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No chance that has been used for only one session

09c's topsheet durability far exceeds K3's, this has been the experience and the clear conclusion of pretty much everyone both in person and online

It's totally fine, that won't affect the rubbers being able to stick

I started watching somewhere around mid game 3 and haven't gotten to the rest yet, perhaps we'll hear from Hwan soon but a good win and a big shock nonetheless.

I'm probably opening a can of worms I shouldn't but I have a feeling if a Chinese doubles pair rather than a Japanese pair was given a free second chance at a match that they already lost, we would be hearing a lot more discussion about this, both on this forum and elsewhere... Odo's immediate...

Right in front their face too, pretty impressive

Don't care enough to do a deep analysis but seems like Yoshiyama was completely controlling the points with short receives up through game 4, so Hwan Bae started serving half long to long forehand and wide angle backhand to prevent this, Yoshiyama tried a few flips over the table unsuccessfully...

What about Huang Yu Jie?

I think you may be overthinking it but if it feels like it works for you then that's great. A lot just depends on the variable that is standing on the other side of the table and how you communicate your training goals to them (if they are even willing to cooperate in the first place).

Agreed, more broadly it wasn't a dig at Pavade but that many sponsorship deals, men's deals included, are losing battles for the sponsors from a simple profit standpoint. ESN companies lately seem to clearly have a bigger pot of money to throw at players and are doing so accordingly, probably...

When you say all others do you mean Timo and Dima? From what I've heard from many, Duda's work ethic is unmatched.

And now that missed call costs them the match

Wild point at 2-1 11-10 of Miwa/Odo vs Cheng I Ching/Huang Yu Jie. Ball hits the edge of HYJ's paddle resulting in a lob that almost spins back to their side of the table. Odo smashes it while also clearly knocking the net assembly and table while the ball was technically still in play. Should...

Victas is branded Japanese but made in Germany for the most part. Same for Stiga and Xiom as being branded Swedish and Korean. So they really fall into the ESN bucket just as much as the other ESN companies you mentioned.

Maybe but I think you are assuming that when using slower equipment that necessarily means your opponents returns will always come back slower, and I don't think that is the case unless your opponent cooperates and plays exactly on the terms that you want them to.

So someone can learn to cope with a counterloop but they can't learn to cope with a block that comes back slightly faster than normal? Who said anything about not actually wanting to get better?

Most notable in what way?

A lot comes down to the deal indeed but I'll leave it at that I find it hard to see how any European women or female French talent becomes a profitable investment, unless the goal is not profit but to steal away some market share in France from Tibhar which I also don't see this deal accomplishing.

Seems like European companies are signing people just to sign people, I see zero value in signing a player of this caliber unless they think its going to help with the French market...but don't think it would