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I"m against for the reason that game and equipment should be made as simple and accessible to the public as possible.

From the semi-finals videos, it doesn't seem like the ball help spectators see the spin better (unless in slow-mo replays). I'm curious how the players find it changes their game and it might impact the next generation. Even if this a failure, I hope it doesn't stop leagues (Chinese or others)...

I clean my rubbers with a (non-abrasive) dish sponge with water. But I must say that my rubbers are more often dusty than greasy. No detergent, and I don't use the sponge for anything else.

Source: (at 5m20s) PS: Apologies for multiple posts. I can't include links before I have at least 5 posts.

He said he is righthanded, but he discovered one day when he was young that he could bounce the ball so much better with his left hand. That's how he started to play with his left hand.

Not sure about XX, but Zhou Yu is righthanded.

Is it only me or what? Does anyone else find that XX and ZJK weren't playing their usual style in the semi-final match (above)? It seems to me that both of them were playing a control and placement game. Wonder if they were using the opportunity (since it's going to be an all-Chinese final...

Anyone knows what happened during the previous (38 to 40mm) ball transition? What did ITTF mandate or recommend? And what actually happened on the ground?

Well, I don't have numbers to offer, but I think it’s hard to benchmark CTTSL salaries because nowhere else has as much state and corporate sponsorship as they do. As much as I think Ovtcharov and Boll deserve their pay for their spectacle (to me), I kind of doubt this sort of amount is...