2016 Butterfly Badger Open: Lindenwood Causes Big Upset in Open Doubles by Barbara Wei The upset of the tournament occurred in the Open Doubles event on the second day of play at the 2016 Butterfly Badger Open. In the semi-final stage, the Lindenwood University team of Danny Dulkin and Santiago Sevilla faced heavy favorites and […]
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 […]
Zha Wenting Captures Women’s Singles Title at Butterfly LA Open
Posted onZha Wenting Captures Women’s Singles Title at Butterfly LA Open by Barbara Wei Offering $2,000 in prize money for first place, the women’s singles event at the 2016 Butterfly LA Open attracted some of the best female players and player-coaches in the west coast. Top seed in the event, Tang Liying, defending 2014 and 2015 […]
2016 Butterfly San Francisco Open Results & Photos
Posted on2016 Butterfly San Francisco Open Results & Photos Congratulations Tao Wenzhang, the 2016 Butterfly San Francisco Open Champion! The 4-star USA table tennis sanctioned tournament2 016 Butterfly San Francisco Open was this past Saturday and Sunday at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, California. The tournament featured over 150 players competing in 18 events. Tao Wenzhang […]
Butterfly Proudly Sponsors 2016 Butterfly Badger Open
Posted onButterfly Proudly Sponsors 2016 Butterfly Badger Open Butterfly is proud to sponsor the upcoming 2016 Butterfly Badger Open. The Butterfly Badger Open is a four-star USATT sanctioned table tennis tournament on September 16 th through September 18th in Franklin, Wisconsin. This year’s Badger Open offers $11,000 in total prize money. Tournament director Linda Leaf of […]
Butterfly Proudly Sponsors Upcoming 2016 Butterfly San Francisco Open
Posted onButterfly Proudly Sponsors Upcoming 2016 Butterfly San Francisco Open Butterfly is proud to sponsor the upcoming 2016 Butterfly San Francisco Open Table Tennis Championship. The four-star USATT sanctioned table tennis tournament is August 13th & 14th at the Academy of Art University located at 2225 Jerrold Avenue in San Francisco, California. As tournament director, Amanda […]
Calling All USA Table Tennis Adult Athletes – 2016 USA Masters Games
Posted onCalling All USA Table Tennis Adult Athletes – 2016 USA Masters Games 2016 USA Masters Games Table tennis, Ages 21+, July 27th through July 31st in Greensboro, North Carolina. • 24 Sports • Opening & Closing Ceremonies • World Class Venues • Health & Fitness Expo • Games Village • Daily Entertainment and Social Activities […]
2016 America’s Team Table Tennis Championship Results
Posted on2016 America’s Team Table Tennis Championship Results Quarterfinals, Semifinals, and Final Video Streams from South Barrington, Illinois PLAYERS LIST Congratulations NJTTC, Division 1 Champions! FULL RESULTS Division 1st Place Div. 1 NJTTC Div. 2 Chicago Transplants Div. 3 Super Savage Div. 4 Minnesota Style Div. 5 The Wanted Div. 6 Pong-Pals 2 Table 1 Final Table 1 Quarterfinals […]
2016 All America Over 40 Tour – Rosemead
Posted on2016 All America Over 40 Tour 2016 All America Over 40 Tour – Rosemead Over 40 Table Tennis Tournament Courtesy of USA Table Tennis By Kevin Yu & Gail Kendall MAY 10, 2016 – Wow – have you ever seen a group of over-40 adults move so fast in such a full day of matches! […]
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