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Brutal for CIC. Biggest meltdown in the tournament up 7-2 in the 6th and with multiple match points spread out across different games. Shitty when it happens even in casual or league play so havingnit happen at the world championship must be next level painful.

Looks like it's common in Denmark too. Here's Anders Lin reflexively saying sorry when Noshad misses a serve: https://www.youtube.com/live/mZJ4-WNh_oQ?feature=share&t=16196

Amazing half long serve by Togami here with equally amazing camera work: I think more slow mo replays like this would help casual viewers understand just how spinny and low these shots can get. Great stuff

I've seen multiple instances like this in the past few days actually. I can't remember the exact matches, but I saw a few athletes immediately acknowledging imperceptible edge balls on their side when perhaps the umpire and their opponent might have missed it. It's always great to see...

Since this is clearly directed at me I'll respond. I thought I did a good enough job of explaining my thought process. I'm fine with people disagreeing but it sounds like you're confused as to how I came to my conclusions. So... Which part of what I said about ML's behavior is just part of my...

Thanks for the very detailed reply. It's interesting that all of your favorite blades are also very inexpensive (at least compared to Butterfly pricing). Have you tried any of the thicker or harder 7 ply from Sanwei or Yinhe? Stuff like the Sanwei V5 Pro, Yinhe PD 437/537? Or 7 plies from more...

What would be in your top 5 blades along with the Fextra? Is there any blade you would consider a worthy upgrade to the Fextra (i.e. slightly faster and more dangerous while retaining the qualities of the Fextra)?

It's probably better to ask follow up questions like this in your original Rakza 7 thread instead of starting a new topic. Not a big deal but something to keep in mind for the future To answer your question, do you like soft and mushy rubbers? Coming in at under 40 degrees ESN scale, R7 soft...

Amazing match between Aruna and Robles. Gutted for Quadri. Along with making some amazing shots, he also missed way too many easy balls with the Robles on the backfoot away from the table. Probably a sign he was just too amped up.

Fastarc C-1 is not light. Mine cut to a standard blade is 46 grams. I'll echo what Wrighty is saying. If 183 grams is too heavy for you, then consider that the following may be true: 1) You are holding the blade incorrectly and it's causing issues 2) You have pre-existing wrist issues or...

More power outages in Day 4. This event is a mess.

I've never played with a TSP but I imagine the Fextra to be extremely similar to it. They are both around similar thickness (6.0mm vs 6.2mm). And their composition is pretty much the same with two limba outers. The ayous core of the Fextra is 3 layers compared to the TSP's one layer, but...

Aside from that disastrous 6th game, Diaw played a great match. I've watched his Youtube videos and he seems like a good dude with great advice to share, and I hope he keeps finding more success in the future.

I've been reading some books on sport psychology and they all advocate trying to achieve a 'neutral' or even 'zen' state of mind. Part of this is eliminating any negative self talk or thinking. It's also not about overly-positive thinking and trying to force a particular result. So instead of...

I just posted some videos of me doing this same drill in the "Bounce with the ball" thread. In about a month I made a lot of improvement by adding in a recovery bounce/step after every shot. It's made a huge difference for me so I can wholeheartedly recommend that you implement something similar!

I'm trying to understand why I'm the only one upset about this. I watch enough sports to know that dishonesty is a feature and not a bug of some sports (basketball, soccer/football, etc.). I have been very happy to watch pro TT in the past year or so and not see this type of behavior. Most...

This is exactly why we should be more disappointed when someone like Ma Long does it. Honesty in this self regulated sport at the casual play level is a problem. And when you got the most respected player in history trying to get an 'edge' (no pun intended) over his opponent by not following...

No let's not. Ma Long is a millionaire, a national celebrity, and will go down as the greatest table tennis player in history. Wong is a fringe top 100 table tennis guy who probably has spent his life in obscurity and has probably spent many times more pursuing table tennis than he's earned...

Here's a video clip of the "side ball" that ML had a clear view of. Absolutely shocking lack of integrity from him that I never expected.

Poor sportsmanship by Ma Long. Clear edge ball by Wong to win Game 1. ML pretends he doesn't see it and goes with the bad call by the ref. You'd think the greatest of all time would be fine with giving this poor Canadian a fair game against him.