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There was a lefty and pushing rules to the limits element of it.

That team for the final match was overpowered for sure and to have your best team fight that hard just shows the quality of the opposition.

Well, WMY did establish that she is going to the Olympics barring a major accident. I do think she still has something to prove against international choppers. The Gaponova heart-attacks were not good.

T05H - I love it when it is new, has the durability of the topsheet of a regular Tenergy, but the topsheet over time dries out and then I don't like how it ages like I used to like T05 - I think many players who have power will prefer the D09c holding effect to T05H, but people with good touch...

It should. If not, they should not have specified the sponge thickness as 2.1mm, though there is always manufacturing tolerance in any rubber but that is the reason why you may not get 2.1mm, but is different from what I think you are asking. Some thinner topsheets can have thicker MAX sponges.

Nah - you can't change habits as quickly as you change equipment, especially when you are not playing and training every day. These are just subtle differences between similar rubbers that I have used enough to have an idea of what I am gaining and losing - one rubber shoots the ball higher...

Looking at that physical level, he is practically unbeatable. The only problem with that style is what happens when the energy is low or injury manifests. At this point in the Olympic cycle it is perfect timing for him. I think the next big thing will be a rematch with Wang Chuqin and to see...

So I haven't posted a lot but I have played a lot this past week. A few highlights and a summary of the upcoming events follow here: Wednesday night, I went to a recreation center I was invited to play at. The table was in the cafeteria and in many ways it wasn't be best experience. But if...

Yes, winning changes things though. That's my point, the beauty of his athleticism is indisputable when he is winning lol. A more table tennis cultured Hugo with good short game touch.

Probably advertising to be honest - many people take pride in using Max sponge - they make fun of you if you don't.

If Togami becomes the most popular Japanese player in China soon after this tournament, I wouldn't be surprised at all.

Really looking forward to seeing Togami vs Liang Jingkun. Togami's physical style is really fun to watch (much more fun than Hugo for my eyes as Togami's short short game is not repulsive and he tends to hold the table). Hopefully his short selection will continue to be smarter.

Yes but ITTF has never said "MAX" - "MAX" is a label applied by and to manufacturers for their rubbers. So what you wrote was incorrect. The only version of "MAX" is specific to manufacturer for a specific rubber, and that is if the manufacturer wants to use that term - some don't or hardly...

Can you reference the ITTF version of "MAX", I have only seen "MAX" from manufacturers and ITTF propose a regulation maximum thickness of rubber sponge and glue combinations on the blade.

Many players glue with more than 0.1mm of glue and some may boost the sponge a bit as well. So 3.9mm may not be the proposed max.

I know the regulation needs some room for the glue, but MAX basically means this is their thickest legal and commercially available sponge and topsheet combination for this rubber and manufacturer.

Youtube not streaming table 2. consistently - thanks WTT = at least they put Cho and Togami on table 1, and that is what I really want to see so nothing lost...

Looks like Oh Sangeun's son, Junsung, is going to be battling the Chinese for a while like his dad.

The people who are saying the racket is too fast for you and who have seen you play in person probably know best. That said... A racket being too fast for you is mostly an assessment based on how you play at that point in time and usually based on the belief that to learn strokes and to win...

I would recommend the Bernadette Szocs Signature 1 with Fadtarc C1 on both sides as a decent starting point for a player who is going to train a lot. But to me, more important than anything is the mental approach to mistakes and adjusting to incoming balls. Too many players don't push the...