Latin American Heroines Lead Field at Inaugural Pan American Junior Championships Courtesy of ITTF Puerto Rico’s Adriana Diaz and Brazil’s Bruna Takahashi lead the field in the Girls’ Singles event at the forthcoming Pan American Junior Championships to be staged in the Canadian city of Burnaby in British Columbia. Proceedings commence on Saturday June 25th […]
Ask The Experts: Yinghua Cheng, No. 121
Posted onAsk The Experts: Yinghua Cheng, No. 121 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Blade: Innerforce Layer ZLC CS Rubber: Tenergy 05 FX or Spin Art Question: Hello, I have doubts about the best combination. A few days ago I played with Innerforce Layer ZLC, with Tenergy 05 FX. I like the sticky rubbers as Spin Art. What would […]
A Return to Scene of Greatest Triumph, Kanak Jha on Duty in Burnaby
Posted onA Return to Scene of Greatest Triumph, Kanak Jha on Duty in Burnaby Courtesy of ITTF Sensationally on Thursday 27th June, Kanak Jha of the United States won the Men’s Singles title at the 2014 ITTF-North America Cup; born on Monday June 19, 2000, at the time of his success he was a mere 14 […]
Canadian National Junior Players: ITTF North America Training Camp
Posted onCanadian National Junior Players: ITTF North America Training Camp Canadian National Junior Players are practicing hard at the ITTF North America Training Camp. They are getting ready for the 2016 Butterfly Pan American Junior Championships, starting this Saturday at Fortius Centre. Visit Table Tennis Canada on Facebook to view photos.
Ask The Experts: Xin Zhou, No. 120
Posted onAsk The Experts: Xin Zhou, No. 120 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: I want to make up a custom bat using anti spin rubbers (possibly Donic Alligator red and Nikattu Best Anti, black. In my experience an all-round blade has proved to be too slow and I find it difficult to get enough height on […]
Experienced Olympians Head List for ITTF-North America Cup
Posted onExperienced Olympians Head List for ITTF-North America Cup Courtesy of ITTF Bronze medalist at the Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games, Lily Zhang of the United States will be on duty at the forthcoming Rio 2016 Olympic Games; it is a tournament to which she is no stranger; she competed in London in 2012. Equally, she […]
Q6 – Gordon Kaye, USATT CEO, Interview at ICC Table Tennis Center
Posted onQ6 – Gordon Kaye, USATT CEO, Interview at ICC Table Tennis Center Question 6: What do you think of the ICC Table Tennis Training Program? Interview with Gordon Kaye, USATT CEO, at ICC Table Tennis Center, in Milpitas, California. Interviewed by Neha Nothari Ranavat.
Ask The Experts: Stefan Feth, No. 119
Posted onAsk The Experts: Stefan Feth, No. 119 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Blade: Matsudaira Kenta ALC Forehand Rubber: Tenergy 80 FX Backhand Rubber: Tenergy 64 FX Question: I have only played ping pong for about two years, for about 3 hours per week. I use a lot of spin on the forehand and quick pushes on the backhand. I […]
US Rio Contingent Repel LYTTC Challenge in New Jersey
Posted onUS Rio Contingent Repel LYTTC Challenge in New Jersey Courtesy of USA Table Tennis Three days of intense training at the Lily Yip Table Tennis Center, led by Olympic Team Coach Massimo Constantini and supporting Coach Lily Yip, had the Olympic Team prepared for the special team challenge ahead of them. LYTTC had assembled it’s […]
Upcoming Group Coaching & Club Tournament at The TopSpin
Posted onUpcoming Group Coaching & Club Tournament at The TopSpin Group Coaching begins this week at The TopSpin table tennis club in San Jose, California. Some space remains in TopSpin’s new group coaching session! Kids Academy Group – Suitable for all skill levels., Ages 5 – 18 Adult Group – Suitable for beginning / intermediate level adults Register Today Join […]
Lucca Lobo – The Team Behind Lucca
February 3, 2026
(by: Bowmar Sports) Meet the many people supporting Lucca Lobo https://youtu.be/RkriTVOFZxU Stay “In The Loop” with Butterfly professional table… Read More
Chop More Into the Ball
February 2, 2026
Robot plays backspin to long BH and Logan plays BH swipe attack, robot plays topspin ball to long… Read More
Positioning Part 1 of 4: After Your Serve
February 2, 2026
(By Larry Hodges, Member of US Table Tennis Hall of Fame, www.tabletenniscoaching.com/blog) Where should you position yourself… Read More
Chirag Pradhan WTT Youth Contenter San Francisco
February 2, 2026
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Bowmar Sports Highlights, Chirag Pradhan is action at the WTT Youth Contender in San… Read More
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Pleasanton Table Tennis Center
February 1, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins) Pleasanton Table Tennis Center is located at the center of Pleasanton, California to the East of… Read More
US Open Teams Championships – Save The Date (Sept 5-7, 2026)
February 1, 2026
(By Steve Hopkins) During the holidays, USATT announced that the US Open Teams Table Tennis Championships is slated to… Read More
Calderano over Jha in Americas Cup Final
February 1, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins, photo ITTF) The top four seeds reached the Semifinals of Men's Singles at the ITTF-Americas… Read More
Amy Wang On Fire in San Francisco
February 1, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins, photo USATT) The top four seeds reached the Semifinals of Women's Singles at the ITTF-Americas… Read More
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