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Canada’s Alexander Bu Stuns in Open Event at 2016 Butterfly Arnold Table Tennis Challenge

March 6, 2016

Canada’s Alexander Bu Stuns in Open Event at 2016 Butterfly Arnold Table Tennis Challenge by Barbara Wei In the Open Singles preliminary round robin, 13 year old Alexander Bu (2331) caused one of the biggest upsets in the tournament, beating 4th seed Zirui Zhao (2625) 3-0 and rightly earned himself a place in the quarterfinal. […]

Defender Jian Li Wins 2016 Butterfly Arnold Table Tennis Challenge

March 6, 2016

Defender Jian Li Wins 2016 Butterfly Arnold Table Tennis Challenge by Barbara Wei Last minute entry Jian Li (2639) from New Jersey won the championship Open event at the 2016 Butterfly Arnold Table Tennis Challenge in impressive style, beating second seed Jishan Liang (2640) in 4 straight games in the final. Working as private coach […]

Imperious, Impressive, Imposing, China Retains Men’s Team Title

March 6, 2016

Imperious, Impressive, Imposing, China Retains Men’s Team Title 2016 World Team Table Tennis Championships Courtesy of ITTF Amidst a cacophony of support from the five thousand plus contingent of supporters, who had travelled from China to support their idols; on the evening of Sunday March 6th, China retained their Men’s Championship Division title at the […]

Supporters Raise the Roof, China Lifts the Corbillon Cup

March 6, 2016

Supporters Raise the Roof, China Lifts the Corbillon Cup 2016 World Team Table Tennis Championships Courtesy of ITTF The venue was the Malawati Stadium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia for the final of the Women’s Championship Division at the Perfect 2016 World Team Championships in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday March 6th. I stress that point because […]

NYITTC March 2016 Open

March 4, 2016

NYITTC March 2016 Open New York International Table Tennis Center is hosting the NYITTC March 2016 Open, a 2-star USATT sanctioned tournament, on Sunday March 27th in Flushing, NY. The entry form is available for this tournament, which features 10 events including rated, aged and a community event. The entry deadline is March 24, 2016. Visit NYITTC.com […]

2015-16 ITTF North America Hopes Challenge

March 4, 2016

2015-16 ITTF North America Hopes Challenge Courtesy of ITTF North America Table Tennis Canada and ITTF North America will be the organizers for this event. The tournament will feature the best North American Hopes Players in America to grasp a spot on the ITTF World Hopes Team. A maximum of four players per gender from Bermuda, […]

Ask The Experts: Larry Hodges, No. 91

March 4, 2016

Ask The Experts: Larry Hodges, No. 91 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Blade: Stiga Allround Classic Forehand: Flextra Backhand: Flextra Question: Hi, I often found articles in the website that discuss about table tennis playing style which in modern era is dominated by looping style. I want to know the reason(s) why a playing style like hitter (two […]

ITTF NA Qualification Event for the 2016 Olympic Games

March 4, 2016

ITTF NA Qualification Event for the 2016 Olympic Games Courtesy of Table Tennis Canada Do you want to see the best Table Tennis Player in North America competing against each other for a spot at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio? This April you will have the chance from the 8th to the 10th to […]

Continued Progress, Eyes on Promotion, the Day Belongs to Puerto Rico

March 3, 2016

Continued Progress, Eyes on Promotion, the Day Belongs to Puerto Rico Courtesy of ITTF More progress than any other national association in recent times; the fifth day of play, Thursday March 3rd in Division Two of both the Men’s and Women’s events at the Perfect 2016 World Team Championships in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, belonged to the […]

World Team Table Tennis Championships 2016 Photos No.3

March 3, 2016

World Team Table Tennis Championships 2016 Photos No.3 February 28 – March 6, 2016 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Click here to view results, photos, videos and more from the World Team Table Tennis Championships. Butterfly is the official table sponsor for the 2016 World Team Table Tennis Championships. The World Championships.