Top 10 defenders in world table tennis?

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For sheer athleticism, I don't think you can go past Liu Fei. In 2015, she was ranked 23 in the world, and that's probably a pretty accurate assessment of her ability.

 
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Speaking of defenders, anyone knows about a game between two defenders? I wonder how that turns out.

This is much less boring: two of the World's greatest defenders (Koji Matsushita - on the right - and Li Gun Sang) at the '89 Worlds on an old Reflexsport video. As the announcer on the original video said ' when two defenders meet, someone has to take the initiative'.

 
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This is much less boring: two of the World's greatest defenders (Koji Matsushita - on the right - and Li Gun Sang) at the '89 Worlds on an old Reflexsport video. As the announcer on the original video said ' when two defenders meet, someone has to take the initiative'.


Or some times no one does and you get the push rallies... not as exciting to watch, but still very technical and deceiving. Varying spin and placement is an art of its own!

Great match though! Both of those guys had terrific forehands
 
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