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That was the men's singles final where Hugo won 4-0. Hugo lost 0-3 in the men's teams final.

Your specific advice having seen his stroke is more valuable than anything I can say.

Good match and as I said, both of you are on a good path.

Sometimes in table tennis, we old learners (and even some of our teachers) act as if certain strokes are advanced and other strokes are not so advanced etc. I think the earlier you learn a stroke the better, and I think when you start to see topspin, you should immediately learn to play counter...

LDM7, Both you and your opponent are on a good path. There are lots of things one can point out, but as an adult learner, the fixes can take you in a lot of directions and I think it is best you just work with the philosophy your coach wants for you to make it all come together. For me, I...

I remember lots of posts I first read when I joined webforums saying that all that matters is what happens at the contact with the ball. My observation was more similar to yours, where I tried different stroke planes and got different trajectories and then learned to adapt my stroke plane to...

DerEchte, he is rotating his upper arm. Sometimes, the problem is with what you are looking at, not with what the person is doing. Because the angle is changing when we look at it, we can assume things he may not be doing. But he is rotating around the axis of his upper arm Is it something...

It is very much standard supination/pronation for relaxed spin in TT. Not everyone does, again some people would argue it is completely useless or not worth discussing in the context of much more important things like using the body/legs etc. But either because of ligament laxity or joint...

I would very much disagree with you, but that is neither here nor there. So might this guy:

Match of the year, IMHO.

Hugo vs Kanak - final is live now:

This was fun to watch:

LDM7, You have the right coach for this, it takes time, but be patient, and try to understand what he is telling you. PS: If you try to crack a whip, the motion is similar.

Fred: That makes his game against heavy pushes very limited, there is not point pushing early and popping the ball up, wait as long as you can, chop the ball as deep as you can. He is a somewhat good player, but his deficiencies place him within your range. It is funny how matchups work, even...

As you start older, it gets even more important. You can't time hits well enough to feel consistent - with spin, you have an easier way to calibrate your balls.

Fred is quite beatable. BrS has pointed out the tactical elements. Fred has no forehand. If a guy doesnt lunge or turn his body to play a forehand it is usually a large tell (I don't so I know). You could have tested it with longer serves with side backspin reverse. See whether he can get those...

Still watching the Shaun match, that is definitely a different level of player from the matches you have generally shared. Seems to be using some kind of medium pips on his backhand. The comments below are for the Shaun match. You played well, the opponent is very formidable. The disparity in...

Improvement is hardly linear, you can suck for a while, and your game can still be headed in the right direction. You can think of your game as being like the stock market or an inflationary economy. As long as you train, and sometimes even when you don't, things will get better. If you focus...

I endorse all this now I read it carefully, I think where there can be subtle confusion is that we often discuss strokes in TT by describing what the racket does, and many people then focus on the size of the stroke by watching the arm, but the truth is that proper use of the core can send the...

The standard coaching advice at the lower levels (and I have heard it from high level players) is usually to balance backswing and follow through. Usually, it is an attempt to make students to understand the importance of the backswing and if this story works, I endorse it. However in practice...