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I tried to tell people that doubles is not singles, but they didn't understand...

Now Lin just needs to beat Fan to complete his domination. Don't be a Fan, Lin!

The thing about Ma Long is that his game was clearly heavily influenced by penhold coaches - even aspects of his backhand and chop block show this:

Nah, Ma Long has been playing chop blocks for probably longer than Koki Niwa.

That's a good alternative explanation for sure. The official word was that the younger generation needed a chance to prove themselves. Whether that means ML and XX were okay with it or not, that is for you to decide.

The question itself is weird. What kind of evidence would satisfy you? Why would you need to hold the older players back to give the younger players a chance to prove themselves if they were completely ready to beat the older players?

To be fair he faces Ma Long in practice more than I will ever know but it was clear after the Tokyo Olympics he had ceded the GOAT coneptiton to Ma Long to the point the CNT held Ma Long back from coming to Houston so FZD could win a WTTC and stop agonizing over not having a major. That is what...

That's FZD's fault, not Ma Long's, IMHO. If FZD had a stronger mindset, we wouldn't be debating this, FZD has the technical skillset for sure.

The word "largely" is there for a reason if you read carefully.

I think Lin is too powerful in the rallies so a lot will depend upon how well he handles Ma Long's serve and receive game. Ma Long is doing something I cannot put my finger on but is the favorite now.

Something is smelly about all this but I am probably just paranoid. All the overtly humble and grateful interviews, the largely smooth victories, the way every spinny forehand lands on the table... he has something in his back pocket that he isn't sharing. And the ITTF, WTT and CTTA are...

Ma Long is using speed glue or something,...

I don't know why and how people can confidently write off Big Chubby. It had been done too often with poor results.

Definitely not the same class, Lin is younger. It is like saying LGY and FZD are the same class.

No doubt, you can pick Ma Long, but the other two players are pretty strong, to me it is at least a 3 way race and I would rank Ma Long at the bottom vs the others because it is very different playing teammates who understand your game (see Zeng Beixun) vs playing foreigners who you have been...

Lin Shidong? Liang Jingkun? You serious?

Wang Manyu's backhand is so strong - I wonder whether He would have a better chance against someone like Sun Yingsha though there, she is probably outmatched on all fronts as well.

And then Chen Meng wonders where her gold would be if she agreed with zeio...

Yeah but the scoreline will say something because as I watch the matches, He is much more aggressive than I remember though I haven't seen her in a while admittedly. Her present playing speed might very well trouble Wang.

Adjusting playing distance is not a trivial thing since the distance you play from is often tied to the distance you rally from either in practice or in most matches. Your instinctive blocks close to the table (and you have a lot of them) would need to become a bit more active and you might...