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Yeah it's hard to fault players for actually caring about getting knocked out that it becomes difficult to play. I guess Moregard has always been a hothead so we can chalk it up to poor behavior. But even someone like Dang Qiu managed to bagel himself in the final meaningless game either on...

This sounds more like a question you should be asking a doctor, as I think involuntary tremors are likely a medical condition if they've persisted for decades. I'd start with a GP and ask for a recommendation to see a neurologist.

It's the least unfair system, and the one that both players competed under the assumption of. So I guess they got it right eventually. Still, the shame here is that they were so incompetent that they conveyed the wrong info to both players. That caused Harimoto to go from relieved elation to...

Wait, wasn't the final score: Harimoto T. 7 6 11 11 Groth J. 11 11 6 5 ? So that's Harimoto 35 vs Groth 33. Which site are you reading your results? Why would Groth think he lost then?

Most point wins is a dumb metric for winning though. It just means that Harimoto wound up going to deuce more often than Groth. That's not a sign of excellence at all. The most obvious and fair rule is to go to whoever won the most points *between the two players* who are tied in games. In...

Well that's the thing, nobody seems to know what the ruleset was. Both Groth and Harimoto thought that only the points won/loss in *their match* mattered. As why would points against someone else matter? So they both played their matches with that assumption. This is why Groth didn't celebrate...

Same thing with Harimoto. He won that 4th game and looked so relieved like he dodged a huge bullet. Then pan over to him 5 minutes later and he's crying on the bench next to the coach. I think Harimoto believed the points as a tie breaker only applied to the current match with Groth. He won by...

Well Moregard tried to do that but then the ref gave him a warning. So I guess you're not allowed to. Professionals also have to worry about their health and remain injury free. Them getting paid for an exhibition match is one thing, but why risk their livelihood when there are no stakes...

I always thought Rozena was 45d.

It makes sense in soccer/football since who knows how deep into extra time a match can go without a score. Penalty kicks are just coinflipping with the illusion of some agency. But what's the point of this system in table tennis? There were a lot of 4-0 wins which means an extra game was...

Assad and Moregard just going through the motions this last game. This format showing its major weaknesses today.

Moregard now on the brink of elimination after blowing 3 game points in game 1. Needs to sweep next 3 games.

Wait, what the hell? Harimoto celebrated like he had gotten through the knockout round? But commentators were sure he'd been knocked out already saying he needed to win 11-1 at least. Now they are unsure? What's going on? Edit: ah okay Harimoto thought he got through but then his coach had to...

HT mathematically out of this already even if he wins the 4th game? Great match for Groth

From where El-Biali hit the ball, it's almost certainly an edge. Refs need to take a firm stance to avoid the talking and drama.

You might want to look into research regarding block vs variable (random) practice drills. If he's being feed very clean to balls to predictable spots, then that's a good example of block practice. Introducing slowly different spin and locations to these will help bridge the gap between his...

Yo this Moregard vs Noshad match is fire if you guys enjoy all around play. Lobs, chop-blocks, snakes, and weird spinny stuff galore. I like standard offensive play and even choppers as much as anyone, but I really wish more matchups were like this. 10/10

There's only one scenario where an advanced rubber will 'steer your training' and that's if you run into a coach who for some reason or another recommends or requires his/her student use the most advanced rubbers because that's all that coach knows. You can advance with fast equipment with their...

It's funny how we were all saying in the Dusseldorf feeder thread that, due to his loss to Jha, AJH was a flash in the pan and Cho Daesong would've handled him if in good condition. Then he goes out to tie WCQ just a couple of days later. This sport is hard to predict. BTW, does this mean Jha...

I don't know the exact physics behind all of this stuff, but it seems a bit meaningless to say one is "faster" or "slower" without specifying what the input force is. What we perceive as a fast or slow ball might be unreliable to begin with. A straight ball with less arc may reach the other...