Ma Long is my new favorite player. Probably because he's got what I haven't - an awesome forehand. I dare say he has the most powerful forehand in the world. I've never seen a player come back with his backswing as far as he does, and he doesn't lose any speed on account of it, either! I think he's also one of the best when it comes to a counter-looping rally away from the table in which he rarely misses. Also, his backhand isn't too shabby. And if he continues to play as well as he is now (9/30/11) - fresh from winning the Austrian and China Opens - he should overtake Wang Hao as world #1 again.