Site Products

Know the Liebherr 2016 Men’s World Cup host city Saarbrücken

Know the Liebherr 2016 Men’s World Cup host city Saarbrücken Courtesy of ITTF/by Simon Daish Know the Liebherr 2016 Men’s World Cup host city Saarbrücken The state of Saarland’s capital city, Saarbrücken (Germany) is located near the French border and according to a survey carried out in 2015 the city has a population of around 178,151 […]

7 irresistible reasons to watch The 2016 Liebherr Men’s World Cup

7 irresistible reasons to watch The 2016 Liebherr Men’s World Cup Courtesy of ITTF/By Neha Aggarwal #1. In the last 10 years, The Men’s World Cup has been won by a Chinese player, except for the year 2009, when Vladimir Samsonov won the crown beating Chen Qi in the finals. Will Samsonov able to repeat his […]

João Monteiro set to make World Cup bow, appearance number three for Tiago Apolonia

João Monteiro set to make World Cup bow, appearance number three for Tiago Apolonia Courtesy of ITTF / By Simon Daish Portugal will have two representatives at the upcoming Liebherr 2016 Men’s World Cup in Saarbrücken after both João Monteiro and Tiago Apolonia achieved high enough finishing places at the 2016 ITTF Europe Top 16 […]

USATT League Software Ready to Launch

USATT League Software Ready to Launch Courtesy of USATT New Integrated System Joins League and Tournament Data in One Profile USATT is very excited to announce the launch of our new Leagues system on Monday, September 26. This has been a major work in progress for many months and represents a significant step forward in […]

Yijun Feng set to make Men’s World Cup debut

Yijun Feng set to make Men’s World Cup debut Courtesy of ITTF / By: Simon Danish There are just five days to go until the Liebherr 2016 Men’s World Cup gets underway in Saarbrücken, and one debutante will be carrying the hopes of North America on his shoulders at the competition: Yijun Feng. USA’s Yijun Feng […]

Congratulations to the three bay area amigos

Congratulations to the three bay area amigos Courtesy of Bruce Liu Congratulations to the three bay area amigos (And others not in the photos/slideshow) that made to the 2016 US Mini-Cadet (Under 13) Team. Aditya and Nikhil also made to the Cadet (Under 15) Team. All three were born in the same year. Here are […]

USATT Announces Full Youth National Teams for 2016-2017

USATT Announces Full Youth National Teams for 2016-2017 Courtesy of USATT USATT would like to congratulate the entire 2016-2017 National Youth Teams in accordance with the team selection procedures. Mini Cadet Boys: Aditya Godhwani (Fremont, CA) Nikhil Kumar (San Jose,CA) Matthew Lu (Highland Park, NJ) Sid Naresh (Lisle, IL) Daniel Ng (Duluth, GA) Sahil Puri […]

Ask The Experts: Xin Zhou, No. 147

Ask The Experts: Xin Zhou, No. 147 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Blade: Joola Falcon Medium Forehand: NDonic Bluefire JP01 Backhand: Donic Coppa Jo Gold Question: I am planning to buy Viscaria. Will Tenergy 05 on forehand and tenergy 64 work well with Viscaria and will this be a correct upgrade from my current setup.I hope […]

Ask The Experts: Jun Gao, No. 146

  Ask The Experts: Jun Gao, No. 146 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Blade: Viscaria Forehand: Nittaku Fast Arc C-1 Backhand: Tenergy 64 Question:  Can you please explain the difference between a hard, medium and soft sponge on the table tennis rubbers. can you please tell me the pros and cons. Look forward to hearing your advice. Answer: Hi […]

Latest News

Most Competitive Matches Are Won or Lost on Two Things

June 9, 2025
(By Larry Hodges) Between players of roughly equal levels, matches are almost always won or lost on one… Read More

Contact the Ball Closer to the Net

June 9, 2025
1 Backhand drop shot from short Backhand to short wide Backhand and 1 Forehand drop shot from short… Read More

MLTT Featured Team: Princeton Revolution

June 8, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins) The Princeton Revolution are hoping to fire a shot that will be heard around the… Read More

WAB CLUB FEATURE: Bob Chen Table Tennis

June 8, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins) Bob Chen Table Tennis was founded in 2017 by Bob Chen.  The goal of the center… Read More

All Surprises in Kosovo at WTT Feeder Prishtina

June 8, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) Top seed Simon Gauzy was upset early in the WTT Feeder Series event… Read More

Kanak Jha Among Elite Players in India’s UTT League

June 8, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins, photo UTT) India’s Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) league is in its sixth season.  This year… Read More

Drop Shot!

June 6, 2025
Backhand drop shot from short Backhand to short wide Backhand Fethomania Session 4 / Drill 4 https://youtube.com/shorts/OU_utl5rEUs All… Read More

Road To The World Cup: United By Excellence And Commitment Butterfly

June 4, 2025
(by: Edgardo Vázquez /Puerto Rico National Coach) We completed a high-level training camp in Spain as part of… 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.