2016 ITTF North America Hopes Challenge Photos

Posted on April 22, 2016

2016 ITTF North America Hopes Challenge Photos Table Tennis Canada shares photos from the  2016 ITTF North America Hopes Challenge, which took place at the Markham Pan American Games Centre in Ontario.  Adrian Wei of Canada and Rachel Sung of the United States won the Boys and Girls events, respectively, to qualify for the upcoming 2016 World Hopes […]

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Champion Five Years Ago, Lee Sangsu Suffers Surprise First Round Exit

Posted on April 22, 2016

Champion Five Years Ago, Lee Sangsu Suffers Surprise First Round Exit Courtesy of ITTF Korea’s Lee Sangsu, the one previous Men’s Singles winner on duty at this year’s 2016 ITTF World Tour Polish Open, when he beat Russia’s Alexander Shibaev in the final in 2011, suffered a shock opening round defeat on the afternoon of […]

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Why Ping-Pong is good for your brain

Posted on April 22, 2016

Why Ping-Pong is good for your brain The mother nature network, mnn.com, features an article “Why Ping-Pong is good for your brain” by Russell Mclendon. “Want better memory, attention, motor learning and moods? Ping-Pong may seem like a simple sport, but it brings a lot to the table.” April 18, 2016 – “First, full disclosure: […]

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Ask The Experts: Stefan Feth, No. 99

Posted on April 22, 2016

Ask The Experts: Stefan Feth, No. 99 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Blade: Stiga CR Master Forehand Rubber: Dianchi (Chinese Tacky Rubber) Backhand Rubber: Sriver Question: Hi Coach Feth, I have been playing table tennis for 3 years and I am looking to upgrade from my current paddle. What I have currently was my first custom set […]

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Shock Defeats for Two Leading Names but Top Spot Still Open

Posted on April 21, 2016

Shock Defeats for Two Leading Names but Top Spot Still Open 2016 ITTF World Tour Polish Open Courtesy of ITTF Surprise defeats for Spain’s Carlos Machado and Russia’s Alexey Liventsov on Wednesday April 20th, two of the leading names on duty in the first stage of the Men’s Singles event at the 2016 ITTF World […]

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Ask The Experts: Truong Tu, No: 98

Posted on April 21, 2016

Ask The Experts: Truong Tu, No: 98 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: Hello, I have been playing table tennis for about 4 years and I am looking to upgrade my racket. Currently, I play on the Stiga Evolution Premade racket and I am ready to take my skills further. I have been doing research […]

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Liberty Mutual Table Tennis Exhibition

Posted on April 21, 2016

Liberty Mutual Table Tennis Exhibition At the recent RIMS (Risk and Insurance Management Society) Annual Conference in San Diego, California, Tawny Banh and Gao Jun presented USA Table Tennis. Liberty Mutual and all booth visitors had an absolute blast!

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Table Tennis Olympian’s Career Began in Stanford University Laundromat

Posted on April 20, 2016

NBC Bay Area reports on Lily Zhang, Rio 2016 Olympic Games Qualifier “Table Tennis Olympian’s Career Began in Stanford University Laundromat By Joe Rosato Jr. In the vast and storied history of the Olympic Games, it’s unlikely there are very many athletes whose march toward the peak of the sporting world — began in a […]

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Ask The Experts: Stefan Feth, No. 97

Posted on April 20, 2016

Ask The Experts: Stefan Feth, No. 97 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Blade: Timo Boll ALC Proline Forehand Rubber: Tenergy 05 Backhand Rubber: Tenergy 05 Question: Hi, I have used my blade for 3 years; use it 2 times in a week and every usage last about 2 hours. I want to know when I should replace my blade […]

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Butterfly Proudly Sponsors the 2016 Valor Games

Posted on April 20, 2016

Butterfly Proudly Sponsors the 2016 Valor Games Butterfly is proud to sponsor the upcoming 2016 Valor Games Southeast. In the Spirit of Fierce Competition, the 2016 Valor Games is a competition for all disabled Veterans and disabled members of the Armed Forces. The 2016 Valor Games Southeast takes place May 23th to May 26st at […]

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