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  1. WTT CHAMPIONS MONTPELLIER

    Because the umpire determined it was bad enough there was no point giving a warning.
  2. WTT CHAMPIONS MONTPELLIER

    Father time is undefeated.
  3. WTT CHAMPIONS MONTPELLIER

    Groth has been up and down over the years you mean. This guy has silver medal at European Games before.
  4. WTT CHAMPIONS MONTPELLIER

    In the French League earlier this year or maybe last year, XP and Lebrun had a great 2-3 match where Lebrun came back to win from down 0-2. In XP's upset at China Smash, the result was 4-3 XP. So no result will prove the last time was a "fluke", any winner will be grateful regardless of the...
  5. WTT CHAMPIONS MONTPELLIER

    Hugo has had a problem with shielding the ball with his left arm all through his career. Not sure why you are so convinced he serves cleanly just because he tosses the ball high.
  6. WTT CHAMPIONS MONTPELLIER

    Lily doesn't have a chance.
  7. WTT CHAMPIONS MONTPELLIER

    They are probably being formally evaluated at the tournament. This is what tends to happen at events where formal evaluations are taking place.
  8. Countering heavy top challenge

    I don't know quite how the club settings in the UK work but at my club in Philly when I started playing, there were a few very strong players 2000 to 2200 USATT, who were very aggressive ball bashers, and could generate balls loaded with spin. But they couldn't attack everything if you played a...
  9. Countering heavy top challenge

    Table tennis is so mental that you have to continue to find stories that keep you relaxed or at least in the best playing mindset. Why tight when you have stepped up a level? Unless you play your best TT when tight, you need to reframe that better.
  10. Countering heavy top challenge

    The truth is that at the amateur level, just about everyone's serves are somewhat dubious if not illegal, they just don't know it yet. And the reality is that many illegal serves don't really interfere with anyone's enjoyment of the game at the lower levels unless one makes it an issue in which...
  11. Countering heavy top challenge

    Hi Wrighty67, I don't have a great bedside manner today, so forgive me. Your blocks were really so bad that you can go back to square one and do much better if you just practiced a little bit more against slow heavy topspin with your coach. It's a very simple fix and one that should improve...
  12. Drills VS In Game

    Wrighty made a similar complaint about his game and progress a while back and as a fellow adult learner, I will tell you the same thing I told him. A lot of footwork is tied to anticipation, and the way you reduce anticipation demands is by 1) understanding the angle of play and 2) hitting...
  13. Drills VS In Game

    Getting good at drills doesn't translate to matches unless things are done in the drills that simulate what is giving you problems winning points in matches. If you are returning serves like crap and getting your returns killed, having great footwork isn't going to help with that. It is the...
  14. WTT CHAMPIONS MONTPELLIER

    Yep, that is why I called for a return to *some* separation by association in the other thread.
  15. WTT CHAMPIONS MONTPELLIER

    Bring back separation by association, please... maybe a weaker form... something, please!
  16. ETTU European Championships 2024

    Teams event is separate in ETTU and hosted in alternate years, Sweden hosted and won last year.
  17. 2024 ITTF Pan American Championships (October 13-20 in El Salvador)

    I answered my own question, they lost to Chile with Daniela Ortega crushing Amy Wang 3-0. Would like to know the story behind that one, though Daniela looks like a serious player.
  18. ETTU European Championships 2024

    It is hard to see backward tosses away from the table from the camera perspective shown on most serves, and this was the issue the umpire was faulting her on - it is easier to see backward tosses side on from our perspective, but harder for the umpire to gauge them without having a feeling for...
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