Well, the origin of hybrid rubber was Chinese tacky topsheet (Friendship 729 and later Globe 999) + Japanese sponge (GP or Bomb) and H3 Neo back in 2009 felt like one with its lower tack and lighter weight.
Nowadays, people associate hybrid with ESN rubbers, when in fact ESN is a latecomer and...
Even the editorial of Table Tennis Kingdom is mad about the current "spineless" JTTA. As I've repeatedly pointed out, there is hardly any team morale.
日本卓球協会がロス五輪の卓球競技・日本代表選手選考基準を発表
https://world-tt.com/blog/news/archives/354911
28年1月に五輪代表は決定。日本卓球協会・強化本部の世界選手権の総括会議は7月...
That's not gonna happen. ESN has stated that the success of its customers is the success of ESN.
This is the best you'll get in the foreseeable future.
Selection criteria for LA28 released today.
MS/WS - 2 players each, first WR published in 1/2028 (1/3, tentatively)
MD/WD - 1 pair each, selected by Development HQ from among the XT players
XD - 1 or 2 pairs, selected by Development HQ from among the XT players
XT - 3 players each, MS/WS...
What if Yugoslavia was still around?
LIVE! | T1 | Day 4 | WTT Contender Skopje 2026 | Finals
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2 mil yens for each WTTC 2026 player and 1 mil yens for each head coach.
Odo: Meanie.
世界卓球ロンドン大会の選手10人に各200万円の報奨金が授与
https://world-tt.com/blog/news/archives/354558
Yes.
Event Player A Player B Sub-Event Stage Round Result Games Winner RunnerUp
ITTF-Americas Cup San Francisco 2026 CALDERANO Hugo JHA Kanak MS Main Draw Final 4 - 1 11:8 6:11 12:10 11:9 11:9 CALDERANO Hugo JHA Kanak
ITTF Pan American Championships Rock Hill 2025 CALDERANO Hugo JHA Kanak MS...
XD F
Dorr/Diaz 0-3 Kobayashi/Kihara (Q) (-2, -6, -9)
Not bad for 小林広夢/KOBAYASHI Hiromu (2002/9/21) who turned pro in 2025 after becoming Zennihon Takkyu 2024 MD champion w/ 伊藤礼博/ITO Akihiro (2003/11/23) who just retired this March to become a tax accountant. Kobayashi now has 2 WTT titles, with...
My impression of Charlotte Lutz has forever changed after this match. She is a loud girl and a tough cookie!
WD R16
JCH/CHJ 2-3 Pavade/Ch. Lutz (-2, -6, 8, 5, -12)
First international win for Kihara after 4 consecutive losses in 2026.
WS R32
Ho Tin-Tin (Q) 2-3 Kihara (-5, 8, -6, 10, -9)
Year Event Player A Player B Player X Player Y Sub-event Stage Round Result Games Winner Winner
2026 WTT Star Contender Doha 2026 SHIBATA Saki (JPN) KIHARA Miyuu (JPN) WS...
I can't shake the feeling that Kanagawa's financial trouble is part of the reason Hirano decided to leave.
T.League is hardly catching on unlike CTTSL (because of WCQ/SYS) and TTBL (because of FZD) despite the international results of JNT.
【卓球】平野美宇、Tリーグ・九州移籍へ 新たな環境で9季目に挑戦...
LOL
TV Tokyo: Hashimoto is a kind person but a mean table tennis player.
【密着】世界最強カットマン橋本帆乃香の素顔に迫る|~絶対届く、金メダル。~ 卓球PROJECT 2028
[url unfurl=false]https://youtu.be/zz__654fIzs?t=15[/url]
Frank Wright: We need to save the nation.
Wang Yi: We need to save the United Nations.
ITTF: We need to save WTT. 🥹
We Need to SAVE the Nation | Restore Britain, Makerfield
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Wang Yi speaks at United Nations
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Zhang Cheng has no idea if Matsushima and Hirano will sign up for CTTSL 2026 but he thinks it would be beneficial for CNT to have Matsushima come and play so they can analyze him. He also offered his brief analysis on Miwa 3-2 WMY at WTTC 2026.
https://weibo.com/7790173399/R1p5o0mDb
体育课代表wik...
That was not a prediction. That's Matsushima's desire/commitment to play based on quotes from himself, Zhang Cheng and Yan An, that he didn't want to play in T.League after playing in CTTSL.
That's the abridged translation for WH's review of WTTC 2026 in the previous post. Had to separate the posts due to the 15,000-character limit that has been put in place since the forum upgrade a few years back.