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https://results.gc2018.com/en/table-tennis/entries-by-event-men-s-singles.htm

The top teams on the men's side are England, Singapore, India and Nigeria. I think it will be hard for Nigeria to medal this time. I do think Singapore will not win this time as I fully believe that both England and India are very capable. But of course, former CNT players are still former...

Reading no spin as spin and making mistakes is more common than you think it is. When someone is returning my spin serves well with short pushes, I go to no spin versions. If I have game point, more often than not, you are getting a no spin serve to the short forehand. I used to serve no spin...

Went to the club on Saturday to pick up some Tenergy 05 rubbers I paid for a month ago. I really haven't missed playing because without the addiction to fuel my playing despite the pain, I have actually gotten in touch with how my body really feels. Or maybe because the muscles no longer play...

The kid is about 2500... just to put the level in perspective.

After only being on Facebook Messenger for a while, I logged onto Facebook from my cellphone. And then I realized I couldn't log out. I looked for a way to log out and I could not. In frustration, I deleted/uninstalled both apps again. It's amazing that they can do that - make it so hard for...

Because seeding affects your draw and who you meet in earlier rounds, and this is quite important for China's strategic approach to the WTTC. With the current world rankings, Ma Long can meet Fan Zhendong in the quarter finals of that event.

He may not. He is older and will play less. The new ranking will at least force him to play more.

I have used tacky rubbers on backhand (In fact I broke USATT 2000 with a tacky rubber on my backhand) and the main thing is your stroke size and the limitations that come with it. If you are like Ma Long able to get into position and play fuller strokes, tacky rubber is great because you can be...

Yes. At the very least, any list that doesn't have Calderano in the top 5 is fraudulent.

Nah, that would have been truly fraudulent. I think Quadri Aruna is clearly the best player in the world, why is he so low on the rankings?

Agreed.

He didn't win the point - you need that for immortality.

This is true for most things in life though. Sports, business, working in a company etc. Hard to find anything where there isn't a significant gap between the very best and those that follow. Almost like life is a pyramid scheme...

I said this on another forum and the response I got, you would have thought Timo's forehand push was a piece of trash.

MY only objection is that it will make the game longer - I actually like the idea lot - the first let should also count as a first serve regardless of whether it is a fault or not.

Why aren't you similarly concerned with soccer or tennis or the NBA? Germany and Brazil could field multiple national teams in the World Cup if permitted.

Continental qualifiers for the World Cup are ranked/rated by the ITTF. The Europe top 16 is this kind of tournament as is the Asian Cup, African Cup or North American Cup. National leagues are not. Examples are the Bundesliga, French league, Chinese super league etc.

The new ball is very hard to get moving so both players are still figuring out their optimal strategies. But even more importantly, they had a match to play in an hour or so after the final as a team. Knowing them, they probably agreed to just play their best but not to the death and save...

It's really annoying to me when people speak in terms of forehand and backhand rubbers rather than understanding what their specific technique on the forehand or backhand requires.