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Why almost? I bring up the example of Kao for a reason but it is not the only one - Franziska also lost to Kao earlier in the year before Busan, but it is not just about losing but how you lose. You can look at his history of losses and you will see the number of losses to players that one...

No, Patrick did not just lose to a good player, lost to a player who he should be reliably better than under circumstances where Germany needed a win and didn't bring his very best game. This happens too often. Anyone can play well when you are not expected to win and the stakes are relatively...

Is it really? Does Ovtcharov lose to players who are clearly worse than him? And if/when he does, does he lose without a close match?

You seem to forget trivially all the things that Dima has done under pressure and all the losing that Franziska has done under similar pressures. Dima may not be the same player but he thrives under pressure and brings out his very best performance when the stakes are high. Again, why did...

Dima is the higher ranked player and more reliable at similar events (though if we follow the trends of our small sample, he is due for a quarterfinal spot with no medal in singles and a bronze medal in Teams).

Because Germany is not trying to beat China, Germany is trying to medal in Teams, and against the teams that are causing Germany trouble, Timo is a more reliable player than Franziska. The simplest example is Franziska losing to Kao Cheng Jui at the WTTC in Busan. That should not have...

Franziska is like long pips, the higher the level of the opponent, the more effective his shots become when they land lol.

It gives other countries hope so it is good for the sport! Seriously, Fan Zhendong is now Humpty Dumpty, we will see whether all China's team's coaches, therapists and men can put him back together again.

Timo has more fans than Dang. It is like telling stories about Taylor Swift during during NFL games though not quite the same thing. But obviously, no single commentary will work for everyone.

Very much so, when you beat Chinese national team players at big events, you are truly defeating a machine and should get credit for even trying or coming close, not insults given the magnitude of the task.

The investment in Hirano's promise is huge so no calls for retirement any time soon. But if Hayata had that result, all we would hear is how dumb she is...

Nah, it is the Chinese coaching staff you underestimate. Unless you are like Miwa and continually evolving at too rapid a rate to pin down comfortably, or using long pips which thry do not have time to clone yet, they continually improve the practice clones and countermeasures against your...

Does Japan want to sub Miwa for Miu at the Olympics in Paris?

Despite his loss to Lin Shidong, Noshad "the Wizard" Alamiyan reminds you why you have no right to complain when someone serves you off the table and blocks you down at the club level by doing it to world class players and winning points.

I understand where you are coming from. He does use a lot of British slang as well but in the modern world, I guess we are supposed to be open to all kinds of diversity.

He still got to match point so whatever scar power the point had, he recovered enough to get his chances.

Bobrow has been doing this for about 10 years if memory serves me right ans has spent a decade on tour in various capacities. There were people who complained about his commentary in worse ways than you are complaining about Fraser when he started. His humor wasn't always appreciated either...

The glue layer is part of the calculation. That said, there is a reason why some pros and even some brands max out at 2.0 or 2.1 in the sponge they buy/sell and it is because it is easy to go over by accident.

Truly regrettably.

Fang ZD and Wang CQ are men's side and they have been far ahead of everyone else for too long, it has mostly been a race for the 3rd spot but not really a race either, ML is clear front runner.