30 hour life time for a D09C? Not sure how you use it, but for me, D09C can at least last several months like 100 hours +. Wipe the rubbers gently with sweat will help clean and maintain the rubbers.
WCQ withdrew from the event (a lot of talks and speculations about this in China). The most that I wanted to see is that Timo Boll gets a wild card to play in this event, but it looks like it is not going to happen.
Link for the event...
For me, I would like to see more of these kinds of "human" behaviors from CNT players. The whole CNT teams have been trained like an army for many years. And seriously, it is almost sick to connect everything with national prides.
What would be the best/cheapest boosting oil for used Dignics ESN rubbers? I think Falco long is decent, but the effect is not obvious. Maybe Haifu black oil? It will increase the speed and bouncing? What is your input?
If budget is limited, I would recommend taking coaching once in a while with a lot of practice between. Find a good coach that can answer your questions clearly and without holding. Record your section especially the part you ask question and the part that the coach demonstrate the correct...
Not sure about the link you referred to. But LJK was playing pretty good and hard through the tournament. His game plan against LYJ was probably planned and confirmed by all CNT coaches. The only weakness of LYJ is the rally strength. But who can really beat LJK in rally?