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Lily was excellent, fantastic performance, adapted really well when under pressure in both the semi and the final. She was also top drawer off the table, gave the fans lots of time for selfies and signatures after the matches and in the fanzone. A class act, crowd loved her. Cho was really...

Real shame it ended on a sour note, was a great final.

Beast got put through the Mengel.... (sorry). Would have been interesting if he could have sneaked that 3rd game, looked like he was growing into it. Didn't realise that Mengel is playing with a strangely-shaped soulspin blade...

I'm there with a group from my club on Sunday. Really looking forward to it, hopefully more events in the UK in the future.

One of the things I find most beautiful about playing TT is the multi-generational aspect. There's no shame losing to a 60+ year old veteran of the sport - some players have class that outweighs their physical issues. And this is a real joy that puts TT apart from many sports where it's just...

This is quite something. Ah well, at least no mercy point.

Main thing to bear in mind that 09C and K3 could be classed as mild hybrids - just barely tacky - but R53 is a hard and fast non-tacky tensor. Rasanter C53 is the mild hybrid rubber in this space, if you're thinking of going down this route.

Some mad results today.

Same for me at the mo

The info I gave above is fairly recent, I've been training with it for a few months now and it's a good fit for me. I'll be using it on BH for the coming season. It has strengths where I need them at the moment, and the weaknesses don't really apply to my level or style of game. I guess the...

To be clear - my comparison is specifically talking about C45 vs C48, and I think it's a more general one about using the same topsheet with a softer sponge. If a player wants to use a softer sponge, I think by definition they're looking for this tradeoff and it's pretty much why softer-sponged...

Quick update on the C45. It's not massively different to the C48, a touch more early catapult, and lower arc on harder shots, so very much in-line with what you'd expect really. It trades a little top-end power for some low-end bounciness. I find it a little easier to use on my BH while still...

I've picked up a sheet of C45 this week as an alternative to R45 or C48 on my backhand. It took me a while to adjust to C48 on backhand, similar experience to what NL talks about above really. Just feels a bit unusual compared to the norm. Would like a bit more catapult so trying C45, will...

At this point I'd say Glayzer has an edge when looping/driving most of the time, Rozena more direct and feels better for blocks / flat hits. Most of that impression comes from Rozena being softer sponged, slightly more catapulty and less spin sensitive IMO. I think Butterfly have positioned...

I've had a couple of hours with both Glayzers on my VCI. Initial online feedback was mixed so I was a bit sceptical on the way in to trying them out. The good news I think is that they both compare very favourably to Rozena. I like Rozena, good price, decent speed, average spin generation...

Oh Alexis, what a sickener. If you're going to beat the world no1 then you use all the table....

I picked up a VCI with ST handle recently (87g), had a few sessions with it. Don't do a lot of reviews these days, but initial impressions are very good. Quality is high, speed isn't overwhelming but quick enough, feel is traditional limba, sweet spot is good, no hollow feeling. Slightly...

Now listed at TT11 - https://www.tabletennis11.com/other_eng/tibhar-hybrid-mk

K3 is definitely softer, more catapult, makes a lot of noise on hard hits. Doesn't last as long as 09c but durability isn't awful. The 53 degree esn hybrids are closer to 09c imo. Rakza Z EH, Rasanter C53 for example.

Almost bought a VCI a few weeks ago, only the lack of ST handles put me off in the end. I'll probably cave in and get one when stock is knocking around. I tend to like the same stuff that Airoc does - following his equipment whims seems to pay off more often than not. I'm also wondering if...