CNT's mindset is that with plastic ball, CNT's advantage over others becomes smaller so they have to work harder to adapt and improve. Before plastic ball, CNT also had the mindset to keep working and moving forward. They never think they are safe. And the fact is that CNT players lost to non-CNT no matter it is cell ball time or plastic ball time, no matter it is KLH/LGL generation, WLQ/MLin/WH generation, ZJK/ML/XX generation or FZD generation.
When talking about the competitiveness around the world and/or CNT's dominance, what does it really mean? CNT victories in team events? The ratio of CNT/non-CNT players in top 10 ranking, or top 30 ranking? All Chinese singles finals? All Chinese podium finish in majors? The counts of non-CNT players beating CNT players, or beating top 4-5 CNT players?
Take podium finish as an example. * is when CNT had maximum podium finish in recent majors
1997 WTTC, 2 CNT on podium, bronze (others Sweden, Belarus)
1999 WTTC, 2 CNT on podium, gold, silver (others Sweden, Austria)
2000 OG, 2 CNT on podium, gold, bronze (the other Sweden)
2001 WTTC, 3 CNT on podium, gold, silver, bronze (the other Chinese Taipei)
2003 WTTC, 1 CNT on podium, bronze (others Austria, Greece, Korea)
2004 OG, 2 CNT on podium, silver, bronze (the other Korea)
2005 WTTC, 2 CNT on podium, gold, silver (others Korea, Denmark)
2007 WTTC, 3 CNT on podium, gold, silver, bronze (the other Korea)
*2008 OG, 3 CNT on podium, gold, silver, bronze
*2009 WTTC, 4 CNT on podium, gold, silver, bronze
2011 WTTC, 3 CNT on podium, gold, silver, bronze (the other Germany)
*2012 OG, 2 CNT on podium, gold, silver (the other Germany)
*2013 WTTC, 4 CNT on podium, gold, silver, bronze
*2015 WTTC, 4 CNT on podium, gold, silver, bronze
*2016 OG, 2 CNT on podium, gold, silver (the other Japan)
2017 WTTC, 3 CNT on podium, gold, silver, bronze (the other Korea)
2019 WTTC, 2 CNT on podium, gold, bronze (others Sweden, Korea)
When is it most "competitive" around the world? When is CNT most "dominant"?
