Site Products

RA Table Tennis Centre

(by Steve Hopkins) Ottawa has a 200,000 square foot sports facility (indoor and outdoor) in the heart of the city. The RA is a multi-sport facility offering Archery, Badminton, Chess, Curling, Cards, Firearm Ranges and Courses, Martial Arts, Pickleball, Racquetball, Squash, and other sports.  They have recently added table tennis space offering five or six […]

Two Harimotos Lift Japan to New Heights

(by Steve Hopkins) Table tennis fans have been following Tomokazu Harimoto on the Men’s tour for many years.  More recently, his 16 year old sister, Miwa Harimoto, has shined as well.  The results of these two at the recent ITTF Asian Table Tennis Championships was historic. For Tomokazu’s part, he won the Men’s Singles title.  […]

Adjust in One Game

(by Larry Hodges) Let’s keep this simple. If you lose the first game of a match because it takes you a game to adjust to something the opponent does, that’s okay. Ideally, you’d adjust sooner and perhaps win that first game, but credit your opponent if he’s developed something that wins him that first game. […]

Jha Out in Quarters of Pan Am Championships

(by Steve Hopkins, photo ITTFWorld) Seedings matter.  This lesson was all-to-clear for Kanak Jha who continues to rise in the rankings, but has not yet reached the levels he had two years ago.  Jha entered the event as World No. 72, and  after logging two solid wins (over Ramon Vila and Rogelio Castro), he fell […]

Repetitive vs. Variable Tactics

(by Larry Hodges) Suppose your opponent has a weak, erratic backhand but a strong forehand. Suppose you get into a fast backhand to backhand rally. Should you keep going to his weak backhand or should you vary things by going to the forehand? The same question can be asked of any tactic – if something […]

WAB CLUB FEATURE: Princeton Pong

(by Steve Hopkins) Princeton Pong’s 10,000 square foot table tennis facility is in Princeton Junction, New Jersey.  They are located between Philadelphia and New York City – centered in one of the largest population centers in the United States.  The elite facility features 14 professional tables,  custom sport flooring, high ceilings, great lighting, a player’s […]

Harimoto Wins Men’s Singles at Asian Championships

(by Steve Hopkins) Tomokazu Harimoto beat Xu Yingbin, Lin Yun-Ju, Oh Junsung, and Lin Shidong as he won Men’s Singles at the 2024 ITTF-Asian Table Tennis Championships. Lin Shidong was the last of the Chinese players after a series of upsets – but it was Harimoto who headlined on the final day. Harimoto started strong, […]

And Then There Was One: Upset After Upset As Top Chinese Fall

(by Steve Hopkins) When’s the last time at a major event that the table tennis community looked at the results and said, What’s Up With China?  It could be the venue or the fans or the altitude or the humidity, but at the ITTF-Asian Table Tennis Championships, China is not performing at the elite level […]

Asian Championships: Japan Women Stun China in Final

(by Steve Hopkins) China swept Korea in their semifinal match early on Wednesday, the dominating result that we have all come to expect from the squad featuring the top three ranked players in the tournament.   For its part, Japan defeated India 3-1, in a match that was just a few points away from a 2-2 […]

China Holds Top 5 in Latest Rankings

(by Steve Hopkins) With two recent tour wins, Lin Shidong jumped all the way to No. 3.  Wang Chuqin has a huge lead, so despite three early exits from big tournaments, he is in no danger of losing the top spot.  In second is Olympic Champion Fan Zhendong, who has been content to rest (and […]

Latest News

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

WTT Star Contender Ljubijana: Calderano Wins Again

June 23, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) Hugo Calderano has done it again – winning the WTT Star Contender Series… Read More

Calderano, Jorgic, and both Lebruns reach Semis in Slovenia

June 23, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins) Top seeded Hugo Calderano met stiff competition at the WTT Star Contender Series event in… Read More

WAB CLUB FEATURE: Bridgeport Sports Club

June 23, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins) At over 14,000 square feet, the Bridgeport Sports Club one of the largest table tennis… Read More
View All News

Get the latest from Butterfly

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.