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Timo said the same thing about Dignics 09c. Just another way in which Dan plays like Timo.

I was speaking tongue-in-cheek, it has been fairly obvious for a while, I don't watch him enough to figure out the inconsistency but his offensive lefty game has top 20 at least written all over it if he can be consistent.

I don't know.... the preparation level will be amplified.

Understood. I think you underestimate the legend of Fan at 13 because he wasn't on tour but he was already on the provincial teams. But this is not a scientific argument, it's one where opinions can differ on the impact of things. Harimoto was beating players with specific styles and...

Inquiring minds want to know the answer to this question.... Is Chan Baldwin the most dangerous underdog in the world?

Yes but again these are singular prodigies. If this was being driven primarily by the ball, there would be many such players. Even with the old ball on the women's side we had Guo Yue. But you made my main point better than I did. Imagine if Harimoto was Chinese, he would be another...

Exactly and since I posted the tests that ITTF does at racket controls, I will wait for your evidence that they test for friction. Absent that, I will assume they don't. I am open to evidence that they do. I just haven't seen any. When you have your evidence that they do, please provide it...

You may be right, but again, we haven't had other 12-14 year olds performing at that level since the plastic ball was created so is it that Harimoto was a singularly prodigious guy or the plastic ball is the dominant explanation? My point is that since other players are haven't done it with...

Then the real point is that claiming that pips rubbers are illegal if they don't have a certain friction limit is useless because there is no test for it.

No. I actually posted that the test procedures written by the ITTF have zero tests listed for rubber friction and I wasn't the one who claimed that there was a test for rubber friction being used by the ITTF. It is up to the person who claims that to substantiate it. Hint: read prior posts...

Here is a January 2025 page on what they test for with enhanced racket testing. You can point out where friction limit shows up in there: https://www.ittf.com/2025/01/15/ittf-unveils-enhanced-racket-control-process/ Pre-Match Control: Rackets will be checked by designated racket testers for...

You can provide the example you have in mind. Your list is inverted player faulted for rubber thickness and VOCs. If someone got faulted for friction test, you can share. I don't have to substantiate it, you can provide one example if you know of it.

Well, you can ask, but there is no point saying something is tested when the equipment for testing is not specified easily and no one has been faulted for infractions.

As crazy as it sounds I just bought an HAL and a Wavy (CS) from tt11. Xiom stopped being stupid and grabbed the easy money.

Looking more closely at the video, I know the umpire from his (and my) playing days, he used to use long pips too lol...

100% agree. I still use thin brush against some juniors but I also still struggle much more than before because the game is just not as effective so you need power finishing shots and you also need to be ready for countertopspins more than blocks. Even brush now is somewhat athletic to...

I think this take on Harimoto's game doesn't add much, juniors didn't flood the top 10, Harimoto was still a singular prodigy and he played a similar style as a junior when winning titles before the advent of the plastic ball, Yes the plastic ball changed things, but it didn't send Harimoto...

If you mean the athletic offensive component is more dominant now, I agree. I am not sure though whether the plastic ball caused it or the growth of youtube and the exporting of TT knowledge. Though less spin on the plastic ball made it easier for athletic and offensive styles to dominate more...

I actually meant Lin Shidong - sure the draw presents more information. It's an invitation to prognosticate in advance of seeing the draw.

Harimoto beating Wang injected more excitement into this event lol. Now we have a four way race between Lin, Hugo, Harimoto, and Felix. Anyone have a winner chosen already?