Build your perfect WTT player

[TableTennisDaily]

Hey guys,

We're running a new series, build your perfect WTT player with the pros. Up first is Dima:

Dimitrij Ovtcharov:

Who would you pick?

 

[TableTennisDaily]

Truls Moregardh:

 

[olive-nguyen]

Bump.

Forehand-Ma Long (sorry Ryu)
Backhand-Zhang Ji Ke (sorry KTS)
Serves-Lefty Lin
Mentality-Ma Long
Feeling-Vladimir Samsonov
Personality-cant say, Xu Xin?
Power-Hugo Calderano
Celebration-French penholder
(missing but I find important)-Footwork-Ryu Seung Min

 

[NetProphet]

Forehand: WCQ
Backhand: FZD
Serves: Ma Long
Mentality: Ma Long
Feeling: JOW
Personality: Ovtcharov
Power: Ma Long
Celebration: Ma Long

 

[TTLOVE]

Forehand: Ma Long
Backhand: Lin Shidong
Serves: Noshad Alamiyan
Mentality: Ma Long
Feeling: Waldner
Personality: Timo Boll
Power: Calderano
Celebration: Zhang Jike

 

[ThePongCommenter]

Forehand: WCQ
Backhand: FZD
Serves: Ma Long
Mentality: Ma Long
Feeling: JOW
Personality: Ovtcharov
Power: Ma Long
Celebration: Ma Long

I am surprised you put Ma Long for power and not FH

 

[PenHoldSandro]

Forehand-Wang Liquin or RSM
Backhand-Fan Zhendong
Serves-Jan Ove Waldner
Mentality-Zhang Jike
Feeling-Xu Xin
Personality-Timo Boll
Power-Ma Long
Celebration-Harimoto
(missing but I find important, like @olive-nguyen)-Footwork-Ryu Seung Min

 

[ThePongCommenter]

I'm pretty sure TTD is asking to choose from current players only

 

[ander999]

Forehand: Ma Long
Backhand: Darko
Serves: WCQ
Mentality: Ma Long
Feeling: Timo Boll
Personality: Timo Boll
Power: Aruna
Celebration: Felix Lebrun

 

[NextLevel]

I'm pretty sure TTD is asking to choose from current players only

Ma Long is retired. It isn't that serious lol.

 

[olive-nguyen]

Ma Long is retired. It isn't that serious lol.

Isn't Boll and Fan too?

 

[NextLevel]

Forehand: Quadri Aruna
Backhand: Lin Shidong
Serves: Alamiyan
Mentality: Fan Zhendong
Feeling: Gauzy
Personality: Harimoto
Power: Dima/Calderano
Celebration: Assar

 

[joshmak10]

Forehand: Ma Long
Backhand: Fan Zhendong
Serves: Wang Chuqin
Mentality: Ma Long
Feeling: Simon Gauzy
Personality: Alexis Lebrun
Power: Quadri Aruna
Celebration: Truls Moregard

 

[ThePongCommenter]

Ma Long is retired. It isn't that serious lol.

Did I imply it was that serious? Was just trying to contextualize the answers the pro players have given in that I am not sure if historical players (not ones who retired in the last year or so) like JO, Ryu, WLQ, ZJK etc. were in consideration. If these are "all time" rather than "current/recent", it makes the answers especially interesting.

 

[ThePongCommenter]

Current/recent:

Forehand: ML
Backhand: FZD
Serves: WCQ
Mentality: Duda
Feeling: Gauzy/Truls
Personality: Lind/Truls
Power: Hugo / Quadri
Celebration: Harimoto

All time:

Forehand: ML/RSM/WLQ
Backhand: FZD/WH/ZJK
Serves: JOW
Feeling: JOW/XX
Power: WLQ

 

[NetProphet]

I am surprised you put Ma Long for power and not FH

I truly believe that Ma Longs FH is overrated and his game brain, game savvy and tactical awareness are underestimated. 🤷‍♂️
FZD matched him on both sides of the table for years but ML often found a different way to win.
As the saying goes, power is nothing without control. In this regard I think ML is perfect 😉

 

[NetProphet]

Isn't Boll and Fan too?

Well ML and FZD are only retired from international competition while Timo is retired retired.

 

[PenHoldSandro]

I truly believe that Ma Longs FH is overrated and his game brain, game savvy and tactical awareness are underestimated. 🤷‍♂️
FZD matched him on both sides of the table for years but ML often found a different way to win.
As the saying goes, power is nothing without control. In this regard I think ML is perfect 😉

To be fair, there is no 'strategy' one, so power or forehand is ML's best bet.

 

[Tony's Table Tennis]

Did I imply it was that serious? Was just trying to contextualize the answers the pro players have given in that I am not sure if historical players (not ones who retired in the last year or so) like JO, Ryu, WLQ, ZJK etc. were in consideration. If these are "all time" rather than "current/recent", it makes the answers especially interesting.

you will be surprised how many pros who are 20 years old today does not know much about table tennis players before they were born. Or at least that is my experience when talking to them.

And since dan likely just walked up and ask the players without notice to record his new serious, it is common the players will think about current players than oppose to those from previous generations.

 

[Tony's Table Tennis]

Well ML and FZD are only retired from international competition while Timo is retired retired.

The chinese logic of thinking is that they are only retired (I mean removed) from the world ranking 🤣🤣
they not even retired internationally, as the wording doesn't support for that (yet)
but then they share a signed retirement application form (in English)....
So... I dunno what to believe