(by Steve Hopkins) Central Ohio is home to Spin & Smash. Its a table tennis club that is part ping pong social club and part table tennis training center. The club is open every day – at least 12 hours every day except for Sunday (which is open with shorter hours). In addition to regular club events, […]
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Ochsenhausen Starts 2025 with German Cup Win
(by Steve Hopkins) Eight teams atop the German League began battling in November, culminating in today’s Finals – with the winner claiming the German Cup. The favorites this year included the deep Borussia Dusseldorf, Saarbrucken with co-anchors Franziska and Jorgic, and Fulda with Ovtcharov leading the way. The surprises in the run to the finals […]
Chuqin and Jingkun Lead Shandong Weiqiao to Super League Title
(by Steve Hopkins) Shandong Weiqiao dominated this year’s China Super League Finals. After securing a 3-0 win over Shanghai in the Semifinal (Shanghai’s team includes both Fan Zhendong and Xu Xin), the squad went on to sweep Huangshi Base Huaxin 3-0 in the Final. At the start of 2025, the rankings of the Shandong top […]
BREAKING: Lily Zhang Returns To MLTT🚨
(by: Major League Table Tennis) She’s a four-time U.S. Olympian. She’s a six-time U.S. women’s singles champion. She was a major part of MLTT’s first season. And she’s making her MLTT Season Two debut in seven days. You read it right: Local hero Lily Zhang is rejoining the Bay Area Blasters for our Week 7 […]
Chuqin and Shidong Lead Teams China Super League Final
(by Steve Hopkins) At the end of the regular season, Fan Zhendong’s Shanghai squad faced off against powerhouse Shandong Weiqiao (with Chuqin). The the two team anchors faced off, it was Fan Zhendong that won the set – even as the Shandong team won the team match. These two teams met again today in one […]
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Experiment and Learn
(by Larry Hodges) Once you have reached a certain level, it’s easy to rest on your laurels. That doesn’t mean you don’t work hard to improve your game. It means that you work hard only to improve the parts of your game that you have already developed. Instead, be a learning player. You should experiment […]
WAB CLUB FEATURE: South Bend Table Tennis Club
(by Steve Hopkins) For nearly 90 years, South Bend has been one of the centers of the North American table tennis world. Many of the best players, have played or trained there – and newest rendition of the club in the Beacon Resource Center is continuing this great tradition. The club features tournaments, a strong juniors […]
2024 US Open by the Numbers
(by Steve Hopkins) The two signature table tennis events in the US (the Open and the Nationals) are unique to our sport. Table tennis is among the most inclusive of all sports reaching players of all ages and abilities, our sport has evolved from a simple game into demanding high speed / high endurance test, […]
Fan Zhendong and Chen Meng Post Retirement Documents
(by Steve Hopkins) Shock, and then confusion as Olympic Champions Fan Zhendong and Chen Meng file forms with the ITTF and WTT announcing their retirements. Despite the forms being titled “retirement notification”, it has become clear that much of the move is due to fines being imposed by WTT for failure to participate. For these […]
Lift the Ball
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WAIT FUNCTION: 1 backspin serve robot will play 1 random backspin ball anywhere on the table, either Forehand… Read More
Freitas ALC + Dignics 09C + Dignics 05 – Need Mid-Distance Power?
July 28, 2025
(by Bowmar Sports) In this video, Coach Brian Pace emphasizes the importance of finding the right equipment setup for… Read More
Consistency and Good Form Lead to Speed and Power
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(By Larry Hodges) Don’t be that guy who spends years smacking shots but also missing over and over,… Read More
Geovanny Coello – Gameplay Sequencing
July 28, 2025
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Geovanny Coello is working a player on Gameplay Sequencing https://youtu.be/zGRnfYszoWQ… Read More
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Central Florida Table Tennis Club
July 27, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins) With its location near the junction of Highway 423 and 441, just northwest of downtown… Read More
Calderano Wins in Buenos Aires
July 27, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) The WTT Contender Series visited Buenos Aires this week, and this Hemisphere’s best… Read More
US Open Teams Entry Deadline is August 10
July 27, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins) The deadline for registration into the 2025 Butterfly US Open Team Championships in Myrtle Beach… Read More
Shigang Yang – Forehand & Backhand Counterlooping
July 27, 2025
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Shigang Yang is working on a player executing the Forehand… Read More
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