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Agreed, but as of now, I think only 2 or maybe 3 of the players in this union (Lebruns and Hugo) are people who can really affect WTT's bottom line and not be replaced. Some may disagree with that and that's fine. And likely they would be hurting their own careers and aspirations by...

Without a doubt true. But, with the understanding that there aren't a ton of seasoned expert coaches or top players on this site but this thread is the best attempt at getting close to that, it is a fair question for @suds79 or others to wonder what requirement gives someone permission to give...

Someone like Felix or Alexis getting involved in plays like this, at this stage of their careers, would be far more damaging to their own careers and brands than it would be to the WTT. Everyone knows that. The rest of the players on the list that Tony posted isn't going to stop the show from...

What are these players going to threaten to do to have leverage? Say they're going to retire from WTT? They aren't FZD and CM, who were legitimately fine with going down that route after winning the Olympics and in Meng's case being on the tail end of her career.

That was Fan Zhendong and Chen Meng, the players in this union are not them and don't have that level of influence, nor can they seriously consider/threaten retirement like FZD and CM could.

What collective bargaining power do they really have?

Now formally announced - Romain Lorentz will coach the LA Spinners this season.

I called it out a few weeks or months ago here as well. And it is a recurring issue with XIOM not a one time or unlucky thing. Insanely dumb and a good reason not to purchase their products - what's the point when, if you like it and want to stick to it, you can't get the same thing a year later?

Still a major update to come on this case...

But 09c is old news and Zyre 03 is dropping in a few months so we know what comes next

What is far too early and what is he the prime example of?

Nope, but former player, and a big improvement from the last one...

People say a lot of stupid shit, doesn't make it valid. Edward and Eugene have both proven themselves at the Pan American level so why would they not deserve to touch the World Cup? That's literally how that works. And top American players are still in a completely different league from...

Non-Chinese players do those simulations too, but they can't replicate the real pressure that Chinese players endure and have to persevere through from a young age in terms of consequences of losing.

1) Skill particularly in serve, receive, third ball, over-the-table, which is where those points are usually won, 2) Mentality, more experience in high-pressure situations as anyone who is representing the CNT at the senior level has gone through more of those situations since their early...

Who is the commentator that said at the end of the Harimoto/Calderano match that Harimoto is a Japanese kid because "that's all he speaks"? Just making shit up...

Expected result

These issues aren't unique to lefties any more than they are to righties.

It was all related to the point at 1-1 2-2. The refs said that Sun Yang's shot hit the edge however both players thought it missed. Therefore, when the listed score was 10-8, it "should" have been 9-9. Kai won the next two points, so it "should" have been 11-9 but the scoreboard and refs were...

Looks real. If you bought it from any legitimate retailer, it should be.