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The handle is PURPLE... Who wants that anyway :p Really manufacturing a blade and pricing it like this makes no sense at all. It is so far beyond any normal price for a piece of wood. I think most of us (including me) find more than € 100 quite much for a blade already. However, if you buy this...

Easy guys :p I remember as well reading on Tabletennista.com that Zhang was ill, partly because he had done a lot of advertisement campaigns (outside in a t-shirt) and he hadn't really adjusted well to Hungary when they were there. He wasn't comfortable. However, Tabletennista seems pro-Zhang...

Haha that's even better. But trust me, when I cook it tastes worse, and WAY worse, than microwave stuff.^^ Of course you don't make toasted bread in there 8) But for a lot of other stuff it works really well. :)

My support is purely based on playing style or character :p Regardless their level. Zhang Jike, Michael Maze, Oh Sang Eun, Koki Niwa and more. One or the other way I just feel like they are boss and I want them to win :)

How can you not like microwaves? :O They bring me dinner in 5 minutes everyday. If anything can do miracles to a blade, it should be a microwave ;) Personally I don't think it helps much either. (Haven't tested this of course) If companies create frames, they try to make them light already. If...

Here's a legendary quote :p Reporter: 'When will the official Chinese Men Team Olympic list be released?' Liu Guoliang: 'Probably before or after May 13.' From Tabletennista.com Thanks Liu Guoliang! ;) Now we know more hehe.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Table_tennis Look it up under notable players ;) But if I were to define it, I guess I would include the Grand Finals as well. In fact it's probably the hardest tournament to win after the WTTC.

Pro Tour Grand Finals is not part of the grand slam ;) Zhang just needs Olympics to complete it. It is true that Ma often wins, but often it looks like Zhang doesn't even feel like putting up a fight. If you watcht that match from the Grand Finals you will see a very different Zhang than during...

http://www.tabletennisdaily.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?2080-Energis-Masters-2012 this thread contains some videos

Sad indeed. It gets even more sad, because I believe Korea's representatives are Oh Sang Eun and Joo Se Hyuk. There will be no player in London who has won the Olympic Singles before. No room for old heroes to stand up I guess. But I'm sure we will get to see spectacular table tennis :)

It´s hard to compare them on their performance against foreigners, since they barely lose. It is true that Zhang drops more sets, but I can´t recall a close match against a foreigner that he didn't win. He struggles, but he always ends up winning. When he is being tested he starts to play twice...

I agree with u, but the quote would get kinda big if I quoted the whole post :p I want to say some things about this though because I think the ITTF is (often) blamed for things they can't do much about. I'm not saying the ITTF are doing a great job, but I want to take away some possible...

Well said. It is indeed the restriction of 2 players that makes us think 'why are players like Ma Long and Xu Xin not playing in the Singles'. They all deserve it, but only two can go. Players like Ryu, Koki, Süss/Baum/Steger will not participate as well.

I guess they should rename it to Bronze Arc then ;)

Lol you have a great postman... Does he sometimes visit the Netherlands maybe? xD He'd be more than welcome :p

He absolutely is the best in the world right now, but I think what Tadex meant is that people tend to think he is like a legend, or like Waldner or Wang Liqin once were. In order to be that good he needs to win titles first. He has many years to do so, so it is very possible that it will happen...

Chuang is not there this time, Jun will win :p Let's hop for some spectacular matches :D

It was brought up because people thought it bounced back because of the backspin ;) But Zhang brushed it. The length of the serve was perfect, but the spin was not special compared to other serves.

I guess I was lucky then. It seems that the glue-effect rubbers will always be priced above €30, since they are most likely more complicated to manufacture than normal rubbers. Together with the fact that they are also less durable, the glue ban really made table tennis more expensive.

Very true! I think someone like Dima needs to toss out Wang Hao though, but then Maze could defenitely go to the finals. Then he will have a better trophy list than Boll hehe.