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Jishan Liang Captures 2016 Butterfly Badger Open Crown

Jishan 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

Top 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 […]

Amicus Professional Table Tennis Robot Tutorial with Timo Boll

Amicus Professional Table Tennis Robot Tutorial Butterfly Amicus Professional Table Tennis Robot Tutorial – Robot Assembly – Calibration – Playing Exercises – Create and Save Exercises Shop Amicus Robots: Professional, Advance & Basic

MDTTC September 2016 Newsletter

MDTTC September 2016 Newsletter Maryland Table Tennis Center has released their September Newsletter, 52nd issue. In this issue, it’s announced that team MDTTC (Wu Chia-Chun, Nathan Hsu and Wang Qing Liang) claimed the title Southern Team Champions! In addition, an ITTF North American Cadet Training Camp at MDTTC, the Butterfly MDTTC September Open tournament, Fall Coconut Cup Open, MDTTC […]

Join the Fun! Play at Upcoming Table Tennis Tournaments

JOIN THE FUN! PLAY AT UPCOMING TABLE TENNIS TOURNAMENTS Click here to view the full upcoming table tennis tournament listing. 2016 BUTTERFLY MDTTC OPEN Date: September 10, 2016 Venue: Maryland Table Tennis Center Location: Gaithersburg, Maryland Contact: Larry Hodges CENTRAL FLORIDA TABLE TENNIS CLUB LEAGUE TOURNAMENT SEPTEMBER 2016 Date: September 10, 2016 Venue: Central Florida Table Tennis Club Location: Orlando, Florida Contact: Hung Tran:  407-801-1999 2016 […]

Bob Chen & Tao Wenzhang Win Open Doubles Title

Bob Chen & Tao Wenzhang Win Open Doubles Title by Barbara Wei Bob Chen & Tao Wenzhang Avenge Singles Losses to Win Open Doubles Title at 2016 Butterfly LA Open Bob Chen and Tao Wenzhang long time professional player-coaches at ICC have dedicated the majority of their time to training the US’s best junior and […]

Ask The Experts: Steven Wang, No. 145

Ask The Experts: Steven Wang, No. 145 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: I played table tennis at league 4 years ago and I want to resume my game again which rubber stick and blade you recommend me to start again? Thank you. Hi Julian, Based on your previous equipment, apparently you prefer a hard […]

Zha Wenting Captures Women’s Singles Title at Butterfly LA Open

Zha 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 […]

Vladimir Samsonov Wins 2016 Butterfly LA Open

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

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 […]

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