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I have been thinking about this. And in watching the China trials for the World Championships in Suzhou, I am starting to get excited about the upcoming World Championships. It is not so far off now. It will be in May. And I am wondering who will win. Will it be Fan Zhendong? He won the...

Okay, this year we are going to start something new. When you guys watch a match and see a great rally that you think could win best or CRAZIEST of the year, you post it here. Try to post the month it is from. So start finding the best rallies, the craziest points, the most amazing shots of...

Two Blades from OSP A couple of months ago I decided I wanted to play with an all wood blade. I had been using a Butterfly Timo Boll ZLF for almost 1 and a half years. The blade I was using still works fine. I could go back to it if I wanted to. But I had decided that I had tried one of...

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That is right. It is that time of year again. It is time to get ready to choose the best shots of the year. In 2011 Dan made history making his Best Shots of the Year video which went viral and was shown on television and news stations across the globe. Again, in 2012 Dan's video went viral...

This is an article about my table tennis coach: Paul David. He had a great run at the recent Goodwill Games scoring two amazing comebacks and achieving his highest international ranking ever. Paul is an awesome guy, and an amazing coach who has helped my game improve sooooo much...

This is a video of my friend Tahl Leibovitz. He is a pretty amazing player. He is a handicapped player. A guy who coached him when he was a kid said of him: "Tahl has amazing talent. But the reason Tahl is so good is, he is a fighter. He is not afraid of anything and he will fight for every...

Okay, so, I was recently using one of the top of the line Stiga table tennis shoes: http://stigatabletennis.com/en/products/shoe-center-court/ They look pretty good. They look like they are made to hold up to the stress of play. I found that this was not the case though. The sole of the shoe...

Okay guys. I can't believe we have just a little more than 2 months of 2013. It has been a great year for table tennis. So many great matches, so many great rallies and shots. It is now time to start thinking about the best shots of the 2013 season. Here is your chance to help participate...

This is footage of a good match that occurred last weekend in my area at a local tournament. It is the Open Level Finals match. It goes right down to the wire. Westchester 2013 April Open - Open Singles Finals (Damien Provost vs. WANG Zhen) Game1 Game2 Game3 Game4 Game5

This is Zhang Jike on a Chinese television show. A friend of mine sent it. Kind of fun to see him in this light. He comes across as fairly nice and not what a lot of people think of him from how he is during a match. Video with Eng Sub(Annotation)

I was trying to think about what I like so much about this site and this forum and why I feel that Table Tennis Daily is really the best website out there in the Table Tennis world. These are the things I came up with. 1) I love the way Dan moderates and overseas the site. He is always so...

I saw this and thought discussion on the subject would be interesting. http://tabletennis.about.com/od/rants-opinions-philosophy/a/Protesting-Against-Plastic-Ping-Pong-Balls.htm It is worth reading the article. But I will post one part of it that is pertinent here: "Take a Stand and Sign...

Who do you think will win? Can Europe pull a big upset and take the tournament? Or will Asia be dominant? It looks like the cards are stacked against the Europeans. What do you think will happen. Vote in the poll and add your comments in this thread. Bojan Tokic - Photo by: Roscher The...

In tennis you have games, sets and matches. 1) Games: games are short, one person serves for the whole game. Then in the next game the other player serves. The games take anywhere from 3 to 15 minutes to play. 2) Sets: a set is made up of games. The first player to win 6 games while...

Okay here is the scenario: this guy is serving a backhand serve from the forehand side of the table. His girlfriend is complaining that his serve is illegal because she says he taps his racket on the table as part of his pre-toss ritual and the tap is distracting her. A person who knows the...

The last clip in this video the way Waldner just stands there, sets Liu Gouliang up and puts him away, and that expression on his face: Made me think of this video of Eric Cantona's goal: Which WiWa kindly posted for me. I love this goal and I also love Cantona's celebration after...

I just thought this would be good for people to know. There is a new Table Tennis club in New York City, lower Manhattan. It is called: King Pong Soho Here is the Website which, as of now is till not really finished: http://kingpongsoho.com/ It is a very nice club. Not big but very nice...

So this is a simple poll. How many of you out there think that China can go through the whole World Team Tournament without dropping a Match. Go ahead and vote in the poll. :) Ma Long of China returns the ball during the Championship Division Group A match against Panagiotis Gionis of...

I thought this was fun to see. This is Fang Bo who, over the summer played Timo Boll in the China Supper League and in one of his matches he beat Timo 3-0. Here he is playing Dora Kurimay at a tournament in Baltimore that happened last weekend. So while Ma Long was winning the Pro Tour Grand...