(by Steve Hopkins) The Top Seed in Zagreb, Truls Moregard, has cruised to the Quarterfinals – he will face Patrick Franziska on Saturday morning. Lin Yun-Ju has also advanced easily – and he is set to face up and coming Chinese player Liang Guodong. Xiang Peng, another Chinese qualifier, upset Tomokazu Harimoto on Friday. Peng […]
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Ovtcharov Makes Quarters in Lima as Many Seeded Players Fall
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) Dimitrij Ovtcharov had a tough opening match, scoring a tough 3-2 win over Joao Monteiro. Ovtcharov then downed Chen Chien-An 3-1 to advance to the Quarternfinals. Ovtcharov will face Simon Gauzy, who won both of his early matches handily. Top seeded Hugo Calderano fell to Kang Dongsoo in the Round of 16. […]
Butterfly Training Tips: 5 Tips To Improve Your Reverse Pendulum Serve With Vlad Farcas
Posted on(By: Bowmar Sports Team) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Vlad Farcas is focusing on 5 Tips To Improve Your Reverse Pendulum Serve. Vlad Farcas is a coach at San Antonio Table Tennis Club in Texas and also, he is US Para National Team Coach (2022). Stay “In The Loop” with Butterfly professional table tennis equipment, table tennis […]
2022 WTT Feeder Westchester: Highlighting American Participants
Posted on(By: Bowmar Sports Team) The 2022 WTT Feeder Westchester event was held from May 11 to May 15 with more than 20 different National Teams competing. This was one of the largest truly international table tennis events held in the United States in recent years. A few results to highlight featuring American players and coaches: […]
Table Tennis America Butterfly Bay Area Championship – U15 Cadet Boys’ Singles Champion HE, Xianyao
Posted on(By: Bowmar Sports Team) The top prize in the TTA Butterfly Bay Area Championship U15 Cadet Boys Event went to HE, Xianyao. In this week’s action Xianyao won his semifinal match against LING, Sean 3-0, (12,8,5) before topping Minnesota’s LUO, Alex 3-1 (11,7,9) in the final. Full results of the tournament can be found here. […]
Ojo Onaolapo Dominates At The 2022 June Open – Princeton Pong Open
Posted onCongratulations coach Ojo Onaolapo on winning the Open Singles at the 2022 June Princeton Pong Open. Ojo Onaolapo <vs> Jeremy Hazin. Watch the Open Singles final here. Full results of the tournament can be found here. Stay “In The Loop” with Butterfly professional table tennis equipment, table tennis news, table tennis technology, tournament results, […]
Coaching Tips of the Week: “Losing Is Not My Enemy. Fear of Losing Is My Enemy.”
Posted on(By Larry Hodges) This is my favorite quote from Rafael Nadal, who (as of this writing) has won more Grand Slams in tennis than anyone in history. But I think you’ll find that the other two players close to him on this – Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic – would say the same, as would […]
2022 Africa Cup Comments From Omar Assar The Winner
Posted on(By: Butterfly Team) Comments were received from Omar Assar (EGY) who won the ITTF-Africa Cup title held in Lagos, Nigeria from 26th to 28th May 2022. It was the second time he has won the event since 2019. He recalled his success. How do you feel after securing the title? After my win in Lagos […]
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Spin & Smash Table Tennis & Ping Pong Center
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) Central Ohio is home to Spin & Smash. Its a table tennis club that is part ping pong social club and part table tennis training center. The club is open every day – at least 12 hours every day except for Sunday (which is open with shorter hours). In addition to regular club events, […]
Borussia Dusseldorf Wins German TTBL Title
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins, photo courtesy of ITTF) Dusseldorf led the German League all season – jumping out to a great start, and then extending their lead. There was never any doubt that they’d make the Final Four, but they did split big matches with Saarbrucken earlier in the year, so there was some intrigue in the […]
Lingshaui Meng – Forehand Mid Distance Looping
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(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Lingshaui Meng is working with a student on their Forehand… Read More
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(by Steve Hopkins) The 2026 ITTF Americas Central American & Caribbean Championships gets underway Thursday in Santo Domingo,… Read More
World No. 1’s Claim Top Spots at World Cup
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