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11 Questions with Angela Guan

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11 Questions with Angela Guan Courtesy of USATT USATT Insider poses 11 questions to US Junior Team Member Angela Guan. 1) Why do you play? I enjoy making friends and traveling. It gives me a good experience, and I learn a lot from table tennis. My purpose is to honor God, exercise, and have fun. […]

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Butterfly is Proud to Sponsor the 2015 Butterfly Canadian Championships

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Butterfly is Proud to Sponsor the 2015 Butterfly Canadian Championships Butterfly is proud to sponsor and announce the upcoming 2015 Butterfly Canadian Table Tennis Championships. The 2015 Butterfly Canadian Championships is a national level tournament organized by Table Tennis Canada. The tournament features Junior and Senior competitions with the objective for players […]

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Tip of The Week: The Feel of a Shot and a Checklist

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The Feel of a Shot and a Checklist By Larry Hodges When learning new techniques, many players make the mistake of trying to remember the specifics of each shot. While this is important to know later as a checklist to go over when the shot is off, this is not the way to learn a […]

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2015 Japan Open: Insane Table Tennis Point

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2015 Japan Open: Insane Table Tennis Point Men’s Singles Final Xu Xin (CHN) def.  Maharu Yoshimura (JPN) 4-1 (9-11,11-2,14-12,11-7,11-7) Women’s Singles Final Chen Meng (CHN) def. Zhu Yuling (CHN) 4-3 (13-11,6-11,5-11,11-4,11-5,6-11,11-7) Men’s Doubles Final Ma Long / Xu Xin (CHN) def. Fan Zhendong / Shang Kun (CHN) 3-2 (11-8,13-11,7-11,10-12,11-8) Women’s Doubles Final Liu Fei / Wu Yang (CHN) def. Lin Ye / Zhou Yihan (SIN) 3-1 […]

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Rachel Sung, ITTF Hopes Silver Medalist

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Congratulations United States’ Rachel Sung! Rachel achieved the Hopes Girls Singles silver medal at the 2015 China Junior & Cadet Open / ITTF Hopes Event held this past weekend in Taicang. Rachel lost 1-3 in the final to China’s Ding Xinnan. Rachel moves on to the 2015 ITTF World Hopes Week and Challenge that begins today in Shanghai. Visit ITTF.com for […]

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Champion in Peru, Brian Afanador Regains Title on Home Soil

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Champion in Peru, Brian Afanador Regains Title on Home Soil 2015 Latin American Junior and Cadet Championships Courtesy of ITTF The winner two years earlier in the Peruvian capital city of Lima; playing on home soil in the Puerto Rican town of Aguada, Brian Afanador regained the Junior Boys’ Singles title at the 2015 Latin […]

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Using Your Fingers Effectively

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One of the more subtle skills that some players master yet other players never practice is using fingers to apply pressure on the racket during certain strokes for both control and power. This is a more advanced technique that requires practice to achieve the right feeling, but mastering it can help greatly increase the consistency […]

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Push with Purpose and Placement

April 20, 2026
(By Larry Hodges, Member of US Table Tennis Hall of Fame So often players push just to keep… Read More

Simeon Martin – 1 Forehand Loop, 1 Backhand Loop

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(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Simeon Martin is executing a numbered based Forehand and Backhand… Read More

Great News: Texas Table Tennis Upcoming Head Coach Koji Itagaki

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(By Texas Table Tennis Club) Koji Itagaki coached TSV Bad Königshofen of Table Tennis Bundesliga since 2016. Under… Read More

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(by Steve Hopkins) Why is there a Golden Game?  For Moments Like These. With the entire season hanging… Read More

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(by Steve Hopkins) Seattle Pacific Table Tennis Club (SPTTC) is located in Bellevue, Washington, off of highway SR-520… Read More

Angel Naranjo is Central American & Caribbean Champion

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(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) After anchoring Team Puerto Rico to a win earlier in the week, Angel… Read More

Anav Gupta Among Surprise Winners at US Junior National Ranking II

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(by Steve Hopkins) The 2026 US Junior National Ranking Tournament II wrapped up last week at HITTA in… Read More

World Team Championships: Preview

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(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) One hundred years after the inaugural World Championships were held in London (1926),… Read More
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