WAB Featured Club: Rhode Island Table Tennis Association

Posted on January 16, 2019

WAB Featured Club: Rhode Island Table Tennis Association (by Steve Hopkins) On January 21st, the Rhode Island Table Tennis Association will host its first sanctioned event of 2019, the RITTA WINTER OPEN.  Our Fall tournament was won by Charles Deng, former US Team member now a local Brown University student.  January 21st should be an exciting day […]

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Raising the Bar to Reign Supreme

Posted on January 16, 2019

Raising the Bar to Reign Supreme (by Johnathan Humbles / Table Tennis Canada) From the start of the day it was obvious that there was a mixed doubles team there to ball. They showed no fear as they tore through the competition. Amassing a combined 66-23 point differential in just the two round-robin stages, Eugene […]

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Picture This: Willy Leparulo’s View at the US Open

Posted on January 15, 2019

Picture This: Willy Leparulo’s View at the US Open (by Willy Leparulo) Picture this. The home of Walt Disney World, Sea World, Epcot and more, but the main event for me was the 2018 US Open of Table Tennis in Orlando, Florida at the Orange County Convention Center. People think of Orlando as having a […]

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Ask The Experts: Changwoo Lim, No. 202

Posted on January 14, 2019

Ask The Experts: Changwoo Lim, No. 202 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: I have the table yoshida kaii with rubber rozena and I am excited to change the table for the real Chinese that has approx. 1 mm thick; the yoshida kaii is 7W and the real chinese 5W. I will appreciate if […]

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Where Are They Now? Wilson Club Series #2

Posted on January 13, 2019

Where Are They Now? Wilson Club Series #2 (by Steve Hopkins) Article 2: Brian Pace – The Perfect First Student For a period from 1985-1992, Wilson, North Carolina became a model for developmental, grass-roots table tennis.  With Butterfly’s North American distributor (Martin Kilpatrick – now Bowmar Sports) located in Wilson, there is a long history […]

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WAB FEATURED CLUB: The TopSpin Table Tennis Center

Posted on January 13, 2019

WAB FEATURED CLUB: The TopSpin Table Tennis Center (by Steve Hopkins) Since opening its doors in 2007, the TopSpin has been an elite table tennis center.  While the sport has continued to grow in the Bay area, the TopSpin has also needed to adjust, including a move to a new facility. As owner Kevin Korb […]

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2018 Butterfly Canada Cup #3 (Finals) – Photos, Live Stream & Results

Posted on January 12, 2019

2018 Butterfly Canada Cup #3 (Finals) – Photos, Live Stream & Results January 12 & 13, 2019 My Table Tennis Club – Mississauga Mississauga, ON Online Information LIVE STREAM Day 2   Day 1   Results:   Event 1 2 3 4 Hopes Girls Rachel Wang Jessie Xu Demi Cai Daria Fahimi Hopes Boys Zelin […]

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Why is Boll Strong? #5 (Video in English)

Posted on January 11, 2019

Why is Boll Strong? #5 (Video in English) (Courtesy of BUTTERFLY/TAKUREPO.com) Special Program Q: Why is Boll strong? A: Topspin Stroke from Both Wings After Topspin Loop Timo Boll (GER) ascended to the World no. 1 spot in March 2018. Young players have distinguished themselves one after another recently. Table tennis has continuously experienced various […]

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NYITTC 1-6-19 tournament results and pic

Posted on January 7, 2019

NYITTC 1-6-19 tournament results and pic (By NYITTC) Under 1800 1st: Wang, Arthur; 2nd: Brown, Tom Under 1500 1st: Szeles, Tamas; 2nd: Tosi, Sandro Under 1200 1st: Tosi, Sandro; 2nd: Wangpo, Tenzin Under 800 1st: Guaman, Aileen; 2nd: Guo, Shu Guo Jr. Under 12 1st: Ye, Bruce; 2nd: Vee, Allen 纽约国际乒乓球中心2019年1月6日比赛结果  1800 以下组 冠军: Wang, […]

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Picking Football Winners… with Table Tennis Logic

Posted on January 7, 2019

Picking Football Winners… with Table Tennis Logic (By Steve Hopkins) It’s no surprise to anyone reading this post that my sport doesn’t make headlines in the US.  Because of this, I like to find table tennis angles to most of the big sporting events.  And at this time, I’m announcing my TT-focused pick for the College Football […]

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