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  1. Fan zhendong, Ma Long and Cheng Meng announces Retirement from WTT/ITTF

    https://x.com/GauzySimon/status/1873062865999151161 Full quote from Simon Gauzy: "Statement not accepted. Telling the facts without any changes, that is what you are doing. We are loosing icons of our sport because of those « rules ». You can’t ignore the fact that this is not helping the...
  2. Hurricane 3 but which one? Advice please

    Same here. For peace of mind and if in budget H3 Neo provincial orange sponge 39° or Nittaku Hurricane 3 Neo (NR-8701) 1). Maybe 38° if used unboosted. Should make a good fit boosted and unboosted with the Drinkall Powerspin (similar to Viscaria). On an allround blade I would definitely boost...
  3. Zhang Jike signs with Donic

    Ovtcharovs blade was/is 249€ https://www.donic.com/DONIC-ORIGINAL-NO.-1-SENSO/110279020 Butterfly FZD ALC just 179.90€ https://de.butterfly.tt/fan-zhendong-alc.html They could make a smaller Donic Esprit (49.90€)
  4. Zhang Jike vs. M-ONE from PONGBOT: A Showdown of Legends and Technology

    https://pongbotstore.com/product/m-one/ Just a bit expensive 18418.77 Euros...
  5. Recommend backhand rubber for dhs 301

    Rakza 7 and 7 Soft are typical ESN tensor rubbers not classical rubbers like Sriver. Not the fastest nor the ones with maximum catapult but a lot faster and with more catapult than Sriver. Sriver has a sponge hardness of 38° JPN/BTY which is around 48° ESN or 37° DHS/Shore A. Sriver FX and Mark...
  6. Medium hard rubber for backhand

    Sponge hardness should be similar in theory but I can't say how they feel overall (topsheet + sponge) because I've only used H8-80 and Glayzer 09C for a while.
  7. Medium hard rubber for backhand

    H8-80 was afair always available with specified sponge hardnesses: 37° and 38° Normal H8 39°, 40° and 41° (formerly labeled with soft, medium and hard) but also available from some shops with 37° (e.g. dhs-729.eu, prott.vip or ttnpp.com)
  8. Dignics 09c vs DHS Huriccane 3 NEO

    tt-japan.net should ship to Canada if their currency list includes Canadian Dollars ;) Currently only some provincial and national versions https://tt-japan.net/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=1_2&disp_order=8&filter_id=34 e.g. provincial H3Neo blue sponge for 39.44€, $41.52, £32.56 or 58.79...
  9. Alternative for boosted h3 neo, for a kid

    I would say that the FastArc is still usable. No significant damage or excessive wear in the main hitting area. Just to give some numbers: a ESN rubber like the FastArc was good for 30 to 60 hours (including reboosting) on my BH and looked much worse than this but this depends a lot on training...
  10. Alternative for boosted h3 neo, for a kid

    As some have already pointer out: there is no alternative to boosted H3. The question is which sponge hardness he is currently using. This forcing might be caused by a too hard sponge. For BH I would get 37°, and maybe 38° later. 39° and more is just too much in most game situations 1) Cheap...
  11. Dignics 09c vs DHS Huriccane 3 NEO

    I usually buy from HWSport https://www.aliexpress.com/store/4965023 Playa Pingpong https://playapingpong.aliexpress.com/store/319599 or Chinese PingPong https://pingpong.aliexpress.com/store/1019735 and had zero issues (but I only buy commercial and provincial H3s). Li-Ning/DHS also have an...
  12. What blade would you recommend for someone stepping down from carbon?

    It is very close to the Force Pro Special according to https://ttgearlab.com/2020/12/30/tibhar-bernadette-szocs-signature-1-overview-lab-test/ Maybe a bit thinner on average. YEO likes to be hit hard and becomes more flexible after some time ;) Maybe try/select a lighter/thinner one. The...
  13. Alternative to Nittaku PK50 (and 8-80) ?

    Codexx EL Pro 52 is harder, heavy (>50g cut) and fast if used properly. Nice FH rubber but too hard for (my) BH. Harder to play/to get decent spin/arc than H8-80 37 on BH. Other rubbers that might work: Butterfly Glayzer 09C: My red 2.1mm one (99g with package) had just 44g cut. Similar sponge...
  14. Recommend blade under $35

    729 Blue Arylate and 729 Blue Advance (Viscaria structure) 729 Yellow Arylate and 729 Yellow Advance (KLC), inner-carbon, limba outer. Neottec Mark Carbon or Voodoo Classic
  15. What blade would you recommend for someone stepping down from carbon?

    There are some 7-ply blades that could work: TSP/Victas Swat (thinner than many 7-ply blades) or Sanwei Fextra (One) if they are not heavy (e.g. <= 87 g). 5-ply blades: - Yasaka Ma Lin Extra Offensive. Try to get a YEO below 90g - Xiom Fuga overlooked 5-ply with koto, spruce, ayous, spruce...
  16. What song are u listening to now?

    If anyone has ever used Java I would recommend listening to Nanowar of Steel "HelloWorld.java" :)
  17. Andro NUZN 55 vs DHS Hurricane 3 Neo Provincial

    Two things that need to be considered here: 1. if one cannot or does not use legs, hips, body rotation etc. properly for looping which muscles/body parts will most likely be (over)used? Usually shoulders and maybe elbows and wrists. Tensor rubbers don't help with these issues and they also need...
  18. What elo rating is TTD and Pongfinity?

    Was at least. Currently (mytischtennis.de -> Andro Rangliste -> all continents) he's at 2700. Otto is ranked at 2131 QTTR Miikka at 2126 QTTR
  19. Can you help me understand how it is possible to join the main league of the country in which a person lives?

    Training, training, and a lot more training. Be able to loop heavy backspin consistently is a good start. Losing too much energy might be a technical issue but playing against a good defender is usually always physically demanding regardless what one is doing. The main strategy against defenders...
  20. Setup Recommendations (Wooden blade + BH Rubber recommendations)

    I only used V>15 and V>11 for some time on BH but never Rakza X. What I can say is that the durability was better than BlueStorm Z2. V>11 a bit less durable than V>15 maybe due to its different sponge. Ups.. The link from above compares the normal Ma Lin Carbon not the ML Soft Carbon (which...
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