Yeah I agree. But this kinda leads credence to the theory that
@NextLevel and
@Tony's Table Tennis have been saying about the CNT in that a lot of their success can be attributed to how well they are prepared for a specific opponent. When playing in a very large tournament with a ton of different variables, they have to be more strategic with how many hours they devote to a specific player, and sometimes their immense talent isn't even able to overcome the loss of strategic focus.
SYS is still far and away the most talented (almost supernatural) in women's TT. The fact that she can lose a match this way is a big argument for the importance of opponent specific preparation in this sport.
yep, and I am still on the part that CNT players do get special treatment and no other players from other countries receive the same.
ie, when did CNT arrive in Korea, and when did they start training?
Was the hall they used available for other countries?
In Durban WTTC2023, they had 1 week head start compared to Japan.
CNT is very strong, it is all the details added together that makes them that strong.
So for anyone to beat members of the CNT, it is a lot bigger than just winning few games/points on the table.
And also the amount of money India has been pumping into TT is just ridiculous.
One of my players was in one of the national training centers in India in April 2023, and she said it was 1 of "many" national centres.
They had full on technology, like sport science and testing how she breathes when playing.
India isn't just improving by getting high level coach and training, but using sport science to allow the athletes to become better all round.
End of the day, no matter what you use on your blade, you still need to get the ball back, need to have strategy and composure and need to execute.
