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I recommend watching this two part serving clinic. It is by a guy named Richard McAfee, who is a US coach, and who despite not being in great shape and movable anymore, is still ranked 2200-2300 which in the US is pretty impressive. Anyway, he gives a pretty good overview of serving and some...

yeah i think ma long should win this. in the bottom half, Ma Lin and ZJK should reach the semis, neither of whom i think can beat Ma Long. Ma Long and Wang Hao will probably be in the semis in the upper half, and I don't think Wang Hao usually bothers to play the level required to beat Ma Long...

this is such a hugely hypothetical question, and of course it ultimately depends on the player. But if I truly had to come to a conclusion, I would have to go with new age penhold. In certain situations it is weaker than the shakehand backhand, but in other situations its also better. Namely...

Yeah, I noticed that too and pointed it out in one of the threads asking Henzell questions. I think it speaks volumes, when some of the other top players immediately single you out as the most technically advanced player. Specially someone like Schlager. Ma Lin's touch is second to none. It's...

yoga is really good, plyometrics is also a really really good method for getting faster, stronger, etc. I totally understand what you are saying about how some people look at you as if you are crazy. I do a wide range of pretty weird exercises, so I kind of think the same thing when I am doing...

Nah, I don't think his style is that great. Its a good all around style, and he has good feel, but the reason why he did well against Lin is because atm Lin doesn't have the power required to overcome his blocking style. Once players get older and get more power, and their attacks become of...

Seiya Kishikawa, has a good feel and all around game, like most of the Japanese, but his footwork and speed are awful. He definitely has the ability to beat some of the Chinese players on a good day, but I think the main thing is to be a true challenge to the Chinese, you have to have the...

Yeah I definitely agree. But I think part of that is also because until recently, China has kept its under 17 players under wrap, so we never got an impression of how good they really were. Ma Long and Lin Gaoyuan are two big exceptions, who appeared quite early and even then were clearly very...

As the old group of challengers grows old, their chances of winning will steadily decrease. Niwa Koki's style is pretty solid, and he is good at blocking and has a good feel, so he might be the next Mizutani in terms of his chances of beating the Chinese, that is, not great, but the chance is...

I would advise that you just choose one style, either offense or defense. Switching around between the two means that generally you don't master either one. The footwork is just very different between them, not to mention the obvious stroke differences.

Clearly, Dan is hoping that by promoting her, she will learn about it, and he will have a chance to meet her.

Man, it would be awesome to get Ma Long or Zhang Jike's paddle, since I play shakehand. That way, afterwards, you can never use the excuse of, oh well I don't have good equipment haha. That way you can focus solely on your training with the knowledge that you have some of the best stuff.

no, at least from Dan's description, it seems like they are the actual ones. Since they were taken from the control room at the China open 2011.

Yeah, I really don't see that big of a problem with it. If the opponent was smart, he would use that time equally to settle his nerves and prepare and think about the next point. Ma Lin's play style requires a ton of energy so yeah of course he wants a little breather in between point. Judging...

The Chinese team really brought out their young players in full forth this tournament. It should be interesting to watch and see how they do. A lot of them have already been pretty impressive by beating Oh, Chan Kasuhiro, Seo Hyun Deok, kenta, and yosida. I think Song Hongyuan has a good chance...

bad choice man.... The supposed young genius at table tennis, was overcome by a more gifted young genius.

I am disappoint..... - _ - haha congrats to the winners

I haven't read through the thread, but I would just like to point out the fact that Lin Gaoyuan is playing better than even Ma Long was when he was that age. His technic and fundamentals, especially with the backhand is insane.

I also feel like, of the non asian players, Shibaev has the greatest potential, not Dimi

Hmmm, I don't know, Boll when he was that age was a lot better.... And even at that age, was considered the biggest threat to China. Dimi when he first appeared on the scene seemed pretty good, because he had a strange style that a lot of players weren't used to. He brought a lot of the Chinese...