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South American Championships: Brazil Wins Teams, Chile’s Burgos Wins Singles

(by Steve Hopkins) When they met in the Group Stage, Brazil dominated Chile 3-0.  Brazil narrowly won the doubles, Eric Jouti won his singles match, and Carlos Ishida defeated Nicolas Burgos (Burgos went on to win the Singles title).  But the rematch in the Team Final of the 2023 South American Championships went the distance […]

Burgos and Takahashi Win South American Championship Titles

(by Steve Hopkins) Nicolas Burgos overcame the tournament’s second seed, Marcelo Aguirre in the Semifinals and then outlasted Brazil’s Guilherme Teodoro 4-3 in the Final.  This is the second time that Burgos, a Butterfly player from Chile, has won the South American Championships.  He also won in 2022, and just like last year, he was […]

Top TeamUSA Juniors in Sweden at Youth Contender

(by Steve Hopkins, photo USATT) The big international event this week is the WTT Youth Contender Series event in Helsingborg, Sweden.  TeamUSA has sent eight of our top juniors.  Those juniors are  (from left to right in the photo) Isabella Xu, Hannah Song, Tashiya Piyadasa, Lucy Chen, Sally Moyland, Darryl Tsao, Sid Naresh, Nandan Naresh […]

Oscar’s Dream

(by Oscar A. Birriel) Since I started in this sport, I fell in love with it. It all started at age of 9 years old. I started practicing Table Tennis as a hobby and then fell in love with it. Each day my passion grew more until I found out that I wanted to do […]

Bowmar Sports Tournament Highlights – Ojo Wins 2023 June Open at Princeton Pong

(by Stephanie Sun) Ojo Onaolapo, second seed of the tournament following top seed Aditya Sareen, won the 2023 June Open at Princeton Pong, held on 6/4 in New Jersey. His match records can be found here. Stay “In The Loop” with Butterfly professional table tennis equipment, table tennis news, table tennis technology, tournament results, and We Are […]

Jessie Xu Finishes 2nd in 2023 Pan Am Selections Canada

(by Stephanie Sun) Jessie Xu, the youngest player who competed in the 2023 Pan Am Selections in Canada, finished 2nd place, losing to Mo Zhang in the Final. This was held from June 2-4 in Mississauga, Ontario. Jessie was selected as one of the three female players to represent Team Canada for the prestigious Pan Am […]

WAB CLUB UPCOMING EVENTS: US Nationals Training Camp at Princeton Pong

(by Stephanie Sun) Princeton Pong is hosting a summer training camp from 6/21 – 6/30, designed for players who want to prepare for the US Nationals tournament in July. The Camp is led by Head Coach Ying Peng and Coach Ojo Onaolapo. US National Team members will be attending as well! Morning (AM) Session: 10:00 am – […]

Random Drills Placement

(by Larry Hodges) In the standard random drill, one player (the “feeder”) plays backhand (or forehand) randomly anywhere while the other player (the “driller”) keeps it to his backhand (or forehand). There are really two things going on here, as both players are actually doing a drill. For the “driller,” he’s reacting to (“neuromuscular adaptation”), […]

Hardbat, Sandpaper, and Wood, Oh My! Three Huge All-Classic Tournaments Coming Soon

The Frontón México playing hall in Mexico City. Inset: Hardbat star AJ Carney (by Larry Hodges) Mark three dates on your calendar and make your plans for Austin, Westchester, and Mexico City . . . and leave the sponge behind! Yes, it’s the US Classic Nationals, US Hardbat and Sandpaper Championships, and the Classic World […]

WAB CLUB FEATURE: Hoboken Table Tennis

(by Steve Hopkins) Hoboken Table Tennis (HiTT) bills itself as a social ping pong club.  They are located at 1012 Grand Street (3rd Floor) in Hoboken, New Jersey.  What’s a Social Ping Pong club?  HiTT is a BYOB table tennis facility with 8 tables, a robot, social leagues, handicap leagues, and open play. Players of all […]

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