Transitioning More Quickly Butterfly Table Tennis Coaching by Han Xiao Usually, players above a certain level can practice very comfortably when they know where the ball is going. Although the quality of each player’s shots may vary, generally players can drill quite consistently when the drill is fixed. When drills become more randomized, some players […]
Liu Shiwen – 2015 Women’s World Cup Champion!
Posted onLiu Shiwen – 2015 Women’s World Cup Champion! 2015 Women’s World Cup Courtesy of ITTF Liu Shiwen Maintains Perfect Record, Wins for Fourth Time, Joins Legends The top seed, China’s Liu Shiwen was anointed once again the Women’s World Cup winner; she emerged successful in the Japanese city of Sendai on the afternoon of Sunday […]
Jun Mizutani for Rio 2016
Posted onJun Mizutani has his mind on the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, as he has been announced by the Japanese TT Association, together with Koki Niwa and Maharu Yoshimura. Read more about Jun MIZUTANI in our latest article on the ButterflyMAG.
Golden Trio Maintains Form, More Medals Destined for Europe
Posted onGolden Trio Maintains Form, More Medals Destined for Europe 2015 ITTF World Cadet Challenge Courtesy of ITTF Three days earlier Romania’s Cristian Pletea, Lithuania’s Medardas Stankevicius and Sweden’s Truls Moregard had combined to secure gold for Europe in the Boys’ Team event at the 2015 ITTF World Cadet Challenge in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt; three days […]
Russian Seizes Opportunity, Anastasia Kolish Reserves Last Four Place
Posted onRussian Seizes Opportunity, Anastasia Kolish Reserves Last Four Place 2015 ITTF World Cadet Challenge Courtesy of ITTF Places in the last four booked by Puerto Rico’s Adriana Diaz, Brazil’s Bruna Takahashi and Romania’s Andreea Dragoman; the respective top three seeds in the Girls’ Singles event at the 2015 ITTF Cadet Challenge in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt; […]
2015 ITTF World Cadet Challenge Finals Live
Posted on2015 ITTF World Cadet Challenge Finals Live October 26, 2015 – October 31 Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt 2015 World Cadet Challenge – Singles Event Semifinals, Table 1 2015 World Cadet Challenge – Singles Event Finals, Table 1
2015 South Shore Sports Butterfly Table Tennis Championships
Posted on2015 South Shore Sports Butterfly Table Tennis Championships On October 24th & 25th, the 2015 South Shore Sports Butterfly Table Tennis Championships, which includes the Nate Wasserman Junior Championships, were held at the Lincoln Center Fieldhouse on 2450 Lincoln Street in Highland, Indiana. RESULTS Open Singles 1st Place: Sharon Alguetti 2nd Place: Samson Dubina Final: Sharon Alguetti […]
2015 Women’s World Cup: Main Draw Places Secured, First Stage Concludes in Sendai
Posted on2015 Women’s World Cup: Main Draw Places Secured, First Stage Concludes in Sendai Courtesy of ITTF Austria’s Liu Jia, Hungary’s Georgina Pota and Germany’s Irene Ivancan booked their places in the main draw of the Women’s World Cup in Sendai by emerging successful in the concluding matches in the group stage of proceedings on the […]
2015 ITTF World Cadet Challenge LIVE Friday
Posted on2015 ITTF World Cadet Challenge LIVE Friday October 26, 2015 – October 31 Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt Schedule, Player’s List Day 4 Afternoon Session – Table 1 Day 4 Morning Session – Table 1 Visit ITTF for complete coverage of the 2015 ITTF World Cadet Challenge, plus photos on Flickr.
Second Suffers Defeat but Secures First Place, Elizabet Abraamian Excels
Posted onSecond Suffers Defeat but Secures First Place, Elizabet Abraamian Excels 2015 ITTF World Cadet Challenge Courtesy of ITTF First place for Brazil’s Bruna Takahashi in the initial group stage of the Girls’ Singles event at the 2015 ITTF World Cadet Challenge in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt on Thursday October 29th but it was a hard earned […]
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