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The above story also happened in the USA last year. Both LSW and Ding Ning pulled out of world Cup and they knew it wouldn't impact their rankings. In America we got to see Miu Hirano but a larger crowd wanted to see CNT players. Thank God they made it to Canada this year, but what is your...

LEt's say I want to get more money for a tour event. I go to a sponsor. The sponsor says they will pay me more money if I can guarantee that top players are going to play at least 9 out of 10. The sponsor wants to see the ranking list. I tell him that I cannot guarantee that Zhang Jike and...

National teams are not the only ones who sponsor players - clubs, equipment manufacturers and private sponsors also sponsor players. Or to play for CNT, you can only play on CNT budget?

I am not saying you can play like this overnight or you need to play like this, but look at my opponent here taking my opening loops off the bounce like a boss. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPi-nZrkF8U

Shape the stroke more - DO NOT do the stroke more vertically - brush and try to follow the shape of the ball - following the shape of the ball is more important than brushing though you may need to brush more to create friction if the ball is backspin or no spin. You are right that equipment...

I think there is another subtle reason why the ITTF is doing this. Let's say you go to a sponsor and say that the #1 player will be there. You want it to be a player who is playing in events not a player who is on the bench injured.

And participate in one or two more events and that will close that chapter very quickly. But people forget when ZJK Was #4 for an extended period of time despite failing the eye test. But because Dima is approximately one or two positions above where he should be by the old system, the world...

Those world championships and Olympic games count as well. So the number of tour events required is lower in those years than you think. And those events have more points as well for the top performers. Even with all the possible inaccuracies, it is better to see what happens over time than...

I believe some forum members from Ma Long Family and Friends are ladies as well.

Tony keeps on giving these examples where ma long has six events or seven events but not 8. He can't produce one where Ma Long has 8 and the system fails. I wonder why... The system is not perfect and it might even fail on all fronts but it is better to try than to not do anything. And the...

I played some good table tennis today. Have lots of click-bait points: My favorite from this match: https://youtu.be/FvRJTULb0Bw?t=122 Sick backhand: https://youtu.be/IcPKzkABR6g?t=150 GPS forehand: https://youtu.be/IcPKzkABR6g?t=498 Footwork and forehand: https://youtu.be/FhahYwFLMdM?t=725

He is clearly going to get better fast, that is why I am asking him to raise the spin level. Players like him, once they learn to *really* spin, they gain 200 to 400 pts very easily because they raise their consistency to a higher level and some players just can't deal with the extra spin...

My main point isn't that you don't play topspins, my main point is that you do not convert enough of your power into spin. Look at the point that begins at 1:56. You serve long, your opponent spins the ball slowly and you block it long. Given your power level, this should be happening on more...

Heavy topspin deep into the table. He is a good player but that is how pips get dealt with.

Playing backhand rallies is fine, playing backhand rallies in an extreme backhand stance close to the table is a no-no. You have to learn to play your backhand and forehand out of similar stances close to the table. Otherwise, good players take advantage of your transition requirements by...

I know that man anywhere, he was my first 2000 level win. Haven't beaten him since though...

That's what you get for using M+ instead of M... lol

Come on you know I am serious about my table tennis. As my Rastafari brother would scream in the club when playing, "Come on man, this ain't no Scooby Doo!"

Anyone can beat players often when they are not playing their best game or when nothing is on the line or when they play the same people all the time - I beat a 2300 player in my club when he practices serving me stuff that he would not serve me in a tournament match so that he can practice his...

I am a Dima fan so I don't use the word lightly. And I am not referring to the strokes as much as limitations forced by the compensations, especially on the grip switches which are relatively extreme. IT's not easy to push with the backhand like Dima does and follow up with the forehand. And...