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I would expect Saive to give a bit more resistance, and probably even winning it. But all credit should be given to Saive too. Reaching the final was not as plain sailing as people might think, especially at his age. Saive is a heck of an example to other fellow professionals.

It really is a shame Yosua. This actually dampers the development of table tennis in our region. Young players taking short cuts to progress in table tennis, not knowing that they're actually killing the art. These players usually progress to, say quarter final of a tournament, when they will be...

The old horse still got what it takes........

Long pips...it's either you love playing against them, or loathing it. Intermediate and novice players have torrid times facing them. Here in Malaysia we have a serious problem in our hands. Pimple players who modified their rubbers, such as dunking them in gasoline and etc. Some even to great...

I think most TT players do cross steps, but normally when we are forced into it. It's quite an easy shot to do, but takes ages to master. Normally players just do a shimmy sideways and reach into the shot. Recovery from the shot is the key and the best placement is cross table. Going down the...

cheers mate....should be interesting.

Absolutely, Carl is spot on. They're different, no doubt. Technology wise they're quite similar. Zhang Jike uses Timo ALC, so definitely it's a good blade..however, the question is whether is it suitable for you. Tenergy 5 are excellent rubbers, unfortunately they're not suited for my style of...

Hi Benbo, I had Innerforce ZLC when it first came into the market. I used Stiga Boosts TP on the FH and Sriver for my BH. No doubt it is a fast blade, even with Sriver. It has excellent control and extremely forgiving. It has a huge sweet spot, which can make an off centre hits into winners...

I am not sure about the net height though, but the increase in ball size is definitely happening. It's just a matter of when... but I should think it will happen within this 2-3 years.

Actually, there are quite a number of ladies on this forum. They do have a few posts here and there, but not as often as Rhydian, Yousa, Wiwa, Anders, but then again, who is hahaha...welcome to the forum Romina. We look forward to hear more from you. For all the ladies out there,go...

Hope he lose the election...

As I mentioned months ago, the inevitable has happened, or at least will happen. 2mm increase is a lot and increasing the net height will increase the difficulty level, not for the pros, but at the grass root level. As for equipment, I think cost wise is not going to give much impact with...

Oh, and another thing..I wish to play as long as I possibly can

Absolutely, it doesn't mean if you have an offensive set up, you won't be able to defend, chop and slice. But I must admit, even intermediate players find it difficult. I would chop only if the ball is too low to attack or I am out of position since it'll buy me a bit of time for me to get back...

I use to take table tennis very very seriously when I was younger, now I just play in the spirit of the sport. Maybe now, I just want to improve my backhand a little better, because when I was in the 20s, I could run around my backhand and take a shot with my forehand 90% of the time, but not...

A dip in form is nothing new, and as all sportsmen, I suffered as well at one time or another. Usually, it's a cause of burn out or failure to motivate myself. And usually the first thing to go will be the confidence, and followed by footwork...and it's down hill from there. I will take a short...

Out of curiousity, does this mean that neo's have blue sponge? Because as I noticed, most chinese players are using DHS with blue sponge. And also, is it true that the chinese national team have a 6-side uncut rubber?

Out of curiousity, does this mean that neo's have blue sponge? Because as I noticed, most chinese players are using DHS with blue sponge. And also, is it true that the chinese national team have a 6-side uncut rubber?

My sentiments exactly Rhydian. Will, gunakan satu bat sahaja, tapi jangan gunakan offence atau defence. Tetapi, gunakan blade/kayu all round..jadi kamu boleh attack bila keadaan membenarkan, dan boleh defend bila tidak boleh. Seperti juga rubber/getah, gunakan yang membolehkan kamu menyerang...

William, I would suggest you using an all round set up, instead of using 2 different bats.