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I've been testing Vega Korea for a few weeks now (my season's finished, I get to mess around with equipment for a bit) and it's better than I expected. It has a feeling of "holding" the ball, with a forgiving short game. The middle gears then have a good level of spin, this is where the rubber...

I've had a few sessions with Battle 3 38 degree recently and really like it. I liked Battle 1 back in the day, but never tried any of the Battle 2 variants. B3 has less tack, a more lively sponge. A bit of booster and it would compare very favourably to ESN hybrids, unboosted would probably...

Yup, and this is what we do as clubs - we get a bunch of different setups and try to expose the juniors to it as soon as we can. But this brings the asymmetrical warfare aspect back in. Practical example with easy maths but not far from what actually happens - Let's say we have 5% of juniors...

This is one of those positions that I think seems reasonable in theory, but isn't a sensible position in practice. Lefties do have an advantage, and it is asymmetric, but that doesn't mean it gives the same scale or effect of advantage. Plus, playing left-handed is (generally) not a choice...

Yup, I agree with that. These things tend to reach a balance over time - people test the limits of the rules and the rules respond. For example, I agree with the need for the banning of frictionless pips, and also with the max sponge thickness for reverse rubbers. Within the current...

I like TensorB's description of "asymmetric capability", a nice term that sums up the frustration many players have when they encounter LPs in the early stages of their development IMO. Put simply (because what I take from this discussion - as often happens with this subject - is people love to...

They must be so used to playing each other, countless matches and untold hours of training. ML plays the chaos card.

Ordered some sheets of Battle 3. Used to love Battle 1, missed out all the variations after that, thought I'd have a try with the latest one. Was really tempted by some of the Sanwei 75 blades, but managed to tear myself away from the Buy button for now.

Incredible performance from Japan, such drama. Fantastic to see real pressure being applied to the CNT

Definitely the detail that we all want to know....curious stuff

Jishan Liang's bat failed inspection after his win in the 3rd match against Aidos. In theory, that match then goes to KAZ, meaning USA lose 3-1. But things are just....stopped at the moment,

Massive call from racket control coming up in the USA match...

More can (and hopefully will!) be done to add to the experience of these events, and the prize money does seem low. But thinking specifically about this event and where it was hosted - you have to start somewhere. TTE should be able to use this as a starting point and build up from there. The...

Lily was excellent, fantastic performance, adapted really well when under pressure in both the semi and the final. She was also top drawer off the table, gave the fans lots of time for selfies and signatures after the matches and in the fanzone. A class act, crowd loved her. Cho was really...

Real shame it ended on a sour note, was a great final.

Beast got put through the Mengel.... (sorry). Would have been interesting if he could have sneaked that 3rd game, looked like he was growing into it. Didn't realise that Mengel is playing with a strangely-shaped soulspin blade...

I'm there with a group from my club on Sunday. Really looking forward to it, hopefully more events in the UK in the future.

One of the things I find most beautiful about playing TT is the multi-generational aspect. There's no shame losing to a 60+ year old veteran of the sport - some players have class that outweighs their physical issues. And this is a real joy that puts TT apart from many sports where it's just...

This is quite something. Ah well, at least no mercy point.

Main thing to bear in mind that 09C and K3 could be classed as mild hybrids - just barely tacky - but R53 is a hard and fast non-tacky tensor. Rasanter C53 is the mild hybrid rubber in this space, if you're thinking of going down this route.