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Butterfly Presents: Footwork Drills by Stefan Feth, Dril No. 3

July 12, 2017

Butterfly Presents: Footwork Drills by Stefan Feth, Drill No. 3 Butterfly Presents: Footwork Drills by Stefan Feth, Drill No. 3 (Video by Stefan Feth / Bowmar Sports) Table Tennis Footwork Drills by Stefan Feth, Dril No. 3: A favorite of Coach Stefan Feth, forehand topspin from close to the table forehand side. With forehand topspin from […]

Many Roles but Focus Remains Same – Ed Hogshead’s Many Avenues to Help Grow US Table Tennis

July 11, 2017

Many Roles but Focus Remains Same – Ed Hogshead’s Many Avenues to Help Grow US Table Tennis Many Roles but Focus Remains Same – Ed Hogshead’s Many Avenues to Help Grow US Table Tennis (BY FATEMEH PARYAVI) At the Las Vegas 2017 Supermicro National Table Tennis Championships, there are people from various backgrounds and disciplines. […]

Kanak Jha, Lily Zhang each win second straight U.S. table tennis titles

July 10, 2017

(By ESPN) LAS VEGAS — Kanak Jha and Lily Zhang each won their second straight U.S. national table tennis titles Friday night. The top-seeded Jha beat No. 9 seed Nikhil Kumar 11-9, 16-14, 11-3, 11-1 in 30 minutes to become the first men’s back-to-back champion since Timothy Wang in 2012-13. Zhang, the top women’s seed, […]

Kanak Jha Defends Title in Perfect Scores

July 8, 2017

(By Matt Hetherington) Kanak Jha has successfully defended his US National Title at the 2017 SuperMicro US National Table Tennis Championships at the Silverton Casino and Hotel in Las Vegas. Coming up against the young gun – 14 year old Nikhil Kumar, would have plenty of challenges. The young left handed player from California had […]

Fantastic Four – Zhang Fourth in History to Win Four Titles with Perfect Four Game Final

July 8, 2017

Fantastic Four – Zhang Fourth in History to Win Four Titles with Perfect Four Game Final (By Matt Hetherington) Fantastic Four – Zhang Fourth in History to Win Four Titles with Perfect Four Game Final If you thought the number 4 was unlucky (as it is in the Chinese culture) then Lily Zhang may just […]

2017 Butterfly Canadian Championships Live Stream, Photos & Results

July 7, 2017

2017 Butterfly Canadian Championships Live Stream, Photos & Results 2017 Butterfly Canadian Championships Live Stream, Photos & Results July 10 – 16, 2017 Markham, ON • PanAm Centre Junior Players | Junior Results | Senior Players | Senior Results Para Championships Players | Para Championships Results BUTTERFLY CANADIAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS RESULTS Congratulations! Jeremy Hazin & Alicia Cote, […]

USATT Hall of Fame ceremony

July 7, 2017

USATT Hall of Fame ceremony USATT Hall of Fame ceremony Bowie Martin Sr, founder of Martin-Kilpatrick Co in 1960, the Butterfly USA distributor, was inducted into the USATT Hall of Fame ceremony Thursday night. Bowie, who started the first USATT club in Greenville NC, is also a former Carolinas-Virginia champion, and believed to be the […]

Jha and Zhang Prepare for Final Challenge

July 7, 2017

(BY MATT HETHERINGTON) Well it’s fair to say there was a lot of hype built up over whether Kanak Jha and Lily Zhang could reach the finals and defend their titles from 2016, now they will have that chance. Last night the two booked their places in their respective finals after overcoming the challengers throughout […]

A shot across the bows, pushing the boat out in Halmstad

July 7, 2017

(by Ian Marshall, ITTF Publications Editor) Home for the 2018 World Team Championships, more recently the west coast Swedish city of Halmstad was the starting point for the world’s largest international open ocean regatta, the Tall Ships Race. The ships arrived in Halmstad on Friday 30th June to undertake preparations for the race which began […]

Olympians Survive as Race for National Titles Reaches Crucial Stages

July 6, 2017

(BY MATT HETHERINGTON) Six US Olympians entered the draw of the 2017 SuperMicro US National Championships and as the crucial rounds arrive the position was almost the same with 5 remaining. With a first prize of $8000 dollars on the line in both the men’s and women’s singles every player was hungry to reach the […]