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Yeah, in that he played against Egypt.

Obviously I meant 2010. But in any case it is moot. For 2018, there was no trials including the top players. It is by proving yourself over the top players that they have no choice but to play you.

In Olympics, there is usually a standby 4th team player that is taken and holds the reserve position on the team. And often the 3rd player taken on the team is usually the 4th player from the prior Olympics. The 2009 WTTTC was special in that there was a complete selection event and that event...

Yes but usually the players who win internal qualifiers just watch on their first occasion while the others play. If they show up a second time then they get to play. That is the usual CNT way for bringing in new players. Lin will play at WTTTC.

FZD is the most consistent power player in the world. The question is whether Calderano can take it as well as he gives it as he has been beating the spinners so far.

So much raw power...

Maybe. I would have said Xu Xin or Fang Bo who are less structurally sound. Lin can be a head case but he has no real weaknesses. And yes, I want Hugo to win!

This is why VPNs exist...

Yes. There are other ways of doing this (playing behind serves you usually don't, serving the same serve over and over) but my basic match serves are sometimes even too difficult for players 200 pts below me to return with quality. So I prefer to bash up the person in the first match like you...

Who knows? The rubber was similar to how I remember it. But the grip seemed better. But over 2 years is a hard time to be objective about your memories.

Without serves my rating drops like 200 to 500 pts. I am trying to address this with more practice matches where I don't Do anything but basic or long serves. But it's hard to play aggressive players when you can't back them off your serves. But necessary because this is what happens when...

Right now I am going through nostalgia lane and remembering all the rubbers I used to use in the last 3 years but which I gave up on for one reason or another to see which ones I should revisit given what I am trying to do with my game. I like MX-S but there is a discontinuity problem I...

If you want to play a lower rated player for fun and table time is not an issue, challenge them to a best of 9 so you really have time to experiment. I used to play first to 30 games matches (best of 59, though realistically it was whether the opponent could win one or more games through my...

The Japanese chopper doubles duo used to turn me off with their screams but I have actually become a fan of both of them now. They just keep fighting, even in the face of the Chinese loopers that would drive most teams mad.

The Magic Boll has lost its shine...

Tomo proves me wrong - well played match.

Seems that Tomo is getting sharper in the serve and return game which is where his main advantage has to lie right now. The longer the point, the more disadvantaged he is.

Will take a miracle for Harimoto to beat someone with better touch and control than Harimoto has since Sathiyan is not a power player.

Am I the only one who found the Hayata - Hirano match compelling weird? Deuce, Deuce, Deuce, Deuce, 4-0!

Lucky Lucy - she just barely won the best match of the tournament in terms of shot quality.