Search results

  1. Calderano Signs with Joola (#139)

    Yep.. I hope next time he will check what we think in the forum here before signing a new contract and will set his priorities straight 🧐. I mean, come on! Dima's twice his age.. :ROFLMAO:
  2. WTT Champions Doha 2026 Jan 7-11

    One of those comments where for a moment you think what's more appropriate - add a reaction or report :LOL: :LOL:
  3. Calderano Signs with Joola (#139)

    Nop - I would say that for me they have pretty much the same capability (but, as you understand - I have no idea 😅). My main point was mostly that I see those two brands as pretty equal and I would say that still, even if Joola can provide whatever Hugo wants it will still take time and it will...
  4. Calderano Signs with Joola (#139)

    For me it's interesting that a Pro of this level, after, arguably, his best year in terms of results on international events, decides to change his sponsor (and, supposedly, equipment). Like.. does the equipment not matter so much? Or is it just that the other sponsor can guarantee to provide...
  5. Butterfly Zyre 03

    Haven't played with Zyre myself (but I'm a battle 2 FH player, so there's almost zero chance it'll suit me), but a friend of mine recently switched to it (he's stronger than me (like I can beat him 1 out of 5 times probably)) and after some time he got used to it and the ball comes from him...
  6. Best Chinese sticky rubbers that don't need boosting

    So actually I couldn't understand this comment untill some time ago I tried the Battle 2 on a carbon blade (and I've always played with it on a 7ply all-wood).. And, omg, the throw angle was so low.. I struggled a lot with it. And on my Xylo 7 it's waaaay higher (and I came back to it). So now I...
  7. Best all wood blade?

    Haven't played a lot with the most iconic all-woods, but Joola Xylo 7, for me, seems like an excellent all-wood blade. I like the feeling, the power and the handle :)
  8. The Pro's Equipment - Discussion!

    It is simple: boosting is not legal. But if you boost with the correct booster they can not detect it. So technically no one can prove you're boosting. A lot of Pros exploit this - everyone knows.
  9. Sabine Winter switches to antispin

    Actually about how many people will adjust to her Anti - this is definitely true - people will adjust, but there are two key moments that need to be reminded: 1. the ball from the anti comes very often with a lot of spin and the time you have to make a decision is not a lot as she plays with it...
  10. finding budget BH rubber for PLYwood7

    I would go with a tacky rubber and use it on FH (take Rxton 3 Pro boosted for example) and put the Rakza on the BH side.
  11. WTT Champions Montpellier 2025, 10/28-11/2

    I somehow have a feeling that Hugo's FH rubber let him down.
  12. Where do you buy your equipment from?

    I'm from Bulgaria. Aliexpress - Global Sports Store - this is where I get my 729 Battle 2 National (previously preferred the dhs-729.eu, but it seems like 729 now is only left in the domain :( ) - 2-3 weeks * tt-store.eu - Yaasaka, Donic, Victas and DHS balls (as this shop is located in my city)...
  13. WTT London Star Contender - October 2025

    Is this the new Penhold meta: stay close to the table and counter off the bounce? Seems like it is for Dang Qiu and Felix.. (This looks like the opposite of Xu Xin :) )
  14. China Youth Smash 2025 (October 3 to October 5, 2025)

    Didn't watch the tournament itself - only some youtube videos, but hey - first to 7... Whaaat?? Like - are our matches too long? What's the point of this? Do you think the pros don't fight for each point when they play to 11 points? Or does the crowd enjoy a match that finishes in 8 minutes...
  15. Best Chinese sticky rubbers that don't need boosting

    I am in love with 729 Battle 2 - this has been my go to rubber for years. Started from regular version (without boosting) and slowly transitioned to National version (no boosting). I have no idea if it is factory boosted or not (pretty sure the regular version is not), but for me it plays the...
  16. WTT Champions Macao 2025 - 9-14 Sep 2025

    Guys, what is that thing on Miwa's wrist? And what's it's purpose? I saw the same thing is also used by Hayata.. Is this because of some "wrist problems" or some type of light-weight sweat absorber?
  17. WTT Feeder Panagyurishte-2025

    Watched some matches on the arena yesterday. Remi Betelu was the one to watch mostly - some great points and suprising variation. He took down two strong players on Saturday and it was very impressive. Cedric (the champion) was also very nice to look at - very strong FH and BH with some great...
  18. A stiff all-wood with a soft feel?

    I don't have a lot of experience with different blades, but from my point of view the one I currently use - Joola Xylo 7 - is exactly what's discussed. It's rather stiff with nice wooden feeling. I would assume the Xylo 5 version to be less stiff with even more feeling, but for me the Xylo 7 is...
  19. ITTF Men's and Women's World Cup Macao 2025, 4/14-20

    Imagine the coach yellin to Duda before WCQs serve at 9:10 in very clear English (so that WCQ undestands) : "Challenge his serve". And WCQ would be under more pressure 🤣
  20. ITTF Men's and Women's World Cup Macao 2025, 4/14-20

    Yeah - this is the current flaw of this system.. Actually the umpire should have automatic data after each serve.. Like a live-system that analyzes and based on that system the umpire should fault serves directly after them being done.. and this is not actually so hard in terms of technology...
Top