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FZD will win out playing only his teammates the rest of the way.

This event is crazy. Assar gets Togami in the first round, and Ma Long gets Felix Lebrun?

I think the level of play has been improving fairly quickly, after dropping quite a lot during the transition from the old ball to the new. My guess is that current WCQ and FZD would give prime ML serious trouble.

It's definitely faster, so spin to speed ratio will tend to be lower. I drove a few off the end of the table before adjusting. Easy to adjust in practice, less easy in game play. There was a review suggesting super alc plays halfway between regular alc and super zlc, and I think that's about...

It's faster with a flatter trajectory compared to regular alc (super Viscaria vs Viscaria with H3). Similar feel. If that sounds good to you, definitely worth a try.

For me any footwork drill where I concentrate on keeping a wide low stance is a good workout. I find random and semi-random drills more taxing than drills with a set pattern. For a challenge, multiball windshield wiper drills, bh wide fh wide, bh wide bh middle, or random all fh. Also short fh...

Aruna in the non-tacky rubber division.

Gauzy has to be one of the most entertaining players ever. Now back to playing at peak level after looking like he was starting to slip. Changing from an all wood blade to inner carbon has something to do with it. Especially big upgrade in backhand power.

I've found the white oil to be a little more potent than the yellow. Effect may not last quite as long but not a big difference.

Might help to drill counterloops off the bounce. Get the feel of shifting your weight forward or even down to control the trajectory. Any lift and you'll keep overshooting.

Can't really see the contact with this video quality. Does look like Timo misjudged the top/sidespin ratio. In general you can vary the amount of spin on loops without having to change the spin axis the same way you do it when serving. For example, loose wrist with a lot of whip on contact...

I do try to take good care of the rubber, but never got to 50 hours with a sheet of 09c. By 40 hours at the most the sweet spot looks worn and is losing its grip. It's not like it suddenly turns into anti, but at that point it's an essentially different and for me a far inferior rubber. 100+...

I played 09c for about 2 years. It's easily my favorite hybrid, but the top sheet wears out fast. IMO faster than T05 and very much faster than D05 (by far the most durable rubber I've used). For me, the extreme grip of 09c lasts about 10-15 hours, during which time it plays something like...

It feels harder and more head heavy. I much prefer H3 with Viscaria or ZJK alc, and that does seem to be a typical opinion.

I think it's same in lower level US leagues. Most players can't be bothered to boost, and it would be just as likely to hurt as help their games anyway. Asking the way you did is the right approach; if the league players don't want anyone to boost then they just need to say so. But the default...

I think Felix will need to win the serve receive battle decisively with WCQ if he wants to get the upper hand. Very tall order.

The rule against boosting is unfair, unenforceable, and unobserved. Most pro players play factory boosted rubber or they do it themselves. They would be at a significant competitive disadvantage if they didn't, and so boosting is understood by pretty much everyone to be fair play. The same...

Lessons. Breaking bad habits is more difficult than forming good ones from the start. Table tennis is a very technical sport, and good technique is often not the easiest way to do something at first. A good coach will help you avoid the superficially easier "garden path" techniques that lead to...

Going backhand to backhand against LJK isn't a great idea. Doesn't even work for FZD, and it didn't work for Harimoto.

I think these things are great for beginners. When I was first learning to loop my coach gave me one to practice with for a few days and it jump started my progress. I've recommended this many times over the years and it usually gets an enthusiastic thumbs up.