I feel you NL.
On friday i played league against two pips players. One was a fast player who also stepped around to loop. That was a fun game but i lost in close games 1:3 (he was quiet lucky with edges and net balls... but well played to him)
Second pips player was one of the old ones who sucks all the speed out of the game and lets you look like a beginner. Had a big mental battle with him but managd to pull through in the end... funny enough my last resort tactic was just to play the worst serve i have ever used in competition. I just rolled the ball onto his side half long and half high... this got me good balls to loop kill ... i dont get it sometimes.
Third match was against one of the top scorer in my league. A two winged looper who kills long balls. I managed to return his serves half long or attack em. On my serve i got good direct points with my serve and made most third ball attacks into winners. I won in three straight and that felt pretty good.
With that win i crossed the line into the top hundred in my region and top 600 in Switzerland (my peak was 500 for a short while.)
Ah right i almost forgot... i got third in our clubs championships, losing to my teammate (2100-2200 ish in USTT i guess) He had a new serve i didn't know and i had such a hard time returning it... his serves are by far his strongest suit.
On saturday i went to a fun Ping Pong tournament in a local culture location (where people go to to party, hang out make art and do all kinds of stuff) The niveau wasnt that high, but in the end i faced some interesting players. Some might pay my club a visit now
- Was a lot of fun and a good wrap for a week with lots of TT.
On another note, I am watching the MLTT matches right now and there is a Swiss guy playing Yoan Rebetez. He is number 9 in Switzerland right now, very cool to watch him play on that stage!