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You might have to look hard to find the table.

It goes over quite well, I make that statement all the time to put things in perspective.

The other thing of note is that Korea put a significant investment in Junsung Oh stock. Fielding him over Cho and Lim says a lot.

Harimoto still has work to do. And Japan needs to figure out what the point of sending Kenji and Maharu is when your second or third best singles player is at home. I know it easier a quirk of a world rankings but still...

Gozo, My answer is a little different from what everyone else has written. But maybe it is because I play with a different mindset. So when you loop a ball long, what adjustments do you need to make to loop that ball onto the table? When you loop a ball into the net, what adjustments do you...

I tried to tell people that doubles is not singles, but they didn't understand...

Now Lin just needs to beat Fan to complete his domination. Don't be a Fan, Lin!

The thing about Ma Long is that his game was clearly heavily influenced by penhold coaches - even aspects of his backhand and chop block show this:

Nah, Ma Long has been playing chop blocks for probably longer than Koki Niwa.

That's a good alternative explanation for sure. The official word was that the younger generation needed a chance to prove themselves. Whether that means ML and XX were okay with it or not, that is for you to decide.

The question itself is weird. What kind of evidence would satisfy you? Why would you need to hold the older players back to give the younger players a chance to prove themselves if they were completely ready to beat the older players?

To be fair he faces Ma Long in practice more than I will ever know but it was clear after the Tokyo Olympics he had ceded the GOAT coneptiton to Ma Long to the point the CNT held Ma Long back from coming to Houston so FZD could win a WTTC and stop agonizing over not having a major. That is what...

That's FZD's fault, not Ma Long's, IMHO. If FZD had a stronger mindset, we wouldn't be debating this, FZD has the technical skillset for sure.

The word "largely" is there for a reason if you read carefully.

I think Lin is too powerful in the rallies so a lot will depend upon how well he handles Ma Long's serve and receive game. Ma Long is doing something I cannot put my finger on but is the favorite now.

Something is smelly about all this but I am probably just paranoid. All the overtly humble and grateful interviews, the largely smooth victories, the way every spinny forehand lands on the table... he has something in his back pocket that he isn't sharing. And the ITTF, WTT and CTTA are...

Ma Long is using speed glue or something,...

I don't know why and how people can confidently write off Big Chubby. It had been done too often with poor results.

Definitely not the same class, Lin is younger. It is like saying LGY and FZD are the same class.

No doubt, you can pick Ma Long, but the other two players are pretty strong, to me it is at least a 3 way race and I would rank Ma Long at the bottom vs the others because it is very different playing teammates who understand your game (see Zeng Beixun) vs playing foreigners who you have been...