(By Larry Hodges, Member of US Table Tennis Hall of Fame, www.tabletenniscoaching.com/blog) Practice matches are just that; practice. If you can’t practice your shots in a practice match, then how can you possibly develop them so you can use them in a tournament? (Or any other “big” match.) Before you play a practice match, decide […]
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2025 US Open: By The Numbers
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) The 2025 US Open Table Tennis Championships included nearly thirteen hundred players taking part in 115 events with the US Open Title Events (Men’s Singles, Women’s Singles, Men’s Doubles, Women’s Doubles, Mixed Doubles), age events from from U11 up to 85 and Over, rating events (both Adult and Junior versions from U1000 […]
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Naples Pong
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) Naples Pong is located in Naples, Florida, South of Fort Myers along the West Coast of Southern Florida. Naples Pong is owned by Flint Lane, who also owns Princeton Pong, a full time club in Princeton NJ, which has become one of the best known table tennis clubs in the USA. In […]
Saarbrucken, Dusseldorf, Bremen at Top of German League
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) SV Werder Bremen remains one of the surprises of the German League. They are currently in first place (though they are in action this evening and need a win to stay solely in first). Mattias Falck, Kirill Gerassimenko, Marcelo Aguirre, and Irvin Bertrand are all having consistently good seasons – giving them […]
Minseo Oh and Yan Guo Claim US Open Titles
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) This year’s US Open Table Tennis Singles Champions are Minseo Oh and Yan Guo. Korean Minseo Oh didn’t drop a game until the Round of 16 where he topped Canadian Edward Ly 3-1. Oh then defeated Nandan Naresh 4-1, and Seungjun Lee 4-3 in a tight Semifinal. The other Men’s Semifinal was […]
2025 U.S. Open Championships Enters Final Weekend
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) This year’s rendition of the US Open Table Tennis Championships included nearly thirteen hundred players taking part in 115 events with the truly open title events at the top (Men’s Singles, Women’s Singles, Men’s Doubles, Women’s Doubles, Mixed Doubles), age events from from U11 up to 85 and Over, rating events (both […]
Jinbao Ma takes Player of the Week
Posted on(by: Major League Table Tennis) Player of the Week honor for Week 8 🌟 Bay Area’s Jinbao Ma (SPINDEX: 2740) has been named Major League Table Tennis’ Player of the Week for Week 8, in line with a recent change to how many players can earn this award after one week. Ma is the second player in MLTT history […]
Ask The Expert Live #2: Getting Back Into the Game?
Posted on(by Bowmar Sports) Let’s Talk Equipment with Logan Rietz! Butterfly Americas returned with the second episode of “Ask The Expert Live” featuring equipment specialist Logan Rietz, focusing on a question many players face: What’s the right setup when you’re getting back into table tennis or ready to level up? The session centered on practical, real-world […]
Coaching Yourself, Part 3 of 5: Serve Practice
Posted on(By Larry Hodges, Member of US Table Tennis Hall of Fame, www.tabletenniscoaching.com/blog) Serve practice is my favorite practice. You want to know why? Because I know most of my opponents don’t practice their serves as much as I do (or used to, anyway), and so I will always have an edge on them! The most […]
WAB CLUB FEATURE: My Table Tennis Club Markham
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) If you are looking for a quality table tennis environment in the Toronto area, My Table Tennis Club (MyTTC) has you covered. They have campus locations in is Markham (just North of the City), in Mississauga (to the Southwest), and in Kitchener (a Suburb to the West). The Markham headquarters is 9,000 […]
Through the Eyes of Our Coaches & Players: By Satya Aspathi Pan American Journey
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(by Satya Aspathi / Butterfly Americas) Last August at the Pan American Junior Games, I experienced how quickly… Read More
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(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Arantxa Cossio Aceves is executing an Opening Loop, followed by… Read More
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(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Tiana Piyadasa is executing full table random https://youtu.be/4s6EjFElfGs Stay “In The… Read More
The Value of Down the Line
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(By Larry Hodges, Member of US Table Tennis Hall of Fame Crosscourt. It's so much easier to hit… Read More
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(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Bowmar Sports Tournament Highlights, Geovanny Coello is in action a the World Veteran's… Read More
2026 US Nationals Recap
July 12, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins) When action began on July 3rd in San Jose for this rendition of the US… Read More
WAB CLUB FEATURE: True North Table Tennis
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(by Steve Hopkins) True North Table Tennis Centre is located in Scarborough Ontario, a suburb just North of… Read More
Serving as Head Coach for Puerto Rico’s U11 and U13 National Teams By Carlos Gracia
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(By Coach Carlos Gracia) Serving as the Head of the Puerto Rico U11 and U13 National Team delegation… Read More
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