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Pair of Golds for Van Emburgh at ITTF World Challenger São Paulo

(by Steve Hopkins) American Para Table Tennis star Jenson Van Emburgh delivered a sensational performance at the ITTF World Para Challenger in São Paulo last week, capturing gold medals in both the Men’s Singles and Men’s Doubles events. In the singles competition, Van Emburgh faced stiff challenges early.  Van Emburgh nearly suffering a loss in […]

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Backhand Receive Against a Short Serve to the Forehand

(By Larry Hodges) In my day, there were players who received short serves much better with their backhand than with their forehands. Every coach in the world would tell them to work on their forehand receive against short serves, especially flipping. But a few players would still stubbornly receive with their backhand, even against short […]

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Should I “SNAP” My Forearm?

1 Forehand topspin from Forehand (close to normal body distance to the table – robot plays regular spin balls half long) & 1 Forehand topspin from middle (mid distance loop – robot plays little tops pin to the end of the table) Frequency 50 https://youtube.com/shorts/S4UjcAmO7xs All FETHOMANIA drills are performed on the Butterfly Amicus Prime […]

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Boll / Dusseldorf Reach German League Final

(by Steve Hopkins) The TTBL Season is coming to a close as the final four German League teams have been battling for a seat in the Final.  This weekend, Borussia Dusseldorf punched its ticket forward with its second win over TSV Bad Konigshofen.  All wins are significant for professional teams, but this is a rare […]

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WAB CLUB FEATURE: Alamo Table Tennis Club

(by Steve Hopkins) The Alamo Table Tennis Club is located just North of the City Center in San Antonio.  It is a convenient location for players all over the Greater San Antonio area. At Alamo Table Tennis Club, members have 24 hour keyed access to the club and the club amenities.  At Alamo TTC, you […]

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Connecting Community and Club – An Example of Table Tennis Marketing

(by Steve Hopkins) Rhode Island Table Tennis has connected with a local Veterans support group to put on a charity ping pong tournament.  On its face, you can’t go wrong supporting a good cause and the local support group, Mission Boots to Briefcases, is helping veterans transition from service to the work force. Anytime our […]

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Butterfly Training Tips with Anqi Luo – Backhand Underspin to Topspin Transition

(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips, Anqi Lou is working with her student on a Backhand Loop from underspin, then a transition topspin driving loop https://youtu.be/vGU2QPTbZ8E 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

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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

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(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

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(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

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(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

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(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

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

How to Anticipate Opponent’s Placement

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(By Larry Hodges) Players with great reflexes don’t have great reflexes. There, I’ve said it, and you probably… Read More

Product Validation: The Dignics Line

June 21, 2025
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Product Validation, Brian Pace explains the classic Dignics Line https://youtu.be/kdLpK-QbZlg Stay “In The… Read More
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