(by Steve Hopkins) The PongNow Interview Series – talking table tennis to some of the best players and personalities in the sport. The guest this week is Ian Seidenfeld, one of Team USA’s three table tennis Paralympians getting ready for Tokyo. Ian is one of the best Class 6 players in the World, with titles that […]
CAD 1.38
Your Account
Ovtcharov’s Gazprom Team Advances to Russian League Final
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) A week after Dusseldorf won the German League Final, the other dominant team in Europe is on the cusp of their league’s Final. Fakel Gazprom Orenburg, the Russian team anchored by Ovtcharov, Freitas and Shibaev has advanced to the Finals of the Russian Premier League. Gazprom dominated the semifinal round winning 3-0 […]
USATT’s T2 Season 2 Finals
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) Twenty of the best players from USATT’s T2 Season 2 competed in the Season Finals this week. After fighting through the group stage, there were four undefeated players: Jishan Liang, Xin Zhou, Jimmy Butler, and Kai Zhang. Those top four players matched up against the next four highest qualifiers (each of whom […]
2021 FREMONT BUTTERFLY JULY OPEN
Posted on2-STAR TOURNAMENT SANCTIONED BY USA TABLE TENNIS JULY 16-17-18, 2021 FREMONT TABLE TENNIS ACADEMY 47998 WARM SPRINGS BLVD, FREMONT, CA 94539 Register and pay by June 20 and receive 3 free Butterfly 3-star balls! Tournament Director: Shashin Shodhan Tournament Referee: Yelena Karshtedt For Tournament Participants: Balls will be Butterfly R40+ white plastic balls. Floor will […]
Coaching Tip of the Week: What to Do in the “Big Points”
Posted on(By Larry Hodges) Some players have reputation as being “winners” because they seem to be able to pull out close matches. There are two aspects to this. One is mental – nervous players don’t do well in close matches. The other aspect is tactical – you need to learn what to do tactically in a […]
Borussia Dusseldorf Dominant Again
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) The final weekend of the TTBL German League ended today and the result was as expected – with Borussia Dusseldorf winning 3-1. The win is basically a Triple Crown for the stacked Dusseldorf squad. The team won the mid-year title, won the regular season and won the final. That isn’t all, they […]
2021 U19 and U15 US National Teams
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) The USATT completed the 2021 National U19 and U15 Team Trials today at the ICC Table Tennis Center in Milpitas, California. The top juniors from all over the country competed – with the largest event the U19 Boys event with 44 competitors. The U19 Boys winner was Sid Karesh. Sid was followed […]
WAB Club Feature: Orange County Table Tennis Academy
Posted onWAB Club Feature: Orange County Table Tennis Academy (by Steve Hopkins) The Orange County Table Tennis Academy (OCTTA) is located in Fountain Valley just off of the 405 in the center of Orange Country (with Santa Ana and Irvine to the East, and Huntington Beach to the South, and Anaheim to the North). OCTTA describe […]
Butterfly Training Tips: 3rd Ball Attack From The Backhand
Posted onCoach Rachid El Boubou demonstrates how to effectively third ball attack from the backhand corner. Learn more about Rachid El Boubou here Don’t have anyone to practice this drill with? Learn more about our Amicus and Practice Partner Robots here Stay “In The Loop” with Butterfly professional table tennis equipment, table tennis news, table tennis […]
The Charlotte TTC 2021 Open Tournament Series May 2021
Posted onCongratulations to Bowmar Sports’ coach Rachid El Boubou for winning the A Group To learn more about coach Rachid El Boubou, please click here Sanctioned 3-Star Tournament When: Saturday, May 29th, 2021 Where: Charlotte F.U.M.C Gymnasium, 501 N Tryon St, Charlotte, NC 28202 Competition This is a Giant Round Robin Tournament played in 2 stages. […]
Why You MUST Attack the Deep Serve
June 15, 2026
(By Larry Hodges, Member of US Table Tennis Hall of Fame Against a short serve, you can take… Read More
Anqi – Forehand Short & Long Push
June 15, 2026
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Anqi Lou is working with a student on the short… Read More
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Table Tennis Minnesota
June 14, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins) Table Tennis Minnesota has three locations in the greater Minneapolis-St.Paul area. The Training Center location… Read More
Latest Rankings: Chuqin and Harimoto Top 2, Jha Jumps to 24
June 14, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins) The top of the ITTF Rankings were stable this week with Chuqin, Harimoto, Moregard, Lebrun,… Read More
Lim Jonghoon and Miwa Harimoto Each Win Twice in Zagreb
June 14, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins) Zagreb was host to this week's tour stop as the WTT Contender series visited Croatia. … Read More
Coach Shashin Shodhan Claims U2200 Title at the Meiklejohn North American Seniors Open
June 11, 2026
(by Bowmar Sports) Congratulations to Shashin Shodhan from Fremont Table Tennis Academy for an outstanding performance at the… Read More
The ITTF Pan American Para Championships: Pressure, Planning, and a Breakthrough Performance By Jeff Yamada
June 9, 2026
(By Coach Jeff Yamada) Just two days after the ITTF World Para Elite concluded, we returned to the… Read More
The Messy Middle: Harnessing Mid-Year Reflection by Dr. Alan Chu
June 9, 2026
(by Alan Chu, Ph.D., CMPC, ISSP-R) 2026 Mental Training Tip It's that time of year again. The excitement… Read More
Get the latest from Butterfly
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.