(By Tony Murnahan / Photo and Video by Tony Murnahan) Another Sandhills Open tournament has come and gone. This was a very challenging tournament to direct. It was initially planned to occur in January, but due to Covid rates spiking in NC, the difficult decision was made to postpone it to May 7-9. The tournament […]
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Butterfly Training Tips: Rachel Yang – Defensive Specialist – Drill #4 Video
Posted onLearn more about Rachel Yang here Don’t have anyone to practice this drill with? Learn more about our Amicus and Practice Partner Robots here Rachel demonstrates three different drills Drill #1 1) Backhand chop away from the table 2) Backhand flip close to the table Drill #2 1) Forehand chop away from the table 2) […]
Butterfly Training Tips: Twiddle When Serving With Derek May Video
Posted onTwiddling is an essential technique to have in your arsenal if you use a combination racket (inverted/pips). Former Pan Am Games Silver Medalist, Derek May describes how to twiddle during play. Learn more about long pips here Don’t have anyone to practice this drill with? Learn more about our Amicus and Practice Partner Robots here […]
Butterfly Easyplay 22 Video
Posted onButterfly Easyplay 22 Table The Butterfly Easyplay table is designed for heavy duty home use, institutions or club use The Easyplay requires approximately 15 minutes to assemble The 22mm top provide an excellent bounce for competitive play Adjustable feet beneath each leg ensures a level surface Space-saving design allows for multiple tables to be stored […]
We’re Talking About Practice Partner Video
Posted onVideo is a tribute to Alan Iverson’s classic “Practice” interview To learn more about Practice Partner 20 Robot, please click 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.
Coaching Tip of the Week: How to Play a Player Who Attacks With Long Pips
Posted on(By Larry Hodges) One of the most difficult shots to handle is a ball attacked by a player with long pips. You have little time to react to an attacked ball, and so have to rely on your reflexes – except your reflexes usually aren’t tuned to reacting to a ball attacked by long pips. […]
2021 Chinese Trials: Videos of the Upsets (as World No.1, 2, and 3 All Fall)
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins, photo by ITTFWorld) Last week the Chinese Trials were held in Xingtong, China. The results were surprising (see the coverage here). Attached below are the three big upsets: 15 year old Lin Shidong over World No. 2 Xu Xin, and Zhou Qihao over World No. 3 Ma Long and World No. 1 […]
WAB Featured Club: Boston Table Tennis Center
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) The Boston Table Tennis Center is in Medford, just North of Cambridge and Somerville and only four miles from Boston’s city center. The club is just off I-93 (Northern Expressway), and near the Orange and Blue Lines, providing easy access to the greater Boston metropolitan area. The BTTC is a 3000 square foot […]
Who’s the Next No. 1: Looking Past the Olympics
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins, photos by ITTFworld) Often there is a changing of the guard after an Olympics – a time when top players retire and move on to their next challenge. In a normal cycle the Olympics would have occurred a year ago and the landscape of our sport would already have changed – but this […]
China’s Olympic “Trials”: Qihao Tops Zhendong in Xingtong
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins, photo by ITTFworld) If this event were a true Olympic Trials, the table tennis world might have just been turned on its collective ears. As each of the Chinese Olympic Team members fell to much lower ranked opponents – and if the winner made the team, a relatively unknown Zhou Qihao would […]
WAB CLUB FEATURE: San Antonio Table Tennis Club
April 5, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins) The San Antonio Table Tennis Club is located on Lookout Run, just Northeast of downtown… Read More
PREVIEW: Central American & Caribbean Championships
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(by Steve Hopkins) The 2026 ITTF Americas Central American & Caribbean Championships gets underway Thursday in Santo Domingo,… Read More
World No. 1’s Claim Top Spots at World Cup
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(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) The world's best converged on Macao for the ITTF Men's & Women's World… Read More
Men’s World Cup: A Pair of Upsets and a Semis Rematch
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(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) The world's best converged on Macao for the ITTF Men's & Women's World… Read More
World Cup Women: Half Normal / Half Surprise
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(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) The world's best converged on Macao for the ITTF Men's & Women's World… Read More
Not Too Much Power
April 3, 2026
1 or 2 balls in Backhand and 1 or 2 balls in Forehand FETHOMANIA 25: Drill 2 https://youtube.com/shorts/LjjuJbIBVxQ… Read More
Butterfly Unveils Official 2026 Game Shirt for Japanese Men’s and Women’s National Teams
March 31, 2026
By Butterfly Global Japanese Men's and Women's National Teams to wear the new shirt starting March 30, 2026… Read More
Shashin Shodhan – National Ranking Tournament 2026
March 31, 2026
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Bowmar Sports Tournament Highlights, Shashin Shodhan is in action at the National Ranking… Read More
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