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  1. What happened to Michael Maze?

    Michael Maze used to be a top 10 player just a few years ago. I heard he had some kind of injury, and that's the last I heard about him. Is he retired or what?
  2. Tournament T-shirts for sale anywhere online?

    I love to wear T-shirts that I got from tournaments, particularly when there's some kind of visual image on the back. It's like advertising "I play table tennis" wherever you go. I've had a few over the years, but they seem to mysteriously vanish over time, so I'm looking for some more, even if...
  3. Imitating Ma Long's straight-arm FH loop

    Has anyone successfully imitated Ma Long's FH loop (where his arm is not bent and completely parallel to his upper body)? In some ways it reminds me of the Jonyer and Klampar FHs of the seventies, but more powerful. (When I say "anyone" I mean one of us regular mortals who play on the normal...
  4. WTTC Tshirts available for sale anywhere?

    I don't think I'll get to the WTTC anytime soon, but surely they sell table tennis Tshirts there at tables and booths? Not shirts by Stiga, Butterfly, etc, but a tournament Tshirt with the event on them - preferably with some kind of image on them. Are these sold at this event, and if so, does...
  5. Top non-Asian men's player of the future?

    Who do you think in, say, three years time will be the top-ranked non-Asian men's player? I don't see any dark horses in the pack who may suddenly rise to the top, so I'm saying probably Dimitrij Ovtcharov. I think Boll and Samsonov will still be in the top 20, but not the top 10. Perhaps Baum...
  6. Is any non-Chinese player out there a potential WR #1?

    Are there any promising non-Chinese players out there who have the potential for becoming WR #1 at some point? What about the Japanese player Koki Niwa who recently beat Ma Long? Can any player in our time do it?
  7. Energis Masters footage

    I'm looking for an Energis Masters match, but I don't get it where I live. Does anyone have any or is there a place online to find some?
  8. 2011 Asian Cup videos?

    Did anyone record any footage of the Asian Cup this year? Surely someone in Europe received the signal, allowing them to record it? (I'm in the USA; we don't get anything here).
  9. Ma Long

    Ma Long is my new favorite player. Probably because he's got what I haven't - an awesome forehand. I dare say he has the most powerful forehand in the world. I've never seen a player come back with his backswing as far as he does, and he doesn't lose any speed on account of it, either! I think...
  10. Anyone receive the Energis Masters video footage in Europe?

    I saw a brief homemade video of Waldner playing Ma Long in the Energis Masters - perhaps in 2010 or even 2009. I'm sure that an event with such prestigious players was televised and videotaped, yet I've never found a link to the video of the match. I'm trying to find someone who may have...
  11. Where to watch the newest China Super League videos?

    I see there's a new round of the China Super League matches (right now on round 12), but there's hardly any match coverage at all. I see one or two matches on Youtube, which are usually the same ones I see here. Is there somewhere else which posts the matches from the newest Super League...
  12. Who can challenge the Chinese?

    IMHO, there are only about four non-Chinese players who can reasonably hope to take down one of the top Chinese players - and an outside shot at that (listed in descending order of odds of success): 1. Boll 2. Samsonov 3. Mizutani 4. Joo Se Hyuk Boll has a 50/50 shot at beating any of them...
  13. Using an iPhone to videotape TT matches

    I've been experimenting with my iPhone 4 and its video capabilities. I'm going to use it to videotape my matches at my next tournament. It records in HD, it can record several hours of footage without running out, and - using a WiFi connection - I can upload the video directly to Youtube. Fast...
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