Fayetteville, NC – The Butterfly Cup, a four-star table tennis tournament sanctioned by USA Table Tennis (USATT), will be held September 3-5 at Freedom Courts Sportsplex in Fayetteville. Sponsored by the Cape Fear Table Tennis Club (CFTTC), the tournament will feature 40 tables of play, and more than $6,000 in cash prizes will be awarded. […]
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WESTCHESTER AUGUST 2021 OPEN
Posted onCongratulations to JISHAN LIANG for winning WESTCHESTER AUGUST 2021 OPEN! Open F: Jishan Liang def. Jayden Zhou (8,5,5) SF: Jishan Liang def. Yanjun Gao (5,5,6); Jayden Zhou def. Felix Lartey (-7,3,-9,7,3) QF: Jishan Liang def. Jeremy Hazin (-7,7,6,4); Yanjun Gao def. Sean Chen (8,9,5); Jayden Zhou def. Darius Fahimi (9,10,3); Felix Lartey def. Alex Averin […]
Ask The Experts: Cherry Zhao No. 400
Posted onButterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: Hi, I really want to buy a new blade but I dont know which goes with my playing style, I love looping far from the table and I like to have good control for blocking and I usually prefer making very spinny shots Answer: This Ask the Experts […]
Coaching Tip of the Week: How To Play Fast-Attacking Junior Players
Posted on(By Larry Hodges) No matter what your level is, at some point you’ve had to go up against some up-and-coming junior player. If he or she was your average up-and-coming junior, and you are an average adult, and the two of you were roughly equal in level, then the following was probably true: The junior […]
Benedikt Duda Wins German Championship
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) Sunday Benedikt Duda won his first German championship with a 4-2 win over Bastian Stegar. Duda was the only player from the Germany Silver Medal-winning German squad to compete (Boll and Ovtcharov did not enter). However, Duda and Stegar and semifinalists Fan Bo Meng and Ruwen Filas made for a very talented pool […]
Forehand Loop & Cover The Table With Patryk Zyworonek
Posted onLearn more about Patryk Zyworonek 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 technology, tournament results, and We Are Butterfly players, coaches, clubs and more.
Czech Open Results
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins, photo ITTFWorld) India’s Sathiyan Gnanasekaran breezed through 5 matches without losing a game to claim the 2021 ITTF Czech International Open title. His 4-0 wins included a Semifinal trouncing of Truls Moregard (the winner in Budapest last week). The win this week is a total turn-around for Gnanasekaran as a week ago, he […]
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Pleasanton Table Tennis Center
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) Pleasanton Table Tennis Center is located at the center of Pleasanton, California to the East of San Francisco Bay with quick access to I-580 and I-680 (and each of the major cities in the area). Pleasanton Table Tennis Center was the first table tennis club in tri-valley to open every day. The club is currently […]
BUTTERFLY FAVORITE: Seidenfeld PongNow Interview
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) Ian Seidenfeld won three tight games in a row to top Denmark’s Peter Rosenmeier 3-0 in the Final of the Paralympic Class 6 Singles. A Gold Medal for Ian is a hightlight of TeamUSA’s performance this week in Tokyo. Below you will find an interview conducted with Ian in June as he was […]
TeamUSA Para: Gold for Seidenfeld, Bronze for Van Emburgh
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins, photos from USATT) Ian Seidenfeld won three tight games in a row to top Denmark’s Peter Rosenmeier 3-0 in the Final of the Paralympic Class 6 Singles. Seidenfeld’s Gold and Van Emburgh’s Bronze are highlights of TeamUSA’s performance this week. These accomplishments are also very promising for TeamUSA’s Para Future as Seidenfeld is […]
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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