you have killed me

sebas-aguirre · Dec 29, 2015

So as you know if you've been following my professional tt career I was playing in buenos aires, maybe 4 or 5 days a week for 1 hour.
I was on my way to the top.
I felt the only players who could beat me where ma long and xu xin, and not by much.

For reasons not related to tt I moved to luxembourg a couple of weeks ago.
I haven't played tt since I arrived here.
And the odds are not looking good.
For now weekdays I cannot play at all.
On weekends I am free but the guy in ttdaily who lives in luxembourg told me he doesn't know of a place here where they play on weekends.

So is my tt career over? will ma long finally win his grand slam now that I am no longer a serious opposition?
Please share your thoughts.
Also if you know a place in luxembourg or close where I can play on weekends please let me know, you will be rewarded (autographed tshirts, hair samples, etc).

massa · Dec 29, 2015

If you don't find any place there you can try in France or Germany...
I have to travel near 120 km for each training session, so now I only train 1 time a week plus a little bit against a robot or a returning board.
It's sad but we have to adapt...
Good luck and don't give up

fais · Dec 29, 2015

Hey man, we can't have you jeopardize Ma Long's chances of winning Gold at the 2016 Olympics now in Rio, now can we?

On a more serious note, if you are forced into taking a hiatus from TT, then take this opportunity to improve other aspects of your game that you wouldn't normally focus on. Cardio + Strength training for one -Run! build your core, legs endurance/stamina... anything you think will give you an edge until another venue opens up for you to get back into it!

Suga D · Dec 29, 2015

There should be a few clubs in luxembourg and also some Good players. Sarah de Nutte is from Luxembourg (although she plays for a german team). I can try to look up some clubs when i get to a computer...

sebas-aguirre · Dec 29, 2015

there's a user here who lives in luxembourg.
he named a few clubs but he said he doesn't know any which play on sat/sun.
cool thing is this is not so far from germany, france, belgium.

so in an extreme case I could cross borders to go play.
but really I'd just like to travel as little as possible, just a place to play maybe once a week for now.

UpSideDownCarl · Dec 29, 2015

Well, that kinds of sucks. Sorry to hear that. Hope things sort themselves out for you. Life without TT, well, not much fun.

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necax007 · Dec 30, 2015

sebas-aguirre, i just receive a text message from Ma Long. He Said "just get rid of one. All that remains is FZD, but i'm working on that!"

BLUE · Dec 30, 2015

Hey Sebastián,

it seems like you play at a reasonable level, but I have absolutely no idea where to sort you in. You describe your career as professional, so are you a big deal? Help me put things into perspective and I'll tell you, if there is any hope for you to play in a german club near (whatever that term means) to your place.

Just to give you an example: The (currently) best under 18 in Germany is Gerrit Engemann, he plays for TTC GW Bad Hamm (which is a few Kilometers away from my place) in the 3rd division. He performed quite well in the 2015 Croatia Junior & Cadet Open or the Belgium Open.
To play on that level you have to travel quite a lot from Luxembourg if you want to play in Germany.
On the other hand, Gerrit is an exceptional good player. 4th and 5th division clubs might be a lot nearer to you.

If there is any interest to play in a German club, please try to specify your level and the furthest distance you are willing to travel for table tennis.

Cheers,
BLUE

sebas-aguirre · Dec 30, 2015

I don't really want to play tournaments, just a place where I can go, hit a few balls, play a few matches and that's all.
I don't know my real level and it also depends on how much I train, which right now is absolutely zero.
I'll play anyone who can put the ball in the table.
If I get to play advanced players that's great, if not it's fine too.
From what I see on a map the closest german city is Trier, so that's probably my best bet in germany.
I also see Konz, Igel, Ayl, Saarburg, but they seem to be smaller.

vvk1 · Dec 30, 2015

A google search for "table tennis clubs luxembourg" returns many pages of results ...

The first one is http://www.fltt.lu/ - Luxembough federation of table tennis. Their contact info is at the bottom of the page. Just call or email them and ask for directions to the nearest club.

vvk1 · Dec 30, 2015

And according to https://www.megaspin.net/links/default.asp?cat=club&country=luxembourg, there are at least 103 tt clubs in the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg.

sebas-aguirre · Dec 31, 2015

went to http://www.fltt.lu/
grabbed the email address of every single club and sent a message.
until now they all said the same thing:
we train x and x days of the week, we play championship on saturday, we play tournaments on sunday.

creepy.

first time in my life I'm in a city, a country where if you want to play a saturday there's nowhere to do so.

changed_23 · Dec 31, 2015

take a look at this thread http://www.tabletennisdaily.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?12005-Real

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