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The 2024 Newark Butterfly November Open tournament took place this past weekend with nearly 100 players from throughout Northern California battling for trophies and medals in 16 events. This is the final tournament of 2024 hosted by Fremont Table Tennis Academy….

The second to last tournament of 2024, the 2024 Newark Butterfly October Open, took place this weekend at a great nearby venue, the Siliman Center. There were 13 events, mainly rating events but also age events, with trophies and medals to be won in each event. There were a number of players playing their first tournament having previously only played league….

The 2024 Newark Butterfly West Coast Teams took place this past Saturday at a great venue, the nearby Siliman Center. Over 20 teams battled in 4 divisions for trophies and rating points. Teams had many unique team names and had a great experience battling for prizes with their teammates….

The 2024 US Nationals took the Fremont Table Tennis Academy advanced students to Huntsville, Alabama from July 3-7 for a week of excitement and overall great team bonding. All 11 students have been training this past month in the advanced summer camps and came home with 7 medals! It was overall a great experience for students to play with the top players from all parts of the US in the battle for national medals….

Can playing table tennis, better known as “ping pong,” lead to significant improvements in brain structure and function? New research published in the journal Brain Research suggests it can. Researchers discovered that table tennis players exhibit distinct patterns of brain activity and structural changes in the brain, including increased white matter integrity in regions associated with motor skills….

Fremont Table Tennis Academy in Fremont and Tri-Valley Branch of Fremont TTA in San Ramon finished the first month of summer camps. Students went through skills and drills in a fun and exciting environment. San Ramon for the first time had morning, afternoon, and full-day options to serve the Tri-Valley area with more flexible options. Fremont had advanced-only camps for the first time….