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Why is Boll Strong? #2

Why is Boll Strong? #2 (Courtesy of BUTTERFLY/TAKUREPO.com) Special Program Q: Why is Boll strong? A: Services difficult to receive short Reverse sidespin short service Timo Boll (GER) ascended to the World no. 1 spot in March 2018. Young players have distinguished themselves one after another recently. Table tennis has continuously experienced various rule changes […]

Why is Boll Strong?

Why is Boll Strong? (Courtesy of BUTTERFLY/TAKUREPO.com) Special Program Q: Why is Boll strong? A: Services difficult to receive short Sidespin short service Timo Boll (GER) ascended to the World no. 1 spot in March 2018. Young players have distinguished themselves one after another recently. Table tennis has continuously experienced various rule changes but despite […]

Don’t Tell That To Mel

Don’t Tell That To Mel (by Bill Draper) It’s a young man’s sport. That is a common phrase said about many sports, and if we can set aside the obvious gender problem with that statement, we can likely agree that modern table tennis, at the professional level, has clearly become dominated by young players – […]

Don’t suffer from the same nightmare as Timo Boll!

Don’t suffer from the same nightmare as Timo Boll! Video by: TamasuBUTTERFLY See how  Butterfly’s own Timo Boll deals with his night terrors of playing Michael Maze. Can he overcome them? Watch to find out!  Check out Butterfly’s videos on the new new Amicus Prime and other great videos at Bowmar Sports Youtube Channel. […]

Liebherr 2018 World Team Table Tennis Championships photo gallery

Liebherr 2018 World Team Table Tennis Championships photo gallery April 29 – May 6 Halmstad, Sweden Halmstad Arena ARTICLES: Getting ready for the kick-off Team USA Opens Worlds with a Comeback Victory Beginning of the Stage: USA Women Outmatched by Austria Worlds Day One: Men’s Championship Division Review Worlds Day 2: US Men Continue to […]

Timo Boll, once again on top of the world

(by Ian Marshall, ITTF Publications Manager) Timo Boll, once again on top of the world Winner at the recently concluded Europe Top 16 tournament in Montreux, Germany’s Timo Boll returns to top spot on the Men’s World Rankings; on the March 2018 list he replaces colleague, Dimitrij Ovtcharov, who now occupies the no.3 spot. The […]

Ask A Pro Anything Featuring Timo Boll and Adam Bobrow

Ask A Pro Anything Featuring Timo Boll and Adam Bobrow Video courtesy of: ITTF Germany’s legend Timo Boll, a Butterfly sponsored player, takes on the ITTF Ask A Pro Anything Challenge presented by andro with Adam Bobrow. Listen to him, as he tries to answer questions from his fans. Some career highlights for Timo Boll […]

First time ever, all German final

(by Ian Marshall, ITTF Publications Manager) First time ever, all German final Success for the top two seeds at the semi-final stage of the Men’s Singles event at the China Construction Bank 2018 ITTF Europe Top 16 Cup on Sunday 4th February; thus for the first time ever in the history of the tournament, which […]

Early advantage, defending champions impress in Denmark

(by Simon Daish) Early advantage, defending champions impress in Denmark Fakel-Gazprom Orenburg has boosted its chances of reaching the last four of the 2017-2018 Men’s Champions League following a strong performance in the 1st leg of its quarter-finals match against Roskilde Bordtennis BTK61. Defending champions Orenburg got off to a bright start in Denmark with […]

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