Veterans Championships: Americans Make Waves In Oman

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(by Steve Hopkins) Americans made real waves at the World Veterans Championships in Muscan Oman last week.  In particular, two of America’s most recognizable veteran couples managed to bring home medals – Donna and David Sakai, and Connie and Del Sweeris. In Mixed Doubles O75, it was these couples battling in the All-American Final and […]

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Bowmar Sports Tournament Highlights – Yu Di vs Kou Lei

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(by: Bowmar Sports Team) In this tournament highlight, Yu Di is in action against Kou Lei.  Yu Di, is a coach at Triangle Badminton & Table Tennis Club in Morrisville, North Carolina. His current rating according to USATT IS 2446. Stay “In The Loop” with Butterfly professional table tennis equipment, table tennis news, table tennis technology, tournament results, and […]

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WAB CLUB FEATURE: Canadian Elite Table Tennis Training Centre

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(by Steve Hopkins) The Canadian Elite Table Tennis Training Centre (“the Centre” or “Elite”) is a table tennis club and training center in Mississauga, Ontario. Mississauga is just to the West of Toronto, about 30 kilometers from the city center.  The facility is just off the Ontario 401 Express, easily accessible to the greater Toronto area. The […]

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USATT Announces “Top 15 Clubs”

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(by Steve Hopkins) Last week, USATT released a list of 2022 Top 15 Clubs.  USATT described the criteria for their 2022 Club Awards as being based upon hard work and dedication to the sport of table tennis – and noted their desire to recognize the organization’s leading contributors who promote the sport of table tennis […]

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(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips,  Arantxa Cossio Aceves is focusing on the Forehand and Backhand… Read More

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(by Steve Hopkins, photo MLTT) The Texas Smash remain one of the most formidable franchises in Major League… Read More

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(by Steve Hopkins) Three10 Table Tennis Club is one of Canada's National High Performance Training Centres. A club… Read More

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