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It is really interesting how LYJ has delegated his choing duties to his coach. Dies that still make him silent?

Haha. Nice try, Gozo. You will find that if you don't continue to consciously improve it, you will still stagnate. It's not so much cause and effect but the only way to get better at modern table tennis especially when you can't get to the ball early all the time.

For me, long serve, you just wait and loop. It is the heavy spin short ones that require you to commit over the table that tend to be more problematic. Not saying long serves can't cause trouble, but over time, you should get your fair share of makes and points if the opponent is the same level.

His father is extremely smart. I used to be there when his father would hit with him for hours in Princeton so regardless of whatever is responsible for his recent development, his father has had a huge hand in steering things in many ways including on the table training. He had an interesting...

Do you appreciate a bit better why people were telling to focus on brushing the ball?

I think former Indian junior, not Australian. But I could be wrong. The dad was a rusty 2200+ when they came to the country, so was likely higher as a junior - very solid blocking game, almost unbreakable. Most of his hitting came with his dad when he was young, but he did train with lots of...

I watched the match, you are still a work in progress but the overall improvement is impressive. Well done. I forgot to respond to this when it was posted, so I wanted to make sure I did.

Adi Sareen, who trains in the USA but is an Australian citizen is also one to look out for. He should turn 17 this year. https://www.vis.org.au/athletes/aditya-sareen https://www.butterflyonline.com/players/sareen-aditya/?srsltid=AfmBOopNfcX1Qo5D7klbobfFSmFJkp65sPO9BTzuC61rhTiYrtpeb8aW His...

Fast coming at you usually means long.

You did have enough time to post the Togami scores, but not enough to post the Shinozuka scores. Sora beat Qiu Dang here today but that must have been when you were busy and not convincing enough for your stats. As for Quadri, I have zero problem with anyone arguing he is (currently) overrated...

When the zeio favorites play worst, you know by his silence. Had they won, all we would have heard was about the dusting of Togami... but since Togami actually won 2 more games than those who surpassed him, we have to wait until the next event...

Togami has been surpassed by Togami in disappointment - makes me wonder whether he isn't struggling to implement the wisdom of his coaches.

Chen Yuanyu needs a massive backhand rebuild over the next couple of years if he is to achieve his full potential.

Yeah but she won Euro Cup 2025. Just luck? It is more likely she may have had a separate physical issue here than that she hasn't fully recovered from her prior issues.

The problem with this is that hidden contact allows them to serve almost pure backspin and if the serve is heavy, you need to push it straight up.

Yeah, but she needs a truly ambitious partner like Shinozuka or Togami.

They are not on an LA 2028 timeline, at best, Odo is putting her best foot forward, but it is unlikely Yoshimura will be her partner even if she made it.

You can't return consistently and aggressively if you don't see the contact point. If you are successful with your main instrument being the bounce, you are playing opponents who don't put pressure on you with their level and speed of play.

Yeah you have to see contact point to return a serve aggressively. If you can't then you need to look at the bounce and the speed. Because it had reverse sidespin, the bounce doesn't feel the same as if you are used to pendulum serves but the most important thing to start with is always serve...

Might be wrong for me to say but good for him.