(By Larry Hodges) In last week’s tip I wrote about toweling. In it, I mentioned the Pavlovian Response, also called Classical Conditioning. It’s not just towel breaks. You should develop the same routines before matches, and before every point, both serve and receive. If you do so, you’ll develop that Pavlovian response that prepares you for the match […]
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WAB Featured Club: Vancouver Table Tennis Club
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) The Vancouver Table Tennis Club (VTTC) is one of the largest clubs in one of the largest metropolitan areas in North America. The facility is located near Chinatown just off of Highway 1A. Normally VTTC is open Monday to Friday from 11am -11pm and Saturdays from 11am-9pm, and Sundays from 11am-7pm. Check […]
WTT Star Contender: Diaz and Harimoto in Action on Monday
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) The qualifiers are over and the Round of 64 was played on Sunday. The top seeds have byes in the first round, but will see action starting on Monday. Hugo Calderano, Dan Qiu, Kanak Jha, Lin Yun-Ju, Darko Jorgic, Patrick Franziska, Truls Moregard, and others all have byes. In early action, France’s […]
World Rankings: Fan then Ma and now Liang in Third
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) There was movement at the top of the World Rankings this week as Liang Jingkun moved from No.5 to No.3, Lin Yun-Ju moved up to No.6, and Xu Xin is up two spots to No.8. Fan Zhendong and Ma Long remain in the first and second spots. Calderano and Harimoto are in […]
WTT Star Contender Doha: Miwa Harimoto Among Qualifiers
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) At this point, everyone who follows table tennis knows World No. 5 Tomokazu Harimoto. Tomokazu’s younger sister, Miwa, has slowly been improving and the world’s ninth ranked junior may be poised to make waves in the adult circuit as well. In this qualification rounds of this week’s WTT Star Contender in Doha, […]
Ukraine Players Compete In Doha
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) The ITTF Foundation worked with Ukrainian Table Tennis Federation officials to help get four Ukrainian players to the WTT Star Contender event that began on Friday in Doha. The players, Tetyana Bilenko, Ganna Gaponova, Yaroslav Zhmudenko, and Margaryta Pesotska were all in Europe (outside of the conflict zone in Ukraine). The ITTF […]
PINGPOD Pro League Finals
Posted onDon’t miss PINGPOD Pro League Finals March 28th. Stream starts 6pm ( FB & YouTube ) Williamsburg Pod. Tickets information here 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.
Butterfly Training Tips with Rachid El Bou Bou – The Deep Push
Posted onIn this Butterfly Training Tips, Rachid El BouBou is focusing on the deep push off the Serve Return 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.
Butterfly Cary Cup 2022 results and photos
Posted on(By Alec Carney) Cary Cup 2022 was record setting! In the past, we were able to hold 40 tables and 160 players for the Main Event which drew a total crowd of 220 players over the course of the 4-day event. This year, we only have 20 tables and 80 players cap for the Main […]
Butterfly Training Tips with Zelin Ye – Falkenburg
Posted onIn this Butterfly Training Tips, Zelin Ye is executing the Falkenburg drill. 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.
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🎥 Episode 8: Ask The Expert Live With Logan Rietz | Don’t be afraid, try some pips!
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(by Bowmar Sports) In this video, we break down the fundamentals of pips in table tennis focusing on… Read More
Try to Stay Within Arm’s Length of the Table
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(By Larry Hodges, Member of US Table Tennis Hall of Fame The operative word here is “try.” Table… 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
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