Effective Use of Timeouts

Posted on October 11, 2015

Effective Use of Timeouts Butterfly Table Tennis Coaching by Han Xiao Most players know that each player has one timeout over the course of the match. However, too many times I have seen matches between beginner or intermediate players where time outs are not used at all or are used ineffectively. In almost every match […]

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Technical Skills, Main Feature at Latin American Hopes Week & Challenge

Posted on October 10, 2015

Technical Skills, Main Feature at Latin American Hopes Week Courtesy of ITTF Staged at the National Training Centre in the Cuban capital city of Havana, Peru’s Carlos Fernandez and the host nation’s Maria Rodrigues emerged successful at the Challenge Tournament on Tuesday October 6th; the event bringing to a conclusion the Latin American Hopes Week […]

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Table Tennis at the 2015 Huntsman World Senior Games

Posted on October 10, 2015

Table Tennis at the 2015 Huntsman World Senior Games Congratulations to all the winners at the 2015 Huntsman World Senior Games! Table tennis competition was held Monday October 5th through Thursday October 8th in St. George, Utah. Men Doubles Mixed Doubles Men’s Random Draw Doubles Women Doubles Men Singles Rated Singles Women Singles Visit the Huntsman World […]

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2015 World Cadet Challenge: Team North America

Posted on October 10, 2015

2015 World Cadet Challenge: Team North America Courtesy of ITTF North America Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt will be hosting the 2015 World Cadet Challenge from October 23rd till the 31st. Throughout different North American tournaments and their world ranking, 4 Canadian Athletes, Ivy Liao,  Laura Lai, Jeremy Hazin and Jason Liu as well as Americans Jack Wang, Victor […]

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Ideal Build for Table Tennis Player, Was it Ryu Seungmin?

Posted on October 8, 2015

Ideal Build for Table Tennis Player, Was it Ryu Seungmin? Courtesy of ITTF A vital member of the Korean National Team for well over a decade, many accolades came the way of Ryu Seungmin, the most celebrated of all being in the Galatsi Stadium in Greece, when he won the Men’s Singles title at the […]

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Ask The Experts: Dan Seemiller, No. 58

Posted on October 8, 2015

Ask The Experts: Dan Seemiller, No. 58 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: I like the feel and playing characteristics of the Photino and Timo Boll ZLC except that they are faster than I like. Can you recommend slightly slower blades which have the same feel and playing characteristics? I’ve tried the Timo Boll ZLF […]

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ETTC 2015 – In Pictures!

Posted on October 8, 2015

ETTC 2015 – In Pictures! The ETTC 2015 in Ekaterinburg delivered not only awesome and exciting table tennis, but some nice photos, too. Visit ButterflyMag to view the European Table Tennis Championships 2015 in Pictures.  

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Top 10 WAB Table Tennis Clubs for September 2015

Posted on October 8, 2015

“We Are Butterfly” Top 10 Table Tennis Clubs for September 2015 We are proud to announce the “We Are Butterfly” Top 10 Table Tennis Clubs / Pro Shops for September 2015! Jung Table Tennis Club – Los Angeles, CA New York Table Tennis, Inc. – Flushing, NY Maryland Table Tennis Center – Gaithersburg, MD Triangle Table Tennis – Morrisville, NC Lily […]

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US Olympic Table Tennis Trials Awarded to Greensboro, NC

Posted on October 8, 2015

US Olympic Table Tennis Trials Awarded to Greensboro, NC Courtesy of USA Table Tennis Greensboro Coliseum Complex To Host Trials February 4-7, 2016 October 6, 2015 (Colorado Springs, CO) – USA Table Tennis (USATT) announced today that the Greensboro Coliseum Complex in Greensboro, NC has been selected as the host site for the 2016 US […]

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DTTA’s 19th QUINCENAL Tourney

Posted on October 7, 2015

DTTA’s 19th QUINCENAL Tourney by Angelo Gandullia / DTTA Hello Table Tennis players and friends! On Saturday, September 26th, Denver Table Tennis Alliance held our 19th QUINCENAL Tourney. An anecdotical fact on this Q Tourney: Husband and wife won the respective Divisions they played in! Congrats, John and Camy! DTTA congratulates in particular: C Division- Winner, […]

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