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Inappropriate contact by security at the airport venue, under investigation. @zeio had posted other details, including official statements by CIC and the Taiwanese federation. https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2026/05/04/2003856724

Gewo rubber. Plus the odds of playing a red Hurricane on FH are pretty low.

Worth a watch to see the difference with ZGR in the hands of a pro, and also glued on a Joola Trinity. You can tell the new rubbers, particularly the Charged, are markedly more direct and are more than a simple iteration. Excellent channel by the way, Ibrahima Diaw publishes excellent vlogs on...

No less sad that this fraction of the population (though clearly not the most rational one) happens to also be anti Japan.

Looks like limba, likely koto, ayous, with limba and ayous arranged along the handle direction and medial ply counter to it. Limba seems obvious on the top ply, I can guess koto on the side picture, though higher quality pics would help and ayous is recognisable by its little holes when you...

Same as @NextLevel. It's better but don't think about the amount of side vs top spin. RPB naturally has a stronger inclination, which makes banana flicking easier, by the way.

Could be informative to see your shakehand BH loop as a reference. I think you're not letting your wrist drop (inward) enough, which doesn't allow your bat to building enough speed by the time you hit the ball. It's most obvious when you loop at the table. When the wrist is loose, the RPB grip...

The Calderano SAL has ayous core. It's the HAL that has kiri core. Not sure why they made this change, possibly to keep the average weight lower.

Pics to illustrate, with the recognisable gold/blue handle.

Schlager's take on level gap aligns with the ranking points curve, meaning the point system works as designed – regardless of its pros and cons as a race system vs the old Elo. Long story short: the gap increases exponentially as you reach the top, in both the qualitative and mathematical sense.

Takkyu's rule of thumb is decent and not completely at odds with what you describe. It also links nicely and intuitively to how tournament rounds work, on powers of 2. Given points attributions are also roughly by powers of 2 (from finalist to round of 16), it means that the reasoning should...

Technique plays a role for sure. I remember hearing similar comments either by or about Schlager, that strokes that are naturally tenser or less smooth have the upside of not suffering as much under pressure. LGY's natural game is extremely demanding in terms of timing, and so it's easier to...

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The ITTF H2H stats : https://results.ittf.link/index.php/head-to-head

It's now 4-2 in LGT Vs Gauzy, with Gauzy having won the last two in 2025 and the previous four losses dating back to before 2017.

Rules are symmetrical but players positions aren't. Over a few sets, level differences and adaptability tend to even out luck and high risk strategies, whereas over a single set or a few points, such tactics are more likely to pay off. So the rules encourage the underdog to go for high risk...

Whether that works is a different story, but the announcement poster has a mixed France/India flag next to Pavade's name, so Gewo is at least intentionally putting this forward. I don't think I've ever seen Pavade presented as such in France – the country has a very different approach to...

Yeah, Xue Fei has decent rallying skills and a good RPB, but has trouble putting away the ball / finishing points, which is problematic for a penholder. His ball quality doesn't look particularly high.

I haven't got it, but the information online points to a larger head of 158×152mm, like the Harimoto. It also looks large, though that's not an accurate sizing. Measurements on tt-news.de forum: https://forum.tt-news.de/showthread.php?t=472631&highlight=Etalyra&page=3 Specs from tt-japan...

How about using lighter wood for the handle or hollowing it out? What are the downsides of such approaches?