(Intro by Steve Hopkins) In an interview last month with Willy Leparulo, President of National Collegiate Table Tennis Association, he referenced a research paper that he created that followed the development of table tennis on college campuses. You can view the full interview here. Willy Leparulo has provided the document to Butterfly for us to […]
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BUTTERFLY FAVORITE: The Rise of Brian Afanador
(by Steve Hopkins) This video is from the Serbian Open last year. It was uploaded by the Official ITTF Channel on Youtube and shows Puerto Rico’s Brian Afanador taking on Japan’s Yuta Tanaka. Both players are still early in their careers and are still improving. Afanador is 23 years old, and Tanaka is 20 years […]
USATT’S THURSDAY NIGHT LIVE: Wang Makes It 4-1 for Team Butterfly
(by Steve Hopkins) USA Table Tennis conducted its fifth Challenge Series event last week. The event matched US Women Olympic Team Member Huijing Wang versus one of USA’s top juniors, Michael Tran. Table tennis is one of the few sports where men and women compete against each other in major tournaments using the same rating […]
SPIN & SMASH FALL OPEN 2020
USATT Sanctioned 2-Star Table Tennis Tournament with $2,400 in Cash Prizes! Friday, October 2 – Sunday, October 4, 2020 What You Can Expect Spin & Smash will be fully disinfected daily Clean, disinfected Butterfly A40+ balls will be used for each match New masks will be given daily to each player. Hand sanitizer will be […]
History of College Table Tennis: Leparulo Part 1
(Intro by Steve Hopkins) In an interview last month with Willy Leparulo, President of National Collegiate Table Tennis Association, he referenced a research paper that he created that followed the development of table tennis on college campuses. You can view the full interview here. Willy Leparulo has provided the document to Butterfly for us to […]
ITTF Announces November Restart Events
(by Steve Hopkins) ITTF announced on Friday that three of the most prestigious events of the year will be scheduled for November. These events, the Uncle Pop 2020 ITTF Women’s World Cup, the Liebherr 2020 ITTF Men’s World Cup, and the 2020 ITTF Finals will all be held in China. The World Cups will feature […]
Table Tennis and (k)Pop Culture: BTS
(by Steve Hopkins) Table tennis regularly finds its way into Pop Culture in the US. In April, we ran an article here that referenced table tennis as a part of the plot of episodes of MASH, Last Man Standing, Friends, Girls, The Office, The Gary Shandling Show, The Big Bang Theory, King of Queens, Everybody Loves […]
Johnathan McGinty’s Collegiate Table Tennis Article (Part 1 – The Pursuit of Belonging)
(Intro by Steve Hopkins) Augusta-based sports writer Johnathan McGinty has released Part 1 of his series about the early history of college table tennis in the US. The article is titled “The Pursuit of Belonging: The amazing and untold story of the Anderson College and Augusta College table tennis dynasties”. This article includes quotes from […]
WAB Club Feature: Spin & Smash
(by Steve Hopkins) Central Ohio is home to Spin & Smash. Its a table tennis club that is part ping pong social club and part table tennis training center. The club is located on the West side of Columbus just off of I-270, the Jack Nicklaus Freeway. The club features eleven Butterfly tables and there are […]
Quality Butterfly Bags review by coach Tawny Banh
(by Tawny Banh) Butterfly is a leader in table tennis equipment and accessories, so it only makes sense that they would come out with a convenient and durable line of sport bags collection called Yasyo and Black Line. The bag itself varies in sizes which include small, medium, and large for all of your necessary […]
Harimoto Through to Finals in Zagreb
June 28, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins) Tomokazu Harimoto is the highest seed at the WTT Contender Series event in Zagreb this… Read More
Standing Wider Makes it Easier
June 27, 2025
WAIT FUNCTION: Serve short backspin or side backspin to Backhand, Robot plays long backspin push to Backhand, Backhand… Read More
The Plays, Players & Predictions That Will Shape Season 3
June 26, 2025
(by: Major League Table Tennis) Wednesday, June 25 Looking Back at Season 2 | Partner with MLTT | Exclusive Team Merch Looking… Read More
Wait Function – Practice Your Serve & Follow-Up
June 25, 2025
WAIT FUNCTION: Serve short backspin or side backspin to Forehand, Robot plays long backspin push to Forehand, Forehand… Read More
Forehand Counterloop
June 24, 2025
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Bob Chen breaks down how to execute the Forehand Counterloop… Read More
Stay Lower
June 23, 2025
Forehand topspin against backspin that comes half long to Forehand – aim to Backhand (imagine 2nd ball bounce… Read More
Mental Training Tip – Finding Your Champion Mindset: Lessons from Hugo Calderano’s Historic Victory
June 23, 2025
(by Dr. Alan Chu, Ph.D., CMPC) When Hugo Calderano stepped onto the court for the 2025 ITTF Men’s… Read More
MLTT Featured Team: Portland Paddlers
June 23, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins, photo MLTT) The Portland Paddlers are navigating the current of the West Division of the… Read More
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