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Vladimir Samsonov Wins 2016 Butterfly LA Open

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Vladimir Samsonov Wins 2016 Butterfly LA Open by Barbara Wei In a league of his own, Vladimir Samsonov (Belarus, WR #9) effortlessly adds the 2016 Butterfly Los Angeles Open champion to his long and storied table tennis resume with a straight game win over 2015 LA Open champion Hou Ying Chao from China. The long […]

Butterfly Badger Open: Bigger and Better in 2016

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Butterfly Badger Open: Bigger and Better in 2016 by Barbara Wei On September 16th-18th, the 9th annual Butterfly Badger Open, one of the nation’s biggest and longest standing table tennis tournaments, will take place in Franklin, WI (15 miles from downtown Milwaukee) at the Milwaukee County Sports Complex. A Midwest favorite, the Butterfly Badger Open […]

Canada and United States combine, successful training camp held in Burnaby

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Canada and United States combine, successful training camp held in Burnaby Courtesy of ITTF / by Ian Marshall, ITTF Publications Editor Staged immediately prior to the ITTF-North America Cup and the inaugural Panam Junior Championships; a training camp was staged in the west coast Canadian city of Burnaby situated in British Columbia. Organized under the auspices […]

2016 Butterfly LA Open Tournament

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2016 Butterfly LA Open September 3 & 4, 2016 10410 Valley Blvd. El Monte, California The 2016 Butterfly LA Open 4-Star USA Table Tennis sanctioned tournament wrapped up today in El Monte, California. Congratulations Vladimir Samsonov, 2016 Butterfly LA Open Champion! OPEN SINGLES Final: Vladimir Samsonov def. Huo Yingchao 4-0 (11-8, 11-4, 11-3, 11-7) Semifinal #1:  Vladimir Samsonov def. Bob Chen […]

Vladimir Samsonov & Hou Ying Chao Compete at 2016 Butterfly LA Open

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Vladimir Samsonov & Hou Ying Chao Compete at 2016 Butterfly LA Open by Barbara Wei 2016 Rio Olympic Semifinalist Vladimir Samsonov and Former World Top 10 Hou Ying Chao Compete at 2016 Butterfly Los Angeles Open. 15 events, $36,000 in prize money, 2,000+ spectators and one of the most energetic table tennis competitions in the […]

Stars Named to Attend 2016 Women’s World Cup

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Stars Named to Attend 2016 Women’s World Cup Courtesy of ITTF World and Olympic champion DING Ning (CHN) heads the invitation list for the Seamaster 2016 ITTF Women’s World Cup to be held in Philadelphia, USA on 7-9 October 2016. 18 of the 20 players invited to the prestigious event in the USA competed at […]

2016 ITTF North American Championships Teams

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2016 ITTF North American Championships Teams Courtesy of ITTF & USA Table Tennis A clash of North American Nations will go down on Saturday September 10, 2016 as the USA and Canada go head to head on a single center table at ICC Table Tennis Center in Milpitas, CA. The winners will earn qualification for […]

Kenta Matsudaira the player to beat in Olomouc

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Kenta Matsudaira the player to beat in Olomouc Courtesy of ITTF / by Simon Daish With the ITTF World Tour Czech Open set to get underway on August 31st, we take a look at which players could mount a challenge for the Men’s Singles title. Top Seed Favorite Kenta Matsudaira (Japan) heads the charge in […]

Videos about D.R Open II. and Butterfly

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Videos about D.R Open II. and Butterfly Dear Everybody, 1. You can watch videos about D.R Open II. Tournament on our YouTube channel, please subscribe if you like it. HERE IS THE link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZk9YIcNTUKFRsXw2UwXuUw 2. Our Facebook page and website: facebook.com/drtabletennis www.drtabletennis.com 3. New FB group about table tennis for players in the Southwestern Ontario […]

Ask The Experts: Stefan Feth, No. 144

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Ask The Experts: Stefan Feth, No. 144 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Blade: Timo Boll Spirit ST Forehand Rubber: Tibhar Evolution MX-P Backhand Rubber: Tibhar Evolution MX-P Question: Hello Mr. Feth, I play with TBS blade, on both sides with MX-P rubbers. The setup is good to play offensive game. As I play with lot of older […]

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