Getting higher in the ETTA (England) Rankings

[AliMallochTT]

Hi Guys im a keen table tennis player and i am currently around the 190th mark in the ETTA ranking, do you have any tips about how to get higher in the rankings?

 

[Pricey 11]

Try to enter into as many tournaments as possible, do you play in the British league at all? A few of the people in the league I play in are high ranked in the ETTA


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[Tinykin]

Your ranking of 190 is not bad. The way to go of course is to enter every Grand Prix tournament that you can and the Nationals. These tournaments will give you the best ratings rewards for a good win. Next in line would be to get onto a British League team.
How old are you? If you are still at school/uni, you might consider taking a year out and attending a table tennis academy at eg, Bristol or Grantham.

 

[AliMallochTT]

Your ranking of 190 is not bad. The way to go of course is to enter every Grand Prix tournament that you can and the Nationals. These tournaments will give you the best ratings rewards for a good win. Next in line would be to get onto a British League team.
How old are you? If you are still at school/uni, you might consider taking a year out and attending a table tennis academy at eg, Bristol or Grantham.

Thank you for all the helpfull advice, i currently play for bournemouth sports which is a premier division team in the british league however i have not yet managed to play in the british league. I will try to play as many tournements as possible then. Also is there a wage involved in the british league? (if not Prize money for the winners?)

 

[AliMallochTT]

How is the DHS Hurricane 3 for you? would you say it is quick and would be a good alternative to tenergy? have you tried the NEO version?

 

[Pricey 11]

The H3 I'm using is the national version which is by far the best rubber I've used ever and I've gone through a lot from tenergy to rakza and Donic Bluefire if u put in the effort with this rubber what it gives you back is astonishing.
As far as I know I dont think you get a wage for playing in the British league but in major tournaments I'm certain you get a cash prize, only problems travelling etc.
Good luck in the ETTA rankings


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[AliMallochTT]

Yh ive heard the national version is very good, ive looked everywhere for it but i dont know where to get it from, what website do you get it from? Is it blue sponge?

 

[Pricey 11]

I have used blue sponge but I prefer the Orange sponge you can order them off Prott.cc ttnpp.com or saletabletennis.com they are expensive though


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[TTHopeful]

Playing British League is a good way to build points. Don't worry to much about the rankings though. Enter the tournaments, train hard and the ranking will come

 

[AliMallochTT]

Playing British League is a good way to build points. Don't worry to much about the rankings though. Enter the tournaments, train hard and the ranking will come

Thanks, i will do exactly that and hope for the best. Would you say that DHS hurricane 3 is a fast rubber? how does it compare overall to the tenergy? and may i ask what type of hurricane 3 you have because there are many variations

 

[AliMallochTT]

I have used blue sponge but I prefer the Orange sponge you can order them off Prott.cc ttnpp.com or saletabletennis.com they are expensive though

What exactly is the difference??

 

[Pricey 11]

What exactly is the difference??

The blue sponge is softer more euro sponge where as the Orange sponge is hard but I soften it up with a couple layers of falco


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[AliMallochTT]

The blue sponge is softer more euro sponge where as the Orange sponge is hard but I soften it up with a couple layers of falco

Fair enough

 

[AliMallochTT]

The blue sponge is softer more euro sponge where as the Orange sponge is hard but I soften it up with a couple layers of falco

Thanks for all the info, how would you say dhs Neo hurricane 3 compares to tenergy and other top class rubbers in terms of speed spin and control, i understand that the chinese rubbers tend to be more for driving rather than looping, is that the case with the Hurr 3 NEO?

 

[Pricey 11]

The commercial Neo h3 is not as quick or spinny as the top class rubbers and has quite a hard sponge that you have to break into to get good spin you have to really brush the ball fine with the national neo h3 is definetly more suitable for looping than the commercial h3 Neo as sponge softer if I was to rate them personally I would say that commercial h3 is 7.0/10 speed Comercial Neo h3 8.5/10 speed 9/10 spin, national h3 Neo 9.5/10 speed 9.75 spin and tenergy 05 9.25 speed and 9.5 spin that's my personally view though


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[AliMallochTT]

Oh Ok i get it, so the normal hurricane 3 is the worst then the Neo and then the National Neo is the best, so is there really that much difference between the commercial and national? Would there be any point in trying out the Neo commercial? would you say that it is too slow?

 

[Pricey 11]

The quality of the rubber is a lot better with national than commercial by all means you can try it but it will be a lot slower than tenergy etc and will not be anywhere near as forgiving. Have u ver thought about professional tenergy?


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[AliMallochTT]

The quality of the rubber is a lot better with national than commercial by all means you can try it but it will be a lot slower than tenergy etc and will not be anywhere near as forgiving. Have u ver thought about professional tenergy?

Yes, when my current rubers are no use to me anymore i am probably going to get Tenergy 05 on my FH and 05fx on the BH. I was just wondering if Hurricane 3 NEO would be useful to use instead

 

[Pricey 11]

If you haven't used a chinese rubber before I'd stick to tenergy as it would be too much change. Are you ranked in the senior or junior ranks?


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[AliMallochTT]

If you haven't used a chinese rubber before I'd stick to tenergy as it would be too much change. Are you ranked in the senior or junior ranks?
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Junior is where i am highest, I have used chinese rubbers and i tend to like them for things like driving and spin because i feel they are better for that however there looping isnt as good, i also find them hard to use on backhand as i am too used to the european style