$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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Table Tennis North America Submits Letter of Interest To Host 2020 ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships

Posted on October 18, 2017

(BY ITTF-NORTH AMERICA) Table Tennis NA Submits Letter – Host 2020 ITTF WTTC Table Tennis NA Submits Letter of Interest To Host 2020 ITTF WTTC October 18, 2017 (Colorado Springs, CO) – Table Tennis North America, a partnership which includes USA Table Tennis (USATT) and Table Tennis Canada (TTCAN), today announced that the group has […]

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Denver Table Tennis Alliance’s 8th MENSUAL Tourney

Posted on October 17, 2017

(Angelo Gandullia) Denver Table Tennis Alliance’s 8th MENSUAL Tourney Hello Table Tennis players and friends! Last Saturday, October 14th, DTTA hosted our 8th MENSUAL Tourney of 2017. We had a great tournament that included the participation of our friend, club member and USATT C.E.O., Gordon Kaye.   Denver Table Tennis Alliance congratulates in particular,    B […]

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2017 Butterfly Badger Open – Interview Video With Eugene Wang

Posted on October 17, 2017

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

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Triangle Table Tennis: October 2017 News and Happenings

Posted on October 17, 2017

(Courtesy of Triangle Table Tennis) Triangle Table Tennis: October 2017 News and Happenings Even though summer weather seems to be lazily hanging around, we are going full-bore on fall activities here at the center! As always, this newsletter is the only email you’ll receive from us this month, so you’ll find it all in this one […]

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Young player of year, now the senior member

Posted on October 17, 2017

(by Ian Marshall, ITTF Publications Editor) Young player of year, now the senior member Named German Young Player of the Year in 1995 as a result of his successes both at home and abroad, notably winning the Cadet Boys’ Singles title at the European Youth Championships in The Hague, the international community became very clearly […]

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Successful Premier Capital Plastics Butterfly Youth Championships Held in California

Posted on October 17, 2017

(BY KEVIN YU) Successful Premier Capital Plastics Butterfly Youth Championships California Table Tennis in Rosemead, CA hosted a superb event on October 14 and 15 drawing young talented players from far beyond state borders. It was indeed the First Annual Capital Plastics Butterfly Tournament, generously sponsored by Jeff Quan, Capital Plastics Inc. and Butterfly Table […]

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Brian Pace Coaches’ Blog: MASTERING THE FLIP

Posted on October 17, 2017

(By Brian Pace) Brian Pace Coaches’ Blog: MASTERING THE FLIP One of the most overlooked shots in table tennis is the flip. Developing this shot can extend your off the range of attack to over the table position. Being able to flip the ball does have strict guidelines outside of doing it technically correct. The […]

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