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Women’s World Cup Always A Good Experience

Women’s World Cup Always A Good Experience Courtesy of Table Tennis Canada Sendai, Japan was the host of the 2015 Women’s World Cup. As the winner of the ITTF North America Cup, Canadian National Team Player Mo Zhang was qualified to participate in this event featuring the best players of each continent. The Top 8 […]

“Will Shortz and the Ping-Pong Prodigy”

“Will Shortz and the Ping-Pong Prodigy” Yesterday, November 2nd, The New Yorker features “Will Shortz and the Ping-Pong Prodigy” by Charles Bethea. “Five years ago, dipping into the small fortune that his crossword and Sudoku puzzles have brought him, the Times crossword editor Will Shortz bought an old “junk dealer’s warehouse,” near his home in Pleasantville, […]

2nd TTS AWARD – Tricks & Top Shots

2nd TTS AWARD – Tricks & Top Shots SHOOT & WIN! The second TTS AWARD has started and the world of table tennis is waiting for YOUR video. How to participate? What you can win? Who has been the winner of the last contest? Visit ButterflyMag for more!

DTTA’s 21st QUINCENAL Tourney

DTTA’s 21st QUINCENAL Tourney by Angelo Gandullia / DTTA Hello Table Tennis players and friends! On Saturday, October 24th, at DTTA we held our 21st QUINCENAL Tourney of 2015. We want to congratulate in particular: B Division- Winner, Nick “The Sweaty Giant” Johnson Runner up, Lin Zhang 3rd place, Tan “Bruce” Loi A Division- Winner, Nobuyuki […]

2015 ITTF World Junior Championships

2015 ITTF World Junior Championships This year, 192 players will take part in the ITTF World Junior Championships during November 29th to December 6th, 2015 in Vendée, France. Players will compete in 7 championship events, Boys’ Team, Girls’ Team, Boys’ Singles, Girls’ Singles, Boys’ Doubles, Girls’ Doubles and Mixed Doubles. Teams events are scheduled for November 29th […]

Transitioning More Quickly

Transitioning More Quickly Butterfly Table Tennis Coaching by Han Xiao Usually, players above a certain level can practice very comfortably when they know where the ball is going. Although the quality of each player’s shots may vary, generally players can drill quite consistently when the drill is fixed. When drills become more randomized, some players […]

Liu Shiwen – 2015 Women’s World Cup Champion!

Liu Shiwen – 2015 Women’s World Cup Champion! 2015 Women’s World Cup Courtesy of ITTF Liu Shiwen Maintains Perfect Record, Wins for Fourth Time, Joins Legends The top seed, China’s Liu Shiwen was anointed once again the Women’s World Cup winner; she emerged successful in the Japanese city of Sendai on the afternoon of Sunday […]

Jun Mizutani for Rio 2016

Jun Mizutani has his mind on the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, as he has been announced by the Japanese TT Association, together with Koki Niwa and Maharu Yoshimura. Read more about Jun MIZUTANI in our latest article on the ButterflyMAG.

Golden Trio Maintains Form, More Medals Destined for Europe

Golden Trio Maintains Form, More Medals Destined for Europe 2015 ITTF World Cadet Challenge Courtesy of ITTF Three days earlier Romania’s Cristian Pletea, Lithuania’s Medardas Stankevicius and Sweden’s Truls Moregard had combined to secure gold for Europe in the Boys’ Team event at the 2015 ITTF World Cadet Challenge in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt; three days […]

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