(by Larry Hodges) “I have slow reflexes!” I’ve heard that so many times in my coaching career and in every case, the player was wrong. Why? Because they don’t understand what gives a person fast reflexes, and how to develop them. Nerve impulses from the brain to the muscles travel at about the same speed […]
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WAB CLUB FEATURE: Trolley Car Table Tennis Club
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) With its location in the East Falls area on the North side of Philadelphia, the Trolley Car Table Tennis Club is easily accessible to the Greater Philadelphia area (including areas of New Jersey and Delaware. It offers 10 tables nestled into a cozy space with good lighting and flooring. The club also […]
WTT Contender Durban: Calderano Starts 2023 with a Win
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) Brazil’s Hugo Calderano was the top seed, and aside from a tight 3-2 Quarterfinal win over China’s Lin Shidong, her did exactly what he needed to do. Kallberg and Franziska each reached the other Quarterfinal – and it was Kallberg that emerged to face Calderano in the Semis. Calderano won 3-1 to […]
WTT Contender Durban: Top Seeds Reach Quarters
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) Calderano, Qiu, Franziska, and Aruna are the headliners in Durban this week as the WTT Contender Series opens the New Year in South Africa. Each of those top four seeds has reached the Quarterfinals. On Saturday, Hugo Calderano will face a 17 year old rising Chinese star, Lin Shidong. Patrick Franziska will […]
Bowmar Sports Tournament Highlights – Yu Di @ WTT Fort Lauderdale
Posted on(by: Bowmar Sports Team) This Bowmar Sports Tournament Highlight is with Yu Di in Mixed Doubles at the WTT in Fort Lauderdale. 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 […]
Bowmar Sports Tournament Highlights – Oscar Birriel World Youth Championships
Posted on(By: Bowmar Sports Team) In this Bowmar Sports Tournament Highlights Oscar Birriel is in action at the World Youth Championships. 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.
New YouTube Channel By: LATTA’s – Los Angeles Table Tennis Association
Posted on(by: LATTA – Los Angeles Table Tennis Association) LATTA’s, recently started the YouTube channel, they already have almost 653 subscribers. The Los Angeles Table Tennis Association (LATTA) is a non-profit organization established in 1998. The center is one of the largest table tennis clubs in the US, encompasses more than 10,000 square feet of space, […]
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Table Tennis Minnesota
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) Table Tennis Minnesota has three locations in the greater Minneapolis-St.Paul area. The Training Center location is on Concord Street in South St. Paul, the Jewish Center location is on Cedar Lake Road in Minneapolis, and the Bloomington Armory location is in Bloomington. Normally, the Training Center is open Monday-Thursday and Sunday and […]
US Open: By The Numbers
Posted on(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 […]
Neu-Ulm Dream Team Wins Midyear Title
Posted on(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, […]
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
Arantxa Cossio Aceves – Forehand & Backhand Loop from underspin
June 29, 2026
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Arantxa Cossio Aceves is focusing on the Forehand and Backhand… Read More
MLTT Meet the Teams: Texas Smash
June 29, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins, photo MLTT) The Texas Smash remain one of the most formidable franchises in Major League… Read More
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Three10 Table Tennis Club
June 28, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins) Three10 Table Tennis Club is one of Canada's National High Performance Training Centres. A club… Read More
United States Smash: Early Action
June 28, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins) The first day of action in the Round of 64 is underway at the United… Read More
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