TTD are at WSA - China Training 2013

Firstly, I would like to give a huge thanks to The Werner Schlager Academy, William Henzell, Darius Knight and Butterfly in making this trip possible!

Hey guys, I am at the Werner Schlager Academy where the Chinese players are preparing for the upcoming World Table Tennis Championships. I will be here for 3 days as a media representative. I will be covering footage from this fantastic training facility here in Austria! The setup is fantastic!

The Chinese players have arrived and had their first days practice today. I will post all the content in this discussion.

Be sure to check out the The Werner Schlager Academy Website!


The Sports Hall in WSA

Zhang Jike Multi Ball - Day 1



Ma Long Multi Ball



Ma Long Backhand Flick Multi Ball - Day 1

Cool! Yea I was thinking the same as Bollforte94; you should definitely try to get some of the chinese players to hit a few points with you

Dan, more pictures please

Originally Posted by Bollforte94

That's amazing! Maybe you can play with one of them again! Maybe Ma Lin remembers you

Originally Posted by EditingSports

Cool! Yea I was thinking the same as Bollforte94; you should definitely try to get some of the chinese players to hit a few points with you

I will try my best guys! I just took some snaps today I didn't want to jump in to soon. Liu Guoliang would kill me distracting his players haha!

Awesome, nice job getting in there.

Keep on going Dan !

Haha what a coincidence to meet u there Dan!
i will upload also some videos and pics if u like

i got signatures of ma long and ma lin! Will be there maybe all days to get the whole chinese national tt team

i wanted to post this from my account, sorry ^^
this was chris speaking :P

Originally Posted by T!Joachim

Haha what a coincidence to meet u there Dan!
i will upload also some videos and pics if u like

i got signatures of ma long and ma lin! Will be there maybe all days to get the whole chinese national tt team

Every two hours the players change balls to brand new ones. Check out this box full of 3 star Butterfly balls!



Day 1 Pictures

Ill get a lot more pictures tomorrow guys.

Originally Posted by T!Joachim

Haha what a coincidence to meet u there Dan!
i will upload also some videos and pics if u like

i got signatures of ma long and ma lin! Will be there maybe all days to get the whole chinese national tt team

It was great to meet you guys finally! Hopefully see you tomorrow! It is a very surreal atmosphere lol

My legs are starting to ache again just by looking at the pictures! Great place is the WSA. Would love to go back there for some more training one day.

Originally Posted by ttEDGE - William

My legs are starting to ache again just by looking at the pictures! Great place is the WSA. Would love to go back there for some more training one day.

I bet! Those players are so fit! I watched Ma Long earlier on multi ball and he didnt stop for 5 or so minutes at an incredible pace! Perhaps you will go back here in the future William?

Once again thanks so much for helping me make this trip a reality.

Originally Posted by TableTennis Reborn

Amazing Dan,

Keep u the good work, I particularily like the zhang Jike multi ball. As i am a top player I must ask my trainer to feed me multi balls jsut like the zhang jike video.

I will do buddy, haha you sure should! Learn from the best!

Day 1 - Xu Xin and Ma Long Forehand - multi ball

Backspin Ball





Topspin Ball

Originally Posted by Michal_Z

This is awesome!
I wonder what more could still Guoliang explain about backhand topspin to Ma Long..
Really! Doesnt Ma Long already know everything about it? Hmm...

Anyways, Dan, I would love to see some Liu Shiwen training, if possible

Yeah that's why I think Liu is so amazing! He still teaches these guys. His power within this team is extraordinary. Sure I will get some footage of her tomorrow buddy

awesome pix dan!! now about those mystery rubber and blades that they are using....

WOHOHOOOAA! HUGE prospect here!
Wishing all the best for TTD's trip to the most-prestigious Werner Schlager Academy!

This is going to be AMAZING