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There was a ball update at the start of the month: TSP - SL-Premium 40+ - Seamless - White - Made in China Also, bit of minor news. Xiom say via facebook that they have an "Elite" training ball, 1 star, made in germany.

Xylit gets my vote for ITTF president.

I've got some on order, shipping on Wednesday hopefully.

Great to see LGY pull this off. Makes the WTTC much more interesting IMO.

Man. If you ever want to worry about the state of the human race, just read YouTube comments. Blergh.

Oh my god - what a time to pull out a hand switch winner loop from miles away. I'm gutted she lost after that point. They should just give her the win, or a medal or something.

He's using one of the custom-order ones Baal sold to the dude from London. LGY then bought it from him from eBay, but the overall plan is for LGY to send it back to Mr London and then it goes straight back on eBay as a National Team blade. Unbeatable business sense.

Wow, big result there. Great match as well - XX v LGY.

Ah, there's a guy translating FZD on the youtube comments feed, and he's just mentioned that this is Table B. Table A is the LED one, and that XX is more used to Table A in comparison with LGY.

Whooooa. What a rally. Strange decision with the tables. Sure, the led ones are probably strange to use, but chopping and changing in the middle of an event?

I'd second this kind of advice. Most premades are severely limited in terms of spin generation, which might seem like a good idea in the short term but will only hold you back in the end. Then you might think that replacing the rubbers with better ones would be a good idea, but most premades...

On TT11 (and in everywhere general), the Xiom are more expensive than XSF and Kingnik. When I tried them, the Kingnik seemed roughly the same as the XSF. I know that people have been complaining about recent XSF batches, so perhaps Kingnik are worth a go. Joola Flash are another option -...

Ha ha - "rustic feeling". So suitable for players who live in barn conversions in the countryside and keep border collies?

I find some of what FZD does incredible, but generally he's all-or-nothing and doesn't mind spraying the ball around while trying to crush incoming balls from close-in. Technically a very demanding approach, but not great for rallies or spectacle for the viewers. My worry is that he will never...

No, it's an led screen below a clear plastic top.

ITTF are streaming on YouTube as well.

I can't see Blue Storm being available before 1st April, because it isn't on the current LARC. Rasanter is though, so can be sold before the new LARC comes into effect.

I take that with a pinch of salt. I know someone who swears blind that they get more spin with seamless than with Nittaku Premium, and he's one of the best players in the top division of my local league. And I agree with him! But many don't, and you know yourself how hard it is to measure...

Sounds pretty positive so far! Any breakages yet? Hope you don't mind me asking - where did you order this lovely haul from?

Sure. Despite my Celero being 84g and the Zoom being 92g, and the Celero being quite a lot thinner, the Celero plays harder and stiffer. They both play a general topspin game really well, but the Zoom has more tolerance for errors simply because it's slower (and of course it generates less...