Is it unfair to say “yes”/“cho” when the opponent makes an error?

[jonol]

On clear winners - fine every time
On forced errors - fine most of the time
Unforced rally errors - fine in small doses
Blatant unforced errors like serve error - fine to say 'lucky' or 'phew'.

This said, I don't care at all what my opponent does but I think the above is a decent guide to how expressive you can be if you want.

I generally celebrate out loud only after winning a really good point like a nice counter or a great loop. Errors by my opponent just don't excite me.

 

[chandyrandy]

What even is the difference really between a forced error and unforced error. Every point except servicr error has you interacting with directly with the other play, by just returning the ball on the table you are forcing their error if they miss. For example someone serves short backspin and you push long to their forehand, normally they'd loop that ball but this one they miss. Is this a unforced error? Surely the nuance on the ball that was given can have some credit, a little faster than expected, a little less spinny. All these things forced the point to end even if most people would say the attacker lost rather than the pusher won. Because of this I don't think unforced errors exist, not in a direct competition sport like table tennis, your balll, good, okay or crap is directly affecting the other player. Anyway that's my opinion lol therefore it's okay to Cho on every all except service error, net, edge or stupid luck!

 

[NetProphet]

What even is the difference really between a forced error and unforced error. Every point except servicr error has you interacting with directly with the other play, by just returning the ball on the table you are forcing their error if they miss. For example someone serves short backspin and you push long to their forehand, normally they'd loop that ball but this one they miss. Is this a unforced error? Surely the nuance on the ball that was given can have some credit, a little faster than expected, a little less spinny. All these things forced the point to end even if most people would say the attacker lost rather than the pusher won. Because of this I don't think unforced errors exist, not in a direct competition sport like table tennis, your balll, good, okay or crap is directly affecting the other player. Anyway that's my opinion lol therefore it's okay to Cho on every all except service error, net, edge or stupid luck!

I see your point but it incorporates a wilful blindness and if you try to explain to someone after a match why you celebrate everything (including their glaring errors) you are going to come across badly to a lot of people.

There's s a certain level of execution expected from the opponent based on how good they are (or aren't).
And so, usually, its very apparent what shots were a bad error from them or which ones were mistakes because of pressure they were under, both cases being based on the ball you gave to them.

We all know when our opponent misses and we were surprised because we were completely expecting them to land the shot. Choing or celebrating this is seen to be bad taste.
When they miss because you gave ball that had too much for them to handle, that's fine to celebrate.
You know the difference between the two, and so does everyone else