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I'm fascinated by the various table tennis styles and have been thinking recently about whether or not some styles are inherently superior to other's. Modern table tennis is obviously dominated at the highest levels by attacking/looping style players...but is this because of a "survival of the fittest" type scenario where the strongest style inevitably rises to the top, or is it simply indicative of style "trends" within the sport?
In trying to find the answers to this sort of question I came up with the following hypothetical scenario, and I'd be interested to hear your thoughts on it.
Let's say that China has just got bored of being head and shoulders above every other country, and as such they decide to set themselves the challenge of developing a national team that is made up solely of classical and modern defenders. Given a couple of decades to recalibrate the training regimes and scouting processes, could a Chinese team of defenders still dominate the sport, or would they lose their spot on the podium due to an inherent inferiority of the defensive styles?
In trying to find the answers to this sort of question I came up with the following hypothetical scenario, and I'd be interested to hear your thoughts on it.
Let's say that China has just got bored of being head and shoulders above every other country, and as such they decide to set themselves the challenge of developing a national team that is made up solely of classical and modern defenders. Given a couple of decades to recalibrate the training regimes and scouting processes, could a Chinese team of defenders still dominate the sport, or would they lose their spot on the podium due to an inherent inferiority of the defensive styles?