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A player who has beaten Hugo, both Lebruns, Lin Yun Ju, Harimoto, Liang Jingkun and a few others I probably will forget doesn't convert into results....

His (Ma Long) backhand was always one of the best in the world, even when it was a relative weakness before the plastic ball change. His forehand as far as I know was never underrated.

You would never put Wang Hao or Felix Lebrun or Dang Qiu or Wong Chun Ting, who all have great backhands? Xu Xin is relatively bad IMHO, there are many good RPB backhands out there.

There definitely is, the question though is whether these give rise to different technical patterns for teaching with starkly different results. Obviously you can flat block topspin with the forehand, you can smash it, you can guide it. You can fade you can hook, you can straighr...

My perfect non-CNT players (using a different philosophy from my original answers): Forehand: Truls Moregard Backhand: Liam Pitchford Serve: Quadri Aruna Mentality: Harimoto Feeling: Anders Lind Power: Alexis Lebrun Personality: Simon Gauzy Celebration: Darko Jorgic

Just saw these on an old youtube channel - lots of other matches there for people who are interested:

This is just athlete's pride speaking, Lin Shidong is probably the best rally player in the world now and we saw what happened

Someone needs to out together a 2025 WCQ highlights video. It could have feats in it for forehand footwork that might draw new fans to the sport.

He is doing things to get in his forehand that are beyond 90% of pros. It is really amazing.

Fan was already showing signs of exhaustion last year. While I know it was partly interests and he could have played on, the demands of remaining unbeatable definitely played a part. How you remain unbeatable points towards sustainability with age. And the truth is that because o Ma Long...

Which is why I gave him four years. If you believe either the FZD or ML trajectory that corresponds to his age, he has 4 years and has already lost the Olympics in this cycle with only XD medals. He needs to win the WTTC this year for sure but he is definitely the favorite.

This is true. We will see how it goes. I am just old enough to know what it feels like to have a body that doesn't work like it used to, Younger people who don't have that experience might think WCQ can perform miracles more easily than I can, lol.

FZD retiring at 27 isn't quite the argument for this that you might think it is, especially if you accept the possibility that the rumors that WCQ is overaged might be true, But even if not, that will give WCQ four years to achieve what he needs to. Do remember that Ma Long required surgery to...

Ma Long wasn't winning on athleticism and people forget that Ma Long won his first WTTC at the advanced age of 27.

ML had more versatility than this, this is just king long table tennis and I do not believe it Is sustainable for for more than brief critical periods. I think the contenders (Shidong, Harimoto, LYJ) can take advantage of his lesser days. ML.could still get by with 40% days.

You have to hope he gets tired, he has taken his fitness to an unreal level.

Has someone finally matched Ryu for footwork? I was thinking this watching him play Harimoto but it is a real question.

They play like Women but just a bit further from the table and with much more power.... amazing....

Is this a WTTC final preview?

I am really curious to see how unplayable opponents play each other.