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  1. Swedish Open 2017

    He has serious problem reading Chinese players and strokes.
  2. Swedish Open 2017

    Zhu Yuling playing herself... lol.
  3. Swedish Open 2017

    https://d3mjm6zw6cr45s.cloudfront.net/2017/11/Matches-Day-3-Main-Draw-3.pdf
  4. Swedish Open 2017

    Ishikawa reminds us today that victory is no always to the fastest, strongest or fittest player. Well done to her for beating two players that watching the match and comparing their physical abilities, I would thought she had no business in the sport. She was like a 150 pound Sumo wrestling...
  5. Swedish Open 2017

    He is trying to change his style. So he is trying to implement new things. I think his anger has kicked in and he is going back to how he used to play.
  6. Swedish Open 2017

    Xu Xin says eff this close to the table game and backhand play - goes in time machine and plays amazing shots to end game 5 and an amazing rally.
  7. Swedish Open 2017

    Li Dingshuo was injured in the previous match. He realized when he wasn't scoring points that it wasn't worth playing anymore.
  8. Daily Table Tennis Chit Chat

    My technique is fairly mature so this isn't what is happening for me. I still suspect I could do really well with a Viscaria and possibly a True Carbon. The problem for me is the handle design and the blade speed don't allow me to control the paddle the way I like to. In fact, the biggest...
  9. Blade recommendation

    I think it is the level of vibration felt which is tied to duration because od the lower frequency vibrations are easier to feel. I could be wrong about the last part though.
  10. Blade recommendation

    You are correct - Vp is the measure that most people are complaining about. Vi, or the vibration at the finger, is important for feel but not what most people are thinking about when they complain about vibrations.
  11. Daily Table Tennis Chit Chat

    Update on my EJing to get a faster blade - I really don't know how to play with a faster blade. I have tried again and I know that because of my limited mobility, I definitely need one, likely with a spinny rubber like Evolution MX-S, in order to compete with better players. Or maybe just...
  12. German Open 2017

    I never said the Olmypic Champion was favored. I said that the player in question is that player. It rewards participation and results, but there is a bias towards participation in order to keep players current if they want to keep their seeding relevant. Otherwise, they will just have to...
  13. Swedish Open 2017

    Dima and Timo are not around. Why should he not be relaxed? :p
  14. German Open 2017

    Not silly if you consider that the player this would have favored is both the reigning world and olympic Champion.
  15. Blade recommendation

    Yes - but some of the newer ones are stiffer than the older ones. But the Vega Euro is great. Another really good blade, though it seems the OP is for composites, is the Boll W7 - really solid blade. Just thick.
  16. Blade recommendation

    Slower and more controllable than Viscaria but with a similar feeling - Nexy Calix 2. IF you want to stay Butterfly, Tiago Appolonia is decent but it will have slightly more vibration (as does the Calix 2, but the Calix 2 feels more similar).
  17. Daily Table Tennis Chit Chat

    Don't know your rating or how tuned in Dan was but given that he was celebrating, he is obviously scared of your game and you played pretty well. A lot of inexperience in there - after you popped up the first push returning his serve or even the first two, you should have been on alert to look...
  18. Swedish Open 2017

    I agree with everything except that part - he has a special backhand. But the problem for him is so does Darko.
  19. Backhand blocking finally clicked for me

    That you are blocking the ball into the net is evidence of a very sound block. Your practice partner doesn't have a calibrated loop which makes your job harder and you are moving the block around which makes everything harder. The drill is a bit difficult but I guess you guys are young and...
  20. The New World Ranking System Explained - January 2018!

    No, they were not. Boll had worse results coming into the tournament and there was no way that even with Dima they would have performed well. So they should have had a lower level coming in based on recent participation. Even Korea, they are gaining the benefit of an injured Jeung being...
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