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I used to believe this but I don't anymore. I have seen enough to believe that the guys at the top of the German league (Calderano, Franziska, Jorgic, Kallberg, Dang etc.) all compare reasonably well with the top Chinese but they don't have the same exposure to the weaknesses of the Chinese to...

I don't know why but you don't play like someone who is connecting sequences of three to five shots. Not sure what is causing it, you keep playing one shot and get surprised when the ball comes back and it doesn't seem like you are set on a response. You do some good things to prepare for a...

Hi, Gozo. It is a battle to defeat the demon of backspin. But I recommend that people do it with the slow spinny loop that goes of the net, most wrist and forearm activated, often short and high, preferably spinny. But just getting used to barely getting the ball over the net is worth it, even...

Agreed, players like Jang, Franziska and Lebrun A. have the physical tools and playing level, they just need the exposure. I could even add Calderano and Jorgic to that list. But they need the exposure. It's just hard to beat someone lie WCQ seeing him only sporadically at tournaments even his...

And after he had lost 3 games as well, during which he had learned something.

He still holds against her the point controversy in the WTTC doubles final where they claimed an invisible let against Japan.

He had clearly recovered to me, Wang Chuqin is a very tough opponent to play for the first time in a final, especially when they likely prepped him extensively after Fan lost. Thankfully it was best of seven so we got to see Franziska adapt because the levels are not that far apart. I have...

I agree, I still do footwork drills with crappy knees. Use it or lose it is true no matter your physical state.

It is cool, but so is rapid fire punch and spinny backhand topspin. And spinny backhand topspin ages well, forehand pivot not so much.

As much I wish everyone could play athletic table tennis, I would recommend to Gozo to just develop an extremely spinny backhand and a good backhand punch. People will stop playing to his backhand once that happens and then his forehand will have to catch-up. Footwork drills are for people who...

I guess some people are late bloomers - if there is hope for Franziska at 31, there is hope for Harimoto at 20 lol.

Yes, the foreign player loss penalty to Wang Manyu and the ranking points CM will gain have clinched it. But my point is that no formal announcement has been made.

TT Divinity, you failed me in Jeddah, please do not fail me in Paris!

"Life's a b*tch and then you die, that's why we get high, cause you never know when you're gonna go..."

The announcement is on the 14th, these are just informal expectations.

That's why objective rules are important. I would likely agree with you, but it wouldn't be fair for/to Chen Meng given the already established rules.

Bernie is licking her lips lol....

I think it does, the 3000 point penalty for losing to a foreigner is too much to overcome. After beating the opponent who beat her at the Teams 4-0? I get rule changes and coach selection flexibility but that is a bit too much. Chen Meng has to be injured - Wang Manyu just had bad luck and...

Qian Tianyi lost to Sun Yingsha so badly because she has been imitating Hayata too much in practice lol!

This has been true for Timo throughout his career. You either trust him based on his performances (often while injured) or you don't, this is not something separate from how he performs at big events throughout his playing career.