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Never thought about it. It makes perfect sense. I have two setup - W968 and a defence blade. I use the def blade in case my knee injury returns.

Get those H3 with the new look. The topsheet will lose the tack fairly quickly. Once I looked at WCQ just before he served, the reflection on his black H3 appeared very matte, in contrast to the traditional gloss look.

If you intend to stay close to table, get Vis, can't go wrong. Vis can do really well even in mid distance.

The iconic Truls countersmash is fun to watch.

It's a pleasure to watch them play in two WTTC.

Butterfly has overwhelming ambassadors compared to the all other brands for sure. It makes sense that DHS will start in their own soil, the CNT. So sponsoring CNT with W968 is a natural business move. Talking about speed and spin, CNT are using the new slightly tacky H3 on FH. This new faster...

WCQ, despite his age, plays a more traditional FH style. Thus switching to W968 makes sense. LJK on the other hand, I agree with you, the switching makes no sense. Having said that, I know distributors in China say DHS is fine tuning W968 each year. The newer W968 has more crisp feel (without...

I am using a lot of snakes lately. Snake can be another way of creating opportunity 😁

My question is do you step away from the table and counter loop from mid or far distance?

Excellent analysis. This debate between the Vis and 968 camps has been going in China for a while. With more CNT switching away from Vis (LJK and WCQ), the sale of W968 has been going up in China. WCQ's switch to W968 probably had the biggest impact as he is considered the only hope after FZD...

The noticeable difference is FZD. He hit the ball noticeably later than usual. And he plays a bit further away from the table than before. I wonder if it is because of the new FZD ALC blade which is softer than his old Golden Viscaria.

People like Han Ying, Wang Yang and Shan Xiaona were in the Chinese national team, not at the same level as Ma Long. They were probably in the B national team. Imagine Ma Long decided to play for Germany, he can easily play into his mid 40s I am sure.

It is difficult. It's often a mental battle. In China there's a proverbs people keep in mind while playing table tennis. It goes like something along the line of "Don't give up when you are losing, don't be complacent when leading" Let's say you are 1-7 in a game, mentally try to remind...

ZLC is harder and has a lower throw than Vis. Super ZLC goes another level up. SZLC suits hard hitter as it is very difficult to create spin from the blade itself. Are you a hard hitter close to the table?

Anticipation, anticipation and anticipation. You need to learn to create opportunity from the deep push. I also play FH all over the place. I personally find the following two strategies work when the opponent push deep to my BH when I don't have time to loop: Gentle push to the FH side...

Interesting. I would expect the setup to be very spinny with great control and feel.

H3 can pair well with literally all types of blades - 5-ply, 7-ply, carbon, inner ALC, inner ZLC, outer ALC and outer ZLC. Viscaria is fool proof. So many regional level players use Vis + H3. You need to stay fairly close to the table. If you tend to step away from the table, inner ALC such as...

Thanks. I am surprised that the Iranian player served much lower than Harimoto.

I have to admit Japan's passion for tt can be seen in entertainment, advertisement and the quality of their T league. Saw this stats analysis on a Japanese live program. Seems interesting but have no idea what it says. I suspects it measures the height above the net?

I have played five def blades with various rubber combinations. Out of Donic Def, Butterfly Matsushita pro, Diode V, Victas Matsushita Def and Victas Matsushita OFF, Diode V has the most balance - nice and soft feel for defence, but powerful topspin capabilities Victas Matsushita OFF- slightly...