Zhang Mo impresses but USA crowned champions of North America Courtesy of ITTF / by Neha Aggarwal USA women clinched the title at the North American Team Championship defeating Canada in a nail-biting full distance encounter. The doubles proved to be the crucial one as both Zhang Mo and Lily Zhang won their singles games. […]
USA Men win North American Team Championship; Canada fights hard.
Posted onUSA Men win North American Team Championship; Canada fights hard Courtesy of ITTF / By Neha Aggarwal USA men team won 2016 North American Team Championship as they beat Canada by three games to one. Although the Canadians lost, they put up a brave fight against much higher ranked opponents from USA. All three players from […]
Jishan Liang Captures 2016 Butterfly Badger Open Crown
Posted onJishan Liang Captures 2016 Butterfly Badger Open Crown by Barbara Wei Tension was high at the 2016 Butterfly Badger Open as 47 players battled it out for the top $3,000 prize in the Open Singles event. Upsets abounded throughout the event, but Jishan Liang survived a few close calls to solidify his top seed status […]
Top Midwest and East Coast Players to Compete at 2016 Butterfly Badger Open
Posted onTop Midwest and East Coast Players at 2016 Butterfly Badger Open (by Barbara Wei) Top Midwest and East Coast Players at 2016 Butterfly Badger Open Almost 250 players will descend on Franklin, WI (15 miles from downtown Milwaukee) this weekend to compete in the 9th annual Butterfly Badger Open. Leading the list of top players […]
Amicus Professional Table Tennis Robot Tutorial with Timo Boll
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MDTTC September 2016 Newsletter
Posted onMDTTC September 2016 Newsletter Maryland Table Tennis Center has released their September Newsletter, 52nd issue. In this issue, it’s announced that team MDTTC (Wu Chia-Chun, Nathan Hsu and Wang Qing Liang) claimed the title Southern Team Champions! In addition, an ITTF North American Cadet Training Camp at MDTTC, the Butterfly MDTTC September Open tournament, Fall Coconut Cup Open, MDTTC […]
Bob Chen & Tao Wenzhang Win Open Doubles Title
Posted onBob Chen & Tao Wenzhang Win Open Doubles Title by Barbara Wei Bob Chen & Tao Wenzhang Avenge Singles Losses to Win Open Doubles Title at 2016 Butterfly LA Open Bob Chen and Tao Wenzhang long time professional player-coaches at ICC have dedicated the majority of their time to training the US’s best junior and […]
Ask The Experts: Steven Wang, No. 145
Posted onAsk The Experts: Steven Wang, No. 145 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: I played table tennis at league 4 years ago and I want to resume my game again which rubber stick and blade you recommend me to start again? Thank you. Hi Julian, Based on your previous equipment, apparently you prefer a hard […]
Vladimir Samsonov Wins 2016 Butterfly LA Open
Posted onVladimir Samsonov Wins 2016 Butterfly LA Open by Barbara Wei In a league of his own, Vladimir Samsonov (Belarus, WR #9) effortlessly adds the 2016 Butterfly Los Angeles Open champion to his long and storied table tennis resume with a straight game win over 2015 LA Open champion Hou Ying Chao from China. The long […]
Butterfly Badger Open: Bigger and Better in 2016
Posted onButterfly Badger Open: Bigger and Better in 2016 by Barbara Wei On September 16th-18th, the 9th annual Butterfly Badger Open, one of the nation’s biggest and longest standing table tennis tournaments, will take place in Franklin, WI (15 miles from downtown Milwaukee) at the Milwaukee County Sports Complex. A Midwest favorite, the Butterfly Badger Open […]
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