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In my club, there is one new guy who never plays matches. He doesn't talk to anyone, so I don't really know him. He looks new to the game. He brings his own robot to practice and seems serious to learn. But for at least a couple months, he only trains looping with another guy who never plays a...

I think the coaches would want to confirm the team way before 2028 so the players have plenty of time to prepare. I am not saying LSD and WCQ can't do the job. Just that, if I want good results, I would want to have an experienced and proven veteran in my team. But it's possible that FZD really...

This is why I think FZD will play in the 2028 Olympic Games. Put yourself in WLQ's shoes, this is my first Olympics as the TT president, I would want the most reliable men in my team. LSD is still lacking experience to perform under pressure.

So it's ourselves to be blamed if we couldn't get our spouses to play table tennis.

In the US, you would need to pay USATT annual fee to get an official rating right? I wonder how much money USATT makes and what efforts USATT tried to promote table tennis.

I think team sports are in general more popular than single player sports. So for direct comparison, TT and pickleball was not popular in the US, being easy to learn and followed as a beginner is a major factor that pickleball grows faster than TT.

Football is basically throwing and catching. Don't let the ball drop and go across the line. I probably would offend many people, but I think it's the most boring sport to do and watch when I often see 2 teenagers playing throw and catch in a driveway. I personally just don't see the fun in it.

If a state includes table tennis in PE classes, organizes competitions between schools, and gives scholarships to town champions and state champions, I believe table tennis will grow fast in the US. But we don't have any law maker or governor who like to play table tennis. One possibility is...

The puck is fast, but we can still see the people and the sticks, and people+sticks hitting each other lol. Again, people like to watch sports that when you are behind, you can use your power to fight back, even though it's a fault. Imagine in table tennis, players would throw their paddles at...

yea, in TT, if you and your partner are 200 ratings apart, you start to lose some fun. But I still think that if the general public has more access to TT (like putting tables in parks), more people would like to give it a try. And I am sure a good portion of people would fine it challenging and...

table tennis is too fast to watch. And if you don't play the game, you would not understand spin at all. People like to watch sports that, when you are behind, you can use power and speed to fight back - people think this is pushing your limits and never give up. But you don't have that in table...

it's a loss to the TT world that she retired right after winning the Olympics. good to hear that she's still sharp.

counter slap is better than counter loop. It smashes your opponent's confidence.

FZD/ Rachel Sung Rachel Sung said in an interview that FZD is her type. If they play doubles and get some chemistry, it would help promoting table tennis in the USA. Butterfly will have the FZD ALC & Sung ALC bundle discount. XD And this can actually happen given that FZD is not in the CNT now.

backhand and tomahawk. All other serves will need to be adjusted or abandoned unfortunately. I doubt this would actually get passed. But this will absolutely enforce fair serves.

Good rule. umpires can actually see this from the sides. And we can implement the offside check from football.

I don't play tournaments and probably I am at a much lower level than you are. But in my opinion, if you have power, you should try some softer sponge first because your power would compensate for it. Unless you are well above 2000 rating and like to play far from the table, you don't need very...

I would suggest allowing each player an option to wear a headband that would place a small official hawk eye camera at the forehead. This would give the most fair judgement and also provide us some good replays. I know it would feel a bit uncomfortable, but if I know my opponent likes that kind...

From the opposite point of view. Sometimes when I play against better players (like 300 ranking better), I got a few good shots and/or lucky shots, and is winning like 8-5 or something. Then I think more than half of the times, I still lost at the end. What should I do to keep pressuring my...

I think FZD will very likely return for the 2028 OG. Just my speculations: 1. I have been hearing that WLQ and FZD are very close. 2. WCQ's FH rally is not consistent. He relies on his serves to get advantages. But the 2028 OG is in the USA. Knowing that the USA and China are expected to...