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Some tournaments, such as Qatar open i notice that in doubles it is best of 5 (first team to 3 games) but in the world championships i noticed it is best of 7 (first to 4 games). How does it work? is it only world champs that have bo7 for doubles whereas it's bo5 normally?

​​For the common sidespins I know that the racket has to angle either towards left or right depending on the type of serve they doing. For example if opponent serve standard pendulum or reverse pendulum or backhand serve or punch serve, also if he is right or left handed, it all produces...

Lately i've been hearing about the short push so I want to try and learn that stroke. From my understanding, even though stroke is SHORTER and there is much less of a slicing action compared to regular long push, however the short push they are able to impart a lot of backspin (more than a long...

https://youtu.be/3DWuXC4DMXI?t=2258 How did this point at 37:38 go to Ito? Isn't it LSW's point? Even the chinese coach thinks so... What am i missing?

So i'm a TT player and one of my mates is a badminton player. We were having a debate on which one is more popular and I was really unsure. Does anyone know how these two sports compare In terms of number of spectators, or number of people that play the sports, based on country, or on a global...

Like just behind the playing area but in front of the audience there are a dozen or so people (3 rows), some are dressed in suits, sitting with laptops in front of them. They look like business(wo)men lol. Who are they? I don't think i saw these in china open or other tournaments

Firstly, What is the spin on this serve of FZD's?? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyjdsB85h2I - somebody said that this serve is only sidespin, not really any topspin, very little if any. And so i was thinking is an only sidespin serve possible or is it always going to be at least a certain...

When i watch those top level pros play their serves are all very high quality and deceptive. I personally can't read them every time. So I was wondering in match play, what spins they put on the ball? I know that Backspin-sidespin and Topspin-sidespin and no spin is all widely used in their...

I've been using the clipper CR for a year now and yesterday my uncle got an allround classic carbon blade. I gave the classic a try and it feels weird. My impressions. Firstly the blade feels too light overall but imagine i could get used to that, but the main reasons is the handle, compared to...

i was reading a link here: http://blog.paddlepalace.com/2011/08/what-is-the-difference-between-a-light-and-a-heavy-blade/ and then the question pop my mind which i am unsure about. Is the blade that is lighter or heavier would provide more power/speed/velocity? I have heard some say lighter...

I am trying to improve my reading spin on serves. Was watching this Ma long vs Timo boll match and trying to analyse what spins on their serves. Some are easier to understand but some serves to me it seems like backspin serve but the return suggests serve was topspin. Or other way around. If...

just a newbie question, but the point at 11:19 into the clip when score is 4-4 we see Dima receiving FZD's serve. From what i see it looks kind of like a push but racket face tilted to Dima's left to adjust for the sidespin. Except what i don't understand is that the return has a fairly...

How much is this setup actually worth? I was at a friends house and he told me his racket was almost $500 New zealand dollar (approx $340 USD) - exact price unsure but i'd guess he meant 450-550 range. I saw he had a Tenergy 64 + 05 rubbers with Butterfly Tamca Chinese ULC blade (penhold) and...

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bYCBo3e59nc&feature=youtu.be Was watching Chinese amateur gameplay and came across this match... I noticed one of the player is using a very long handle on his blade. Is that legal within the rules of the game? If legal, why does he choose to use this longer...

I'm a beginner/recreational level player. I use a R.I.T.C Friendship 729-2 rubber on both side and the blade i'm not sure what it's called. It's a premade bat from China - I don't think it's any good at all. At the club i visit, many have told me that my rubber feels weird/too old/too basic and...

When I serve my backspin, after it goes onto the opponents side of the table, the ball will not travel back towards the net (see below for Mizutani serve) and even when it goes onto the floor I notice the ball doesn't really travel back in my direction at all. So i'm wondering, is it important...

currently my standard backspin serve is quite heavy in sidespin but not as much in backspin, maybe 75% side and 25% back from what I notice. I brush down the backside of the ball, at the 4 o'clock position, but still lots of side and barely any backspin. I can do a heavy pure backspin serve...

Been watching WTTC17 and now some of Japan open, and often the results are nothing too suprising, the higher ranked player (even if it means only slightly higher) will usually win. What i mean is that before a match you often will know who will win, usually the side with the Chinese player will...

so i haven't followed many doubles events so im a bit unsure... In these doubles events i noticed ma long paired with timo boll and Fang Bo is paired with Solja petrissa from germany? What is the reason behind why there is some cross nations pairing going on? Don't get me wrong i find this...