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For full transparency, even if it likely means I will no longer be a candidate for moderation, I did offer to moderate the site earlier this month/late last month. I consider Carl a friend and given his priorities, I felt it made no sense to have to alert him every time a flame war was getting...

That @zeio is so delusional defies reasonable explanation. After beating up on Hayata all year for playing with/through injury based on the Olympics last year, he can't resist doing so on the basis of her beating Harimoto in a match while ignoring that as recently as last month, he was talking...

Thanks for your definition of a top blade - I would like to hear his.

The problem is really that ultimately, all of these things are up to the The Zyres of the Founder. No one knows or understands what motivates him on this topic since it has been discussed over the years in multiple contexts with multiple parties with no changes being made. If someone told me...

When you are trying to be the very best, every detail has some contribution. But when we keep the same rubber and change blades or keep the same blade and change rubbers, the results are not 50-50. Pros all use top rubbers or boost them to stay competitive. This usually requires the most...

This reads like the person who tried to look for the average human being and said it had one testicle and one ovary.

I think Timo Boll felt that D09c could be used by a beginner. He is on the record saying this. What kind of blade do you think he had in mind that beginner should use since according to you, the rubber has a blade power transfer requirement? What is a top blade?

It depends on your forehand or backhand. Mizutani used it on both sides so it is a style choice - it is like D05 but shoots at a lower and "faster" trajectory.

Complaining about a rubber not playing well on humid conditions is like complaining about a dog not eating grass with enthusiasm. By all means change the rubber but humidity is just bad for TT and that is addressed mostly by training and adaptation to the degree you need to deal with it.

The problem with Sora is not what happens when he is up 2-0 or 2-1. It is more what happens when he is down 1-3 or 0-2 and his opponent is outplaying him. His appearance and effort seem to br drastically different when winning and losing in a way that comes.off as quitting early.

Probably the Japaneae #1, Harimoto has a lot to prove about his recent form, it has been driven a bit by delusionally passive control play. That said, when they introduce TTR, it will be interesting to see whether Sora.can sustain this.

Yes. He got his National Championship because the association gave it to him. Zeio has proclaimed it so it is so.

3-3, 5-6 was peak Hayata. Miwa is just the sounder player but Hayata has that scrambling element A pity her timing is just not as good as Miwa's.

Hayata then does a more logical but equally underwhelming timeout. Timeouts can be very overrated ...

Was Miwa's timeout the most underwhelming timeout of all time, 6-4 to 6-7 (timeout) to 6-11?

Not bad for someone struggling to surpass his teammates.

Dang is an amazing blocker, very underestimated skillset for defending powerful opponents, Sora will need the right strategy. Not going to be as easy as many here are projecting unless serve return. Is an issue.

Seriously? Unfortunately the match is over. But he gave it his all. He can be annoying but I respect his fight.

Yes, I am biased against illegal serves. I also believe nothing is necessary in table tennis so you are also right that cleaning up her serves is not necessary to improve those shots. My prescription is based on my experience dealing with players who rely heavily on serves, usually illegal...

If we are trying to project current and future form with an eye towards recent and upcoming events, and since there were identifiable reasons for Hayata's loss of form that if she is being honest with recent revelations are unlikely to apply going forward, then using a period of injury recovery...