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I guess that closes the discussion of who are the candidates for men's singles on the men's side. Who did the CNT send on the women's side? That also says a lot.

No I haven't tried the P1. C1 is slower, lighter and easier to spin with than G1. Otherwise it is the same topsheet, just a softer sponge.

The other thing is that soft sponge is not the same as soft topsheet and hard sponge is not the same as hard topsheet. T05 has a hard topsheet. That is why it arcs thr ball so much. T80 is softer and T64 is softer still in terms of topsheet. T05FX has had topsheet with soft sponge. Fastarc G1...

Here is a Larry Hodges article that is at least partly related. https://butterflyonline.com/tip-week-serve-forehand-loop/

This is the first of a 3 or 4 video series that discusses the subject a little. https://youtu.be/NQpv4iDsYyk

Play handicap with a much better player and try to be consistent and see what happens. Your training hours will never match theirs, so you need to hit winners or fool them enough times to win the match. Yoass didn't rush that much he took the risk that was required to beat the player. Looking...

Probably a year thing. Ratings are usually valid for a year.

Yeah, the handicap was a clue, and I think with the handicap you played perfectly. Your win looks exactly like mine when I play handicap.

Didn't look bad to me. You have a very physical stroke with good quality. The main thing is that you like to smash, but I guess that dates you more than being a flaw since you land a fair amount of them even though you also miss a fair amount of them. We never got a chance to see whether...

I think the missing part of your analysis is what happens when Ding Ning is allowed to optimally prepare for a single event. She is going to the Olympics. She has done this twice already and knows what it takes. They will internally prepare her for Ito and defence. Nothing she can't handle...

It seems I could be wrong. I just re-read the document and saw line 3.1 (substitutions). But someone has to explain how it might work. If it does work the way I don't think it does, then they may allow Ito to replace anyone Japan removes because her ranking is high enough. But I don't think...

1) His overall technique is excellent. 2) He is more powerful than most players on any given day. 3) His consistency vs. foreign opposition. Yes, Ovtcharov, Harimoto and Calderano have beaten him once, but who else really? 4) The example of ML and the fact that ML is the only one that Fan...

https://ittf.cdnomega.com/eu/2019/02/MWC_WWC_QUAL_SYSTEM.pdf

The next player in the Continental cups takes over. Unless ITTF nominates a replacement in the wild card spot, there is no replacement mechanism in the sense that the spot belongs to Japan (it doesn't).

No. There is a whole selection process described in their qualification document based on placement in continental cups and ranking. You can't get in without playing the continental cup. Usually when China replaces, it is because they are pulling out either the World Champ or the top...

The thing is that at 19, for people to feel comfortable putting the pressure on you, you have to have a serious track record of doing amazing things. She didn't beat Wang Manyu in the WTTC. When you look at a 3 year or 4 year period, she is not going to stack up with the Liu Shiwens and Ding...

Not really unless she was nominated as the wild card if that still exists. IF someone drops out, they usually go to the next eligible player in the continental cup.

They have internal rankings based on a variety of criteria (CSL, Tour,) and coaches discretion as well. I don't think only winning tournaments counts. But maybe someone with more insight might provide details.

Pick the most experienced team, which is what China has traditionally done. In any case, Sun Yingsha has no big titles so it will be a huge stretch. She will also be young at the next cycle.

Oh, it is encouraging to see years of technical work on the backhand pay off even if it is only one tournament so far. His new coach must be doing something right.