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April 4, 2012

Butterfly Plays Big Role As Leading NCTTA

Championships Equipment Sponsor

Top Table Tennis Brand Lends Support to College Table Tennis

Butterfly is known all over the planet as a great producer of table tennis equipment, apparel, and a mega sponsor of major tournaments from America to Germany.

So it was a huge deal, one that NCTTA leaders are still raving about when Butterfly North America agreed to be the official equipment sponsor of NCTTA’s 2011-2012 regular season as well as the 2012 College Table Tennis National Championships in Plano, Texas.

Butterfly will supply tables, balls, and barriers for the premier event in college table tennis, April 13-15 in the Lone Star State. But the company and its terrific brand brings much more to the table.

“Our partnership with Butterfly has been fantastic this season from start to our finish in a few weeks,” said NCTTA President Willy Leparulo. “We couldn’t have asked for a better friendship with this company that sets the gold standard for table tennis internationally.”

Joseph Wells, the NCTTA vice president deserves much of the credit for putting this deal together with Butterfly. “NCTTA is very pleased with Butterfly North America’s support of the league and leading up to the championship. We encourage NCTTA participants to visit Butterfly’s web page, to see all the latest news on Butterfly, Butterfly products, and table tennis news. And don’t forget to stop by the Butterfly table tennis booth at this year’s championship.”

Butterfly will be at the tournament selling equipment and will have great deals on the very tables used at the championships. Athletes, staff and spectators are encouraged to take advantage and support our sponsor that supports college table tennis!

About Butterfly

Butterfly is the world’s leading table tennis brand producing top quality table tennis tables, rackets, balls, clothing and other products for the table tennis athlete. Butterfly is the official table of the 2012 World Team Championships and official ball of the 2013 World Championships. Martin-Kilpatrick Co. doing business as Butterfly North America is the sole Butterfly distributor in North America. www.butterflyna.com or www.butterflyoline.com

About NCTTA
The National Collegiate Table Tennis Association (NCTTA) is a non-profit organization established exclusively for promoting the sport of table tennis at the college level. As the national governing body for college table tennis in the United States and Canada, NCTTA organizes intercollegiate competition throughout North America. www.nctta.org

About USA Table Tennis
Headquartered in Colorado Springs, USATT is the national organizing body for table tennis in the United States, serving 9,000+ members and nearly 300 clubs. USATT sanctions 200+ events a year including the US Open and US Nationals. USATT is affiliated with the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF), as well as the United States Olympic Committee (USOC). www.usatt.org & tabletennis.teamusa.org

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