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Indoor Sports
Butterfly/Schildkrot Cornilleau
With the combination of the Cornilleau pride themselves on being the most innovative company and
Butterfly and Schildkrot have won design awards for table tennis tables and the Tacteo range of
distributorships, Ransome bats. Whilst its range of competition tables is long-established the
Sporting Goods are able company has now moved into the competition market in earnest and
to provide the widest with the expertise of former World Champion Jean-Philippe Gatien this
and most
comprehensive range
of table tennis
equipment available
in the United
Kingdom. One of the
latest products to be
added to the Butterfly
selection is a range of
concrete tables (see
opposite) designed for use
in parks, schools and
seaside resorts.
Cornilleau Sport 300 Indoor Blue
Manufactured from a
Jan Ove Waldner Gold
mix of concrete and
Allround Donic/Schildkrot
new range is sure to be a success. The redeveloped innovative Sport
polymer, which
table tennis bat
range of table tennis tables benefit from leg levellers, ball dispensers
means that the and a collapsible net/post set. One of the most significant changes is the
playability of the launch of the slate grey playing surface on the 3 top outdoor models.
table will not Safety aspects have also been updated with corner protection pads,
deteriorate from exposure to weather, the range includes tables with
concrete bases, steel bases and special fun models with a round and
figure-of-eight shape.
The Butterfly Easifold Rollaway, as launched 2 years ago, is proving to
be one of Butterfly’s best selling models for both the indoor and the
outdoor versions. The mixture of playability,
strength and value appeals to both the home and
education markets and is available in a choice of
green or blue surfaces.
Another very successful Butterfly product is the
3 Star table tennis ball which is now being used
for most of the top events in the UK
which include the Commonwealth
Cornilleau Sport 500M Outdoor Grey
Championships in Glasgow in May and
the English Open in Sheffield in October brakes on some models and ‘Easy-Track’ handle for easy movement on
as well as the National Championships uneven surfaces. Cornilleau adds curves and style making tables easy on
for both England and Scotland plus the the eye as well as great playing performance.
British League and County Also new from Cornilleau this season is a complete range of products
Championships. for the competition market including blades, rubbers, clothing and bags.
Ransome Sporting Goods also have a
range of Butterfly bats endorsed by three
times European Champion , Timo Boll of
Germany. This includes the Start model
which retails at around £29.99. The
Schildkrot range of bats are also
endorsed by Swedish table tennis legend
Jan Ove Waldner, famous for being the
only player to have held all 3 major titles
– the Olympics, the World
Championships and the
European Championships.
These continue to gain
popularity as the range covers
most of the popular price
points from the Bronze Allround
at under £10 up to the Platinum
Butterfly 3 Star
Cornilleau Outdoor Playing Surface
at £69.99.
tournament ball
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