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I see. Someone else over at MyTT also suggested that the problem with KLH is causing troubles for LGL also. From the perspective of someone far away and in a different culture that seems harsh, at least the way things are these days. After all, LGL had nothing to do with KLH's gambling debt.

I am really curious if this is a "promotion" or a real promotion. This is like trying to interpret personnel moves in the Kremlin or Beijing circa 1972. It seems like the national teams have thrived but who knows what is going on behind the scenes? Is it possible LGL will be a super VP? Or...

Chengdu is very close to my wife's hometown. Incredible food. Wish I could see this one too.

Unfortunately there is this www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26154154 And this www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27011305 So evidence insofar as it exists suggests it is not very effective. These studies are pretty small but provided no support for the concept.

Suga actually drives a 1967 Bentley that has been converted into a low rider. It has style. It is rigged up so he can DJ from the passenger seat if needed.

I should have thought of that. I really should have. Perhaps I will succeed in convincing my wife to allow me to take another epic table tennis vacation again. Perhaps also we will have a perpetual motion machine that solves the world's energy problems. Anything is possible.

Interesting. In the case of balls we have both measured, a lot of my my measurements precisely agree with yours (for example Nittaku SHA, old DHS). Because of that, I don't think there is any systematic difference in the way we measure. So based on that, I think you are almost certainly...

ZJK's fangirls are like a pack of ravenous wild dogs and they would rip poor Miu Hirano to shreds if she tried to get anywhere near their idol. I know. I've seen them.

It is in the chit chat thread -- which hopefully will not self collapse into a black hole and consume us all. We met up along with another friend of Suga's who also lives in Houston, and played and chatted and unfortunately the circumstances did not allow for consumption of beer. In Germany...

I guess the key is in what is meant by words like significant. I can tell which is which but I can switch between the Nittaku and D40 easily and with less time for adjustment than I need to switch to any other balls. This is on three different kinds of tables, Tibhar 28, Butterfly, and most...

One of the most amazing things about Ma Long is his defence. The reason I think he is the GOAT is his dominance of pro tour events and not just slams.

I for one didn't think Liu Shiwen would lose to her younger teammate in the WTTC semifinal. I didn't thik Harimoto would defeat Mitzutani.

The Golden State Warriors just defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers for the NBA championship. Which everyone knew was going to happen before the season started.

Actually I would go so far as to say that Next Level has actually tried more plastic balls than I have because to date I have not seen or hit with the Double Fish ABS ball. On the other hand, I tend to obsess more, and do things like weigh them, measure their roundness and such. When plastic...

Not quite sure what story you think it is the end of, but not one based in reality. The facts of the matter are that both the Nittaku Premium and the D40+ are seamed ABS balls. The seam is smaller on the Nittaku because they use a different patented method to seal the two ball halves together...

CNT probably had a room full of PhDs breaking down video to analyze her game. LGL mentioned that JNT has a larger budget than CNT. OK maybe in total dollars, but Japan is expensive, and almost without question CNT has a lot more people of all sorts including coaches, therapists, psychologists...

When the only choice was a decent XSF seamless or a horrible cellulose acetate 40+ the obvious choice was XSF. (I wrote a lot of posts about that in early 2014, promoting seamless balls when people were skeptical about them). In retrospect, think that had more to do with how bad the cellulose...

The Xiom definitely has a higher build quality and it plays more like a Viscaria in SH versions.

I prefer the NP40 usually but the D40 is more durable. Many people have reported this not just me. I also worry about DHS QC over time. Price differential makes this less of an issue.

They will not play like celluloid, no 40+ does.