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Sure, not that many balls on the market. What? Eventually the first-gen DHS balls will self-destruct (shouldn't take too long). But in the meantime, I can turn up to an away match and any of these 5 ball types could be used, with no prior warning. And they're all different enough to require...

Great ball, but adds another wrinkle to the ball zoo. I wish leagues would have the foresight to standardise on the type of ball, because the ITTF don't seem that bothered that there are so many different types of ball floating around at the moment. I like the D40+, seamless, and NP40+ while...

Ball update, 23rd March. Added: Stiga Perform 40+ - White - Seamed - Made in China. With the original Stiga 40+ being a rebranded DHS ball, what's the betting that this is a rebranded D40+?

I have a suspicion that the seamless factory has been pushing a more "premium" service approach recently. I really like Nexy and Xiom seamless balls - they feel harder than XSF and have fewer eggs per box, but they're much more expensive. So maybe the best balls are being skimmed off the top...

NP, no need for apologies. It only really became widely available right at the end of the year.

There are some bits and bobs knocking around, like buyers' reviews on TT11 and some basic stuff on TTDB. And this thread here: https://www.tabletennisdaily.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?14041-New-rubber-from-yasaka-Shining-Dragon Like Rising Dragon, it's expensive for a chinese rubber and that...

Shining dragon has been available for several months, and came out last year IIRC. It's stocked by many of the main webstores.

There was a ball update at the start of the month: TSP - SL-Premium 40+ - Seamless - White - Made in China Also, bit of minor news. Xiom say via facebook that they have an "Elite" training ball, 1 star, made in germany.

Xylit gets my vote for ITTF president.

I've got some on order, shipping on Wednesday hopefully.

Great to see LGY pull this off. Makes the WTTC much more interesting IMO.

Man. If you ever want to worry about the state of the human race, just read YouTube comments. Blergh.

Oh my god - what a time to pull out a hand switch winner loop from miles away. I'm gutted she lost after that point. They should just give her the win, or a medal or something.

He's using one of the custom-order ones Baal sold to the dude from London. LGY then bought it from him from eBay, but the overall plan is for LGY to send it back to Mr London and then it goes straight back on eBay as a National Team blade. Unbeatable business sense.

Wow, big result there. Great match as well - XX v LGY.

Ah, there's a guy translating FZD on the youtube comments feed, and he's just mentioned that this is Table B. Table A is the LED one, and that XX is more used to Table A in comparison with LGY.

Whooooa. What a rally. Strange decision with the tables. Sure, the led ones are probably strange to use, but chopping and changing in the middle of an event?

I'd second this kind of advice. Most premades are severely limited in terms of spin generation, which might seem like a good idea in the short term but will only hold you back in the end. Then you might think that replacing the rubbers with better ones would be a good idea, but most premades...

On TT11 (and in everywhere general), the Xiom are more expensive than XSF and Kingnik. When I tried them, the Kingnik seemed roughly the same as the XSF. I know that people have been complaining about recent XSF batches, so perhaps Kingnik are worth a go. Joola Flash are another option -...

Ha ha - "rustic feeling". So suitable for players who live in barn conversions in the countryside and keep border collies?