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Without a stake in this discussion, a possibility while remaining agnostic to the language issue is that China has come up with a much broader vocabulary for table tennis than English speaking players have, and this vocabulary allows them to discuss certain aspects of table tennis with fewer...

Not true. Not all top players are trying to get better or beat the Chinese - some have just accepted their fate. Some are just trying to be the best in Europe or Japan. Dima has taken a lot of risks with his game. If you know anything about top players, it is that they are afraid to take...

That is actually Ian Marshall. I like him but not everyone does. Lol.

The comment on TTR makes a lot of sense because of statements like yours that it shouldn't be hard to find someone at a higher playing level to comment, while admitting that commentary is not all about technical skills. In fact, the reason that Prause does so well is not just his technical...

Yes - he is truly a journalist and a professional. His style may not be for everyone, but his professionalism is evident. Many times, I hear people complaining about how he pronounces Chinese names and I ask them whether they speak Chinese and the people complaining say they don't. Yet they...

To add to this, Adam Bobrow is about USATT 2100-2200 or about TTR 1700-1800. He is competent player who is commentating the game at the level he understands it which is quite high compared to the average tournament player. Maybe if you can find a player with TTR 2000 or USATT 2400 commentate...

I would like to comment on something - it is common to say that the new ball does not spin. I find this to be absolutely untrue. What I think people are trying to say is that the new ball, when you play spinny shots, doesn't seem to bother the other player as much as it did with the older...

As for the results of this event, I think Dima himself who has worked with many coaches said that he has tried to reduce the power in his style and go for more spin and consistency - of course, such things are relative. You can see that while he still tries to kill the ball, he has improved his...

Dima was so willing to improve that he changed his forehand rubber for a while, realized it wasn't the way to go and changed back. For someone who is willing to try anything to get better, it shows determination. You are just focusing on things that don't get to the heart of the work someone...

Sure. So a man who is willing to try new rubber to change his game and whose sole ambition is to get better should not be given the benefit of the doubt just because you don't like him? Go ahead. I could see the obsession and gave him credit for it, no matter the result.

If the shoe fits, wear it. That you could actually disparage that man's forehand is insane.

Serve choice and spin explains that. He served long reverse sidespin into the backhand to limit the angle.

2017 is an amazing year for table tennis. Dima was a beast. Executed his strategy perfectly. Thank God for the new DHS D40+ balls. They don't play like eggs!

Sigh.. the Inca is the one I Really want though... will settle as a last resort if necessary.

I'll give you the two of them for an Inca or Qabod. Does that work?

I have given up on mine, I can send them to you if you want.

Germany clearly is training replacements, we have Fransizka, Duda, and note that most Europeans peak in late 20s. Fransizka mostly has injury problems but if he can stay healthy he has top 10 talent and power. I am sure there are others as well, Prause is a serious thinker.

Ishikawa beat Yang in 2014 as well. Ishikawa is good vs defence, if she can beat Han Ying, she can beat Wu Yang. The loss to the PRK defender was the heart breaker of her career.

Lin Gaoyuan has been adopted. His new name is Boll Gaoyuan.

Yeah. Someone was stupid enough to say that Mizutani should retire because of the loss, but erased his comment when he saw what LSS was doing to XX right now.