This is a common story in WTT, outside the top Chinese, everyone seems to have cycles of ups and downs, people want to focus on WTT ranking, but it only tells a limited story of playing strength.
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People who know you know that you are not beyond blatant misrepresentation to win arguments. But the discussion is there for anyone who wants to go read what was written and not cherry picked quotes taken out of context to give a false view of what was originally discussed. That's how...
It is great to hear the excuses for not acknowledging success. People who think anyone on the Champions event got there on the basis of one good tourney can't count.
Haha. Nice try, Gozo. You will find that if you don't continue to consciously improve it, you will still stagnate. It's not so much cause and effect but the only way to get better at modern table tennis especially when you can't get to the ball early all the time.
For me, long serve, you just wait and loop. It is the heavy spin short ones that require you to commit over the table that tend to be more problematic. Not saying long serves can't cause trouble, but over time, you should get your fair share of makes and points if the opponent is the same level.
His father is extremely smart. I used to be there when his father would hit with him for hours in Princeton so regardless of whatever is responsible for his recent development, his father has had a huge hand in steering things in many ways including on the table training. He had an interesting...
I think former Indian junior, not Australian. But I could be wrong. The dad was a rusty 2200+ when they came to the country, so was likely higher as a junior - very solid blocking game, almost unbreakable. Most of his hitting came with his dad when he was young, but he did train with lots of...
I watched the match, you are still a work in progress but the overall improvement is impressive. Well done. I forgot to respond to this when it was posted, so I wanted to make sure I did.
Adi Sareen, who trains in the USA but is an Australian citizen is also one to look out for. He should turn 17 this year.
https://www.vis.org.au/athletes/aditya-sareen
https://www.butterflyonline.com/players/sareen-aditya/?srsltid=AfmBOopNfcX1Qo5D7klbobfFSmFJkp65sPO9BTzuC61rhTiYrtpeb8aW
His...
You did have enough time to post the Togami scores, but not enough to post the Shinozuka scores. Sora beat Qiu Dang here today but that must have been when you were busy and not convincing enough for your stats. As for Quadri, I have zero problem with anyone arguing he is (currently) overrated...
When the zeio favorites play worst, you know by his silence. Had they won, all we would have heard was about the dusting of Togami... but since Togami actually won 2 more games than those who surpassed him, we have to wait until the next event...