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Terrible draw, a reminder that seeding usually has consequences. Japan would have lost to Taipei had they foreseen this result lol. Better to face Germany than go through this,.

On serve you can tell trajectory based on first bounce unless with an extremely advanced server, but in rallies, you use the ball arc to judge, but depending on axis of rotation and how it hits the table as well as extreme spin, some things can go wrong but not often. Sometimes, the real...

The worst part is that it eliminates US from the competition.

I know they test before and after the match so what happened during the match to create this situation?

The only somewhat valid excuse for this mess is that it's an Olympics qualifier, though why have a qualifier in a format without doubles is an open question...

I think most people who get rubber glued by others think it is a very scientific exercise requiring precision. Thia is far from true. Table tennis glues are easy to remove with the fingers so the whole gluing process tends to tolerate errors and learning. You can do it wrong and fix it later...

Agreed, I think that is because the stroke quality doesn't consistently make him feel confident to attack those balls. That's why I spoke about stiffness because I think once he has the technique and racket head speed to attack those balls consistently, his pushing will go away.

No doubt, the point is not necessarily to complain about illegal serves, the point is that he didn't realize they were illegal, so I am thinking, maybe the serves are not as bad as they look on camera. There were other points I wanted to make, but at this point, Gozo does realize he is who he...

I would work on some stretches and training to improve wrist and arm flexibility and finger usage. Maybe it is your grip, but for someone with your fitness, your game looks as if your arms are a bit locked so you aren't transferring enough of your power into the speed and spin on the ball.

Remember the original quote from our resident expert was "the weight or the mass of the ball does not change." Of course the weight is not the same thing as the mass, whether they change or not depends on level of accuracy and precision relative to the problem being solved. The point was not...

Subtle changes over time but still largely the same concept.

If you don’t think his serves were illegal, are you saying that you could read them fairly easily and you could see how he was contacting the ball on the serve?

Waiting for the right second to pounce...

Thanks. There could be situations where it is considered seriously and needs referee opinion. So I guess the question is whether the referee was involved in the decision or not.

So you are saying that an umpire is *only allowed* to give warnings for the first disturbance?

I understand how you feel. It isn't how the umpire interpreted it and the umpire was justified in their interpretation. It wasn't the umpire's fault that it was match point at 2‐2 in the team match when the incident happened.

It is easy to talk up anything. The proof of the pudding is in the play. Low heavy backspin (or any spin) is hard to attack period and the problem with doing it consistently also comes down to reading the spin and pace perfectly enough to be consistent not just on one shot but for multiple...

Okay. You can ask an international umpire about it. Misbehavior that affects opponent's play can be penalized without a warning, it is a judgment of intent and severity. There is no requirement to call a point where someone interferes with the ability of an opponent to play a let.

Okay. Are you a trained umpire by any chance?

In a sport where most top players are encouraged and groomed within training programs for professional or college aspirations by winning all the junior tournaments, it is always nice to see a player who just plays his way onto the team based on interactions with strong players without seeing...