(by Steve Hopkins) North Texas Table Tennis is a premier table tennis club operating two locations in Plano, Texas. Their Independence location, which used to be called the Xtreme Table Tennis School, operates out of HuaYi Education on Independence Parkway in Plano. HuaYi Education provides after school programs and camps designed for social and academic […]
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German League Title Chase
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) Entering the final few weeks, the Butterfly-sponsored Borussia Dusseldorf squad is securely installed as the top seed. They need one more win to officially clinch the top position – they are 8 points ahead of second place in the standings, having lost only one match since December. Dusseldorf stumbled against Ochsenhausen in […]
PongNow: Tom Wintrich
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) The PongNow Interview Series – talking table tennis with some of the best players and personalities in the sport. Thomas Wintrich didn’t take table tennis seriously until he was 29 years old – but over the next five years he played and practiced and loved the game so much that he was […]
Ochsenhausen Narrows the Gap: Tops Dusseldorf 3-2
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) Two of the leading contenders met today with Ochsenhausen winning 3-2 over Dusseldorf. Dusseldorf was without Timo Boll in the line-up – Timo has been suffering from a sore back. They moved Anton Kallberg, currently the Bundesliga’s top scorer to the No. 1 position, moved Kristian Karlsson up to the No. 2 […]
Promoting Paralympians – Timo Boll Shows His Support in Exhibition
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) Timo Boll’s VLOG this week focused on his support of Germany’s Paralympic Players as they work to prepare for the Tokyo Paralympics later this year. As a part of the video, he practices with Valentin Baus and Thomas Schmidberger, two of Germany’s top wheelchair players. Boll, one of the World’s best able-bodied […]
Korea’s OIympic Team Takes Shape
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) The South Korean Olympic Trials concluded last week. Butterfly player Sangsu Lee (World No. 22) upset Jeoung Youngsik (World No. 13) to take the second team position. Jan Woo-Jin (World No. 11) has already qualified by World Ranking. It is likely that Youngsik will be appointed to the third position, giving Korea a […]
Butterfly Training Tips: How to calm nerves before a match with Rachel Sung
Posted on(By Rachel Sung) As players, we often hear our coaches and parents telling us before the match to relax and avoid letting our worries affect our game. Although it seems simple, getting rid of nerves before a crucial match seems nearly impossible. While we must note that feelings of stress and restlessness before a match […]
Junior Clinics During Covid: The Rhode Island Club
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) With the Rhode Island Table Tennis Club currently in operation with limited hours, we were initially hesitant about running a winter juniors group. However, even with our sign up form going out while Rhode Island was in a state of lock-down, the class filled up in 4 days. Here are some notes […]
Butterfly Training Tips: Long Distance Forehand Counterlooping with coach Jinxin Wang
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Dusseldorf Still Perfect in 2021 (TTBL)
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) The Butterfly-sponsored Borussia Dusseldorf team continues to cruise in the Tischtennis Bundesliga, Germany’s professional table tennis league. Over the weekend, Dusseldorf blanked TTC RhonSprudel Fulda-Maberzell 3-0 and last week they topped TTC Schwalbe Bergneustadt 3-0 as well. The Dusseldorf squad’s run over the last two months places them securely atop the standings […]
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WAB CLUB FEATURE: Table Tennis Minnesota
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