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If they can't find one, they'll make one.

Depends on how big the market is I guess. If 05 Hard is a massive hit I'm sure they'll consider it, but it's hard to say how popular it will be. 05 has always been the big seller for BTY, so an extra variant makes more sense for it than, say T25 which is far more unpopular. That said, a T64...

I can't be 100% sure (too many setup changes and I'm getting older by the day), but I don't think I ever used Rasanter on the Crest, so it's hard to say. The Crest is pretty soft though, so I personally wouldn't go softer than the 47 degree sponges on it. It would be a fairly fast setup I...

NP mate. Joola had an early ball (the Super P, iirc) that looked like their rebadged DHS first-gen (like the optimum), and that was as bad as all chinese seamed balls were back then. Hopefully those days are behind us now and the awful balls are being left behind as we move forward. Just need...

No, Joola Flash are seamless, and a later composition than Kingnik. They're a bit harder, less flighty than the original XSF seamless. Similar to Xiom and Yinhe S40+ seamless balls, a bit closer to ABS seamed in characteristics but different enough to be a pain. About the durability of...

Not that I've seen yet. I've ordered some orange DHS from AliExpress, should hopefully be here in the next 2-3 decades.

Ball update: Tibhar 40+ SYNTT NG*** - Orange - Seamed More orange balls incoming.

Paul and Liam have just squeaked through in the doubles as well! The level of competition seems very high these days. Lots of upward pressure from the younger generation.

Truls did him in the end then. Good win for the youngster, shame for Paul. Shows how fine the margins are if you end up in the qualifying rounds.

According to the ITTF's report, first in the group goes through and then there's a lottery. 18 second placed players are drawn at random from the total of 23. Not sure when that takes place though.

Drinkhall v Moregard on Table 1 later today. Looking forward to that!

Thanks zeio, makes sense. Good to have that as a reference point. Kudos to BTY for putting the effort in.

So, if I'm reading that correctly, Hard has the easiest short game, slow loop and counterloop of the three? According to BTY?

I don't think the game is moving towards them as a rule, but IMO the new generation of (male) pro players are very hard hitting, from all distances. I think it's smart for BTY to offer a hard version of T05 as an option, because some players will want that. Not everyone, but some will and they...

That's right. And BTY rate SpinArt's spring sponge as 48, so it isn't going to be brick-hard. I think it's a good move considering where the game has gone over the last few years, but the price is always going to rub me up the wrong way.

Yeah, the ML5's handle is a pain for balance. One option is to send it to a custom blade maker and have the handle replaced with a larger/heavier one.

Sounds like something a psychopath would say.

Away from the table looping - it's OK. Spin is good but from distance you have to pay attention to the arc because it stays lower than some of its peers. Counterlooping - excellent. It's very stable and forgiving of timing/power errors. Counter tends to stay low and nasty. Fishing - not...

If you absolutely had to pick a Rasanter to replace T05, it would be R47 yes. But they aren't that close. IMO R47 is more linear, easier to use, much better blocking and flat hitting, less sensitive to spin. But it's also lower arc and you have to put your own muscle into the stroke to get...