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  1. ITTF Mixed Team World Cup 2025, Chengdu, 11/30-12/7

    Do you have a guess about what it could be? Would it be more related to the number of players required and the possible singles/doubles configurations? I don’t see them changing the first to 8 pts format and each game counting as a point instead of the whole match.
  2. Calderano Signs with Joola (#139)

    Hugo moving to Butterfly is probably what makes the most sense for both parties. I hope Hugo continues having unique game shirts like he did with XIOM. The current Butterfly ones are a bit bland lol
  3. Calderano Signs with Joola (#139)

    I wasn’t really believing the rumor, but after seeing the 2026 XIOM catalogue, it seems to indicate that he’s leaving, right? No photo or even a name mention of the company’s star player. It’s unfortunate, because I really liked their partnership. Hugo to DHS would be very interesting...
  4. Calderano Signs with Joola (#139)

    I can't say anything about the other stuff, but I don't think him having DHS tables on his new club means he is leaving Xiom. He put the DHS tables and balls because those will be used in major tournaments. He probably just wants the best quality + best tournament setting adaptation for whenever...
  5. ITTF Mixed Team World Cup 2025, Chengdu, 11/30-12/7

    Agreed. It should be at least three. I'm imagining the Olympics. If teams adopt this strategy of using two men and two women, the main players will end up in a marathon of games, especially if they also sign up for the doubles events. It seems counterintuitive, too. The "goal" is to achieve...
  6. ITTF Mixed Team World Cup 2025, Chengdu, 11/30-12/7

    I think France would have done better against Germany if they had played Gauzy and Pavade in mixed doubles, with Jia Nan Yuan as the singles player. It seemed inevitable that Winter would beat Pavade 3–0. But would that have forced Lutz to play women’s doubles? I’m not sure what to think about...
  7. New Format - Team Preview of ITTF Mixed Team World Cup 2025,

    I wanted to put South Korea on S tier, but Japan is way better for them to share that tier. Korea doesn't seem as strong without doubles specialist Lim Jong-Hoon and a good 2nd women's player. I think India has the potential to be a good team in future years but it is still too early. Brazil...
  8. Anders Lind accusing ITTF

    Anyone knows what he is talking about? Is it about next year’s Team World Championship?
  9. WTT Star Contender Muscat 2025 Nov 17-22

    Yes. They have qualified after the Spanish duo loss earlier today.
  10. WTT Star Contender Muscat 2025 Nov 17-22

    Hopefully Bruna/Hugo are able to qualify for Finals in the mixed doubles. They need Lin Yun-Ju/Cheng-IChing pair to not win the tournament OR the Robles/Xiao pair to not advance to the semifinals. I can see both happening, but more likely for the Spanish pair to lose early than the Taiwan duo to...
  11. China Smash 2025

    The federation is very strict on players wearing Thibhar Brazil shirts. The federation started to fine Hugo for wearing his own sponsored XIOM gear, which led to a legal dispute. In the end there was an agreement to exempt Hugo from all competitions except those he represents the national team...
  12. ITTF Mixed Team World Cup 2025, Chengdu, 11/30-12/7

    Thanks for the entry list, I was looking for them. Should we expect full strength teams?
  13. WTT Star Contender Foz do Iguaçu 2025 7/30-8/3

    It’s embarrassing. I’m Brazilian and our federation always messes up something but WTT also has zero consideration for the fans. I’m not sure if it’s protocol to have T1 in a star contender have this camera, but cmon. It’s tolerable when T1 has its own arena with a high quality image (like in...
  14. ITTF-Pan American Cup-2025

    Happy for Bruna!
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