(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) India’s Manav Thakkar had a fast start against a second-tier Chinese player in the opening round of the WTT Star Contender in Doha this week, but from that 0-2 position, Zhou Qihao flipped a switch. Thakkar didn’t just win the first two games, he won 11-8 and 11-5 before Qihao […]
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Get Your Left Arm More Involved
Posted onRobot plays one topspin ball to long Backhand, Logan Backhand chop block (HACK) close to the table off the bounce contact to Backhand, robot plays backspin to long Backhand, Logan plays Backhand swipe attack to Forehand, robot plays topspin ball to long Forehand and Logan Forehand counter loop or Forehand spin block off the bounce […]
How to Perform a ‘Hack’ or ‘Swipe’
Posted onRobot plays one topspin ball to long Backhand, Logan Backhand chop block (HACK) close to the table off the bounce contact to Backhand, robot plays backspin to long Backhand and Logan plays Backhand swipe attack to Backhand. FETHOMANIA 20 / Drill 1 https://youtube.com/shorts/SI3ikv5p4hQ All FETHOMANIA drills are performed on the Butterfly Amicus Prime Robot. To […]
When Champions Fall: Mental Strategies for Preventing and Managing Injuries
Posted onby Dr. Alan Chu, PhD, CMPC The table tennis world watched in dismay last when both World #1 players withdrew from the WTT Finals in Hong Kong. Sun Yingsha, the women’s top seed, had to retire mid-match during her singles semi-final with an apparent ankle injury—the first time she’d ever withdrawn during a match in […]
Smell the Ball?!?
Posted onRobot plays one long backspin ball to Backhand, Logan Backhand push to Backhand, robot plays one long backspin ball to Backhand, Logan Backhand push to long Forehand, robot plays topspin ball to long Forehand and Logan plays either Forehand floater ball to Forehand or Forehand topspin counter loop to Forehand. FETHOMANIA 19 / Drill 5 […]
Every Shot Sets Up the Next Shot By Larry Hodges, Member of US Table Tennis Hall of Fame,
Posted on(By Larry Hodges, Member of US Table Tennis Hall of Fame, www.tabletenniscoaching.com/blog) Unless it’s a put-away shot, you should approach every shot as if you are setting yourself up for the next shot, and sometimes the next two. I’m always amazed at how many players play it one shot at a time – it’s […]
WAB CLUB FEATURE: North Texas Table Tennis
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) North Texas Table Tennis is a premier table tennis club operating three locations in Plano, Texas. The club promotes excellence and sportsmanship in a safe and friendly environment. NTTTC also provides a wonderful facility for private and corporate functions and regularly hosts community-based tournaments, leagues, birthday parties, corporate events and charity events. […]
Amy Wang Chooses Butterfly
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) Butterfly America would like to announce the signing of elite American table tennis star, Amy Wang. The Olympian won a pair of US National titles and a pair of US Open titles and has been a fixture on the US National Team. In 2022, she won her first WTT series event, the […]
A Final Day of Surprises in Doha
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) The first WTT Champions series event of the year ended in a flurry Sunday in Doha, with four of the final six matches going to the lower rated player. In Men’s Singles, the two upsets were both in the Semifinals. World No. 2 Lin Shidong lost to Jan Woojin 4-2. Woojin had […]
Final Four in Doha
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) The first WTT Champions series event of 2026 is down to its final day in Doha, with four men and four women left to battle on the final day. The big upset on the first day was Dimitrij Ovtcharov over Hugo Calderano, but Lin Yun-Ju stepped into that void to defeat Ovtcharov […]
Alex Cazacu – Foundation Warm up Drills
August 29, 2026
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Alex Cazacu is executing his Foundation Warm-up drills before playing… Read More
Jonathan Pino – Three Point Forehand Loop
August 28, 2026
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Jonathan Pino is execute the Three Point Forehand Loop Footwork… Read More
Rachid El Bou Bou – Opening Transition and Ball Placement
August 27, 2026
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Rachid El Bou Bou is working on the sequence of… Read More
MLTT Meet the Teams: New York Slice
August 26, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins, photo MLTT) The New York Slice just missed the playoffs in their first year in… Read More
Taiwo Adeyinka – Backhand Blocking
August 26, 2026
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Taiwo Adeyinka is working with one of his student on… Read More
Pushing: Five out of Six Doesn’t Cut It
August 25, 2026
(By Larry Hodges, Member of US Table Tennis Hall of Fame) When you push long, you must do… Read More
Jonathan Pino – Footwork and Looping Drill
August 25, 2026
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Jonathan Pino is focusing on a Footwork and Looping Drill… Read More
Geovanny Coello, National Grand Prix Champion In The Adult Category
August 24, 2026
(by Butterfly Americas) Butterfly-sponsored coach and player Geovanny Coello was crowned champion of the National Table Tennis Grand Prix – Adult… Read More
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