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Sally Moyland – Taiwan Adult National Trip Report

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(By Sally Moyland) This was my last competition in the year of 2020. It was the Taiwan National Adult’s Team Qualification. To be able to participate in this tournament, you must have top results in other high-level competitions. If you didn’t have any good results in other tournaments, you could still get recommended if you […]

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Ask The Experts: Cherry Zhao No. 373

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Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: I’m interested in the butterfly innerforce layer ALC and the butterfly Tomokazu harimoto ALC . Comparing them on the butterfly website they seem to have the same composition of veneers . The only difference being the Harimoto blade has a marginally larger head size. Please compare and contrast […]

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2021 All-Japan Finals: New Era Rising?

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(by Steve Hopkins) The top rating spots in Japan are held by young champions: Defending Men’s Champion Harimoto (age 18) and Defending Women’s Champion Mima Ito (age 20).  But both champions fell this year in their National Championships.  For Ito, she advanced to the Final only to lose to 27 year old Ishikawa Kasumi 4-2.  […]

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TT England’s COVID Survey Results

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(by Steve Hopkins) Table Tennis England posted a table tennis participation survey today.  It showed results of a November and December poll of members in the UK who answered questions about their participation in the sport since the lockdown and their plans for their future table tennis participation. There are many similarities between the USA […]

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Coaching Tip of the Week: Shorten Stroke on Receive

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(By Larry Hodges) Returning serves is all about ball control. In a rally, the incoming shot is usually more predictable than a serve, which has a much wider range of variation – topspin, sidespin, backspin, at all speeds, amounts of spin, directions, and depths. To control your return of serve, shorten your stroke. This cuts […]

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WAB CLUB FEATURE: Allen & Sons

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(by Steve Hopkins) Located in the San Fernando Valley, North of Santa Monica and Malibu in the greater Los Angeles area is Allen & Sons Table Tennis Club.  The club began as the passion of a successful, retiring businessman.  Initially, the club provided four tables, but soon expanded.  Today, Allen & Sons Table Tennis Club features eight […]

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German League Updates: Dusseldorf and Ochsenhausen Both Win

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(by Steve Hopkins) In recent years, U.S. fans have followed Borussia Dusseldorf (with Timo Boll), and over the last year many have also been following Liebherr Ochsenhausen (who have added USA’s  Kanak Jha to their talented roster).  A few weeks ago these two teams each advanced to the Final of the German Cup – where Dusseldorf […]

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BUTTERFLY FAVORITES: Timo Boll Training Session

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(by Steve Hopkins) This video was originally posted by Alexis Zikria in 2012.  The video is titled “2010 Training with Timo Boll” and it shows the progression from warm up to simulated points and match situations.  The full video is 32 minutes and shows a solid work out from Timo Boll in his prime. Timo […]

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PongNow Interview: Michael Hsing

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(by Steve Hopkins) PongNow is an interview series talking table tennis with some of the best players and personalities in the sport. The guest this week is Michael Hsing, perhaps best known in the table tennis community as “Ariel’s Dad”. Michael was a big part of Ariel’s early success, quitting his job so he could […]

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The Mental State of a Looper Against a Push

October 19, 2026
(By Larry Hodges, Member of US Table Tennis Hall of Fame) If you are a looper - and… Read More

Xiangjing Zhang – Opening Play Variations

October 19, 2026
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Sean Zhang is executing three types of Opening Play Variations.… Read More

WAB CLUB FEATURE: California Table Tennis

October 18, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins) Nestled in Rosemead, California, at the heart of the San Gabriel Valley near Los Angeles,… Read More

Felix Lebrun Captures a Pair of Titles in Ljubljana

October 18, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins) In 2024, Alexis Lebrun won the last European Championship - this year it was younger… Read More

Kou Lei – Random Play

October 18, 2026
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Kou Lei is blocking the ball randomly to Kef Noorani… Read More

Surprises at European Championships: Felix, Kallberg, Qiu, and…. Leo?

October 17, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins) France is becoming a power in table tennis with the Lebrun brothers leading the way… Read More

Jonathan Pino – Banana Flip and Handspeed

October 16, 2026
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Jonathan Pino is focusing on a Banana Flip, followed by… Read More

Paddle Weight

October 15, 2026
(by Logan Rietz) Many times, when customers order a new blade or paddle, we get requests to find… Read More
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