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Coaching Tip of the Week – Forehand Position for Backhands

(By Larry Hodges) When playing close to the table, you have very little time to make a transition from forehand to backhand shots, and vice versa. If you are playing a relatively quick backhand or in a fast rally, there’s no need to go into a backhand stance for this shot. Therefore, learn to play […]

German League 2021 Season Kickoff: Dusseldorf and Ochsenhausen Both Win

(by Steve Hopkins) The opening weekend of the 2021/22 German Bundesliga is underway, and most of the strongest teams are off to a solid start.  Borussia Dusseldorf scored a 3-1 win over Muhlhausen (Muhlhausen’s Ionescu topped Kristian Karlsson for the one win), Neu-Ulm was too much for Schwalbe Bergneustadt (Tiago Apolonia and Kay Stumper combined […]

WAB CLUB FEATURE: Folsom Table Tennis Club

By Steve Hopkins) The Folsom Table Tennis Club has two locations in Folsom, California to the Northeast of Sacramento.  The Folsom Sports Complex location has ten tables and there are twelve more at the Rusch Park Community Center Gym location in Citrus Heights. Between the two locations, the Folsom Table Tennis Club serves about a hundred […]

WTT Budapest: Moregard Wins First Post-Olympic Event

(by Steve Hopkins) Sweden’s rising star Truls Moregard won the Men’s Singles event at the WTT Contender Budapest 2021.  The top two seeds in the Men’s event were Liam Pitchford and Quadri Aruna – both fell in the Quarterfinals to the eventual Finalists.  Moregard topped Aruna 3-2 (winning the first two games, losing the next […]

Franziska Innerforce ZLC review by coach Jinxin Wang

Franziska Innerforce ZLC Blade This racket gives a solid feel for the ball, especially when standing closer to the table where it is very easy to control the rhythm and placement of the ball. It is perfect for counter looping at a mid-distance from the table, and is also great for powerful topspin attacks, as […]

Congratulations to Xiang Jing Zhang for winning the Asymchem Open Singles.

(Courtesy of Edges and Nets) Congratulations to Xiang Jing Zhang for winning the Asymchem Open Singles. Watch the Asymchem Open Finals here: More results are shown in the table below. Click the title of an event for more detailed results, pictures of the finalists, and videos of the finals for select events. Event First Place […]

How To Connect Your Amicus Robot

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USA’s Top Ranked Player Visits Butterfly

Guess who stopped by Bowmar Sports/Butterfly last week in Wilson, North Carolina? None other than USA’s top ranked player, Kanak Jha (and his mom, Karuna Jain Jha).  Upon arrival last Wednesday, they had a tour of the facility and met with Butterfly Staff before a series of meetings, a group lunch, and a visit to […]

Butterfly Two-Person Teams Round Robin Tournament, Aug 14-15, 2021

(By AJ Carney) Our Butterfly 2-Person Teams Tournament was a lot of fun. If you have never played in this type of format before, I highly recommend on attending one of our events in 2022! We held a U3500, U4000, U4500, and Open Teams Events which all had great competition. In this format, you play […]

Two-time Olympian Jha visits Cary, shares his love for table tennis

(By Chris Lea, WRAL-TV Sports anchor/reporter) After competing in table tennis in Tokyo, the first stop for Kanak Jha was Cary, North Carolina. “It’s a really beautiful place,” Jha said about the town. It’s Jha’s first time being in Cary. He’s a native of Milpitas, California, however in March his mom decided to move to […]

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