2018 US OPEN Recap

Posted on December 22, 2018

2018 US OPEN Recap (By Steve Hopkins) This year’s US Open was held at a new location – the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida.  The Convention Center brought one of the premier table tennis events in North America to the doorstep of Disney and the other Orlando-area attractions.  In addition to the new […]

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US Open Update (Junior Results and Open Quarters)

Posted on December 21, 2018

US Open Update (Junior Results and Open Quarters) (By Steve Hopkins) In Men’s Singles, Canada’s Eugene Wang will face Germany’s Tobias Hippler in one semifinal and Japanese teammates Ryohei Kanoya and Takeshi Atsuya will face off in the other semifinal.  Kanoya reached the semifinal by defeating Canada’s Luc Sicard (4-0), Costa Rica’s Alfredo Sanchez (4-0), […]

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WAB Club Feature: Folsom Table Tennis Club

Posted on December 20, 2018

WAB Club Feature: Folsom Table Tennis Club (By Steve Hopkins) With ten tables at the Folsom Sports Complex location and twelve more at the Rusch Park Gym location in Citrus Heights, the Folsom Table Tennis Club serves about a hundred players each week.  The two locations are about twelve miles apart with the Folsom Sports […]

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“Golden” Rays under the Florida Sun

Posted on December 18, 2018

“Golden” Rays under the Florida Sun By Johnathan Humbles / Bowmar Sports It was a “golden” day under the bright Florida sun in Orlando – especially for those vying for gold at the 2018 US Open Championships. The Orange County Convention Center in Orlando was host to 551 contestants from across the globe playing in […]

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Why is Boll Strong? #3 (Video in English)

Posted on December 17, 2018

Why is Boll Strong? #3 (Video in English) (Video and English Subtitles Courtesy of BUTTERFLY/TAKUREPO.com) Special Program Q: Why is Boll strong? A: Forehand Loop with Heavy Spin Forehand 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 […]

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Product Review：Timo Boll ALC vs Mizutani ZLC vs Mizutani Super ZLC

Posted on December 16, 2018

Product Review：Timo Boll ALC vs Mizutani ZLC vs Mizutani Super ZLC (Courtesy of yangyang TT) This is the product review video about three different rackets Yang Yang used before, which are Timo Boll ALC, Mizutani ZLC and Mizutani Super ZLC. Timo Boll ALC Timo Boll’s Model Style: Attack | Reaction: 11.8 | Vibration: 10.3 The […]

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WAB Club Feature: New York Table Tennis Inc.

Posted on December 16, 2018

WAB Club Feature: New York Table Tennis Inc. (By Steve Hopkins) The New York Table Tennis facility at 45-19 162nd St. in Flushing, New York in the borough of Queens.  NYTT is positioned between 295, 495, and 678 with easy access from car and public transportation.  The 2800 square foot facility has 10 Butterfly tables, […]

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World Grand Finals Results

Posted on December 16, 2018

World Grand Finals Results (By Steve Hopkins) The Seamaster 2018 ITTF World Grand Finals were held in Incheon Korea this week.  The event featured 16 Men and 16 Women with the qualification based upon World Ranking for those who have played at least five World Tour events in 2018. As one would expect, the list […]

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Butterfly Tenergy 05 Hard Review

Posted on December 11, 2018

Butterfly Tenergy 05 Hard Review (Courtesy of TableTennisDaily) Here’s our latest full and comprehensive review of the hotly anticipated Tenergy 05 Hard rubber by Butterfly! This is the harder sponged version of the popular Butterfly Tenergy 05. Dan is joined by Tom in the TableTennisDaily Studio where they give the rubber a full in depth […]

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Ask The Experts: Stefan Feth, No. 193 – Sponge Thickness Explained

Posted on December 11, 2018

Ask The Experts: Stefan Feth, No. 193 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: Blade: Mizutani ZLC Forehand Rubber: Tenergy 05 2.1mm Backhand Rubber: Tenergy 05 2.1mm Hi, I would like to know practical and technical information about the sponge thickness on Tenergy rubbers. In general, I would assume thicker sponge is good for top […]

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