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Harimoto over Zhou 4-2 in the quarters. Fought back from 1-2 with some clever tactical play, especially getting his banana flick going by pulling Zhou in on the short forehand to set it up. Also drove him crazy with top and underspin variation on the reverse pendulum. Not the kind of tactical...

Great play from Jang, better than anyone else in the tournament except maybe Mizutani (the luck was on his side in that match). Never expected 4-0 in the final. I thought LJK played too passively, too many long pushes and slow loops against a quick opponent. Also had big trouble reading Jang's...

You guys are sleeping on Wang Chuqin. Not his fault he was in a group with Liang Jingkun.

Take it right off the bounce for maximum energy. Make thin contact so most of the energy goes for spin. The heavier the serve, the easier it is to do.

You're changing the subject. We were talking about what's more dramatic. Now you're talking about what's a better test of skill. So, fine, if you prefer slow, grinding, boring displays of slight superiority, and lopsided games that are effectively over long before they're actually over, then...

Can confirm I've forgotten a lot of math. Luckily still remember some. And still think you're kidding, but for the sake of argument... I'll assume you mean that dividing a game into 21 points rather than 11 makes it more granular. So you're saying that each point in a 21 point game matters less...

Chance you're kidding goes from 67% to 98%.

Keep your elbow behind your wrist.

11 points is way more dramatic. Really capitalizes on the momentum swings that characterize tt. Every point counts, always the chance for a big comeback. I'd be sorry to see a return to 21.

Another vote for changing one thing at a time. If you want to keep your short spinny serve without a major technique adjustment, then I'd strongly recommend staying with h3n. So keep the rubber and change the blade. I think Korbel to Viscaria is a perfectly reasonable step up in terms of speed...

Anyone getting a livestream of the finals?

When practicing your serve at home, do you complete each repetition by ending in the ready position? A lot of people practice without moving their feet at all, just serving and then grabbing the next ball from the bucket and repeating. But recovery to ready position to receive the third ball is...

... Persson wins 12-10 in the fifth after winning the first game 11-1. Entertaining match.

Persson vs Podpinka in the 5th game...

The actual moment of contact isn't captured, but comparing the frame before and the frame after looks clearly like a side.

Money and time are exactly what scholarships give players. Money: a free ride at a top US university can be worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. Time: an incentive for kids and their parents to compete for all that scholarship money up to age 18, followed by 4 more years of (free, fully...

College players would get high level training and competition into their early twenties. More than long enough for the best of them to realize they have a reasonable chance to do well on the pro tour. Some would give it a few years to take their shot. Most would get real jobs, and if they're...

I think this is the most direct way to do it. The prospect of a university scholarship is more than enough incentive to keep kids and parents invested in the sport through the teenage years. All it would take is a few dozen scholarships available at good schools and I'd bet on the US having...

An oldie, but never saw this one before.

Interesting post from bircham boi. But change in rank order isn't what I'd look for as a result of the new ball, because I don't think it was quite such a radical change. My guess is there was a more subtle leveling effect. Probably easiest to test by looking for something like a decrease in the...