Ask The Experts: Stefan Feth #215Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: Blade: BTY PhotinoForehand Rubber: T05Backhand Rubber: T05 Hello. I love my Photino 79g blade so much that I want to get another as a back up. Sadly BTY stopped producing them. What blade is almost identical to Photino? Please advice. Thank you. Answer: This […]
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New York Indoor Sport Club (NYISC) April 2019 Open
Posted onNew York Indoor Sport Club (NYISC) April 2019 Open (2-star) USATT-sanctioned Table Tennis TournamentSunday, April 14th, 2019ENTRY DEADLINE: April 10, 2019 VENUE: New York Indoor Sports Club (NYISC), 15-35 126th Street, 2nd Floor, College Point, NY 11356718-358-8860 (Yu Shao) EQUIPMENT: Only ITTF/USATTapproved equipment will be used. Tables: Butterfly Centerfold and Europa; Nets: Butterfly; Balls: white,Butterfly […]
Coaching tip of the week: Positioning After Serve
Posted on(By Larry Hodges) One of the interesting things is to watch a player’s ready position after the serve. Most do not position themselves well. Most go to the same position no matter their serve. Suppose you serve short to the middle of the table and then position yourself perfectly. If you have a strong forehand, […]
2019 World Tour Qatar Open Recap
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins / Photo by ITTF) Doha, Qatar was host this week to the Seamaster 2019 ITTF World Tour Platinum Qatar Open. The only player in the top 16 in the world that did not attend was Fan Zhendong (World No.1). Xu Xin (World No. 2) was the top seed of the tournament and […]
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Houston International Table Tennis Academy
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) Located in Katy, Texas on the West side of Metropolitan Houston, is the Houston International Table Tennis Academy (HITTA). Consistent with being located in the largest city in the largest State, HITTA provides one of the largest professional table tennis training academies in the country. The facility is 11000 square feet with 18 […]
Denver Table Tennis Alliance’s 2nd MENSUAL Tourney of 2019… went GREAT!
Posted on(By Angelo Gandullia) Hello Table Tennis players and friends! On Saturday, March 23th, Denver Table Tennis Alliance hosted our 2nd MENSUAL Tourney of 2019… and it was another even bigger success! We had again a FULL tournament in all 3 divisions, and we want to thank very much all players who participate and made a great day of exciting matches […]
Southern Calif. Schools Table Tennis Tournament
Posted on(By LATTA) “What a very bright & young day at LATTA on Sunday, March 24….Southern Cal Schools Table Tennis Tournament! We had about 40 young players, from middle school (grades 6-8) to high school (grades 9-12). The 4 schools were represented by Gabrielino High School (San Gabriel), Walnut High School (Walnut), Mark Keppel High School […]
Advanced Sponge but No-So-Fast Blades
Posted onBy Larry Hodges Most players at the beginning/intermediate level use blades that are too fast. This not only hurts their control, but it also develops bad habits where the player uses the speed of the racket to rebound the ball back instead of stroking it, leading to poor strokes that won’t work very well at […]
Oman Open Recap
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins/Photo by ITTF) The Seamaster 2019 ITTF Challenge Plus Oman Open concluded today in the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex in Muscat, Oman. Oman did not attract the most elite players in the world, but it did bring a competitive field including 11 players ranked in the Top 50 in the current ITTF Rankings. […]
Where Are They Now? Marcus “Ping Pong” Jackson
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) Ten years ago, a seventeen-year old Marcus Jackson was the top ranked junior in the country. His 2574 rating peak came in October of 2009 – one of many highlights of that year. This month marks the ten-year anniversary of his amazing Cary Cup performance that included wins over Canadians Pradabeen Peter-Paul […]
Anav Gupta – Variation Backhand Opening
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(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Anav Gupta is focusing on a variation of Backhand Flip… Read More
Uniform Design Finalised for Japan’s Nojima T.League 2026-2027 Season
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(By Butterfly Global) Butterfly to Supply Uniforms for the Seventh Consecutive Season for Men and the Fifth Consecutive… Read More
Shadow Practice Your Shots
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(By Larry Hodges, Member of US Table Tennis Hall of Fame If you spent five-ten minutes each day… Read More
Tashiya Piyadasa – Modified Random
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WAB CLUB FEATURE: Texas Table Tennis Training Center
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(by Steve Hopkins) The Texas Table Tennis Training Center (“TTT”) has about 50-60 regular members, as well as a… Read More
United States Smash Preview
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(by Steve Hopkins) The world’s absolute best are converging on American soil in just ten days, and this… Read More
Shunsuke Stuns in Slovenia
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(by Steve Hopkins) Ljubijana was the host of this week's tour stop, as the WTT Star Contender series… Read More
🎥 Episode 11: Ask The Expert Live With Logan Rietz | How to Choose the Best Table Tennis Shoes
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(by Bowmar Sports) Not sure which table tennis shoes are right for you? In this episode of Ask… Read More
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