Search results

A few more: Tiago Apolonia- I hate people who win one thing, then get cocky, and then suck. Maybe he just sucked all along, and the entire victory was a fluke, but still... his performance post victory over Boll in the finals was just so ... disappointing. Not that I liked him or anything.. >...

On the note of Zhang Jike, I don't know if this cuts it as an excuse but he's had a pretty rough time in the National Team with his history and all. Kicked off the team, then re-selected, resulting in him being relatively distant from the rest of the team... victory is just that much more...

Oh, just to clarify. I've got no qualms with Boll's handshake when he loses, in fact he's the most humble guy there is, especially when losing. It's just.. you don't pout your lips and give your nod of approval every time you win. It comes off as being superior when you approve someone else...

Bahhhhh, the whole handshake thing fails anyways. It doesn't matter what order, players often don't make eye contact and barely make physical contact. There's not even a solid shake anywhere in there most of the time. However, Timo kind of annoys me with his puffed up cheeks and nod of approval...

I want this blade because I am not a defender, so it will not be a gift for someone in the family or a friend. Instead, I will defy all reason and attempt becoming a defender using the fastest blade known to man, the Timo Boll Tri-carbon. Slap on some of Joo Se Hyuk's rubber/pips and I'll let...

I'm confused. o.O Total non-sequitur. And I just noticed I think I got censored in my earlier post, cause I don't remember typing astericks... very interesting. XD

Ya know... it's one thing to say it didn't hit... cause its possible you just didn't see it. But... DAMN... to say it hit the side is just complete bull****. How the HECK could it have hit the side of the table? A physical impossibility... a shot like that coming off of Ai's long pips just...

Hmm, I just said this in another post, but here's the answer again: China hosted two trials and ranked the players. The top four ranking players got guaranteed spots (well.. ticket to Rotterdam, dunno if that means singles for sure... maybe it does now). The top four ranking players were Zhang...

Erm... I never read anywhere about the first set of people you listed. China announced they would hold two round-robins to decide who goes, and the top four spots (they ranked the players within China) after the two would be guaranteed a ticket (not necessarily singles is what i've heard) to...

... two comments: 1. How important is multi-ball? Well... it's probably the MOST important ... or at least MOST effective way to train table tennis.. that's why all coaching implements it. 2. That's not... that fast. o.O I see 12 year olds do that ... in Dallas, TX. I've tried before as well...

Anyone else notice that he's been kinda... slow recently? I know he's just getting back from his injury... but I couldn't help but notice a lot of wrist bending he's doing in his shots to make sure they're going to the right place... He just isn't as on top of it as he was pre-injury. He used to...

Chuan Chih Yuan's been playing pretty well recently. I hope he get's his shot at taking down a chinese player too. Ha ha. Also... I can't help but wonder if Maze will be in shape to pose any sort of threat...

Hmmmmm, can anyone explain exactly how they are going about picking the Chinese players? In the videos, I keep hearing them talk about their rank, but they must be talking about the players ranks within China, which differ severely from the ITTF rankings (and are... probably worth more)...

Chen Qi all the way. Been my favorite player for almost ever. I know he doesn't have a good chance, but hey, it's not impossible. Also, I like the trials. ITTF rankings suck. No offense. It depends too much on how many events you play. Same thing in tennis, it's not ALL about the rank, you will...

I know this is isolated, but from Timo's position in those photographs, he probably could see the ball. Xu Xin does make an effort to clear the arm atleast, though the ball is obscured by his body. This is nothing like with Tiago Apolonia, when Tiago deliberately left his tossing hand in front...

Holy crap! It's little Xu Xin!

Yay for Mizutani! I can see Dan's happy about this. :cool:

Yay for Mizutani! I can see Dan's happy about this. :cool:

When is he coming back... his injury has taken him out for almost a whole year now.

Actually, I'll link it... here: