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  1. Qatar Open 2019

    He's been tickled!
  2. Qatar Open 2019

    "Thinking of the number of times I have watched Ma Long in slow motion... Just for peace of mind.. so calming. Like a waterfall in slow motion.. Birds chiming... Palm trees." Adam Bobrow, ahah. Xu Xin did wake him up at some point in the third, the rythm has been different after that, even his...
  3. Qatar Open 2019

    Queen for the win!
  4. Qatar Open 2019

    Timo Boll's mandarin has improved a lot. :cool:
  5. Qatar Open 2019

    LGY 4-2 LYJ, watch it if you can, the quality of shots on average is phenomenal. Man, I'm going back to training...
  6. Qatar Open 2019

    Tight encounter in thye battle of the Lins, I am with Yun Ju here who is doing really well in the serve and receive, lots of spin variation, but in open play GY not forcing it as much and a bit more consistent. 1-0 8-8 for GY and time-out, I think LGY will take this but LYJ has a lot of quality...
  7. Qatar Open 2019

    I love the sound recording in every Qatar open... Man, the sound of those balls crashing, Falck has some power. Very well done but we won't see Harimoto vs. Ma Long. :-(
  8. Which side of rubber to use for forehand and backhand?

    You know the coin toss... Well, do a racket toss.
  9. Qatar Open 2019

    She needs to breathe and let go, or something. It looks like she is making it hard work and focusing on herself too much (first couple of games at least, then my stream broke down too), rather than being 100% in the match and sort of feeling it. All this self-imposed rythm and these game...
  10. Qatar Open 2019

    Aye, not again. Anyhow, apart from the (not even so) obvious headliner today, I am curious about Lin Yun Ju who, at the ripe old age of 17, made his way past Xue Fei and Wong Chun Ting and is quite the prospect. I really just discovered him in the doubles' final at the Swedish Open last year...
  11. Qatar Open 2019

    Yes, I can't wait. It hasn't been long since he's back from long-term injuries, so both he and Ma Long are sort of level on that front. He's still in it in mixed-doubles, too, with Laura Gasnier. Got ousted 4-1 in Men's doubles, against Boll-Franziska, but that's a tough cookie...
  12. New blades - ANDRO Gauzy

    Well there's Samsonov, and that's before you even mention Waldner. Dan, we need you to get onto this and meet the man again!
  13. Marvellous 12 2019

    Old debate and I don't think the gap would be closed entirely, but that's a good point and very nicely put.
  14. Joola Energon, Nobilis, Zelebro and Quattro Carbon Blades

    Hi yogi, yes I had understood what you meant with that rating, my post was to underline the fact that the market is crazy at the moment: four new blades and you can only choose between fast and rocket fast. I know the ball has to do with that and the whole rating system could do with an...
  15. Incredible SPEED 2019 Tabletennis Compilation

    Shame. I guess copyright infringement issues? In which case it'd be silly because this is a great advertisement, but I don't see what else. By the way, who was the young player on fire with mid-long (dyed) fair hair in the video? The one with the backhand-kill jump replayed in slow-motion.
  16. Incredible SPEED 2019 Tabletennis Compilation

    Good god. Keep them coming!
  17. Ma Long interviews, matches and beyond

    Yes, also, what's with the "if he's smart" point you make? Not to sound like a cheap kung-fu movie philosopher but if you win throughout your career with this kind of mentality, you've won nothing (I don't mean this aggressively, and did see what you added to that statement). Anyhow, it's...
  18. Marvellous 12 2019

    Oh, ok. I hadn't seen these around yet. Phew!! (Cheers both)
  19. Marvellous 12 2019

    They are using G40+?? Lots of tired faces in the pictures and videos, including the coaches. Serious tension, and all the more impressive from FZD. Thanks for the updates.
  20. Dumb question on rubber

    They are simply more honest than most other brands, which will give you an estimate without their range of tolerances. In the real world there is no such thing as 1.7mm, but only 1.7mm +/- this or that much. TSP in general is as trustworthy a brand as they come, in my experience.
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