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Felix actually has a very good away from the table forehand loop for a ph player(better that most Chinese PH players), though not as powerful as LSD's or other pros'. Switching to SP will be huge downgrade to his forehand. In general, SP gains quickness and flatness at the expense of...

Believe it or not, for this type of push ( weak backspin at the middle of the table), smash works if you hit the ball at its peak aiming to the deep end of the table. Try to avoid using big back swing and hit with most forearm and wrist. Because you hit early and sudden with small motion, you...

In Chinese team, the top tier is usually constructed by 2 or 3 players. So, there were LGL/KLH era, WLQ/MLin/WH era, MLong/ZJK/XX era, MLong/FZD/XX era MLong/FZD/WCQ era... Now, it seems we will be entering FZD/WCQ/LSD era. Logically, after lasted as long as 3 eras, MLong got finally pushed out...

It's sad to hear the goat say that.

What an incredible match between the goat and the best from the young generation. The rare smile on Ma Long's face when he was shaking hands with LSD after the match seems to say, "I did my best and now the torch can be passed to this brilliant young man". I am tempted to say, we are entering...

It shows ML owns most hearts in the audience. My heart is with the goat as well.

For sure. When the match goes he distance, age is the enemy for an old player. Quite some unforced errors in game 5 and 6 for ML, a clear sign his energy and focus level were down. Game 7 would be hard for ML.

Indeed. Two major visible improvements for LSD is forehand loop and short game. It's so rare to see a young player with awesome power has such a good receive push.

I believe Zhou Qihao also used it, maybe not as often as Ma Long does. Only in last couple of years, ML added chop block to his toolbox. His usage of the shots is not as frequent as Truls does. Adding this new tool demonstrates ML's amazing ability and willingness to adapt and evolve as he faces...

Give him more time and see if he can add varieties to his forehand. Currently, he has the consistency and power and he will need to add placement, spin/pace variations, etc. At XP's current age, ML's forehand was not much better, at least not as powerful as XP's. Currently, LSD has the best...

Official news report/document, Ma Long's official statement/talk that he was forced to withdraw? Other than that, it's all rumors. As a very old player(Chinese standard), after a grounding Olympic, ML wanted to take a long break, it's quite understandable. Plus, after winning so many titles...

I watched the highlight of the match between XP and LSD. I have to say, it's very entertaining and exciting with so many high quality rallies. The match was dynamic, full of vitality and energy between two very promising young stars. I can not wait to see more rematches between the two. In...

Any hard evidence CNT holding ML for the sake of letting FZD have an easy time for the WTTC title? FZD did win multiple WTTC titles including the one with ML in it, didn't he?

For the honor of 'who is the greatest couch potato' in the forum? :)

I'll say ML has kept evolving over the years which is one the hardest thing, if not the hardest, to do in a fast changing sport. However, the agility, quickness, feelings and fundamentals have been always there even when he was very young, which was the reason he was picked up very early in...

Ma Long second only to FZD? Remember, ML's overall record H2H against FZD is better, not just a little better. Actually, FZD completed his grand slam only at Paris(where ML didn't even play the event) is a testimony how ML had been dominated him over the years considering FZD started competing...

At amateur level, it's true. However, at the same skill level, age is still an important factor, which is why in US nationals and many big events, there are age limited brackets, like U50, U60, U65, etc.

Chinese robot? LOL. He is the most agile player in history, far, far away from being robotic. I guess people call him robot is because he has the perfect strikes most of the time, making very few mistake or being put in a awkward position which has a lot to do his out-this-world agility and...