Top Seeds Advance in Southeastern Open Main Event

Posted on October 22, 2017

(By Barbara Wei) Top Seeds Advance in Southeastern Open Main Event The Main Event kicked off at the 2017 Butterfly Southeastern Open on Saturday morning with the placement round robins. Divisional play continued in the afternoon with each player competing in an 8 person giant RR, with 4 players advancing, to determine seeding into the […]

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Butterfly Marcos Freitas ALC Blade Review by TableTennisDaily

Posted on October 21, 2017

Butterfly Marcos Freitas ALC Blade Review by TableTennisDaily TableTennisDaily reviews one of Butterfly’s latest table tennis blades. They are looking at the Butterfly Freitas ALC with Dan Ives and Marcos Freitas. < Video courtesy of TableTennisDaily on YouTube.

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2017 Butterfly Southeastern Open – Live Stream, Photos & Results

Posted on October 20, 2017

2017 Butterfly Southeastern Open – Live Stream, Photos & Results October 20-22 Triangle Table Tennis Morrisville, NC Articles: Triangle Table Tennis to Host 4-Star Southeastern Open (Giant RR) Friday Results Heighten Excitement for Main RR Event Top Seeds Advance in Southeastern Open Main Event Live Stream Sunday Oct. 22, Beginning at 10:30 A.M. est.: Results: […]

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Raising Africa’s profile, Quadri Aruna and Omar Assar

Posted on October 20, 2017

(by Olalekan Okusan, ITTF Africa, Press Officer) Raising Africa’s profile, Quadri Aruna and Omar Assar Delighted that Africa is fielding two players in this year’s Liebherr 2017 ITTF Men’s World Cup; Omar Assar, the 2015 African Games champion, believes this development confirms that the continent is making giant strides. Play commences in the Country Hall […]

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Hopes Training Camp concludes in Fiji

Posted on October 20, 2017

(by Daniela Gomes, ITTF Development, Education and Training Projects Officer) Hopes Training Camp concludes in Fiji Commencing on Friday 13th and concluding on Friday 20th October, the Hopes Training Camp took place in Fiji; the event preceding the beginning of the official ITTF World Cadet Challenge Training Camp. Hot and humid conditions greeted the young […]

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Kanak Jha makes global attempt in Belgium

Posted on October 20, 2017

(by Olalekan Okusan, ITTF Africa, Press Officer) Kanak Jha makes global attempt in Belgium When Kanak Jha made his Men’s World Cup debut in 2014, the USA star was full of excitement that he would be rubbing shoulders with the world’s best players in one of the most prestigious table tennis events. Aged 14 at […]

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2017 Butterfly Badger Open – Interview Video With Jishan Liang

Posted on October 19, 2017

2017 Butterfly Badger Open – Interview With Jishan Liang 2017 Butterfly Badger Open – Interview With Jishan Liang Video by Bowmar Sports / Butterfly North America September 15-17 Franklin, WI Milwaukee County Sports Complex

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$2700 3-Star Butterfly MDTTC October Open

Posted on October 19, 2017

$2700 3-Star Butterfly MDTTC October Open (By Larry Hodges, tournament director) “Smoosh-whap!” That’s the sound of Yichi Zhang ripping another backhand loop winner. At the 2600 level, ripping loops are a dime a dozen, but most don’t do it as fluently as Yichi does in rally after rally. The 23-year-old flew up from Mississippi College, where […]

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Try, try again, Chuang Chih-Yuan

Posted on October 18, 2017

(by Ian Marshall, ITTF Publications Editor) Try, try again, Chuang Chih-Yuan Absent one year ago in the German city of Saarbrücken, following a disappointing Nakheel 2016 Asian Cup in Dubai, Chinese Taipei’s Chuang Chih-Yuan returns to Men’s World Cup action. Listed at no.15 on the current World Rankings, he is the no.8 seed at the […]

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Training camps set stage in Suva

Posted on October 18, 2017

(by Wade Townsend) Training camps set stage in Suva Four teams have arrived early in Fiji looking for an edge before the World Cadet Challenge gets underway. Continents will soon clash in Fiji as the world’s best cadets make their way to Suva for the 2017 ITTF World Cadet Challenge (WCC). But before the event […]

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