Invitation to Umpire at the 2017 United States Open

Posted on September 6, 2017

(by Ian Marshall, ITTF Publications Editor) Invitation to Umpire at the 2017 United States Open USA Table Tennis invites 20 International Umpires to officiate at the forthcoming 2017 United States Open. Staged in Las Vegas, the tournament commences on Sunday 17th December and concludes on Friday 22nd December. It is an open invitation. Therefore not […]

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Pong for Harvey: Table Tennis Club Helps Community

Posted on September 6, 2017

(BY MANNY VELAZQUEZ) Pong for Harvey: Table Tennis Club Helps Community As we all know, Texas was hit by a devastating hurricane Harvey this last week. Much of the storm has passed but much work is being done and much more still needs doing to help bring our cities back. The Houston International Table Tennis […]

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US Team Ready to Contest 2017 Pan Am Championships

Posted on September 6, 2017

(BY MATT HETHERINGTON) US Team Ready to Contest 2017 Pan Am Championships Four players from the USA’s 2017 team which competed in the ITTF World Table Tennis Championships in Dusseldorf will compete next week at the 2017 ITTF Pan American Championships, joined by another 4 teammates. A tough team of US National team players will […]

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Butterfly Presents: Footwork Drills, Stefan Feth, Drill No. 7

Posted on September 5, 2017

Butterfly Presents: Footwork Drills, Stefan Feth, Drill No. 7 Butterfly Presents: Footwork Drills, Stefan Feth, Drill No. 7 (Video by Stefan Feth / Bowmar Sports) Table Tennis Footwork Drills by Stefan Feth, Drill No. 7: A favorite of Coach Stefan Feth, mixing backhand and forehand shots to the blockers backhand.

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Another Guinness World Record for Mima Ito

Posted on September 4, 2017

(by Wade Townsend) Another Guinness World Record for Mima Ito Mima Ito will be making yet another appearance in The Guinness Book of World Records when the latest edition is published this month. Mima Ito is once again a Guinness World Record holder. The 16 year old Japanese table tennis star will be appearing in […]

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Butterfly Zoran Primorac Blade Review – Carbon and All Wood

Posted on September 4, 2017

(Courtesy of TableTennisStore) Butterfly Zoran Primorac Blade Review – Carbon and All Wood Zoran Primorac at the Westchester Table Tennis Center comments on the development and attributes of his Butterfly Blades. Enjoy! To purchase Primorac blade, please click here

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$2700 Butterfly MDTTC August Open

Posted on August 31, 2017

(By Larry Hodges-Tournament Director) $2700 Butterfly MDTTC August Open The MDTTC August Open was the day the choppers, juniors, and women & girls roared. There were choppers in the final and quarterfinals of the Open, and they won Under 2200 and Under 1500. There were juniors in the final of five of the six rating […]

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Bids open for 2018 ITTF World Hopes and Challenge

Posted on August 30, 2017

(by Ian Marshall, ITTF Publications Editor) Bids open for 2018 ITTF World Hopes and Challenge China’s Zhang Yining, Olympic Games gold medallist, World champion, the winner of no less than 29 ITTF World Tour Women’s Singles titles, more than any other player in the history of the concept that first saw the light of day […]

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USATT Remembers Robert Tretheway

Posted on August 30, 2017

(By USATT) USATT Remembers Robert Tretheway Bob Tretheway Obituary (1948-2017) Former National Program Director of US Table Tennis Association, born in Cairo, Egypt, raised in Kansas City, MO, and a longtime Colorado Springs resident passed away on August 16. Survived by his partner Rosie Kilpatrick, a daughter Beth Petit (Jay), three sons, Robert Parker III, […]

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2017 Czech Open Highlights: Timo Boll vs Tomokazu Harimoto (Final)

Posted on August 29, 2017

2017 Czech Open Highlights: Timo Boll vs Tomokazu Harimoto (Final) 2017 Czech Open Highlights: Timo Boll vs Tomokazu Harimoto (Final) (Video by ITTF) 2017 Czech Open Highlights: Timo Boll vs Tomokazu Harimoto

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