2nd TTS AWARD – Tricks & Top Shots

November 3, 2015

2nd TTS AWARD – Tricks & Top Shots SHOOT & WIN! The second TTS AWARD has started and the world of table tennis is waiting for YOUR video. How to participate? What you can win? Who has been the winner of the last contest? Visit ButterflyMag for more!

DTTA’s 21st QUINCENAL Tourney

November 2, 2015

DTTA’s 21st QUINCENAL Tourney by Angelo Gandullia / DTTA Hello Table Tennis players and friends! On Saturday, October 24th, at DTTA we held our 21st QUINCENAL Tourney of 2015. We want to congratulate in particular: B Division- Winner, Nick “The Sweaty Giant” Johnson Runner up, Lin Zhang 3rd place, Tan “Bruce” Loi A Division- Winner, Nobuyuki […]

2015 ITTF World Junior Championships

November 2, 2015

2015 ITTF World Junior Championships This year, 192 players will take part in the ITTF World Junior Championships during November 29th to December 6th, 2015 in Vendée, France. Players will compete in 7 championship events, Boys’ Team, Girls’ Team, Boys’ Singles, Girls’ Singles, Boys’ Doubles, Girls’ Doubles and Mixed Doubles. Teams events are scheduled for November 29th […]

Ask The Experts: Nan Li, No. 68

November 2, 2015

Ask The Experts: Nan Li, No. 68 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Blade: Yinhe T-8 Arylate Carbon Forehand Rubber: Hurricane 3-50 2.1mm 37 black Backhand Rubber: Butterfly Tenergy 80 2.1mm red Question: I play table tennis regularly at my club. Most players are 1400-1900. I don’t have a rating. I play comfortably with most players. However, […]

Women’s World Cup 2015 Final Highlights: LIU Shiwen vs ISHIKAWA Kasumi

November 2, 2015

Women’s World Cup 2015 Final Highlights LIU Shiwen vs ISHIKAWA Kasumi (Liu Shiwen moves up to #1 in the November 2015 World Ranking)

Transitioning More Quickly

November 1, 2015

Transitioning More Quickly Butterfly Table Tennis Coaching by Han Xiao Usually, players above a certain level can practice very comfortably when they know where the ball is going. Although the quality of each player’s shots may vary, generally players can drill quite consistently when the drill is fixed. When drills become more randomized, some players […]

Liu Shiwen – 2015 Women’s World Cup Champion!

November 1, 2015

Liu Shiwen – 2015 Women’s World Cup Champion! 2015 Women’s World Cup Courtesy of ITTF Liu Shiwen Maintains Perfect Record, Wins for Fourth Time, Joins Legends The top seed, China’s Liu Shiwen was anointed once again the Women’s World Cup winner; she emerged successful in the Japanese city of Sendai on the afternoon of Sunday […]

Jun Mizutani for Rio 2016

October 31, 2015

Jun Mizutani has his mind on the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, as he has been announced by the Japanese TT Association, together with Koki Niwa and Maharu Yoshimura. Read more about Jun MIZUTANI in our latest article on the ButterflyMAG.

Golden Trio Maintains Form, More Medals Destined for Europe

October 31, 2015

Golden Trio Maintains Form, More Medals Destined for Europe 2015 ITTF World Cadet Challenge Courtesy of ITTF Three days earlier Romania’s Cristian Pletea, Lithuania’s Medardas Stankevicius and Sweden’s Truls Moregard had combined to secure gold for Europe in the Boys’ Team event at the 2015 ITTF World Cadet Challenge in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt; three days […]

Russian Seizes Opportunity, Anastasia Kolish Reserves Last Four Place

October 31, 2015

Russian Seizes Opportunity, Anastasia Kolish Reserves Last Four Place 2015 ITTF World Cadet Challenge Courtesy of ITTF Places in the last four booked by Puerto Rico’s Adriana Diaz, Brazil’s Bruna Takahashi and Romania’s Andreea Dragoman; the respective top three seeds in the Girls’ Singles event at the 2015 ITTF Cadet Challenge in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt; […]