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There is no reason why they can't field Fan, especially in team events. He is just tired of the WTT shuffle.

As someone who used mostly all wood blades up until 2020, I would say that while preference is always personal, if you want to take a step or two off the table without using a composite, you had better chop and even then, I am not entirely sold. Quality control and the reliability of composite...

It's clear to me based on the recent post translation that he hasn't retired from WTT permanently. He has the Olympic medal as leverage and can return to the tour on his own terms in a year or two or just be nominated by China to play if necessary.

Korbel retired and the Korbel is still out there. They don't retire brands without strong marketing reasons. Boll and FZD blades will be around for a while though LSD blades will surely be in the pipeline.

Gozo will give up TT before he gives up his prideful addiction to 1-ply speed, power and rebound.

The notes are quite reasonable. I wouldn't agree on D05, it largely depends on proximity to the table. D09c is definitely the spinniest but also requires the most effort to use. I think most high level rally players who like hard sponge and don't care much for the control will prefer T05H...

I found these thrilling to watch. Is something wrong with me? @Gozo Aruna, please ensure...

Really bad knees. Sometimes I try but every time, the pain sends me back to square one. Though I am going to keep trying for the next few months as long as I can add some general strength.

Comments welcome. My only loss from a friendly event on Sunday (did cost me first place though):

30 days isn't long - 6 months to a year to a few years, that is a different story.

Use the pips and see how far that gets you... it's not really about the equipment but about the desire to expose yourself to them and learn them... I was looking at some of my old matches against pips players and it helped me realize why I destroyed most of the pips players I played at NA...

Thanks, it's obvious you posted before reading any of the subsequent comments.

Oh, I have heard it from many people who have either played or coached against him, thanks for having Waldner on record. Not saying that Kanak is exactly like him in simplicity and transparency (I think Kanak is less transparent), but that someone looking at him might be puzzled that this guy...

Please don't post video unless you are extremely comfortable with your playing level and a modestly public identity, it takes a strong personality to deal with online trolling. Regardless of sex/gender, but it is much trickier on forums - just the reality of things.

That wasn't the argument. Kanak's game has elements that are arguably simplistic to an (a naive) observer. It's easy to watch his game (sometimes like Chuang Chi Yuan)and wonder what he does well that makes him so good. His record in the German league is stellar. He was clearly the favorite...

I watched it live. It was a 0-3 loss and while the second game was close, Dima dominated the match with his power in the third. I guess we can all look at these matches with the color of glasses we prefer. That's the beauty of TT. Probably the first time I have heard someone describe an 0-3...

He lost 0-3 to Dima in the match I remember. Where is the video of the close loss?

Not really if he was taller, he would arguably be a worse Calderano. The serves and strokes look repetitive.

His control of the first attack. It's at a level where if your rally game is not elite, you need to be equally good at playing for the first attack to have a chance.

While the final was fair, I don't think the seeding really was ...