Playing Less Predictably

Posted on October 25, 2015

Playing Less Predictably Butterfly Table Tennis Coaching by Han Xiao One of the biggest issues that players have is that sometimes they don’t feel that their practice level translates into their competition level. They feel that they hit great quality shots in practice and are very consistent in all their drills, but really struggle when […]

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Butterfly, Official Table & Ball Sponsor of Canada Cup #2

Posted on October 23, 2015

Butterfly, Official Table & Ball Sponsor of Canada Cup #2 Butterfly is proud to be the official table and ball sponsor for the upcoming Canada Cup #2 table tennis tournament. Canada Cup #2 is November 14-15, 2015 at the Fortius Sport and Health on 3713 Kensington Avenue in Burnaby, British Columbia.  This 3-star tournament, sanctioned […]

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Highest Rated Not from Asia or Europe, Continents Top Woman Leads Challenge

Posted on October 23, 2015

Highest Rated Not from Asia or Europe, Continents Top Woman Leads Challenge 2015 ITTF World Cadet Challenge Courtesy of ITTF Asia and Europe, they are the traditionally strong continents in the sport of table tennis; the records at the Olympic Games and World Championships underline those facts indelibly. It is a lifetime ago since the […]

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Polish Open Video Highlight: 12 year old Harimoto beat TAN Ruiwu

Posted on October 23, 2015

Polish Open Video Highlight: 12 year old Harimoto beat TAN Ruiwu POLISH OPEN: 12 year-old Butterfly talent Tomokazu HARIMOTO from Japan surprised the audience when beating TAN RuiWu (CRO) and qualifying for the Round of 64 – where he faced his idol MA Long (CHN) and had to accept a clear defeat. Congratulations, Tomokazu! Polish […]

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Opposites, Leading Women’s Pairs Survive; Major Men’s Doubles Shock

Posted on October 23, 2015

Opposites, Leading Women’s Pairs Survive; Major Men’s Doubles Shock 2015 ITTF World Tour, Polish Open Courtesy of ITTF Eight seeded pairs; all survived the opening round of the Women’s Doubles event, as play commenced on Friday October 23rd at the GAC Group 2015 ITTF World Tour Polish Open in Warsaw; in the Men’s Doubles competition, […]

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Polish Open 2015 Video Highlight: ZHANG Lily vs XIAO Maria (Qual)

Posted on October 22, 2015

Polish Open 2015 Video Highlight: ZHANG Lily vs XIAO Maria (Qual) Player’s Lists, Live on itTV, Today’s LIVE Match Schedule & Today’s Match Schedule Visit ITTF.com for compete coverage of the 2015 ITTF World Tour, Polish Open.

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Ask The Experts: Jon Ebuen, No. 64

Posted on October 22, 2015

Ask The Experts: Jon Ebuen, No. 64 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Blade: Timo Boll OFF- Forehand Rubber: Tackifire C Soft 2.1 Backhand Rubber: Tackifire C Soft 2.1 Question: Should I stick with this rubber as an intermediate player or should I switch rubbers? If I switch, what rubber should I get? Once again, I am a […]

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2015 ITTF-World Cadet Challenge: Notable Names Lead Host Nation’s Challenge for Honors

Posted on October 22, 2015

Notable Names Lead Host Nation’s Challenge for Honors 2015 ITTF-World Cadet Challenge Courtesy of ITTF The venue is Sharm El-Shiekh, the country is Egypt and at the forthcoming 2015 ITTF-World Cadet Challenge, which starts on Friday October 23rd, the host nation is most certainly well represented; eyes being very much on Youssef Abdel-Aziz as well […]

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Latin America Mourns Former President, Oswaldo “Papelón” Borges Passes Away

Posted on October 22, 2015

Latin America Mourns Former President, Oswaldo “Papelón” Borges Passes Away Courtesy of ITTF It is with great sadness that the death of Oswaldo “Papelón” Borges, former President of the Latin American Table Tennis Union, is announced; he was admitted to hospital in the Venezuelan capital city of Caracas on Friday October 16th  following kidney failure. […]

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Ready for the Challenge, Hopes Team Concludes Preparation in Otocec

Posted on October 21, 2015

Ready for the Challenge, Hopes Team Concludes Preparation in Otocec 2015 ITTF World Cadet Challenge Courtesy of ITTF Selected at the ITTF World Hopes Week and Challenge held in Shanghai earlier this year from Monday June 29th to Sunday July 5th, the Hopes Team gathered recently in Otocec, Slovenia, prior to travelling to Sharm El-Sheikh […]

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