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  1. I want opinions on my chances of pro

    Your coach's only other tournament within the last year was in October 2024 when he also lost to that other junior, not the one in June 2025, that you were "maybe thinking of". Prior to that in his last three tournaments he lost 0-3 to a 2550 former collegiate player who is not U15, some person...
  2. I want opinions on my chances of pro

    Yep that's Tom Wetzel's club in Bad Aibling, I recognize it easily. Anyone there could have practiced with Pereira for a bit I'm not sure what that is supposed to prove. I believe KTT actually believes this stuff about his coach, but, it is strange to say his coach beat the current #1 U15 boy...
  3. WTT Star Contender Foz do Iguaçu 2025 7/30-8/3

    I started watching somewhere around mid game 3 and haven't gotten to the rest yet, perhaps we'll hear from Hwan soon but a good win and a big shock nonetheless.
  4. WTT Star Contender Foz do Iguaçu 2025 7/30-8/3

    I'm probably opening a can of worms I shouldn't but I have a feeling if a Chinese doubles pair rather than a Japanese pair was given a free second chance at a match that they already lost, we would be hearing a lot more discussion about this, both on this forum and elsewhere... Odo's immediate...
  5. I want opinions on my chances of pro

    We also have his coach's results from USA tournaments and false stories about top juniors his coach beat that he actually lost to 0-3. Yikes...
  6. I want opinions on my chances of pro

    Again, this did not happen. Not even close. You know that USATT tournament records are public information right? He did in fact play the current #1 U15 boy in the country, and he lost 3-0 (11-6, 11-8, 11-3). According to the tournament record you were also at this tournament. Looks like you...
  7. I want opinions on my chances of pro

    He was 2350 in 2006 and then when he returned in 2008 continued to play around a 2350 to 2400 level for the next 17 years until now in 2025. One does not improve from 2350 to 2600+ within less than a two year span and then suddenly go to college and quit and then come back and fall down to a...
  8. WTT Star Contender Foz do Iguaçu 2025 7/30-8/3

    Right in front their face too, pretty impressive
  9. I want opinions on my chances of pro

    As someone said earlier, if his goal is 2400+ in the next 3 years (by age 15), he really should be at 2100 or 2200 now. If he's not there in the next year when he's 13, the chances of hitting that goal by 15 become near zero.
  10. WTT Star Contender Foz do Iguaçu 2025 7/30-8/3

    Don't care enough to do a deep analysis but seems like Yoshiyama was completely controlling the points with short receives up through game 4, so Hwan Bae started serving half long to long forehand and wide angle backhand to prevent this, Yoshiyama tried a few flips over the table unsuccessfully...
  11. WTT Star Contender Foz do Iguaçu 2025 7/30-8/3

    What about Huang Yu Jie?
  12. Daily Table Tennis Chit Chat

    I think you may be overthinking it but if it feels like it works for you then that's great. A lot just depends on the variable that is standing on the other side of the table and how you communicate your training goals to them (if they are even willing to cooperate in the first place).
  13. Prithika Pavade signs long-term sponsorship deal with GEWO

    Agreed, more broadly it wasn't a dig at Pavade but that many sponsorship deals, men's deals included, are losing battles for the sponsors from a simple profit standpoint. ESN companies lately seem to clearly have a bigger pot of money to throw at players and are doing so accordingly, probably...
  14. WTT Star Contender Foz do Iguaçu 2025 7/30-8/3

    When you say all others do you mean Timo and Dima? From what I've heard from many, Duda's work ethic is unmatched.
  15. WTT Star Contender Foz do Iguaçu 2025 7/30-8/3

    And now that missed call costs them the match
  16. WTT Star Contender Foz do Iguaçu 2025 7/30-8/3

    Wild point at 2-1 11-10 of Miwa/Odo vs Cheng I Ching/Huang Yu Jie. Ball hits the edge of HYJ's paddle resulting in a lob that almost spins back to their side of the table. Odo smashes it while also clearly knocking the net assembly and table while the ball was technically still in play. Should...
  17. Prithika Pavade signs long-term sponsorship deal with GEWO

    Victas is branded Japanese but made in Germany for the most part. Same for Stiga and Xiom as being branded Swedish and Korean. So they really fall into the ESN bucket just as much as the other ESN companies you mentioned.
  18. Daily Table Tennis Chit Chat

    Maybe but I think you are assuming that when using slower equipment that necessarily means your opponents returns will always come back slower, and I don't think that is the case unless your opponent cooperates and plays exactly on the terms that you want them to.
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