World Championships of Ping Pong

Posted on February 14, 2020

World Championships of Ping Pong (by Vlad R. Farcas) Butterfly was proud to sponsor Vlad Farcas and Mishel Levinski at the 2020 World Championships of Ping Pong.  The event (WCPP) is an annual tournament that has been held since 2011.  WCPP has strict equipment rules, relying on old-fashioned wooden paddles covered with sandpaper. Vlad advanced […]

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Ask The Experts: Shahin Akhlaghpasand, No. 320

Posted on February 14, 2020

Ask The Experts: Shahin Akhlaghpasand, No. 320 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: Hello. I need your help and advice on choosing Butterfly gear. I have been playing table tennis for 35 years. I’m 48 years old. I am still active and playing 3 leagues in my own country. So far, I have played […]

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Awards winning the best club of the years for LYTTA

Posted on February 14, 2020

Awards winning the best club of the years for LYTTA Club LYTTA once again won an awards of the best Elite Club of the year in Quebec  by Quebec Federation of Table Tennis, consecutive years of success. LYTTA are very active in training youths and Hope teams, the best academic in Canada. On top of […]

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Portugal Open Update: Americans Through to Main Draw

Posted on February 14, 2020

Portugal Open Update: Americans Through to Main Draw (by Steve Hopkins/Photo by ITTF) The preliminary rounds have concluded at the 2020 ITTF Challenge Plus Portugal Open and Team USA has logged solid results.  Both Nikhil Kumar and Kai Zhang are through to the knock-out rounds.  Puerto Rico’s Brian Afanador is also through to the main draw.  The top […]

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EURO TOP 16 Recap: Boll On Top

Posted on February 14, 2020

EURO TOP 16 Recap: Boll On Top (by Steve Hopkins/Photo by ITTF) When the dust settled in Montreaux, Switzerland, it was Timo Boll on top at the CCB 2020 Europe Top 16 Cup.  The Euro Top 16 matches up the best players in Europe (maximum of 2 players per country).  This year, the top seeds were […]

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Ask The Experts: Byung Jung An, No. 319

Posted on February 12, 2020

Ask The Experts: Byung Jung An, No. 319 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: I am a national level player. At present I play with above mentioned rubber combination with Dr neubauer world champion ply. My forehand drives are compromised due to my current blade I always feel and I wish I could still […]

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Ask The Experts: Wenting Zha, No. 318

Posted on February 12, 2020

Ask The Experts: Wenting Zha, No. 318 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: How to do perfect backhand flick when there is heavy underspin Answer:  Your Ask the Experts question was answered by Wenting Zha. She is one of the coaches at the Champion Star International Academy. Coach Zha’s response is as follows: Hi Amey, […]

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Ask The Experts: Cherry Zhao No. 317

Posted on February 11, 2020

Ask The Experts: Cherry Zhao No. 317 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: I have a good forehand and I like to topspin a lot I only counter, block and push from backhand I don’t always have my action right. Should I use lin gaoyuan alc with dignics 80 on forehand and rozena on […]

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Tip of the week: Stepping Around the Backhand Corner

Posted on February 10, 2020

Tip of the week: Stepping Around the Backhand Corner (By Larry Hodges) Since the forehand is generally more powerful than the backhand, as well as better for smashing high balls, it is often important to be able to use the forehand out of the backhand corner. An inability to do weakens your game. Of course, […]

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Ask The Experts: Jörg Bitzigeio, No. 316

Posted on February 10, 2020

Ask The Experts: Jörg Bitzigeio, No. 316 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: Please explain vibration and reaction. I’m deciding between Hadraw Shield and Diode V which have quite different ratings for these, and I’d like to understand them better. I want to try Butterfly Feint Long 3 but am unsure of whether to […]

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