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BUTTERFLY FAVORITES: Omar Assar v. Quadri Aruna 2018 Africa Cup

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(by Steve Hopkins) This is a Butterfly Favorite.  To set the stage, Nigeria’s Quadri Aruna had won the Africa Cup two years in a row.  The Africa Cup serves as that continent’s qualification event for the World Cup, and like North America, there aren’t a lot of athletes that qualify by World Ranking so winning […]

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OPEN DOORS: Rhode Island Table Tennis Reopens

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(by Steve Hopkins) The State of Rhode Island started a new COVID-19 recovery phase on June 1 allowing gyms and sports venues to open with new regulations in place for reporting, operation, cleaning, and social distancing. The Rhode Island Club will be opening beginning on June 8. Initially the club will be open for three […]

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Have You Missed the Interviews? Catch Up Here.

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Steve Hopkins’ PongNow Interview Series started on May 2nd.  There are now six posted interviews in the series and more coming soon.  As the intro notes, the purpose of the interview series is to discuss table tennis with some of the best players and personalities in the sport.  So far, those interviewed include Sean O’Neill, […]

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BUTTERFLY FAVORITES: Timo Boll v. Ma Long 2017 World Cup

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(by Steve Hopkins) This is a Butterfly Favorite.  To set the stage, World No. 1 Ma Long entered the tournament as the top seed.  Timo Boll was not the top European qualifier – that honor went to Dimitrij Ovtcharov.  In fact, at the European Top 16 qualifying event, Shibaev had finished second and Gauzy had […]

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Open Doors: USATT to Allow Sanctioned Tournaments in July

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(by Steve Hopkins) A USA Table Tennis announcement released today allows for the sanctioning of tournaments beginning July 1.   This will end the March 13th order that suspended all events – a part of a broader series of suspensions and cancellations across all sports including  ITTF and USOPC events.  This is welcome news after so […]

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Ask The Experts: Di Yu, No. 345

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Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: what’s the difference between Timo Boll ALC and Timo Boll ZLC blades? Answer:  Your Ask the Experts question was answered by Di Yu. He is a Senior/Elite Coach in Morrisville, NC. Hi Bikash,  Timo Boll ALC:  It will be better for defensive players because you can feel the ball stay […]

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Butterfly Training Tips – Backhand Looping with Coach Ojo (Video)

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Ojo Onaolapo is a coach at San Antonio Table Tennis Club. One of Ojo Onaolapo’s standout moment from the early stages of his table tennis career came at the 2010 Youth Olympic Games in Singapore where he achieved a quarter-finals finish in the Men’s Singles competition before missing out to the eventual champion Koki Niwa. Ojo Onaolapo also […]

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Butterfly Buzz: A Tour of the PingPod Facility

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(by Steve Hopkins) During a recent interview with Ernesto Jon Ebuen, we were provided a walk-through of the new PingPod facility in New York City.  We thought this might make a nice feature on its own, so we have provided a longer version of the tour here. The new facility features custom tables, two walls […]

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