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Maryland Table Tennis Players Dominate Junior Olympics

Maryland Table Tennis Players Dominate Junior Olympics Courtesy of MDTTC Houston, TX, Aug. 1-3 – Players from the Maryland Table Tennis Center dominated the Junior Olympics, winning 30 medals – 17 gold, 7 silver, and 6 bronze. Thirteen players from the club attended, and by sweeping all of the team events and medaling in all of […]

Ask The Experts: Jack Huang, No. 133

Ask The Experts: Jack Huang, No. 133 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Blade: Can you suggest? Forehand Rubber: Tenergy 80 Backhand Rubber: Tenergy 64 Question: What blade should I use for such a combination ideally? And what inexpensive options could be considered? Answer: Hello Pankaj, I would suggest Butterfly Mizutani Jun ZL Carbon. For less expansive one, Timo Boll […]

$5000 Maryland State Table Tennis Championships

$5000 Maryland State Table Tennis Championships By Larry Hodges, Tournament Director The $5000 Maryland State Championships were held this weekend at the Maryland Table Tennis Center. Here are complete results, care of Omnipong. The two biggest winners at the tournament were Zeng “Jeffrey” Xun (29, rated 2549) and Tiffany Ke (11, rated 2260). Jeffrey, a full-time coach […]

Ask The Experts: Qingliang Wang, No. 117

Ask The Experts: Qingliang Wang, No. 117 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Blade: Innerforce ALC Forehand Rubber: Rakza X Backhand Rubber: Tenergy 64 Question: Dear sir / madam, I am using Innerforce ALC and Rakza X and Tenergy 64. Because of shrink of Rakza x when re-glue and high price of Tennergy 64. Would you mind suggest for me BH and FH […]

2016 Butterfly MDTTC June Open

2016 Butterfly MDTTC June Open by Director Larry Hodges Saturday, June 11, 2016 – An even 70 players from ten – yes, 10! – states participated in the tournament. How often does a 2-star tournament get players from MD, VA, PA, NJ, NC, IL, IN, MO, NM, and DC? (I’m counting DC as a state here.) There were […]

Ask The Experts: Jeffrey Zeng, No. 111

Ask The Experts: Jeffrey Zeng, No. 111 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Blade: Innerforce Layer ZLC CS Question: I am mostly an offensive player that have been playing with a recreational racket and I’m willing to get the best combo of blade and rubber. I have been playing for 2 years and I’m a penholder. I […]

Tiffany Ke of Gaithersburg wins bronze at North American Table Tennis Hopes Trials

Tiffany Ke of Gaithersburg wins bronze at North American Table Tennis Hopes Trials Courtesy of Baltimore Sun The Baltimore Sun featured an article on Tiffany Ke, 2016 North American Table Tennis Hopes Trial Bronze Medalist. April 13, 2016 – “Tiffany Ke, 11, of Gaithersburg won the bronze medal at the North American Hopes Trials last […]

Unlikely duo of table tennis players, Derek Nie and Klaus Wood, train together

Unlikely duo of table tennis players, Derek Nie and Klaus Wood, train together The Baltimore Sun features Derek Nie and Klaus Wood at Maryland Table Tennis Center in Gaithersburg, MD.  “Derek Nie and Klaus Wood might not become two of the best table tennis players in the world, but Jan-Ove Waldner and Jorgen Persson did, and […]

MDTTC February 2016 Newsletter

MDTTC February 2016 Newsletter Maryland Table Tennis Center has released their February 2016 Newsletter. This month’s newsletter includes information on the Capital Area Team League, upcoming Butterfly MDTTC tournaments, on-going group classes and more. Visit MDTTC.com to learn more about this club located in Gaithersburg, Maryland.

“We Are Butterfly”: Maryland Table Tennis Center

“We Are Butterfly”: Maryland Table Tennis Center Early Success Brings Continued Growth for America’s First Full Time Training Center by Barbara Wei Almost 25 years ago, Cheng Yinghua, Jack Huang and Larry Hodges brought the Maryland Table Tennis Center (MDTTC) ), the country’s first successful full-time training center, to life. With the goal of professionalizing […]

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