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Bundesliga Finals: Video Highlights from Final and Semifinal Matches

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(by Steve Hopkins) On Sunday, we posted the results of the Bundesliga Finals in our full article – Saarbrucken’s surprise 3-1 win over Ochsenhausen.  Many of the top European players battled last week in Dusseldorf through the Semifinals and Finals.  Video highlights have now been released, so if you didn’t catch the action live (via […]

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Ask The Experts: Jun Gao No. 348

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Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: I want to ask the most important question for me! It is: after the forehand topspin stroke, should you close the racket angle in front of your face??? My couch says that there are two steps of doing a forehand topspin stroke: first-you accelerate into the ball to […]

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WAB Club Feature: California Table Tennis in Rosemead

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(by Steve Hopkins) Located in Rosemead, California, in the heart of the San Gabriel Valley outside of Los Angeles, is a unique, full-time table tennis facility.   California Table Tennis offers 16 Butterfly tables, professional rubber flooring, and some of the best playing conditions available in the United States.  The club has 200 active members […]

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Bundesliga Finals: Saarbrucken Wins Season After Restart

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(by Steve Hopkins) Like all sporting events, the German professional league, the Liebherr TTBL, was cut short by the Coronavirus Pandemic.  Now that play in Germany has resumed, and after the Dusseldorf Masters warm-up events, the final four teams met this week to complete the 2019/20 season with the Semifinal matches occurring earlier in the […]

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ITTF’s Photo Challenge Features Harimoto and Boll

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(by Steve Hopkins) ITTF has been issuing photoshop challenges on Fridays using hashtag #PhotoshopFriday.  Some have featured specific players while others have had other table tennis themes (the May 29 challenge was to recreate a movie poster, for example).  Two recent challenges have featured Butterfly players.  The May 15 challenge provided a Timo Boll diving […]

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PongNow: Wally Green

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(by Steve Hopkins) The PongNow interview series discusses table tennis with some of the best players and personalities in the sport. In this edition we have, Celebrity Ping Pong Pro, Wally Green. Wally is an entertainer and entrepreneur who has traveled the world playing table tennis.  __________________________ Wally Green talks about being discovered by […]

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OPEN DOORS: PINGPOD

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PINGPOD announced this week that.  The key information from their post is shown below.  PINGPOD’s location is in New York City.  ButterflyOnline posted a tour of the facility a few weeks ago.  See their reopening announcement below: _____________________ We would like to inform you of three announcements: 1) REOPENING 40 ALLEN STREET POD:  We are happy to […]

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Ask The Experts: Sung Soo Jung No. 347

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Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: I want to switch to Butterfly gear, so I would ask you for advice on which gear to use. I want something for modern table tennis with a plastic ball. With a nice feel, good control, good block, good spin and sharp balls without being too soft for […]

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BUTTERFLY FAVORITES: Timo Boll Reverse Side-Spin Serve

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This instructional video originally appeared in 2019.  The video is titled “How to Reverse Sidespin Serve Like Timo Boll”.  In the video, Boll explains how to do a short reverse side-spin serve in table tennis.  He demonstrates the technique with examples showing his actual service during matches.  Timo Boll has moved on to Dignics in […]

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