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IMHO, it is as much about Truls as it is about the ref. Truls serves so cleanly that the umpire feels the need to level the playing field. Not that Truls needed the help, he sees the ball well.

This is especially true because of the spin aspect and many people hate/do not appreciate this.

What did you think of the result vs Hungary? Did it change your mind about anything?

Maybe we should make all these championships one thread in the future lol. Hugo won the men's title over Nicolas Burgos (of Chile, I believe) and Amy Wang of the USA won to best of 7s by the minimum two points over Adriana Diaz and Bruna Takahashi to take the women's title. Here is the youtube...

Quadri vs Omar live in the Team Event, Nigeria down 1-2 to Egypt in the match scores.

Those are my thoughts as well, but it is a reminder that being local champion is very different from having a game that travels well. That said, Jarvis beat older Ionescu earlier this year a few weeks ago in a win that surprised me, so at some point we need Jarvis to actually do it in these...

I hear that, but I wonder if that would have been the sentiment if Drinkhall didn't beat him 3-0. The kid is higher ranked than Drinkhall, almost eliminated Gauzy at the WTTC as well. And the older Ionescu isn't chopped liver either and he decimated Drinkhall. So the way I see it, the team...

Young Ionescu beat Dima at European Games and is the European U19 champion (likely the Lebruns didn't play) - let's just say I find Drinkhall's win more of the outlier than Pitchford's loss. https://worldtabletennis.com/allplayersranking?Age=YOUTH&selectedTab=BOYS%27%20SINGLES

Pitch won the hardest match to win that contest, form or not - give him some credit. The real question is why Jarvis is not trusted enough as British champion to step up and play in one of the top 2 spots.

I am also noticing that in some fixtures, players get changed in the later matches - noticed Zhmudenko of Ukraine getting switched in vs France and Pitchford was switched into the decider vs Norway, but didn't have to play since Drinkhall beat Haug. What rules govern this? Anyone know?

What happened to Britt Eerland? Did she retire or get injured or something? Surprised that Netherlands doesn't have a strong TT team anymore...

Seems Milosz tagged Boll again...

I hated the regular Mizutani but I like the SZLC. That said, D05 to me is an interesting rubber, I haven't tried D80 yet but I am pretty sure I will prefer it.

Try it on JMSZLC, you might be equally impressed, maybe even more. But the price tag will keep you in good shape there as well.

At the risk of writing too much, let me give a concrete example of what is possible though again, not everyone who coaches can invest this kind of effort into a student. Of course, there is some boasting, but let me make the point. For someone at your age, your blocking game must be extremely...

The guy I know whose game frustrates me the most uses Hurricane.

All ESN rubbers smell, it all depends on what was used to boost them. Some boosters are more aggressive than others and some have shorter lifespans (usually the more aggressive ones). Just enjoy and let us know how it plays over time.

This is quite common and normal. The question is whether he is training you to win points or whether he is training you in standard drills. Standard drills don't win points. A good coach will mostly work with you on serve, a serve return and third ball/fourth ball, as those are the things...

With Koto, you need deep impact to spin. But the ball repulsion and feeling is much sharper than softer stuff. Not for everyone for sure, I usually hate it.