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People underestimate the degree to which the old system favored stronger players. I do think the current system needs some ranking refinement, but I think the base is sounder. I do think that major tournaments should get a slightly higher bonus, and that there should be a bigger gap from 1st...

I thought on more than a few occasions that Jang's serve was blatantly illegal but that it's the kind of illegal that will not get called on you in your home country. How much of a factor that was, who knows, but I don't expect him to get that kind of benefit in foreign countries.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSvTTp8xcqQ

His mental game is going to need work. Major surgery. That he lost to the Man of the Moment, Jang "The Conqueror" Woojin, won't help. I can't confirm but I really think Jang beat him in WJTTC singles years ago. As for the younger bunch, let's see how Niu Guankai and others turn out. I do...

Tomorrow will be fun. If my memory serves me right, Jang Woojin eliminated Liang Jingkun on the way to the WJTTC title. No less than Ma Long has complimented Jang's game and style as unusual for CNT opponents in its use of variation and deception over power, which might explain why Jang had...

What isn't obvious is that I made my comment 1 minute into the match or so. Her approach to the match made too clear that today wasn't the day.

Looking ugly...

Ishikawa is killing Ito and no one can watch...

That's it. Not sure what caused the outage hope it is fixed by tomorrow. LJK beats Harimoto.

Looks like he has match point.

Niu Guankai.

How did his backspin touch become me??????

The point is that seeding perfectly based on strength creates no ranking incentive for people to play to demonstrate their playing strength. Seeding in part based on recent results means that some players will be forced to play smaller tournaments to keep their ratings up and that some players...

Wood is a living thing and quality control for unofficial sources and official sources may vary.

Congrats! Well deserved!

I believe the drop off(or amortization) of the WTTC results is why she and Ma Long have fallen.

http://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/23923722/this-kanak-jha-america-table-tennis-phenom

If Harvard stops discrimination against Asians, all this might change very quickly.

Poor ITTF promotion. The sixth set of the finals is on now - will need to find footage to see how Tsuboi beat Jha so badly in the semis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jxxqXiBrow

Okay. I will unblock and respond to this quickly. I am a quant first and foremost. So when someone tells me that something is significant, I try to see how they are measuring it. So when Andy44 said that top level play had been adversely affected, I might have read too much into his...