(by Steve Hopkins) Seriously, New England (and the upper Midwest, and the Pacific Northwest, and all of freeeeezing Canada) – Its 85 degrees in Puerto Rico right now. The deadline for registration into the 2023 Butterfly Puerto Rico Open is Wednesday, March 1. Visit the registration site and get your team signed up. $17,000 in […]
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Mr. Roboto: A Robot Writer Creates Content About The Amicus Prime Table Tennis Robot (Domo Arigato)
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins, sort of) Lately, AI-driven services have been in the news. As this is the 40th anniversary of the famous “Domo Arigato, Mr. Roboto” song by Styx, we thought it would be interesting to ask an AI site to autogenerate some content that combines “Domo Arigato, Mr. Roboto” by Styx and the Butterfly […]
Start with Your Trickiest Serve
Posted on(by Larry Hodges) Players often hold back on their trickiest serve (often long ones) until it’s close. And that’s sometimes a good idea. But there are three problems with that. First, you won’t know until you use it if the serve will be effective against this player. Second, if you use it early in each […]
2023 Junior US National Team Trials – Nandan Naresh and Sally Moyland Win U19 Events
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) The 2023 Junior US National Team Trials are underway in Charlotte, North Carolina. There are 10 events – U19, U17, U15, U13, and U11 age categories for boys and girls. Four of the events have now finished – with many continuing on Monday. In U19 Boys Singles, first place went to Nandan […]
Bronze Medal For Steven Moreno At The WTT Youth Contender In Qatar
Posted on(By: Edgardo Vasquez) Boricua Steven Moreno achieved the Bronze Medal in the WTT Youth Contender Doha 2023. On the way to obtaining 3rd place and the bronze medal, he won his two matches in the group stage Ali AL Rawahi from Oman and Obad AL – Abdullah from Qatar and thus qualify first in the […]
WAB CLUB FEATURE: California Table Tennis
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) Located in Rosemead, California, in the heart of the San Gabriel Valley outside of Los Angeles, is a unique, full-time table tennis facility. California Table Tennis offers 16 Butterfly tables, professional rubber flooring, and some of the best playing conditions available in the United States. The club has 200 active members of […]
Euro 16: Darko Jorgic Repeats as Champion
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) The Semifinals and Finals of the China Construction Bank Europe Top 16 Cup were played in Montreux, Switzerland on Sunday. In the Semifinals, it was Dang Qiu over Pitchford, and Jorgic over Ovtcharov. The script of both matches was similar with tight individual games, but a dominant result for the winner. Ovtcharov […]
Euro 16: Qiu, Ovtcharov, Jorgic, and Pitchford in Semis
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) The China Construction Bank Europe Top 16 Cup is taking place in Montreux, Switzerland this week. The Final 8 were Moregardh, Pitchford, Karlsson, Qiu, Ovtcharov, Gacina, Gauzy, and Jorgic. The biggest upset of Saturday was England’s Liam Pitchford over top seed Truls Moregardh. Their match was a true seesaw battle, with a tight […]
2023 Junior US National Team Trials: Early Rounds
Posted on(by Steve Hopkins) The 2023 Junior US National Team Trials are underway in Charlotte, North Carolina. There are 10 events – U19, U17, U15, U13, and U11 age categories for boys and girls. The selection process awards the 2023 US National Champion the first position on the US National team (for the respective age band). […]
Butterfly Training Tips With Bob Chen – Power Backhand Loops
Posted on(by: Bowmar Sports Team) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Bob Chen is focusing on executing Power Backhand Loops. Bob Chen is a coach at Swan Warriors Table Tennis Center in Santa Clara. 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 […]
Lin Yun-Ju vs Tomokazu Harimoto | MS SF | WTT Frankfurt 2026
November 12, 2026
(By Butterfly Americas) Relive the action from WTT Frankfurt 2026 where Tomokazu Harimoto held off two comebacks from… Read More
Yu Di – Long Pips Chop Block Mechanics
November 12, 2026
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Yu Di is working with Jiangshan Guo on the Mechanics… Read More
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November 11, 2026
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Amicus Training Series, Shashin Shodhan is executing a Loop Sequence and Footwork Drill… Read More
Angel Naranjo – Reverse Pendulum Serve
November 10, 2026
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Angel Naranjo is demonstrating the Reverse Pendulum Serve to the… Read More
Harimoto and Hayata Win in Frankfurt
November 9, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) Germany's Patrick Franziska gave hope to Germany fans with his heroics, but ultimately… Read More
Playing Lefties
November 9, 2026
(By Larry Hodges, Member of US Table Tennis Hall of Fame) The problem with playing lefties is two-fold:… Read More
Butterfly Players Hold Both World No. 1 Spots
November 7, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins) Butterfly has signed Wang Manyu of China, and the timing couldn't be better. Butterfly players… Read More
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Central Florida Table Tennis Club
November 6, 2026
(by Steve Hopkins) Located on South Orange Blossom Trail, just south of downtown Orlando, Central Florida Table Tennis… Read More
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