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Probably still the most famous table tennis player Nigeria produced.

OR you hit the ball with the back of your racket for a surprise fast backhand topspin serve that the opponent misses out of sheer surprise. I have a video of a match where Adam Hugh did this.

You should. You really should. Archo is learning from all of us in his own special way.

DerEchte, I made a video for Shuki that makes the same point you are making. When learning the basic strokes, coaches recommend you use a neutral grip so that you are not too slow to play any strokes or your game doesn't suffer from slow transitions. Using a very biased grip will make you want...

It was for Chien Chen An (his blade is called the Chien Chen An Unlimited). He played pretty well and deserved at least a game, but when you don't play Ma Long often, his game is extremely tricky. I think his forehand sometimes doesn't let people see how tricky and all round Ma Long's game...

I disagree. This reminds me of Ma Long in 2011. It took something like missing the Olympics to realize that something had to change. XX here is no different. He had been stubbornly refusing to use his backhand as his coach had instructed him to for a while now. So with nothing on the line...

This is best tournament in recent times. And it seems everybody is falling.

Mr Long vs Mr Unlimited - bring it on!

I suspect they brought Wu Yang along for matches like this given that there were 4 choppers in the draw.

He did exactly the same server again and was not called the second time. BTW the video to monster refers to is really old. The ship has sailed on serve rules until we get serious ITTF leadership.

Li Jie needs to beat Ding Ning. That's the one I really want.

Initially, FZD was falling for it, but over time, he started expecting it more, and started playing the ball down the line more. FB never slipped when he just moved to the ball, he slipped when trying to pivot and got caught when the ball was not going where he expected. There is nothing...

Go see a doctor. Symmetrical irritation is a dangerous arthritic symptom so get that possibility eliminated asap.

Okay. We can agree to disagree. Fang Bo tried to pivot a lot on a better player and paid the price. That is my view and I am sticking to it. He would have slipped with better shoes.

Had absolutely nothing to do with his shoes and everything to do with over anticipating and getting caught by FZD changing direction. People forget that Yuya Oshima did something similar last year. It's really comes down to good serves and decent power. You have to win the first game as Ma...

Pros usually use straight topspin or no-spin when going down the line.

This is actually his third World Tour I remember - he was at the German Open and I believe also at the Japan Open.

ZJK went down 0-2 and 1-3. Could have lost games 3 and 5 and 6. Was actually up in the 7th significantly so credit CCA for hanging in there. The boredom factor is obvious. I just hope for CNT's sake that the diagnosis is 100% right.

Yesterday, I broke my rules and played a couple of matches on a rest and coaching day. Here is the video tape. IT's a guy I usually beat - I beat him easily in the first match, then I started experimenting and junking around and lost the next game 1-3. In the rubber, I messed around a little...

Chien Chen An 15-13 over Zhan Jike in the 7th.