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I am in my first year of playing in a lower division local league and am struggling to beat experienced players using defensive or no spin bats. On a normal club evening I enjoy fast rallies and counter attacking but in a match I can get dragged into a push-push game. After a few pushes I get...

I've been reading that BH dominant players use the reverse pendulum and that FH dominant players use the pendulum however it's not making sense. It's obvious when you watch Zike, FZD and ML that it's true. But...when you pendulum serve with back sidespin, it's common for your opponent to easily...

CTTA annouced policy for player selection for tournaments in 2018. http://www.ctta.cn/xhgg/ssxg/2018/0105/164682.html The description is unclear/non-specific and can be interpreted differently. Hopefully CTTA or CNT will make some clarifications...

Ok. I've been practicing against long pips lately because they have been killing me for so long. So I just made it a point to really take these ungodly rubbers seriously. Once I began to understand and play fairly well against pips. My training partner opens up a new technique that completely...

Who votes for star player award? Do you think Timo deserved this? It sounds like Timo didn't think he did... https://www.facebook.com/ITTFWorld/videos/2017956234901036/ Congratulations on a good yr Timo!

Hey, great forum! I am looking for blade advice, please: - playing for 7 years - training 2x per week - offensive style, often attempting to start the first spin, from backhand and forehand - reasonable skills: winning most games in our league (which is like 4 leagues below the top league in my...

Larry Hodges put up an interesting post on his blog about doubles, where YOU are the weaker player of the team. http://www.tabletenniscoaching.com/node/2812 Add some discussion and thoughts.

Hi Guys, Came across this video on facebook of former Indian Women's Champion Saraswathi Rao ... here is the write up and video from the facebook page .. enjoy ! In this video 69-year-old female is none other than Former Indian TT Champion Saraswathi Rao Saraswathi Rao: A former state...

Liu Dingshuo 刘丁硕 China internal match 世界冠军刘伟：直拍正手起下旋节奏把握 Lin Gaoyuan vs Fan Zhendong 2012 WJTTC Final - full match

Hey, I have Yasaka Ma Lin Carbon blade that weights about 100g and max Hexer + max Hexer HD and my paddle is really heavy, everyone that try my paddle says "OMG that is really heavy". Do you think heavy paddle is good for 14 years old, an offensive player? (I weights 45kg, so I feel it alot...

The video above explains this heartbreaking story. Here's is the link so we can all do our bit to support her: http://igg.me/at/OsbrCmdco7U

Hi all I just posted my new blog post - "Tactics to beat a much stronger player" You can read it here: http://www.tabletenniscoach.me.uk/tactics-beat-much-stronger-player/ So what I would like to ask you is: have you ever caused a major upset in a league match or tournament, by beating a much...

My good buddy provided me with some good footage,thats the result,please enjoy.

Hi everyone, I cannot contain my excitement any longer. This coming weekend I am attending a TT training camp in Frankfurt in Germany which is being run/coached by Thomas Keinath and my favourite player Ruwen Filus!!! Ruwen is my TT idol and has been for many years after watching him play even...

I have been curious how the top TT players lives compare to those of other sports. TT players do an awful lot of travel around the world - ITTF national tournaments, leagues in various countries, etc. Seems like a new town every week. Do the players have personal assistants who ensure their...

Hey all, Summary: I'm a 900-1000 level player that thinks they could easily improve to 1200 with a good setup Currently using Dawei Matrix with Stiga Innovo (hard to loop, small sweet spot, pretty fast and tough for me to control) Played fairly well with a DHS Hurricane King with Tenergy 05...

Hi everyone, I got this idea from a Tennis YouTube channel. The idea here is that we go through the different aspects of a what makes up a player's game and nominate the player's who have been (relatively) successful with this aspect of their game not being textbook. To keep it simple I'd say...