(by Steve Hopkins) As Major League Table Tennis (MLTT) prepares to launch its third season this September, the league is once reimagining our sport with a rule change that will drastically affect doubles strategy – allowing “open serves”. What does “Open Serve” mean in doubles? In table tennis, doubles players have always been required to serve […]
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WAB CLUB FEATURE: Canadian Elite Table Tennis Training Centre
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) The Canadian Elite Table Tennis Training Centre (“the Centre” or “Elite”) is a table tennis club and training center in Mississauga, Ontario. Mississauga is just to the West of Toronto, about 30 kilometers from the city center. The Centre has run for many years as its own facility but has recently changed to […]
Latest Rankings
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) Despite some surprises at the United States Smash, the World Rankings saw very little changes near the top. Lin Shidong maintains the first position, though Wang Chuqin’s Smash victory has narrowed the margin (8975 to 8225 are their current totals – a separation that could be bridged in one event). Hugo Calderano […]
European Youth Championships
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) Ostrava, Czech Republic is host to this year’s European Youth Championships. In the U19 Junior category, there are seven events: Junior Boys (Singles, Doubles, and Teams), Junior Girls (Singles, Doubles, and Teams), and Junior Mixed Doubles. The Singles events were played first. In Junior Boys’ Singles David Szantosi of Hungary […]
Top Americans Among Those Competing at FISU World University Games
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins, photo FISU) Germany is the host of the 2025 FISU World University Games this Summer with 8500 student-athletes from over 100 countries competing in 18 sports. Americans are among those competing in the seven table tennis events. The US contingent includes Ved Sheth, Sid Naresh, Kai Zarehbin, Ryan Wu, Joanna Sung, Emily […]
Chirag Pradhan – US Nationals Highlights
Posted on(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Bowmar Sports Tournament Highlights, Chirag Pradhan is in action at the US Nationals https://youtu.be/VkYhDeVrovs Stay “In The Loop” with Butterfly professional table tennis equipment, table tennis news, table tennis technology, tournament results, and We Are Butterfly players, coaches, clubs and more
US Smash Para Showcase: More Champions Rise in Las Vegas
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins, photo USATT) As all eyes were on the bright lights of Las Vegas for the WTT United States Smash, the WTT ran a second event highlighting para players. This WTT US Smash Para Showcase ran from July 7-9 with select elite para athletes from around the globe. The Para Men’s Singles event […]
Product Validation – Advanced Set up
Posted on(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Product Validation, Brian Pace offers an Advanced Setup for Advanced Players. This consist of the Primorac Carbon, Tenergy 05FX, and Tenergy 64 https://youtu.be/wYmHtGMWC44 Stay “In The Loop” with Butterfly professional table tennis equipment, table tennis news, table tennis technology, tournament results, and We Are Butterfly players, coaches, clubs and more
Racket Up All the Time
Posted onRobot will play RANDOM top spin balls to 2/3 of the table (Backhand), Forehand topspin from Forehand/ middle and middle + Backhand topspin from Backhand FETHOMANIA 7 / Drill 2 https://youtube.com/shorts/h2zFlvOUZ6M All FETHOMANIA drills are performed on the Butterfly Amicus Prime Robot. To learn more about the Amicus Prime, click here. For more FETHOMANIA content, […]
Keep the Swing as Compact as Possible
Posted onRobot will play RANDOM top spin balls to 2/3 of the table (Backhand, only Forehand topspin from this area to Backhand FETHOMANIA 7 / Drill 1 https://youtube.com/shorts/F–ffRdjp5Q All FETHOMANIA drills are performed on the Butterfly Amicus Prime Robot. To learn more about the Amicus Prime, click here. For more FETHOMANIA content, click here.
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Seoul Table Tennis Club
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Push with Purpose and Placement
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