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I would 100% disagree, having hated numerous Boll ALCs and loving the one Carbonado 190 I currently have.

Well, if you would rather send an injured Ma Long or a blind Mizutani over a healthy Lin Gaoyuan or Koki Niwa, that is your prerogative. My point is that Koki Niwa is an accomplished TT player and there is no point making it sound like he can't play when he goes through bad periods because you...

The Vega Japan I remember felt amazing but the booster effect made it shrink really fast. Haven't tried it in years thoughl

Everyone goes through tough periods. There isn't that much difference between Mizutani and Niwa in big events when both are at their peak. Mizutani is clearly the greater player but Niwa does pretty well. A bad patch cannot be what you look at only when deciding who to play.

Recency.bias. He is a WTTC quarter finalist.

Tracking is something the brain does. It doesn't always do it well even when you are looking at the ball, hence the whiffs and wobble effects we often experience (see Harimoto on the last point vs Xu). No point deducing what Mima saw.

Xu Xin pushed the ball dead/with light topspin and Harimoto didn't read it. That is probably why Chen Qi was complaining.

Jeoung Youngsik had the same problem. Taking on Xu Xin while holding the table without using sticky rubber is extremely difficult.

The commentators didn't see the net as obvious. Yet some think it was so blatant that Ito was cheating. Get her for those dodgy serves instead.

I think the Carbonado series are different from the Acoustic series and it depends on your feeling. I have hit with a friends Acoustic Carbon and I didn't feel like I liked it as much as I like the Carbonado I have. I have all the X45 series and the 190 as well. Since I am transitioning to...

The 145 is too different from a Viscaria. The 190 is much closer and then things like feeling of the top ply and handle come into play. I actually use the 190 now as my backup blade with MX-K.

I played league at Lily Yip TTC. The league ends too late on Friday night for me to attend regularly since it is 1.5 hr drive from my house and often ends after midnight. Likely because of the upcoming NA teams event, there was significant attendance. I went 7-2 playing in group 3. Prova ky...

Bryan gave the answer I gave. I much prefer the Carbonado 190 to the Boll ALC because of the limba outer ply. The 145 is a bit closer to 5 ply all wood behavior.

https://youtu.be/jGF-wslhRmY

I really didn't think Mizutani had a chance going by current form but he found a way to pull it out. I need to watch the match, the YouTube stream died early for some reason.

This format also puts pressure on the attacker if the defender has a lead.

No point changing to a rubber you haven't used enough to decide for yourself. If not, just try, no rubber can be so bad for your level that you can't test it.

I use water based glue to repair it and it comes together fine. Nothing is coming off, it just looks a little rougher. Because of the gash. I did switch to my Carbonado 190 after and still managed to win the match 3-2 (after losing the first 8 games 0-3, 0-3 and going down 0-2). I suspect...

https://youtu.be/s42IlUvnCWo

Played league today like I did last week. Last week I won one match and lost 4 as the bottom seed in the top group. The goal is to be more match tough in advance of the NA Teams during Thanksgiving weekend. This week, as expected, I was in the 2nd group and the second seed, the first seed...