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Enterprising joint venture, Butterfly supports Ping Pong Power

(by Ian Marshall) Increasingly the health benefits of table tennis are being realised; in addition to being an excellent form of exercise, it´s acknowledged by many as an effective treatment against Alzheimer and Parkinson diseases. Destination Halmstad, host for the World Team Championships (WTTC 2018) to be staged in the Swedish city of Halmstad from […]

108 Countries Set to Compete at 2017 World Table Tennis Championships

108 Countries Set to Compete at 2017 World Table Tennis Championships (Courtesy of ITTF) 108 Countries Set to Compete at 2017 World Table Tennis Championships The entry list for the Liebherr 2017 World Table Tennis Championships has been announced with an impressive 613 athletes making the trip to Dusseldorf, Germany for the biggest table tennis […]

ROZENA – A RUBBER TO IMPROVE

(By ButterflyMag) ROZENA is the newest addition to the rubber family of Butterfly and is sure to find friends fast with its international launch on April 21st, 2017. What makes ROZENA so special? Which considerations led to its design? High-performance rubber TENERGY Since its introduction in 2008, TENERGY, especially the models 05 and 64, have become widely successful […]

NYISC Hold Successful ITTF Coaching Course

(By Sydney Christophe) Report on the ITTF -PTT Level 1 Coaching Course Date: April 9-13th 2017 Venue: New York Indoor Sports Club A total of 10 coaches participated in the ITTF-PTT Level 1 Coaching Course held from April 9-13th 2017 at the New York Indoor Sports Club. Among the students were David and Gal Gmach, […]

Take a bow Miu Hirano, first Japanese to win Asian Championships after 20 years

(By Neha Aggarwal) Miu Hirano ended the Chinese dominance on 15th April 2017 as the Japanese won the women’s singles title beating Chen Meng in straight games at the Seamaster 2017 ITTF-Asian Championships here in Wuxi, China. She is undoubtedly the youngest ever, the first Japanese to win after 20 years and the third ever […]

Invitation to umpire in Argentina

(by Ian Marshall, ITTF Publications Editor) An invitation is extended by the Argentine Table Tennis Federation for 10 International Umpires to officiate at the forthcoming 2017 Argentina Junior Open and 2017 ITTF Pan American Junior Championships. Staged in Buenos Aires, the Argentina Junior Open will be held on Sunday 18th and Monday 19th June; the […]

Seamaster 2017 Asian Championships news & updates

(By Neha Aggarwal) Mixed concerns for Korea Republic: Jeoung Youngsik injured; will Kim Minseok prove himself? The afternoon session for Korea Republic on Thursday,13th April 2017, at Seamaster 2017 ITTF-Asian Championships in Wuxi was a mixed emotional one. On one hand it was sheer disappointment as their star player Jeoung Youngsik pulled out due to […]

World Table Tennis Day: celebrations in full swing

World Table Tennis Day: celebrations in full swing World Table Tennis Day: celebrations in full swing By Ian Marshall, ITTF Publications Editor Today is the day, Thursday 6th April 2017; it is World Table Tennis Day. New York very much lit the torch on Tuesday 28th March when Thomas Weikert, ITTF President and Leandro Olvech, […]

Together again: Timo Boll and Ma Long

(by Ian Marshall, ITTF Publications Editor) Partners two years ago in Suzhou, once again Germany’s Timo Boll will partner China’s Ma Long; it is just one of the intriguing pairings announced for the forthcoming Liebherr 2017 World Championships which begin in Düsseldorf on Monday 29th May. Also, in the Men’s Doubles event Fan Zhendong will […]

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