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its really not that big of a deal. They probably would have had more legal issues if they had used the words table tennis. I mean afterall, ping pong is just the Chinese name for table tennis. I find it kind of lame that the ITTF is going so far to ban any ITTF player from participating. This...

I want WLQ to win, but I voted for Xu Xin. I think Ma Long probably isn't at his best atm, since he is coming back from injury. So Xu Xin would probably face his greatest test against Wang Hao and WLQ. Boll, only has Ma Lin and Zhang Jike to deal with, and maybe Mizutani. Despite Boll beating...

I am not saying Boll isn't a great player, but just analyzing it from a mathematical standpoint. In every tournament, even if Boll loses to the first Chinese player he meets in the tournament, at the most, he can only suffer one loss from one Chinese player. But now that there is so much parity...

haha, I wish I could play table tennis for a living. Like seriously, whereas I get sick of something if I do it for like 6 hours a day, whether that's reading, or playing computer games, but when it comes to table tennis, I could play 6 hours a day, and not get bored. But since I never had the...

Man, I really hope that Ma Long recovers fully and is able to play at his top level sometime in the future. The problem for China now is that all the players that who wins against who is basically just a random round robin, therefore none of them are really able to make a lot of headway. Boll...

I don't know, its not really a big deal, it just looked initially odd the way you tilted your head right before you hit the ball on the serve. In the US, I am sure if you lived in places like New York or California, where there were more Asian people, there probably were leagues, but otherwise...

From my understanding, when the Chinese coaches use the word speed, I think they are mostly talking about how quickly after the bounce you hit the ball, like Chinese players in general hit the ball earlier than European players, giving the opponent less time to react. Spin is pretty self...

yeah, thats definitely what I am working towards in terms of my serves. To have my movements so fast that its hard to determine what kind of spin I really put on it. Its unfortunate that penhold players tend to have significantly better serves than shakehand players, (since i play shakehand)...

actually I would say Wang Hao has a lot more power than Ma Long. It seems hard to imagine, since Ma Long is so aggressive and his style is so good, but of the three main areas of table tennis, speed, spin, and power, I would probably say that his power is the least impressive of the three. His...

You actually get to play in a league? that is awesome. I wish there was that kind of organization and dedication to table tennis in the US. There are different tournaments in different random places every couple of months, but they are often spread out, and the amount of effort to participate in...

hey Dan When you say the way he disguises it, what do you mean? A ton of people from watching the video claim that a lot of his serves are covered up by his hand. But I always felt that wasn't true. He definitely tries to cut it close, but from the videos that I have seen with a better angle...

Yeah, the only reason why I ever heard of him, was because it caused some commotion when he beat Kenta Matsudaira. This was after Kenta brought Ma Lin to 7 games in the world championships, so everyone was viewing him as this insane prodigy that in the future would provide competition to the...

Good video man, It looks like you and your friend are pretty good. You guys know which times to use which spin and when to flip and etc. Very consistent for the most part. I would say that you could probably improve a bit if you added more speed and power to you loops, it seemed like after you...

Hey Dan, So I am curious, was he able to speak any english or understand what you were saying? What did the two Chinese female players say when they walked by? I couldn't make out what they were saying, but it seemed like they understood your response and your friend understood what they said...

Oh man, that is awesome, you are so lucky, I can't wait to see the video. It would be so cool to hit around with a top player, especially if you could convince them to really play seriously and at their top level, that way you get a glimpse of what it is really like playing at the top level...

Man I used to play DOTA, though I played more 1v1. DOTA took a while to get used to, so when I first started I sucked, and since I sucked, I lacked the desire to play more, so I never really good that good at it. I use to play a lot of starcraft, and played some World of Warcraft. I also like...

Wow, I didn't see this coming.... Chen Qi for the most part crushed Ma Lin in the finals. With Chen Qi's insane killers, if he just reworked the rest of his game, he could be pretty insanely good. It's too bad that thus far, his playstyle hasn't panned out as it could have.

hmmm this is a really cool find. The chances to win are probably miniscule, but who knows. Is the paddle the same one that Ma Long actually uses? or do they just pick some random average paddle and have him sign it. It would be pretty cool if it was an exact copy of the paddle that he actually...

Man, I hope Wang Liqin wins. He hasn't been able to compete as much lately, so it would be awesome if he does win. It was already pretty impressive that he beat Xu Xin. He is the only one who can stay with Xu Xin in the huge looping battles that are far away from the table.

I used to really dislike Schlager, because his strokes look so odd and ugly, and his facial expression made it seem like he was always angry or just peculiar, but after a while, I really like the fact that he uses his brains a lot while playing, and his tactics are really good. In terms of the...