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Butterfly Featured Product: Park Outdoor Table

Butterfly Featured Product: Park Outdoor Table Butterfly Park Outdoor offers a good consistent bounce and playing performance. Setup on a a permanent or semi-permanent base. Built to last, an outdoor table to be setup on a permanent or semi-permanent base Anti-glare, 6mm weatherproof coated top 10-year warranty on the table top Good consistent bounce and playing performance […]

New York Table Tennis Invitational – LIVE

New York Table Tennis Invitational – LIVE Saturday, November 16 300 West 61st Street New York City  The Schedule 4:30 PM – Doors Open First 25 attendees receive a limited supply gift bag, full of goodies from our partners and sponsors. 4:50 PM – Quarterfinals Four quarterfinal matches. 5:40 PM – Queen of the […]

2019 World Cadet Challenge Recap

2019 World Cadet Challenge Recap (by Steve Hopkins, photo courtesy of ittfworld) In the last few days of October, Wladyslawowo Poland was host to some of the best young players in the world.  The 2019 World Cadet Challenge featured singles and team events for players under the age of 15. American players included Ted Li […]

WAB Featured Club: NYITTC

WAB Featured Club: NYITTC (by Steve Hopkins) The New York International Table Tennis Center (NYITTC) is a table tennis training center in the Flushing neighborhood of the Borough of Queens in New York City. The club is a 5000 square foot facility with a wooden floor and eight Butterfly tables.  They also have a lounge, […]

Austrian Open Update: Through to the Quarterfinals in Linz

Austrian Open Update: Through to the Quarterfinals in Linz (by Steve Hopkins/Photo by ITTF) With 14 of the top 16 players in the World on the Men’s side and 15 of the top 20 players in the World on the Women’s side, the 2019 ITTF World Tour Platinum bet-at-home.com Austrian Open is truly an elite […]

Dignics 64 and Dignics 80: A Non-Pro Review

Dignics 64 and Dignics 80: A Non-Pro Review (by Steve Hopkins) I recently had opportunity to try Dignics 64 and Dignics 80.  I have now had the rubber on my paddle for three weeks and I’m ready to share my observations. I have been playing with Dignics 05 since early April, so this wasn’t my first […]

Ask The Experts: Stefan Feth No. 292

Ask The Experts: Stefan Feth #292 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: Please help me choose between the butterfly Timo bill spirit and viscaria. I know that Timo bill spirit has a thinner handle ,has the same composition and thickness as the viscaria. Please compare the flex,spin , control and speed of these two […]

Ask The Experts: Nan Li, No. 291

Ask The Experts: Nan Li, No. 291 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: I would like to change my backhand rubber, and is thinking of getting the tenergy 05fx. Is it a good move from Nittaku s1 to tenergy 05fx as i have problems in returning spinny serves. What can u say please. Or […]

Coaching Tip of the Week: Three Spots or Two?

Coaching Tip of the Week: Three Spots or Two? (By Larry Hodges) When a coach refers to “playing the three spots,” he’s referring to playing both wide angles, and the middle. (The middle is not the middle of the table; it’s the mid-point between the opponent’s forehand and backhand, usually around his playing elbow.) In […]

Hungarian Junior & Cadet Open: Cadet Girls Score Three Medals

Hungarian Junior & Cadet Open: Cadet Girls Score Three Medals (by Steve Hopkins/Photo by ITTF) The 2019 ITTF Junior Circuit Premium Hungarian Junior & Cadet Open was held this week in Szombathely, Hungary, a city in the Western county of Vas near the Austrian border.  As a Premium event, this event included many of the […]

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(by Steve Hopkins) Established in 2002, Calgary United Sports Table Tennis Association (CUSTTA) is Alberta’s largest Table Tennis… Read More

Butterfly Players Shine at the 2025 US National Table Tennis Championships

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(by Steve Hopkins, photo USATT) The 2025 U.S. National Table Tennis Championships is one of the premiere annual… Read More

US Nationals Recap

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(by Steve Hopkins) The US National Table Tennis Championships is in the books.  One of America’s premiere events… Read More

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(by Steve Hopkins, photo USATT) Americans made waves in the qualifying rounds of the United States Smash, the… Read More
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