(by Steve Hopkins) Why is there a Golden Game? For Moments Like These. With the entire season hanging in the balance, every match played, every grueling semifinal battle now behind them, these two teams have fought through an exhausting war of singles and doubles — only to find themselves locked in a dead heat, separated […]
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WAB CLUB FEATURE: Seattle Pacific Table Tennis Club
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) Seattle Pacific Table Tennis Club (SPTTC) is located in Bellevue, Washington, off of highway SR-520 just over Lake Washington from North side of Seattle. The club is 9600 square feet with 18-foot ceilings, 16 Butterfly Centerfold tables, red Gerflor flooring, and two-toned walls to assist in visibility. The goal of SPTTC is […]
Angel Naranjo is Central American & Caribbean Champion
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) After anchoring Team Puerto Rico to a win earlier in the week, Angel Naranjo saved the biggest prize for himself – winning the Men’s Singles title on the last day of the ITTF-Americas Central American & Caribbean Championships in Santo Domingo. Naranjo entered as the second seed, and fought his […]
Anav Gupta Among Surprise Winners at US Junior National Ranking II
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) The 2026 US Junior National Ranking Tournament II wrapped up last week at HITTA in Katy, Texas. The event ran five days from April 10-14 bringing great junior players from all over the country. The event included age tiers of U11, U13, U15, U17, and U19 with athletes battling through round-robin pools […]
World Team Championships: Preview
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) One hundred years after the inaugural World Championships were held in London (1926), the sport returns home for the ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals. In this 100th rendition, 64 men’s teams and 64 women’s teams will converge on two iconic London venues — Copper Box Arena and OVO […]
World Table Tennis Day in Rhode Island
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) With an official proclamation this week in the Rhode Island House of Representatives, the state has made April 23rd, 2026 “Rhode Island Table Tennis Day” as a part of the ITTF’s World Table Tennis Day celebrations. The Resolution (see video below) that was adopted last week included an overview of the popularity […]
Jenson Van Emburgh back on the International Stage: Brazil to Slovenia
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) After months of recovery and rebuilding, Jenson Ven Emburgh is heading back to the international stage. From April 23rd to 26th, Jenson will be competing in the ITTF World Para Challenger Sao Paulo in Brazil. This is the first major international competition for USA’s top-ranked wheelchair para table tennis athlete since undergoing […]
Marcos Madrid – 3 Point Forehand Loop
Posted on(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Marcos Madrid is executing the 3 Point Forehand Loop Footwork exercise https://youtu.be/86doqSzMoUc 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
Don’t Move Backwards at the Point of Contact
Posted onRobot plays backspin to short Backhand, half long in Forehand or long in Backhand randomly. The player needs to flip on short Backhand balls and play Backhand topspin on half long and long balls. FETHOMANIA 26: Drill 2 https://youtube.com/shorts/AoXwDAb2C9M All FETHOMANIA drills are performed on the Butterfly Amicus Prime Robot. To learn more about the […]
Laurent Jutras Vigneault – Attack 2:3 of the Table
Posted on(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Laurent Jutras Vigneault is working on his Backhand Smash with Buggler https://youtu.be/DPBwtZfom2A 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
Sora Soars to World No. 1
October 10, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins) There's a new name at the top of the World Rankings, and it is an… Read More
China Smash: Only Four Remain in Beijing
October 10, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins) The World No. 1 (Sora Matsushima) will face the sole remaining Chinese player (Zhou Qihao)… Read More
Kou Lei – Long Pips Blocking
October 10, 2026
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Kou Lei is looping to his chopper student while they… Read More
Rachid El Bou Bou – Backhand Loop Serve to middle
October 9, 2026
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Rachid El Bou Bou is executing Backhand Looping the serve… Read More
Kou Lei – Banana Flip & Random Play
October 8, 2026
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Kou Lei is working sequence play that starts with a… Read More
ITTF Americas Pan American U11 & U13 Championships
October 7, 2026
(by Coach Maggie Tian) Congratulations to Team USA’s U11 and U13 athletes for an incredible performance at the… Read More
Kou Lei – Long Slide Bump Serve Return
October 7, 2026
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Kou Lei is serving and his chopper student is executing… Read More
Rachid El Bou Bou – Short Return Mechanics
October 6, 2026
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Rachid El Bou Bou is breaking down Short Return Mechanics… Read More
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