(By Larry Hodges, Member of US Table Tennis Hall of Fame, www.tabletenniscoaching.com/blog) Now is the time to focus on WINNING!!! A big part of that is playing smart tactics. Whenever possible, scout out your upcoming opponents. This means three things: watching them play at the tournament; watching them on video; and asking others about that […]
WTT Champions Doha: Preview
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) Qatar will host the WTT Champions to start the 2026 tour. The event will be played from January 7-11 in Doha and all but 2 of the World Top 20 will be competing. World No. 1 Wang Chuqin is nursing a back injury (he withdrew from the World Cup two weeks ago), […]
WAB CLUB FEATURE: New York Indoor Sports Club
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) With their large facility that features 17 tables, a pro shop, high ceilings, great lighting, and professional flooring, the New York Indoor Sports Club is an idea location for table tennis. The NYISC has monthly 2-star sanctioned tournaments. The facility also includes a 5,000 indoor soccer training space – providing a combined 15,000 […]
The Final ITTF Rankings of 2025
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) China’s Wang Chuqin and Lin Shidong will finish 2025 at the top of the World Rankings. There’s no surprise that the two most accomplished players of 2025 finish in these two top slots, or that both are Chinese. The bigger surprise for China may be that only three Chinese players are in […]
Marty Supreme: Chalamet Stars in Table Tennis Movie
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) The movie review site RottenTomatoes.com describes the recently released “Marty Supreme” as the story of Marty Mauser, a young man with a dream no one respects, who goes to hell and back in pursuit of greatness. Mauser is loosely based on American Great Marty Reisman, an accomplished table tennis star player, self-promoter, […]
Stay a Little Lower
Posted onDrill 1 – Robot plays topspin ball to the Backhand end line, Logan plays Backhand chop to Backhand, robot plays topspin half long to Backhand and Logan plays Backhand chop (in & out movement against longer and shorter topspin balls) FETHOMANIA 19 / Drill 1 https://youtube.com/shorts/h0TSZGBHMiI All FETHOMANIA drills are performed on the Butterfly Amicus […]
Take the Ball Earlier
Posted onForehand topspin and BHT against heavy backspin and no spin):Robot plays heavy long backspin to Backhand, Jhon Backhand topspin to Backhand, Robot plays little backspin to Forehand and Jhon plays Forehand topspin to Forehand FETHOMANIA 18 / Drill 5 https://youtube.com/shorts/-CbSWmp-DXw All FETHOMANIA drills are performed on the Butterfly Amicus Prime Robot. To learn more about […]
Lucca Lobo – Unpacking the Butterfly Goodies
Posted on(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Lucca Lobo is unpacking his Butterfly Goodies https://youtu.be/gHBcUZMJdIY 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
Kou Lei – MLTT Highlights
Posted on(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Bowmar Sports Tournament Highlights, Kou Lei is action in at the MLTT https://youtu.be/EuXV–xmZbc 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
Alan Kurmangaliyev (KAZ) – Butterfly Players Worldwide –
Posted on(By Butterfly Global) Butterfly Players Worldwide introduce Butterfly players who are making an impact around the world. This time, we feature Alan Kurmangaliyev from Kazakhstan. Profile of Alan Kurmangaliyev Place of origin: Kazakhstan Playing Style: Right Hand, Shakehand, Attacking Date of Birth: January, 12 2007 Achievements: 2025 WTT Youth Contender Tashkent U19 Boys’ Singles Winner […]
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Robot plays one topspin ball to long Backhand, Logan Backhand chop block (HACK) close to the table off… Read More
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Every Shot Sets Up the Next Shot By Larry Hodges, Member of US Table Tennis Hall of Fame,
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(By Larry Hodges, Member of US Table Tennis Hall of Fame, www.tabletenniscoaching.com/blog) Unless it’s a put-away shot,… Read More
WAB CLUB FEATURE: North Texas Table Tennis
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(by Steve Hopkins) North Texas Table Tennis is a premier table tennis club operating three locations in Plano,… Read More
Amy Wang Chooses Butterfly
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(by Steve Hopkins) Butterfly America would like to announce the signing of elite American table tennis star, Amy… Read More
A Final Day of Surprises in Doha
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(by Steve Hopkins) The first WTT Champions series event of the year ended in a flurry Sunday in… Read More
Final Four in Doha
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