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That Abbasi beat Xue Fei likely shows that the CNT still has a major pips/anti problem.

Maybe there was a turnaround from practicing for another event that threw off their instincts because of a change in tables/ball etc.

I believe he is older (over 30) but not sure.

The results are all so simultaneous it looks orchestrated though...

Kim is not a joke.

Are there really two Kim Taehyun's? LOL.

CCY is the greater player for sure, but he couldn't beat Ovtcharov in recent years. When CCY was 31 in 2011/2012, the ranking system was different and used both results and the quality of opponent to calculate rating. Pitchford would have fared better under that system than the current one...

Pitchford has been very explicit about the impact Covid has on him and his broader issues with mental health. He is playing worse but has not changed fundamentally as a player. Anyone can point to stats, stats also need to be interpreted and then the question is whether the interpretation...

Dima (r.18) lost to Pitchford when Pitchford was lower ranked (r.64) than he is now. Vincent Picard beat Yang Wang (ITTF Ranking in the top 100) at 3-0. He has taken good players the distance on the ITTF tour. I know some of us only look at WR when we want to assess a player. But when a...

Lots of good wisdom in here, but the conclusion is overstated. A good fast long push is a strong weapon for sure, but executing a good long fast push is also at least as difficult as a decent short push. And a short push doesn't have to be truly short to be effective, it just doesn't have to...

Picard is buried on the France depth chart, so yeah, it's all about the stats. I am sure you can confirm that Rolland is top 100:

That is such a depressing story for a son to bear, I am sure the man was proud of his son, well done, LGY.

We are still waiting for Ma Long to become the Messi of MLTT... after that, I will agree with you lol....

Of course it is a different level. Pitchford was displaying his "past prime" form. Could only beat Picard 3-1...

We had a recent discussion on another thread about MLTT players and how the league is getting old (the argument was that the more dynamic leagues in Europe like Pro A are younger). Well, we just saw Freitas vs Alamiyan. Now it is Pitchford vs. Picard, with Picard already up 1-0.

I don't think anyone has said that, contrary to your position. The issue is the balance between truly allowing an individual to compete and fulfil his potential regardless of the situation vs relegating him to being someone who helps fulfil the potential of others or what the country's...

It's not just tennis, it's also badminton. It's funny how people are claiming that they watch all kinds of sports and they don't see the same things happening, when even a cursory look at Asian sports will show the same exact things pretty much everywhere - here are players coming in on elevators:

I think no one would confuse this tournament with having taken place in any part of the USA. But maybe not...

It's what table tennis fans especially the purists prefer. A focus on the sport. Fan girls are a distraction from the competition. Top players in the past never needed them. The girls breaking into Fan's hotel room are putting the sport at risk and causing early retirement.