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National and provincial versions of Hurricane 3 are widely available to public now. In China, DHS even has an official Taobao store selling them.

Of course technique trumps equipment. But equipment must complement and enable one's technique and game. A junior looper isn't going to get by with plain Sriver with the plastic ball, whereas someone used to the short game of Mark V might not be able to get used to the bounciness of Omega VII...

Agreed on this, Sriver can still be used offensively, to an extent (but you could also say that you can use long pips offensively). I guess it's all relative, where Sriver and Mark V are probably on the least offensive end of the offensive rubber spectrum. That said, I don't necessarily think...

Indeed, I thought the review got most of the main points across. Don't think Dan's ever made reviews where he gets a robot to shoot a ball at a static bat to compare throw angles. Frankly, that'd be pretty boring - clearly that's not Dan's style, and this is reflected in his channel's...

That lower right bracket in the men's draw is savage...

ZJK changed to T80 when the plastic ball came into effect because of the need to create more spin while maintaining stability. Mizutani made the same move.

LOL ;) Previously I actually believed that LJK was using an actual Alnade, given how close it is in composition to the Viscaria. But this pretty much confirms that anyone in the CNT who appears to use anything that seems similar to a Viscaria (Yasaka Alnade, Yinhe, Donic, etc.) is almost...

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Sometimes we forget that these athletes have their own lives to live too. Often, table tennis isn't even their first choice of sport, but their physical talent and willpower saw them through a glorious career. You could make the same comment about Zhang Yining for example - she gave it all up...

Incorrect actually, she used an Innerforce ZLC but with an unbranded Viscaria-style handle because she's not under contract with Butterfly at the moment.

Definitely agree, it has this amazing versatility similar to the W968. Solid but soft touch, and yet massive pace when you need it.

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Falck out to Shibaev 4-0, didn't see that one coming! Also Apolonia losing again to someone much lower ranked - ever since I started noticing his name (perhaps around the time his blade came out), he pretty much hasn't beaten anyone interesting.

I have a P700 from about 2011 or so and it is 6mm. Not sure if it has changed since then. TT11 says it's about 6.2mm.