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2015 ITTF World Cadet Challenge: Widening Knowledge, Proceedings Commence in Sharm El-Sheikh

2015 ITTF World Cadet Challenge: Widening Knowledge, Proceedings Commence in Sharm El-Sheikh Courtesy of ITTF October 24, 2015 – Excellent conditions, first class organization and a warm welcome from Dr Alaa Meshref, the President of the Egyptian Table Tennis Federation; proceedings commenced in earnest at the 2015 ITTF Cadet Challenge in Sharm El-Sheikh on Friday […]

Butterfly, Official Table & Ball Sponsor of Canada Cup #2

Butterfly, Official Table & Ball Sponsor of Canada Cup #2 Butterfly is proud to be the official table and ball sponsor for the upcoming Canada Cup #2 table tennis tournament. Canada Cup #2 is November 14-15, 2015 at the Fortius Sport and Health on 3713 Kensington Avenue in Burnaby, British Columbia.  This 3-star tournament, sanctioned […]

Highest Rated Not from Asia or Europe, Continents Top Woman Leads Challenge

Highest Rated Not from Asia or Europe, Continents Top Woman Leads Challenge 2015 ITTF World Cadet Challenge Courtesy of ITTF Asia and Europe, they are the traditionally strong continents in the sport of table tennis; the records at the Olympic Games and World Championships underline those facts indelibly. It is a lifetime ago since the […]

Polish Open Video Highlight: 12 year old Harimoto beat TAN Ruiwu

Polish Open Video Highlight: 12 year old Harimoto beat TAN Ruiwu POLISH OPEN: 12 year-old Butterfly talent Tomokazu HARIMOTO from Japan surprised the audience when beating TAN RuiWu (CRO) and qualifying for the Round of 64 – where he faced his idol MA Long (CHN) and had to accept a clear defeat. Congratulations, Tomokazu! Polish […]

Opposites, Leading Women’s Pairs Survive; Major Men’s Doubles Shock

Opposites, Leading Women’s Pairs Survive; Major Men’s Doubles Shock 2015 ITTF World Tour, Polish Open Courtesy of ITTF Eight seeded pairs; all survived the opening round of the Women’s Doubles event, as play commenced on Friday October 23rd at the GAC Group 2015 ITTF World Tour Polish Open in Warsaw; in the Men’s Doubles competition, […]

2015 ITTF-World Cadet Challenge: Notable Names Lead Host Nation’s Challenge for Honors

Notable Names Lead Host Nation’s Challenge for Honors 2015 ITTF-World Cadet Challenge Courtesy of ITTF The venue is Sharm El-Shiekh, the country is Egypt and at the forthcoming 2015 ITTF-World Cadet Challenge, which starts on Friday October 23rd, the host nation is most certainly well represented; eyes being very much on Youssef Abdel-Aziz as well […]

Latin America Mourns Former President, Oswaldo “Papelón” Borges Passes Away

Latin America Mourns Former President, Oswaldo “Papelón” Borges Passes Away Courtesy of ITTF It is with great sadness that the death of Oswaldo “Papelón” Borges, former President of the Latin American Table Tennis Union, is announced; he was admitted to hospital in the Venezuelan capital city of Caracas on Friday October 16th  following kidney failure. […]

Ready for the Challenge, Hopes Team Concludes Preparation in Otocec

Ready for the Challenge, Hopes Team Concludes Preparation in Otocec 2015 ITTF World Cadet Challenge Courtesy of ITTF Selected at the ITTF World Hopes Week and Challenge held in Shanghai earlier this year from Monday June 29th to Sunday July 5th, the Hopes Team gathered recently in Otocec, Slovenia, prior to travelling to Sharm El-Sheikh […]

Canada Cup #1 & Canadian Para Championship Photos

Canada Cup #1 & Canadian Para Championship Photos On October 17th & 18th, My Table Tennis Club in Mississauga, Ontario hosted first Canada Cup event and the 2015 Canadian Para Championships. Canada Cup # 1 Results & Canadian Para Championship Results Photos by Karine Dumontier

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