Site Products

What Makes A Great Table Tennis Player

Posted on

Fresh off their Olympic success in Tokyo, Germany’s Dimitrij Ovtcharov (Silver Medal – Men’s Team | Bronze Medal – Men’s Singles) and Patrick Franziska (Silver Medal – Men’s Team) demonstrate what it takes to be a great table tennis player. To learn more about Dimitrij Ovtcharov click here To learn more about Patrick Franziska click […]

BUTTERFLY FAVORITES: How to Ghost Serve Like Patrick Franziska

Posted on

This instructional video appears with perfect timing, as Patrick Franziska has just lead his Bundesliga team to its first ever TTBL Championship.  The video is titled “How to Ghost Serve Like Patrick Franziska”.  In the video, Patrick explains his contact points, and body position and how he implements the serve in a match.  Patrick is […]

Trophy belongs to Germany, four year wait finally over

Posted on

(by Simon Daish) Trophy belongs to Germany, four year wait finally over After five days of exciting table tennis action at the d’Coque Arena in Luxembourg the Liebherr 2017 ITTF-European Championships has drawn to a close, and on the evening of Sunday 17th September Germany’s long wait to lift the Men’s Championship Division trophy finally […]

Timo Boll Wins Pre-Olympic Tournament in Hamm

Posted on

Timo Boll Wins Pre-Olympic Tournament in Hamm Courtesy of ETTU German beat Vladimir SAMSONOV 3:0 (11:8, 11:3, 11:7) in the final game Two legend of European table tennis met in the final of pre-Olympic tournament in Germany’s city of Hamm, as Timo BOLL defeated Vladimir SAMSONOV in straight games 3:0 (11:8, 11:3, 11:7). Six times […]

Latest News

Jha Leads Dusseldorf to ETTU Win

January 18, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins, photo ETTU) Borussia Dusseldorf is one of the most successful German League squads and one… Read More

Zhu Yuling Rules Doha (Again)

January 18, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) There have been two WTT tour events so far in 2026, but there… Read More

Qihao Unlikely Winner in Doha

January 18, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) India's Manav Thakkar had a fast start against a second-tier Chinese player in… Read More

Get Your Left Arm More Involved

January 16, 2026
Robot plays one topspin ball to long Backhand, Logan Backhand chop block (HACK) close to the table off… Read More

How to Perform a ‘Hack’ or ‘Swipe’

January 14, 2026
Robot plays one topspin ball to long Backhand, Logan Backhand chop block (HACK) close to the table off… Read More

When Champions Fall: Mental Strategies for Preventing and Managing Injuries

January 14, 2026
by Dr. Alan Chu, PhD, CMPC The table tennis world watched in dismay last when both World #1… Read More

Smell the Ball?!?

January 12, 2026
Robot plays one long backspin ball to Backhand, Logan Backhand push to Backhand, robot plays one long backspin… Read More

Every Shot Sets Up the Next Shot By Larry Hodges, Member of US Table Tennis Hall of Fame,

January 12, 2026
(By Larry Hodges, Member of US Table Tennis Hall of Fame, www.tabletenniscoaching.com/blog)   Unless it’s a put-away shot,… Read More
View All News

Get the latest from Butterfly

Stay “In The Loop” with Butterfly professional table tennis equipment, table tennis news, table tennis technology, tournament results, and We Are Butterfly players, coaches, clubs and more.