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Latest Rankings: Kanak Jha Reaches 26, Lily Zhang Reaches 25

(by Steve Hopkins) USA’s Kanak Jha was the biggest mover in the Men’s Top 50 this week, jumping up 19 slots all the way to World No. 26 off of the strength of his Pan Am Cup championship. Jha is about 100 points from the Top 25, and under 300 points from the Top 20 […]

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Eight Quick Tips for Quicker Footwork

(by Larry Hodges) Wear appropriate table tennis shoes. They are designed for table tennis movements. Wear relatively tight shoes. If they are loose, your feet will move about inside them as you move, slowing you down. Anyone who’s played me know that just before any match I retie my shoes as tight as I can. […]

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WAB CLUB FEATURE: Texas Table Tennis Training Center

(by Steve Hopkins) The Texas Table Tennis Training Center (“TTT”) has about 50-60 regular members, as well as a number of premium memberships for business people.  One emphasis of the club is on professional coaching for elite players and juniors in the greater Houston area.  In 2016, the Texas Table Tennis was awarded a Certificate of […]

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Pan American Cup: Bruna Takahashi and Lily Zhang Battle in Final

(by Steve Hopkins, photo USATT) The knockout rounds of the 2025 Pan American Cup started on Friday, and by Saturday night, USA’s Lily Zhang had fought past Giulia Takahashi and Angelica Arellano to reach the Semifinals.  Lily then dominated Canada’s Mo Zhang to reach the Final.  In the other half of the draw, USA’s Amy […]

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Pan American Cup: Kanak Wins

(by Steve Hopkins) The knockout rounds of the 2025 Pan American Cup started on Friday, and by Saturday night, USA’s Kanak Jha had reached the Quarterfinals with wins over Leonardo Iizuka (4-3) and Santiago Lorenzo (4-1).  Jha saved the best for Sunday, with a dominating 4-0 win over Brazil’s Eric Jouti.  In the other half […]

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ATTU Asian Cup: Chuqin Wins in Shenzhen

(by Steve Hopkins) After rolling through most of the tournament easily, a confident Lin Shidong faced off against Liang Jingkun in one Semifinal matchup today.  Shidong started strong with 11-5 and 11-7 wins.  After that, things turned with Jingkun managing a pair of narrow 11-9 wins of his own.  With the score tied, Shidong had […]

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Alexis Lebrun WIns Europe 16 Cup

(by Steve Hopkins) The CCB Europe Top 16 Cup concluded in Montreaux, Switzerland today.  If you’ve been following this event recently, you’d remember that Darko Jorgic feels right at home here – playing his best on the biggest of European stages and taking home the title the last three years. Felix Lebrun, the event’s top […]

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Butterfly Training Tips with Taiwo Adeyinka – Serve & Attack Sequencing

(by: Bowmar Sports) In this Butterfly Training Tips,  Taiwo Adeyinka is working with his student on Serve & Attack, followed by Sequence Play https://youtu.be/eho9SmvGwfE 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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Pan Am Cup: Kanak Jha, Amy Wang, and Lily Zhang Reach Semis

(by Steve Hopkins) The knockout rounds of the 2025 Pan American Cup started on Friday and by Saturday night, the field has been trimmed to only the Final Four.  Americans were featured prominently in action in both Men’s and Women’s Singles this evening with Kanak Jha reaching the Men’s Semifinal, and both Amy Wang and […]

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ATTU Asian Cup: Final Four

(by Steve Hopkins) China nearly pulled off a sweep – nearly winning all four of the Quarterfinals.  It was Lin Yun-Ju of Taipei that joined three Chinese in the final four spots, but he needed to come back from being down 1-2, and being down 2-3 against Huang Youzheng in order to make that happen.  […]

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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

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

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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

June 23, 2025
(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

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(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

The More You Stay on the Backhand…..

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RANDOM HALF LONG BALLS all over the table and Forehand topspin or Backhand topspin to Backhand Fethomania Session… Read More
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