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Move the Extra Inch

(by Larry Hodges) It’s not enough to move to the general vicinity of the ball. Table tennis is a game of precision, and almost moving into position is the same as almost making the shot. Instead, focus on that last couple of inches. Don’t lean and make a slightly off-balanced or awkward shot. Those last […]

Bowmar Sports Tournament Highlights – 2023 US Nationals – Bella Xu Match Highlights

(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Bowmar Sports Tournament Highlights, Bella Xu is in action at in single and doubles at the US Nationals https://youtu.be/kceQaOmeTjY 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 Tiffany Ke – Backhand Loop from underspin

(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Tiffany Ke is executing the Backhand Loop from underspin using multi-ball https://youtu.be/8_4s3fu7v6s 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

WTT Finals: A Pair of Final Day Surprises

(by Steve Hopkins) The Men’s Finals featured World No. 1 and World No. 2, a fitting climax to a year of WTT tour events at the WTT Finals Men Doha.  Fan Zhendong had dominated Lin Gaoyuan 4-0 in the Semifinals just two hours earlier, and Wang Chuqin had equaled that feat with a 4-0 win […]

WAB CLUB FEATURE: Three10 Table Tennis Club

(by Steve Hopkins) Three10 Table Tennis Club is one of Canada’s National High Performance Training Centres. A club with a strong focus on coaching and development. As their mission statement says, their mission is to “Develop table tennis players to their highest potential in a positive environment while encouraging discipline, commitment, and integrity”. Three10 is […]

Player’s Choice at the Ping Pong World Cup

Sponsored by Mecano Sports, presented by Caliente.mx, sanctioned by ICTTF (by Larry Hodges, photo by Larry Hodges: “Player’s Choice Champion Alexander “Flash” Flemming”) There were 48 players in the event, played single elimination, with $2,500 for first, $1,500 for second. For this event, players had their choice of hardbat, sandpaper, or wood. The conventional wisdom is that nearly everyone […]

Sandpaper Singles at the Ping Pong World Cup

Sponsored by Mecano Sports, presented by Caliente.mx, sanctioned by ICTTF (by Larry Hodges, photo by Larry Hodges: “Sandpaper Champion Hunag Jungang”) Sandpaper Singles had the most entries among the ten events at the Ping Pong World Cup. As I learned here, there are pockets of sandpaper aficionados all over the world, probably more than hardbat, […]

Hardbat Singles at the Ping Pong World Cup

Sponsored by Mecano Sports, presented by Caliente.mx, sanctioned by ICTTF (by Larry Hodges, photo by Larry Hodges: “Hardbat Champion Wang Shibo and Mexican Rock Star Miky Huidobro”) The preliminary round robins and single elimination to the semifinals was covered in the article “Hardbat Singles to the Semifinals at the Ping Pong World Cup.” We’ll continue […]

Butterfly Training Tips with Geovanny Coello – Amicus Training – 2 Backhand Loops & 2 Forehand Loops

(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips Geovanny Coello is using the Amicus Prime to execute the sequence Two Backhand Loops, and Two Forehand Loops https://youtu.be/VDxxdJJpBF4 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

Bare Wood Singles at the Ping Pong World Cup

Sponsored by Mecano Sports, presented by Caliente.mx, sanctioned by ICTTF (by Larry Hodges, photo by Larry Hodges: “Woodbat Champion Alexander “Flash” Flemming (second from right, in blue shirt)” There were 40 players competing in eight groups of five, with two tables for each group. The top two in each group advanced to the money brackets, […]

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