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Revisiting Tokyo: Early Rounds

(by Steve Hopkins) {This is a review of articles written during the Olympics. Some of this coverage appeared on the Butterfly website, but much of it was not permitted per IOC Rule 40 -which provides for exclusive use of logos and images for official Olympic sponsors for a limited period during the Olympics.  That period […]

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WAB Featured Club: South Jersey Indoor Sports Club

(by Steve Hopkins) South Jersey Indoor Sports Club (“SJISC”) is a multi-sport facility in Voorhees Township in Camden Country New Jersey about 15 miles to the east of Philadelphia.   The club offers table tennis and badminton, and also have indoor turf available for indoor cricket and baseball practices.  It is a 15,000 square foot facility […]

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Ask The Experts: Lady Ruano, No. 398

Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: Hi, I play close to the table very offensively, I have a powerful forehand. As soon as I can attack from topspin, I attack the ball. I play close to the table because I usually take the offensive initiative of the game, but if the other player presses […]

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Lezoline Unizes Shoes

Recommended For A Wide Range Of Players Butterfly Lezoline Unizes table tennis shoes designed to support a wide range of players and developed specifically for table tennis movements and footwork. Lezoline Unizes offer a gripping outer sole, foot cushioning, a hold wearing sensation and durability that is required for table tennis. This shoe is reasonably […]

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2021 BUTTERFLY AKBER OPEN & TEAM CHALLENGE

VENUE: 3925 Fraser Street, Vancouver, BC, V5V 4E5 Tournament Committee Chairman: JOE LAW Referee: NAN LI Control Desk: MICHAEL CHEUNG Eligibility − Eligibility for all ratings limited events (e.g. U-4000, i.e. less than 4000 rating points) and seeding in the draws are based on the VTTC Ratings or June, 2021 Table Tennis Canada ratings. In […]

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PingPod – June Top 10

PingPod was born as a pop up on Canal St. When the team saw the joy that a ping pong table in a garage brought to so many people, they knew they needed to find a way to make table tennis more accessible to many more people in NYC and beyond. Doors were opened to […]

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2021 BUTTERFLY SEPTEMBER BTTC OPEN

WHEN: September, Friday 24th, Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th, 2021 WHERE: 3371 N. University Drive, Davie FL 33024 US. SANCTIONED BY: USATT TOURNAMENT RATING: Four Star TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR: Carlos Zeller TOURNAMENT COMMITTEE: Carlos Zeller and David Bonilla. REFEREE: Terese Terranova (C.R./ I.U.) EQUIPMENT: USATT approved. 19 Butterfly Centrefold 25 tables, nets set: Butterfly Europa, Butterfly […]

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Nationals 2021-My search for gold

(By Darryl Tsao) Sweat slides across my cheeks. It is 10-11 in the last set of the 2019 Nationals finals. The umpire calls time. As I step up to serve, I remember everything that went into this moment. I serve, and the receive drips half long. I put as much spin into the ball to […]

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Revisiting Tokyo: China Secures 4 Gold Medals, 3 Silver Medals

(by Steve Hopkins, photo (2016) by ITTFworld) Chinese Dominance has become a common storyline in major table tennis events, and if one just looks at the medal count – the Olympics follows the same pattern.  There were seven Chinese opportunities to win a medal at the Olympics, and all seven attempts resulted in medals.  In […]

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Revisiting Tokyo: Japanese Pair Earn Gold in Mixed Doubles

(by Steve Hopkins, photo by ITTF World) Among the biggest moments of the 2020 Olympics was Japan’s upset of China to win the Mixed Doubles event.  The top two seeds advanced to the Final in Mixed Doubles, but the Chinese pair of Xu Xin and Liu Shiwen were highly favored over Japan’s Mima Ito and […]

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European Youth Championships

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(by Steve Hopkins, photo WTT) Ostrava, Czech Republic is host to this year’s European Youth Championships.  In the… Read More

Top Americans Among Those Competing at FISU World University Games

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(by Steve Hopkins, photo FISU) Germany is the host of the 2025 FISU World University Games this Summer… Read More

Chirag Pradhan – US Nationals Highlights

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(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Bowmar Sports Tournament Highlights, Chirag Pradhan is in action at the US Nationals… Read More

US Smash Para Showcase: More Champions Rise in Las Vegas

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(by Steve Hopkins, photo USATT) As all eyes were on the bright lights of Las Vegas for the… Read More

Product Validation – Advanced Set up

July 19, 2025
(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Product Validation, Brian Pace offers an Advanced Setup for Advanced Players. This… Read More

Racket Up All the Time

July 18, 2025
Robot will play RANDOM top spin balls to 2/3 of the table (Backhand), Forehand topspin from Forehand/ middle… Read More

Keep the Swing as Compact as Possible

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Robot will play RANDOM top spin balls to 2/3 of the table (Backhand, only Forehand topspin from this… Read More

Reviewing Bugller with Logan Rietz

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(by: Logan Rietz) I love pips.  I like chopping with them, hitting with them, anything I can do… Read More
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