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The way the camera starts zooming in as closely as possible when he starts tearing up... sad but funny

Not that strange, it is explained why on the previous page

That's why they threw money at KCJ, as mentioned earlier the ESN brands are opening up the wallet for sponsorships these days, maybe more than Butterfly

Yeah it's the case in a select few countries in East Asia but not even all of Asia, but definitely not the case in most of Europe and the rest of the TT playing world - other brands have plenty of representation elsewhere on the map

I know a very big name European player who pretty much solely prioritizes league matches, WTT is just a cherry on top, and he's not the only one

The latter, they won't be serving meals in the hotel near 10pm, so now you have just played a backbreaking 7 gamer, made the trek back to the hotel, are probably physically and mentally exhausted, and you need to find something that is still open for food at that hour which depending on your...

Another thing I'm not sure if you mentioned but oftentimes the meals served at the hotel are only put out at a certain time. And hotels often are not super close to the venue. So it is easy to miss the designated meal times if your match is scheduled at a certain time and then you are on your...

If you're looking at the top players in the world, what equipment they use often isn't as simple as what they prefer to use

Oh yeah of course, I just mean it is understandable how Kanak could have lacked that extra push as things started going south in the middle of the match.

And the part you can't say out loud is that Ionescu had a joke of a first round match while Kanak got a tough player who plays in the TTBL, just to compound the rest issue.

Great guy and solid player. He spent some years here in the US coaching and playing before moving back.

Habesohn rolls over Kenji 5,5,7,9. Oof...

Tibhar has been dominant in France long before the Lebruns. Tibhar and Donic have been leaders in Belgium as well. Andro has been a presence for a while I hear. Netherlands I'm not as sure and you probably know better than me but I was under the impression JOOLA always had a strong presence...

True - Ionescu's last singles match was earlier on the 17th. Doubles is not nearly as draining as singles.

Ionescu is very good - so are a few other of the young Romanians. Tough break for Kanak having to play a 7 gamer in the late evening and then immediately turn around another match the following morning.

What countries are those? Butterfly's sponsorship policy is pretty clearly "top players in the world, earn your position and we'll be there waiting for you", and I don't see them getting into the club level or lower level players any more than ESN brands. Currently in 2025, ESN brands like...

All three things are among the least important if the goal is 2100 and no more

Those coaches may be doing those drills for a reason you don't see, or they could also be doing them aimlessly. No way to know unless you talk to them or their students about the goals of their training, or just trying yourself. Also, those former champion coaches you mention likely are...

She's around 5'7 to 5'8 Her build is a lot of leg, so bending low is relatively harder than someone of the same height with different proportions. Playing over the table and fast off the bounce lends itself well to a higher position. Opening off of heavy topspin on the forehand isn't a huge...

You weren't merely making an observation - you were saying that mamedium has "no sense of humor" for taking exception to what was clearly a crude sexual joke, and far from the first one.