(by Larry Hodges) Does one need to be a top player to be a top coach? The question often comes up, and there’s an easy answer. No. However . . . and this is a big HOWEVER . . . it’s difficult to become a top coach without being a top player first. It’s a […]
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Kou, Wang, Naranjo Win Butterfly Puerto Rico Open Teams
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) With the top two rated players (and 3 of the top 6 rated players) on the same team, Team Aria TT was a strong favorite entering the 2023 Butterfly Puerto Rico Open Teams. Kou Lei, Eugene Wang, and Angel Naranjo closed out the tournament with a solid performance in the Finals, but […]
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Bridgeport Sports Club
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) At over 14,000 square feet, the Bridgeport Sports Club one of the largest table tennis clubs in all of North America. The club is located in Richmond, just South of Vancouver in British Columbia, Canada. They are located near Highway 99 and 9, with easy access to the greater Vancouver area. The […]
Everything is Ready in Puerto Rico
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) Most of the Butterfly/Bowmar Sports team arrived in San Juan on Monday night. The US-based and Puerto Rico-based crews worked together Monday morning to unload tables and barriers from trucks. An assembly line of volunteers put barriers together and placed them around the venue. The tables were carefully unpacked (generally four guys […]
Bowmar Sports Tournament Highlights – Patryk Zyworonek US Open Highlights
Posted on(by: Bowmar Sports Team) In this Bowmar Sports Tournament Highlights, Patryk Zyworonek is in action at the US Open. 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.
2023 Butterfly Spin & Smash April Open
Posted on(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 […]
Sally Moyland And Her Experience In North Carolina 2023
Posted on(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 […]
How to Win the Choice at the Start of a Match
Posted on(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 […]
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Atlanta International Table Tennis Academy
Posted on(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 […]
German Titles for Qiu and Winter
Posted on(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 […]
Shashin Shodhan Amicus Training Series – Forehand Flip
November 3, 2026
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Amicus Training Series, Shashin Shodhan In this Amicus Training Series, Shashin Shodhan is… Read More
Sunny Zhang Pan American Senior Table Tennis Championships
November 2, 2026
(by Coach Raymond (Zhaowei) Zhang) Seventeen-year-old Sunny Zhang of Three10 TTC represented Canada at the Pan American Senior… Read More
Jerky Strokes and Jerkyitis: World’s Most Rampant Table Tennis Disease
November 2, 2026
(By Larry Hodges, Member of US Table Tennis Hall of Fame) Many players have jerky strokes that make… Read More
Rachid El Bou Bou – Wide Angle Push
November 2, 2026
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Rachid El Bou Bou is executing the Wide Angle Push… Read More
MLTT Week 4 Recap: Gold Rush Perfect in Houston
November 1, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins, photo MLTT) The Carolina Gold Rush were the only team to go 3-0 at the… Read More
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Carolina International Table Tennis Academy
November 1, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins) With their location in Apex, North Carolina, just to the Southwest of Raleigh, the Carolina… Read More
Jang d’Arc? Jang Woojin is Surprise Winner in Montpellier
November 1, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) The WTT Champions series ended with a surprise winner in Montpellier today as… Read More
Montpellier Says Adieu to Seeds Un, Deux et Trois
October 31, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) The WTT Champions series arrived in Montpellier, France this week and after Saturday's… Read More
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