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Paraguay Open: USA’s Kai Finds a Way in Paraguay

Paraguay Open: USA’s Kai Finds a Way in Paraguay (by Steve Hopkins/Photo by ITTF) The 2019 ITTF Challenge Plus Paraguay Open was played this week in Asuncion Paraguay.  The Challenge Series is its own tour series, generally without the top tier of ranked players.  The top seeds in the Men’s event were Koki Niwa (World […]

Get To Know Me: 2018 Butterfly Cary Cup Interview Featuring Al Herr & Kai Zhang

 Get To Know Me: 2018 Butterfly Cary Cup Interview Featuring Al Herr & Kai Zhang 2018 Butterfly Cary Cup Interview Featuring Al Herr & Kai Zhang Video by Bowmar Sports / Butterfly North America March 29-April 1 Morrisville, NC Triangle Table Tennis Center  For articles, photos, results, and full live stream archive videos, check […]

A Day in the Life of Kai Zhang: Table Tennis Master

(by Julianna Klein) A Day in the Life of Kai Zhang: Table Tennis Master Kai Zhang may look just like any other Binghamton University student, but in reality he is a nationally ranked table tennis player. Originally from Beijing, China, Kai moved to Pleasantville, N.Y., five years ago to have more opportunities in table tennis […]

2017 Butterfly Cary Cup: Largest Prize Pool in Cary Cup History

2017 Butterfly Cary Cup: Largest Prize Pool in Cary Cup History 2017 Butterfly Cary Cup: Largest Prize Pool in Cary Cup History By: Barbara Wei The 2017 Butterfly Cary Cup hosted by the Triangle Table Tennis Center will have the largest prize pool in history with over $18,000 in total prize money given out across […]

Butterfly 2017 Arnold Table Tennis Challenge Press Release 2

2017 Butterfly Arnold Table Tennis Challenge: Jian Li Ready to Defend Title (By Barbara Wei) Defender Jian Li (2666), the 2016 Arnold Table Tennis Challenge champion, is poised and ready to defend his title this coming weekend at the 2017 Arnold Table Tennis Challenge in Columbus, OH.  However, many of the finalists from last year’s […]

First for Angela Guan, Double First for Zhang Kai, Clean Sweep for United States

First for Angela Guan, Double First for Zhang Kai, Clean Sweep for United States Courtesy of ITTF Runner up one year ago, Angela Guan reversed the decision at the Butterfly 2015 Canadian Junior and Cadet Open in Markham on the afternoon of Thursday May 14th by beating her nemesis of 2014. In the final of […]

Shock Defeat for Top Seed and Defending Champion, New Name to Note

Shock Defeat for Top Seed and Defending Champion, New Name to Note Courtesy of ITTF May 13, 2014 – Zhang Kai, very much a newcomer to the international scene and playing in his first ITTF Junior Circuit Tournament, caused the biggest upset on the third day of action, Wednesday May 13th, at the Butterfly Canadian […]

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