2017 Butterfly Cary Cup: Bright Future for Triangle Table Tennis & Cary Cup

Posted on April 6, 2017

2017 Butterfly Cary Cup: Bright Future for Triangle Table Tennis & Cary Cup (By Barbara Wei) 2017 Butterfly Cary Cup: Bright Future for Triangle Table Tennis & Cary Cup Having opened less than three years ago, Triangle Table Tennis (TTT) has solidified itself as one of the best table tennis training facilities in the US. […]

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Ask The Experts: Jeffrey Zeng, No. 158, A Butterfly Question & Answer

Posted on April 6, 2017

Ask The Experts: Jeffrey Zeng, No. 158 Ask The Experts: Jeffrey Zeng, No. 158 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Blade: Hadraw SR Question: Hi Coach, I am looking at the Hadraw SR blade. Is it good for loopers? I play Looping on both forehand and backhand most of the time in mid distance. Is it a […]

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World Table Tennis Day: celebrations in full swing

Posted on April 6, 2017

World Table Tennis Day: celebrations in full swing World Table Tennis Day: celebrations in full swing By Ian Marshall, ITTF Publications Editor Today is the day, Thursday 6th April 2017; it is World Table Tennis Day. New York very much lit the torch on Tuesday 28th March when Thomas Weikert, ITTF President and Leandro Olvech, […]

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Youth Excel at NJTTC Hopes Regional Camp and Trial

Posted on April 6, 2017

(BY DEV DASSARMA/NJTTC) The New Jersey Regional Hopes Training Camp and Trial were held on weekend of March 25-26th at the NJTTC with twenty young players participating in the different events. They came from all over the Northeast with players from six states present namely New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Massachusetts and Maryland. The key observation was […]

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2017 Butterfly Arnold Table Tennis Challenge – Interview With Ed Hogshead

Posted on April 5, 2017

2017 Butterfly Arnold Table Tennis Challenge – Interview With Ed Hogshead 2017 Butterfly Arnold Table Tennis Challenge – Interview With Ed Hogshead Video by Bowmar Sports / Butterfly North America March 3-5 Columbus, Ohio Ohio State Fairgrounds Voinovich Building

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Recognised even before official date, a special status for World Table Tennis Day

Posted on April 5, 2017

(by Ian Marshall, ITTF Publications Editor) World Table Tennis Day ever closer, Thursday 6th April, the third edition of the initiative; now, even before the official date, the efforts have been recognised! Surely that is something special and is high praise to all concerned; the International Table Tennis Federation has been shortlisted for the Sports […]

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Hoping to return in early June to same hall, Timo Boll and Petrissa Solja

Posted on April 5, 2017

(by Ian Marshall, ITTF Publications Editor) A total of 60 days to go before the first ball is hit in anger at the Liebherr 2017 World Championships; on Sunday 2nd April, in Hall No.6 at the Messeplatz, the very same hall in early June which will host the finals, a Press Conference was staged at […]

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Table Tennis Titans Face More Battles in Wisconsin

Posted on April 5, 2017

By Andy Kanengiser NCTTA Media Chair Table tennis stars from Texas Wesleyan University and Mississippi College collided for five years in a row at the NCTTA championship games. Fans wonder if the script will repeat itself at the 2017 tournament in Eau Claire, Wisconsin April 7-9. Time will tell as 260 stellar college players and […]

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Ask The Experts: Stefan Feth, No. 157 Question & Answer

Posted on April 5, 2017

Ask The Experts: Stefan Feth, No. 157 Question & Answer Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: I need your kind advise on my new rubber-blade combination: 1. Rubber: Tenergy 80 which has overall 9.4 rating: speed 9.4, spin 9.4, and control 9.0. 2. Blade/racket: DHS Hurricane long 5 (V): overall 9.7 rating: speed 9.8, […]

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2017 USATT Hopes Trials at ICC

Posted on April 3, 2017

(By Bruce Liu) This is the last of the five Trials in the US. Top three girls and boys will join the other US kids to compete with their Canadian peers. If one of the top 3 can’t go, the fourth finisher will be the alternate. 12 girls and 12 boys have qualified through the […]

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