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The shade of blue and the finish that Butterfly uses on their tables is excellent, and it had nothing to do with us having trouble making out the ball.

This is a serious problem. Many refs hesitate to enforce the service rules because they don't want to stir shit and draw attention to themselves. Personally, I disagree with the lawbook (it's too strict, and in places, downright ridiculous), but I didn't write it. People who don't know the first...

Why? It was clearly an illegal toss.

I believe it will, he is still very immature.

These sharp shadows on the floor and on the table still absolutely baffle me. I mean, compare that to last year's German open: Minimal shadows and virtually no glare. The ball is in excellent contrast from the table top. Someone messed up royally this year. Pretty inexcusable for an event...

Because the edges started looking like someone chewed on them. I mean, we do have regulations to follow. :)

I've been using non-abrasive disinfectant on my rubbers for a long time now. It preserves the grip nicely, and my last pair of rubbers was still grippy as hell when I threw them into trash.

I tried watching Calderano. What's the point if I can't even see the damned ball? Turned it off after the first game.

Exactly.

Jesus H. Christ, what is this? The glare, the shadows... My head hurts. How the hell is the lighting so uneven?

Jesus Christ ITTF, get it together. :eek:

You pulled the same sh#t last year Dan, come on! ;)

Tim Bergling, AKA Avicii died today. For the longest time his song "Wake Me Up" was basically the unofficial anthem of the ITTF World Tour, always playing in between matches. Every time I hear it on the radio, I think of table tennis.

This thread is pure gold! Some of these images are perfect for avatars. I love how @YuJuYen is experimenting with different styles and techniques.

https://twitter.com/shazad/status/891311356540063744 https://twitter.com/karterhol/status/925723936419020801 Actor Rainn Wilson, who plays a recurring character called Harry Mudd on the show, is a huge table tennis fan.

Croatia (check the flag), the 28th member of the EU. We've left communism 27 years ago, but the corruption in politics is more prevalent than ever, and the equality before the law exists only on paper. Talking smack against the members of the ruling party or the clergy could get you arrested...

Over here they can and will arrest you for badmouthing politicians and clergy on social media. And by "over here" I don't mean Putin's Russia, Erdogan's Turkey or the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

I'd refrain from unsubstantiated speculation.

Oh, I'm sure once China overthrows communism (not that Chinese communism IS in fact communism) it'll get its own Vladimir Putin. And we all know how much that dude loves dissidents. As someone who grew up in a post-communist country I can tell you that your country's problem isn't the Party...

Yeah, that toss was nowhere near 6 inches.