(By Larry Hodges) Suppose you push to your opponent, and he has trouble attacking it. Licking your lips, you push to him over and over and he keeps missing. It seems a winning tactic, right? Often it is. But sometimes all you are doing is warming up the opponent’s seeming weakness and turning it into […]
TTBL Update: Dusseldorf Rolls, Narrow Win for Saarbrucken, Ochsenhausen now Fourth
(by Steve Hopkins) As week 16 of the German Tischtennis Budesliga comes to a close, the top two teams remain secure. Those teams, Dusseldorf and Saarbrucken each won this week. Dusseldorf secured a quick 3-0 win over Neu Ulm, while Saarbrucken needed a comeback to top Fulda. But the end result is that first place […]
WAB Club Feature: Salt Lake City Table Tennis
(By Steve Hopkins) Salt Lake City Table Tennis is the biggest full-time table tennis club in Utah and the only club that is open at all hours for its members. The club offers six Butterfly Centrefold 25 tables in a well-lit, 4000 sq ft facility. Coaching is available for any skill level. Leagues and Tournaments […]
TTBL Update: Ochsenhausen Back in the Top Four with Six Weeks Left
(by Steve Hopkins) TTF Liebherr Ochsenhausen topped ASV Grunwettersbach in a match with standing implications for both squads. For ASV, the loss caused them to move down to 11th in the TTBL Standings, a precarious position because the 11th and 12th finishing teams are relegated down to a lower division at the end of the […]
The Puerto Rico Open Table Tennis Tournament on PrimeraHora
(Article by Fernando Ribas Reyes can be found in its original form here at PrimeraHora.com. English version edited by Steve Hopkins) The Puerto Rico Open Table Tennis Tournament has 60 Teams Registered The international event will be held at the Convention Center in April. __________________ With the relaxation of entry protocols for entry to Puerto Rico, […]
Butterfly Training Tips with Xianyao He – 2 Forehand Loop from FH, 2 Forehand Loop from the BH
In this Butterfly Training Tips with Xianyao He, the focus is on the Forehand Loop and Footwork, that consist of 2 Forehand Loops from the middle of the Forehand, and 2 Forehand Loops from the middle of the Backhand Stay “In The Loop” with Butterfly professional table tennis equipment, table tennis news, table tennis technology, […]
Butterfly Training Tips with Nandan Naresh – Forehand Loop Crosscourt into the Backhand Court
In this Butterfly Training Tips, Nandan Naresh is focuses on the Forehand Loop out of the Backhand Court 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.
2022 January Butterfly Teams Robin Round Tournament
On Saturday, January 29, 90 players gathered to compete in the 2022 January Butterfly Teams Robin Round Tournament. The Tournament was hosted at a local “We Are Butterfly Club”, Triangle Badminton and Table Tennis. The club welcomed local players from Asheville, and Charlotte, and as far away as Westchester, New York. This sold-out event was […]
Puerto Rico Open Teams: PR Softens COVID Travel Rules
(by Steve Hopkins) As organizers are putting the final touches on what promises to be one of the premiere table tennis events of this Spring, there has been some good news from officials in Puerto Rico regarding travel restrictions. More specifically, the strict rules requiring a period of isolation for unvaccinated travelers have been softened […]
Butterfly Training Tips with Tian Ye: Service Training: Short & Long Serves
In this video, Tian Ye focuses on the components of the serving long and short 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.
Relax Your Shoulder
November 26, 2025
Basic exercises: Pushing and powerful first ball attack – Robot plays heavy backspin to long Forehand, Jhon plays… Read More
Yu Di – Backhand Loop from underspin
November 26, 2025
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Yu Di is focusing on the Backhand Loop from underspin… Read More
More Weight on the Right Leg
November 24, 2025
Basic exercises: Pushing and powerful first ball attack – Robot plays heavy backspin to long BH, Jhon plays… Read More
Do You Want to Be a Smart Table Tennis Player?
November 24, 2025
(By Larry Hodges) It’s a two-step process. Focus on both steps, and it’ll happen. First, think about the… Read More
Kou Lei – Forehand Looping the Flip
November 24, 2025
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Kou Lei is working with his student on Forehand Looping… Read More
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Ly Table Tennis Academy
November 23, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins) The Ly Table Tennis Academy in Montreal has been home to many members of the… Read More
ITTF World Youth Championships: Early Action
November 23, 2025
(By Steve Hopkins, photo USATT) Today was the first day of action at the ITTF World Youth Championships in… Read More
Felix Wins in Oman
November 23, 2025
(By Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) Felix Lebrun arrived in Oman as the top seed for the WTT Star Contender… Read More
Get the latest from Butterfly
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.