Puerto Rico Open Teams: PR Softens COVID Travel Rules

Posted on February 3, 2022

(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 […]

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Butterfly Training Tips with Tian Ye: Service Training: Short & Long Serves

Posted on February 2, 2022

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.

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WTTC Interviews: Lim Jonghoon

Posted on February 2, 2022

You beat Lin Yun-Ju (TPE), one of the favorites in the tournament, in the third round of the men’s singles event. How did you prepare for the match? I had expected powerful strokes would be effective against Lin Yun-Ju and I think it was correct to a certain extent. There were some occasions when I […]

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Steven Moreno Europe Training

Posted on February 2, 2022

(By Steven Moreno) This year 2022 has started with great enthusiasm for my sports career, on January 6, 2022 in Puerto Rico a very traditional day is celebrated called Three Kings Day, it is a tradition for us Puerto Ricans. That day I woke up with a shout of joy from my parents as my […]

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Butterfly Training Tips with Jinxin Wang – The Service

Posted on February 1, 2022

In this video, Jinxin Wang 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.

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WTTC Interviews: Lin Yun-Ju

Posted on February 1, 2022

Looking back at the 2021 WTTC Finals, how was the event for you? Although the result was not good, the main point was to make the best use of the experience as I became aware of various techniques to improve during the tournament. What is the reason of your losing against Lim Jonghoon? I had […]

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Sally Moyland World Youth 2021 trip report

Posted on February 1, 2022

(By Sally Moyland) Hello, I’m back at it… November 29th was the day we left Houston for Porto, Portugal. However, we did have to transfer at Frankfurt. Our flight to Frankfurt had a 30-40 minute delay. This made the already very short transfer time – 1h – even tighter. We would only have 20 minutes […]

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Sally Moyland’s 2021 US Open trip report

Posted on January 31, 2022

(By Sally Moyland) Just a little over ten days after my return from Portugal, I was going on to tackle another tournament – the US Open that was held in Las Vegas. I’ve never gotten to the bottom of why it’s been Las Vegas each year, but I guess it’s a thing. I do sincerely […]

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WTTC Interviews: Cheng I-Ching

Posted on January 31, 2022

Looking back at the 2021 WTTC Finals, how was the event for you? I was able to reappraise thanks to the tournament. The results at the Olympics helped me confirm my level. I felt my previous efforts were rewarded when I stepped on the podium at the Olympics, the stage I had dreamed of. The […]

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Major Shifts with ITTF’s Week 5 Rankings

Posted on January 31, 2022

(by Steve Hopkins, photo ITTFWorld ) ITTF has processed a major reset of points to start off the 2022 year.  In the last rankings, which was a continuation of 2021 points, Fan Zhedong was at 14145 and had a 3600 point advantage over second place.  After the point reset, Fan is at 8598 – and […]

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