Michael Maze ends his career!

tt89player · Mar 14, 2016

So sad. The injuries were to heavy for another comeback...

Here his statement (also found on his facebook page)

Source: tt-spin.de

What is your favorite Maze moment?

Xylit · Mar 14, 2016

It is a great pity that he is so vulnerable to injuries, poor Michael

Again we lose a great sportsman that cannot be replaced.

His great rallies will be on youtube etc. forever, though

Suga D · Mar 14, 2016

This is quite sad. IMHO Tabletennis needs more characters like him and less accountants, if you get what i'm saying.

Dan · Mar 15, 2016

Maze will be completely missed! He is a great character for table tennis and I hope he still gets involved in TT in one way or another. Maze attracts the audiences with his unique style of play and character. It must have been a very hard decision for Maze having recently tried to make a comeback at the Swedish Open. He will be missed!

My favorite Maze moment was against Hao Shaui in 2005. This was one of my earliest moments of Maze. The comeback, determination and inspiration to defeat Hao Shaui was sensational!

TT_Rogue · Mar 15, 2016

It's defently another great loss to the world of table tennis. It's sad that Maze always just had this big potential but never could fully use it, I think he was not just struggling with injuries but also with his mentality during the game and couldn't put it aside

ajtatosmano2 · Mar 15, 2016

I hope we will see him as coach and won't disappear from the table tennis life as Christian Süss.

izra · Mar 15, 2016

too bad, his skills were insane and i agree that his injuries probably never allowed him to reach his full potential.

sadly, i don't see such a talented player becoming a coach. he could offer some inside elite level tactical advice, but other than that i'm prejudiced that the most talented players have the least potential to transfer their skills on anyone else.

UpSideDownCarl · Mar 15, 2016

Yeah, this is definitely sad. I think, when he was healthy and playing well, he was one of the most exciting and talented players I have seen. But, as has already been said, he never was able to reach his full potential as a result of all the injuries. The table tennis world would have truly benefitted from a healthy and full career from Maze. There is no telling how good he could have been if he had stayed relatively injury free through his career.

Overseer Kevin · Mar 15, 2016

I often watch some of his matches on YouTube. I really like the way he played. Expressing his emotions about a point, a match etc. Not quite John Macenroe...but good enough. Gotta love that serve

ajtatosmano2 · Mar 15, 2016

izra said:
too bad, his skills were insane and i agree that his injuries probably never allowed him to reach his full potential.

sadly, i don't see such a talented player becoming a coach. he could offer some inside elite level tactical advice, but other than that i'm prejudiced that the most talented players have the least potential to transfer their skills on anyone else.

Liu Guoliang, Kong Linghui, Werner Schlager, Jörg Roßkopf... I'm sure that there are many others.

raazzz · Mar 15, 2016

Sad news but understandable. I will miss his gamestyle. But like you wrote Xylit we can still enjoy Maze rallies on youtube!

izra · Mar 15, 2016

ajtatosmano2 said:
Liu Guoliang, Kong Linghui, Werner Schlager, Jörg Roßkopf... I'm sure that there are many others.

liu guoliang was a master tactician as a player and seems to be a master psychologist, both traits make him an excellent coach for players who are already on the peak of their technical skill. i don't see maze as such a good tactician as liu, nor do i see him as master pyschologist. kong, schlager and rosskopf were all very "technical" players, and while they most certainly all had (or still have) immense talent, they didn't rely on raw talent and improvisation as much as maze or waldner.

ttbatman · Mar 16, 2016

Michael Maze was my favourite player. Always knew how to entertain the fans. I found this video tribute to him on YouTube and I thought I would share:

No one else quite like him, shame injuries ruined everything

UpSideDownCarl · Mar 16, 2016

ttbatman said:
Michael Maze was my favourite player. Always knew how to entertain the fans. I found this video tribute to him on YouTube and I thought I would share:

No one else quite like him, shame injuries ruined everything

Great post. Thanks. I agree with all of it. I loved watching him. To me he was more entertaining when he was in form than any other player I can think of.

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ALP389 · Mar 16, 2016

His blade was very popular. Butterfly discontinued it in England.

Kevin Geraldy · Mar 16, 2016

Damn I manage to found a store in my city that still has michael maze in possesion, gonna buy it

ttbatman · Mar 16, 2016

izra said:
liu guoliang was a master tactician as a player and seems to be a master psychologist, both traits make him an excellent coach for players who are already on the peak of their technical skill. i don't see maze as such a good tactician as liu, nor do i see him as master pyschologist. kong, schlager and rosskopf were all very "technical" players, and while they most certainly all had (or still have) immense talent, they didn't rely on raw talent and improvisation as much as maze or waldner.

I think Maze would make a great coach, but not likely to happen.

ttbatman · Mar 17, 2016

tt89player said:
So sad. The injuries were to heavy for another comeback...

Here his statement (also found on his facebook page)

Source: tt-spin.de

What is your favorite Maze moment?

I thought it was interesting to see him write he was hoping to play at the Olympic Games, don't quite know how he would have got in in Rio.

TTHopeful · Mar 18, 2016

Sad Maze cannot reach his full potential, such a wonderful player to watch.

kukamonga · Mar 18, 2016

do not fear tt enthusiasts, as long as I own a maze alc his memory will not die!!!

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