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Effective immediately. https://www.butterfly.co.jp/news/product/20191202.html

Didn't know Steve Dainton could speak Mandarin...literally shit my pants.

On Sep 26, in an article titled "東京五輪メダル候補 卓球王子 水谷準選手の“禁じられた恋”の話", tabloid magazine Josei7 gives a detailed account of Mizutani's extramarital affair with then underage Emi-san(19, pseudonym). https://www.news-postseven.com/archives/20190926_1457718.html Gist of the article: An acquaintance...

After much ado, here it is.

Rubbers ■テナジーシリーズ（47.5%） 内訳：テナジー05ハード（4.8%） ／ テナジー05（31.3%） ／ テナジー05FX（5.5%） ／ テナジー64（3.5%） ／ テナジー80（1.2%） ／ その他テナジー（1.1%） ■ディグニクスシリーズ（2.8%） ■その他ラバー（2.9%） *Tenergy (47.5%) T05H (4.8%) / T05 (31.3%) / T05FX (5.5%) / T64 (3.5%) / T80 (1.2%) / Other Tenergy (1.1%) *D05 (2.8%) *Other (2.9%)...

Was waiting for someone to post this but no luck. Here goes. Nikkan Sports reports that ITTF have decided to introduce video challenge at the World Tour Grand Finals this December, and the WTTC 2020 next March. If the trial runs are successful, then the system will be implemented for Tokyo...

Pics from the shop owners invited to the Butterfly Spring 2019 Fair.

The pilot project, which started at the ITTF Challenge Croatia Open this week, aims to ensure that the rubbers from professional table tennis players, used by ITTF tournaments, are following the rules: < 4.00 mm. The pilot project is also aiming to find out the best procedure to achieve the...

Playing Career: Atlanta Olympics and WTTC Dortmund Most Memorable TTW: How was the daily routine of the German team back in your time as a player? Did European associations organize joint training camp before the competition? Rosskopf: Back then, the German national team rarely invited players...

WTTC 2015-2019, 5 CNT men in singles 2001-2013, 7 1999, 9 1997, 9, Waldner 3-0 x 7 4 taken out by Samsonov alone, 3-0 MLin in R32, 3-1 WLQ in R16, 3-0 Ding Song in QF, 3-1 KLH in SF 1 taken out by Karakasevic, 3-2 LGL in R64 1 taken out by Gatien, 3-0 Wang Tao in R64 1 taken out by Waldner, 3-0...

Spinning off from the thread on D05 to address the "myth" of custom rubbers. Not mythbusting here, but merely to show that it's not groundless. As many of you are aware, Tenergy comes in a so-called "professional version," with the extra letters "SP" on the sponge. Some argue SP stand for...

Ishikawa sounds so cute when arguing in Mandarin: "這個球往上的算上，撞向下的……"

Spinning off from the WTTC thread as it'd get drowned out otherwise. Good point raised there. Steve Dainton touched on that. http://sports.sina.com.cn/others/pingpang/2019-04-28/doc-ihvhiewr8694313.shtml At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the table tennis mixed doubles event will enter the Olympic...

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