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  1. Is the german ITTV commentator right about Patrick Baum?

    The German commentator (at least he has a german accent) in ITTV really have a strong bias towards Bastian Steger? Today he started an argument with he co-commentator about Baum being a "risky choice". Yesterday he fought with the swedish guy about Baum not deserving a place in the Olympics...
  2. Table size

    Hi, I have a simple question. Historically, has the (ITTF approved) table tennis table always had the same size? I played with a friend in his garage on a really old table, perhaps 40-50 years old, and it just seemed a tiny bit bigger (1-2 centimeters, both dimensions). Perhaps I'm mistaken.
  3. Performing when exhausted

    Hi, Long story. If you don't wish to read it all you can just skip to the last paragraph. Today we had two games in the amateur league. We were playing the team that is ranked 1 (we're 3), which we'd already played once. They have one decent player and one bad player. My partner screwed up...
  4. stiga cobra to... what?

    Hi, I started playing this fall. I use a Stiga Cobra racket with an allround classic blade. I really like the racket, the grip and the blade, but it is old, and I have never changed the rubbers. The racket was bought about 10 years ago when I played table tennis in a club for 5 months before...
  5. practising with a returnboard

    Hi, I'm playing against a returnboard (www.returnboard.de). Does anybody else here have one? If so, what are your experiences? What practices should be used to gain the most from playing against it? What is the most effective way to use the board? I have the board as close to the table as...
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