Nigerian Stalwart Upsets Seeding

Posted on February 15, 2016

Nigerian Stalwart Upsets Seeding, Egyptian Stalwart Experiences Nervous Moments Courtesy of ITTF Years of experience, now 42 years old, Nigeria’s Segun Toriola was arguably the surprise name to reserve a place in the semi-finals of the Men’s Singles event at the 2016 ITTF-Africa Top 16 tournament in Khartoum, Sudan on Sunday 14th February. The no.5 […]

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Ask The Experts: Byeong Cheol Lee, No. 86

Posted on February 14, 2016

Ask The Experts: Jon Ebuen, No. 86 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Blade: Stiga Altimate Forehand Rubber: Visco Backhand Rubber: Visco Question: Hello I’m looking into buying a new paddle. I’m had good luck with the Visco rubber an mark v. I’m an intermediate all round player the scores most of my points on my backhand drive. Do […]

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Ask The Experts: Jon Ebuen, No. 85

Posted on February 13, 2016

Ask The Experts: Jon Ebuen, No. 85 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Blade: Garaydia T-5000 Forehand Rubber: Donic Coppa Jo Silver Backhand Rubber: Donic Desto F3 Big Slam Question:  Hi… I want to ask how to do backhand drive, backhand topspin and backhand flick… Do backhand flick fight side spin… Thanks Answer: Hi Steven, Below are my tips […]

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The Presidential View, Adriana Diaz

Posted on February 12, 2016

The Presidential View, Most Important Female Athlete is Adriana Diaz Courtesy of ITTF Currently, she is the most important, the famous female athlete in the whole of the country; that is not the opinion expressed by any member of the Puerto Rico Table Tennis Federation, it is the view of none other than Sara Rosario, […]

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Ask The Experts: Andre Ho, No. 84

Posted on February 12, 2016

Ask The Experts: Andre Ho, No. 84 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: I’m pretty much an above average table tennis player. I use all parts of the table and most would term me as a tactical player than a smasher. I do smash the ball very often but I like to have a bit […]

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Looping Against Backspin Drills

Posted on February 12, 2016

Looping Against Backspin Drills by Larry Hodges Tip of the Week It’s easy practicing topspin rallies since you can do them over and over in the same rally. The same is not true for practicing against backspin, unless you happen to have a chopper to practice with – and that’s not quite the same either, […]

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Yukiya Uda Success at First Attempt

Posted on February 12, 2016

The Difference a Year Makes, Yukiya Uda Success at First Attempt 2016 ITTF Czech Junior and Cadet Open Courtesy of ITTF Beaten by Slovenia’s Darko Jorgic one year ago in the second round in four straight games (11-5, 11-7, 12-10, 11-8); Japan’s Yukiya Uda turned the tables to beat his nemesis of 2015 to win […]

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Madeira Focal Point for Talent Identification

Posted on February 11, 2016

Madeira Focal Point for Talent Identification Courtesy of ITTF Notably the home of Marcos Freitas, the Atlantic island of Madeira hosted recently a training camp with the focus on young talented players. Supported by the ITTF-Europe Development Program and organized by the Madeira Table Tennis Federation, the head coach for the proceedings was Croatia’s Neven […]

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Bryce High Speed Review by TableTennisDaily

Posted on February 11, 2016

Bryce High Speed Review by TableTennisDaily TableTennisDaily review on Butterfly’s latest rubber, looking at the Butterfly Bryce High Speed with Dan Ives and Tom Maynard. Video courtesy of TableTennisDaily on YouTube.

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Double Gold Medallists but No Main Draw Place

Posted on February 11, 2016

Double Gold Medallists but No Main Draw Place for London Star Name 2016 Paralympic Games Courtesy of ITTF The Slovak Republic’s Jan Riapos alongside China’s Feng Panfeng and Ma Lin emerged as the most successful male players at the London 2012 Paralympic Games They were the athletes who emerged not only with gold in their respective […]

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