(By: Bowmar Sports Team) In this Bowmar Sports Video, Nandan Naresh is in action at one of the Samson Dubina Academy Tournaments. Nandan, is currently at USATT Rating 2534. 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 […]
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Butterfly Ask The Experts No. 428 Equipment Suggestion
Posted on(By: Bowmar Sports Team) Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Answer: Hi Thomas, Thank you for your question. Since you classified yourself as a hitter and are looking for more speed on your forehand attack, I recommend the Viscaria Super ALC. This is a very stiff blade and has lots of speed which is great for […]
Angel Naranjo Had An Outstanding Performance At The World Teams TT Championships In Chengdu
Posted on(By: Edgard De Jesus) The Puerto Rican player Angel Naranjo finished with a record of 3 wins and a single loss against the Chinese Wang Chuqin (current number 11 in the world), who managed to win a partial in their confrontation, losing 3-1, demonstrating that our athlete has the ability to effectively face the “Kings” […]
Coaching Tips of the Week: Treat Opponents Who Are Not Threats as Threats so They Do Not Become Threats
Posted on(By Larry Hodges) A player isn’t a threat to you if, at their best, they can’t beat you at your worst. But there’s an underlying assumption here that your “worst” is when you are taking the opponent serious and playing your normal game. Often, when playing a weaker player, one is overconfident and so doesn’t […]
PingPod: How Far They’ve Come
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) When PingPod first opened its doors at its first location in 2020, the leadership had big plans. There was already talk of expanding to other locations in the City, of attracting the best players, of creating a community. Soon thereafter, COVID hit and some players discovered that the concept of autonomous table […]
WTT Champions Macao: Wang Chuqin’s Historic Run Highlight of the Event
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins, photo ITTFWorld) The highlights on Friday at the WTT Champions Macao event featured upsets by Szocs in Women’s Singles and Lebrun in Men’s Singles. Both upsets were over top Chinese players – and China’s other wins were tight. But as we moved further into the weekend, and through the Semifinals and Finals, […]
WTT Champions Macao: Final 8 (Szocs and Lebrun Log Upsets)
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) In Friday action at the WTT Champions Macao event China was pushed, Sweden advanced two men, and Szocs and Lebrun shook things up with big upsets. In the first match of the day, France’s Alexis Lebrun advanced by providing the biggest upset of the tournament. World No. 30, Alexis Lebrun […]
WTT Champions Macao: Alexis Lebrun Shock Upset
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins, photo ITTFWorld) In the first match of the day, France’s Alexis Lebrun advanced by providing the biggest upset of the tournament. World No. 30, Alexis Lebrun has defeated World No. 3 Liang Jingkun 3-2. Lebrun won the first game, but then quickly lost the next two. After finding himself down 1-2, he […]
2022 Butterfly Fall Cary Cup: Ojo Onaolapo Takes Top Honors
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) The Cary Cup continues its long history of bringing together players not just from up and down the East Coast. The event began in Cary NC in 2001, but expanded in 2014 when it moved to the Triangle Table Tennis facility in neighboring Morrisville. This rendition of the event included over 100 […]
WTT Champions Macao Final 16: China, Germany, Sweden, and USA Too
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) We are through to the Final 16 in Macao at the $800,000 WTT Champions Macao event. Four strong Chinese players have advanced (Ma Long, Wang Chuqin, Liang Jingkun, and Fan Zhendong), three Germans have advanced (Dang Qiu, Dimitrij Ovtcharov, and Patrick Franziska), and three Swedes have advanced (Truls Moregard, Anton Kallberg, and […]
Kou Lei – Backhand Flip Serve Return
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(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Kou Lei is working on the Backhand Flip Serve Return… Read More
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(By Larry Hodges, Member of US Table Tennis Hall of Fame There are basically seven different directional placements… 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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(by Steve Hopkins) The first day of action in the Round of 64 is underway at the United… Read More
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(by Steve Hopkins) On Saturday, June 27, the Rhode Island Table Tennis Association ran the second annual Mission… Read More
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