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Well, I was wrong that Zhang Jike would beat Boll, but I was right that Xu Xin would beat Ma Long, and that he would then win the tournament. There is a reason why penhold players, even though they make a tiny percentage of the overall professional players, even within China now, always have a...

I mean you say that, but as I have said, what Ma Lin does, based off a plain reading of the rule is entirely consistent. Whether you slowly remove your hand as soon as your project the ball, or do it immediately, it still follows the wording of the rule, because you are still removing your hand...

Yeah, I mean I definitely love watching Boll and Ma Long play each other, but if they do play each other, since Ma Long hasn't really played in a long ass time in international events, and he is coming off what apparently is a pretty nagging injury, I don't want him to lose, and have Boll win...

I still don't know if you are trying to compliment me, or just saying my posts tend to be way too long and outrageous.... sigh

haha, I mean I like Boll the most out of all the non-Chinese players, I just happen to like the Chinese players better than Boll. I like the fact that Boll is really humble and gracious, so its definitely not like I hate him or anything. I think Zhang will win it 4-2, and then Xu Xin will win...

What is highlighted in red, simply means you have to remove it once the ball is projected. But a player can move his arm in significantly different speeds, while still being the act of removing his arm. A player who immediately after the ball is projected, is in the process of removing his arm...

Yeah there is definitely potential to move up. Most players go through the progression of going from the B team to A team, as opposed to automatically going into the A team I think. Zhou Yu is the most recent player to move from the B team to the A team. I am pretty sure that for the most part...

Eh I really don't think its that big of deal, I mean the very wording of that rule is stupid. Your arm is the thing that projects the ball, so its impossible for the arm to be out of the way when the ball is projected anyway. There is no wording that says how quickly it has to be removed, so Ma...

Man, I was really disappointed that Ma Lin actually lost to Ryu, their last match which wasn't even that far in the past, Ma Lin absolutely crushed Ryu. And Ryu has such a bad record against Boll, that it wasn't a surprise that Boll won easily. Being one of the few people in this thread who...

Dang, definitely some awesome backhands in particular. Where do you play at? you seem to have a lot of opportunities to play a lot of good players. Definitely wish I had that chance. I did feel that in the last shot, where you move forward almost to the net to return that short serve, it...

I don't know, for me, I have never really felt the need to specifically train for this, its really just a mindset that I have always just instinctively had. If anything for me, its actually almost easier. Because the only time you have a chance to do it is if you are far to the right or left...

Nah, I mean if these two pics are from the correct time period, your eyes would have to be pretty bad to not notice the change. He is definitely using a blue rubber. It's quite possible that since he hasn't really shown himself in international play for a while, he has spent that time changing...

It's true that Chinese players walk the line pretty closely between what is allowed and what is not, however, calling it cheating a little isn't accurate in my opinion. Their entire motion of serving is so that their body blocks it until the exact moment they make contact, which thus complies...

Of the young european players, the one that I think has the best chance to make it to the top level and become the next Boll is that Alexander Shibaev he is the only one who I see has the potential to become an elite player. His looping from both sides is really good, and he gets a lot more spin...

Hmmm I am really interested in your statement about how Wang Hao's RPB deforms the middle finger. I knew that Ma Lin and Wang Hao grip their penhold differently, but do you have any pictures, or could you give me a more extensive explanation about how their two grips differ?

Man, this is tough, I will try to look into it. I play shake hand, but when I am bored I play some penhold, and I am actually surprisingly good at it.... my forehand might even be better than my shakehand forehand, and then my rpb is better than anyone I have ever met, though granted I have only...

I don't know, is it just me, or when you look at pro matches like this, it almost gives the perception that they aren't really doing anything special. Their strokes are all the same, the progression of most of the points are about the same. Especially in matches like these, where one player is...

haha yeah, I hear this all the time, everyone laughs, and says, oh table tennis isn't a sport, its just a fun little hobby. And then whenever my friends see me watching a pro video, and sees some of the players wearing knee braces, they laugh. They have no idea how in a higher level game, just...

Good match, Paul like most european players isn't use to the amount of spin on the loops of Chinese players, when he swings, sometimes the ball goes under his swing, because it has so much more spin than he is used to.

Yeah he played incredibly well in that tournament. Kreanga still is insanely good at looping from mid distance. Especially since his backhand, especially when he was younger, is so potent. If he had a better short game, he could have been like a top 3-4 player I think.