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Ask The Experts: Di Yu, No. 394

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Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: I used to have 0.5 mm sponge on my LP and my blade was at 180 g. Playing up close I went back to ox but the loss of weight seemed to change my short pip forehand and make hits and blocks slower. With ox my blade is […]

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NCTTA Coaching Certification Sponsored by Butterfly

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For aspiring coaches, NCTTA club leaders (students) and anyone who is interested! Register by August 6th to get in! When August 14: 9am to noon; 1:30pm to 5pm August 15: 9am to noon; 1pm to 4pm Location Atlanta Georgia Table Tennis Association (AGTTA) Required Material One must purchase “ITTF-IPTTC Level 1 Coaching Manual” for the […]

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2021 SPARTANS BUTTERFLY OPEN Results and Photos

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SPARTANS BUTTERFLY OPEN 4-Star USATT Tournament $6500 Total Cash Prize! 25 events for players of all levels and age groups! The 3-day tournament was a great success with a lot of intense matches of all ages and levels. Especially the final between the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympians  was a feast of amazing rallies. It was […]

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Ask The Experts: Jun Gao No. 393

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Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: Hello, I play a close to the table flipping game. Forehand: With the inverted rubber I like to slow and medium loop and the drive the ball. I place an inside out game. Control is a must. I also love to block loops at wide angles. Backhand: I […]

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2021 STATE GAMES OF NORTH CAROLINA

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(Courtesy of  AJ Carney) The 2021 BodyArmor State Games was a huge success in bringing over 260 athletes (195 Badminton / 71 Table Tennis) to Triangle Badminton & Table Tennis to compete for State Titles! Butterfly Coaches (Rachid El Boubou & AJ Carney) & players (Rachel Wang & Isabella Xu) had a great performance at […]

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LATTA HAS BEEN OPEN DAILY! EXCITING EVENTS COMING UP!

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Hello Table Tennis Enthusiasts, Covid-19 was such an unprecedented and difficult 2020 for countless people and small businesses!   What I have learnt is that people & unfortunate situations come and go in life, but Table Tennis is forever!  Pandemic or not, table tennis never leaves us! From the bottom of my heart, THANK YOU Everyone […]

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JUN MIZUTANI DISCUSSES OLYMPICS, HARIMOTO, ITO, AND MORE

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(Courtesy of: Sportiva) (Interview/text by Sato KazuyoshiTakashi Sano – photo by Sano Takashi) Reina Sumi asks Jun Mizutani about the Tokyo Olympics. The unique doubles with Koki Niwa “feels like watching a completely different competition” Reina Sumi Serialization: “Talk Garden” 9th Guest: Jun Mizutani (Professional table tennis player) A serialization project by free announcer Reina […]

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Coaching Tip of the Week: Tournament Experience vs. Practice

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(By Larry Hodges) Many players practice for many months, not playing in any tournaments until they feel they are completely ready. Then they enter a tournament . . . and flop. They don’t understand it, so they go right back to practicing for many months, avoiding tournaments again. When they again feel ready, they enter […]

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Fakel Gazprom 2021 Russian League Champions

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(by Steve Hopkins) The Russian Premier League Final was held this weekend – a best of 3 series between UMMC Jekaterinburg (with a top 3 of Tomislav Pucar, Jonathan Groth, and Liam Pitchford) and Fakel Gazprom Orenburg (lead by Ovtcharov, Freitas and Shibaev).   Gazprom dominated the semifinal round winning 3-0 and 3-0 in their semifinal […]

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Swedish Championships: Moregardh and Kallberg Headline

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(by Steve Hopkins) The Swedish Championships finished today and familiar names were in the Finals.  Truls Möregårdh won the Men’s Singles title with a 4-2 win over Anton Källberg.  This is the same Final as last year except a year ago, Anton won 4-3.  Mattias Falck is the top ranked Swede, but an injury kept […]

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