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You mean vs a coach? There isn't a professional league in the U.S. Smaller sports have supported professionals so it is partly about getting the model right. But I think that given that more kids from wealthy backgrounds are playing, it ia a matter of time. If chess csn supoort professionals...

They increased their money when they built out a professional tour with a ratings system that they could sell that required players to play more events to keep their rankings. There is no other sport where someone can play the schedule that Zhang Jike played last year and remain top 10 in the...

Give USA time. The USATT has good management and good things are happening. We are hosting Vets next year and will put in a World Championship bid, not sure for which event. If they can penetrate the US market, that will be more than anything out there. There are enough millionaires...

I can't say that there is one tried and tested path to getting good swings and I suspect that there might be a case for using slower equipment when learning as an adult based on my experiences using slower equipment as an adult. Since I had excess power, I fell in love with hitting when using...

TT is a popular sport with nerds and nerds are some of the richest people in the world. There is frankly no good reason it should be doing better from a financial sustenance view. IT just needs the right approach to be found.

Red flag...

Yeah but a lot of his play is close to the table looping so any point where I manage to survive more than two shots tends to count. His backhand has gotten better too so I now have no hiding place.

Its for a variety of things including spin evasion.

Yes but this ignores the fact that the same issues were in badminton as well until badminton also made its rankings more dynamic to support more player participation. The other point is that sponsors do ask the things I ask when deciding how much they can give. It is easier to market or plan...

The above story also happened in the USA last year. Both LSW and Ding Ning pulled out of world Cup and they knew it wouldn't impact their rankings. In America we got to see Miu Hirano but a larger crowd wanted to see CNT players. Thank God they made it to Canada this year, but what is your...

LEt's say I want to get more money for a tour event. I go to a sponsor. The sponsor says they will pay me more money if I can guarantee that top players are going to play at least 9 out of 10. The sponsor wants to see the ranking list. I tell him that I cannot guarantee that Zhang Jike and...

National teams are not the only ones who sponsor players - clubs, equipment manufacturers and private sponsors also sponsor players. Or to play for CNT, you can only play on CNT budget?

I am not saying you can play like this overnight or you need to play like this, but look at my opponent here taking my opening loops off the bounce like a boss. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPi-nZrkF8U

Shape the stroke more - DO NOT do the stroke more vertically - brush and try to follow the shape of the ball - following the shape of the ball is more important than brushing though you may need to brush more to create friction if the ball is backspin or no spin. You are right that equipment...

I think there is another subtle reason why the ITTF is doing this. Let's say you go to a sponsor and say that the #1 player will be there. You want it to be a player who is playing in events not a player who is on the bench injured.

And participate in one or two more events and that will close that chapter very quickly. But people forget when ZJK Was #4 for an extended period of time despite failing the eye test. But because Dima is approximately one or two positions above where he should be by the old system, the world...

Those world championships and Olympic games count as well. So the number of tour events required is lower in those years than you think. And those events have more points as well for the top performers. Even with all the possible inaccuracies, it is better to see what happens over time than...

I believe some forum members from Ma Long Family and Friends are ladies as well.

Tony keeps on giving these examples where ma long has six events or seven events but not 8. He can't produce one where Ma Long has 8 and the system fails. I wonder why... The system is not perfect and it might even fail on all fronts but it is better to try than to not do anything. And the...

I played some good table tennis today. Have lots of click-bait points: My favorite from this match: https://youtu.be/FvRJTULb0Bw?t=122 Sick backhand: https://youtu.be/IcPKzkABR6g?t=150 GPS forehand: https://youtu.be/IcPKzkABR6g?t=498 Footwork and forehand: https://youtu.be/FhahYwFLMdM?t=725