(by Steve Hopkins) The biggest story of the team event at the 2023 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China was Iran’s upset win over Japan in the Quarterfinals. The underdog Iranian’s run, however, was short lived as they fell 0-3 to Korea today. China also took care of business with a 3-0 win (3-0, 3-0, 3-0) […]
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To Hit or to Loop?
(by Larry Hodges) That is the question, and whether you’re Ma Long or Hamlet, you have to decide. Back when I started out, the answer was easier – except at higher levels, you mostly looped against backspin, and (except at higher levels) mostly hit against topspin or blocks, though there were plenty of forehand loopers, […]
Action Packed Week For Major League Table Tennis
(By: Flint Lane) Wow, what a week. Opening weekend in Daytona Beach was action packed with the Carolina Gold Rush and Florida Crocs jumping to an early lead in the East Division Standings. Full team match videos available on our MLTT YouTube Channel. Today we announced the sale of 6 teams to a seasoned group […]
Asian Games Update: Alamian and Iran Biggest Story So Far
(by Steve Hopkins) Hangzhou is the host of the 2023 Asian Games. The Team Events have progressed to the Final Four with China set to face Taipei on Monday, and Korea set to face…. Iran. That’s not a typo, Iran topped Vietnam in the first knock out round and then topped Japan 3-0 in the […]
WAB Featured Club: Ready to Golf
(By Steve Hopkins) Located in New Jersey, North of Newark not far from the George Washington Bridge (and New York City), Ready to Golf provides daily access to table tennis with great playing conditions. Their 14 tables (and 7 robots) are available for reservation online by the hour or for a per-day pass. Their reservation system […]
Latest Rankings: Amy Wang’s Career Best
(by Steve Hopkins, photo USATT) No changes in the Women’s Top 5 this week with Sun Yingsha, Chen Meng, Wang Manyu, Wang Yidi, and Chen Xingtong forming a wall of Chinese dominance over the rest of the world. At No. 6, Mima Ito is once again the top non-Chinese player in the rankings. China’s Qian […]
Butterfly Training Tips with Shashin Shodhan – Reversed Pendulum Serve
(by: Stephanie Sun) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Shashin Shodhan is executing the Reversed Pendulum Serve 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 and more
Butterfly Training Tips with Rogelio Castro – Falkenburg
(by: Stephanie Sun) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Rogelio Castro is executing the classic Falkenburg Drill. 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 and more
2023 Butterfly September Tournament Recap
(By: Amy Karpinski) The 2023 Butterfly September Tournament was held on Sunday, September 10 at Triangle Badminton & Table Tennis in Morrisville, NC. It was a long day of competition with seven different events competing throughout the day. The tournament started at 9:00am with the U800 and U2200 events. The U800 event had several […]
Butterfly Training Tips with Angel Naranjo – Backhand Push, Backhand Block
(by: Stephanie Sun) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Angel Naranjo is using multi-ball to focus on his Backhand Push, followed by a Backhand Block. 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 and more
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