Schlager

[jamesmeyers1992]

He's very good player in european and he has lots good friends in european, e.g. timo boll, patrick baum and chen wexing and he's very popular from history

 

[PandaMike]

I don't know much about the history of Werner. Did he use to be significantly better or is he in his prime now? I simply don't know much about him.

 

[scylla24]

I don't know much about the history of Werner. Did he use to be significantly better or is he in his prime now? I simply don't know much about him.

Nah, Schlager was in his prime from like 1999-2004 or so, I am not really sure, but during that period he won the world championships, and also beat Boll in the Olympics. Back then, he was able to use his unique playstyle to its utmost advantage, and usually beat Boll in their matchups. Now Schlager is getting old and can't do a lot of the stuff that made him good as consistently.

 

[YosuaYosan]

The nerd of table tennis
I love his style so much though.. Smart play, supreme ball placement, extreme serve deception, one of the fastest serve, killing flick, and epic close-to-the-table counter smash..

 

[markog99]

He is close to my favorite player. He is definitely one of the smartest European players at the table.

and in the world.he has the best strategies,serves,...

 

[markog99]

Nah, Schlager was in his prime from like 1999-2004 or so, I am not really sure, but during that period he won the world championships, and also beat Boll in the Olympics. Back then, he was able to use his unique playstyle to its utmost advantage, and usually beat Boll in their matchups. Now Schlager is getting old and can't do a lot of the stuff that made him good as consistently.

he lost to boll in 2004 olympics,maybe you mean in 2000.he won the wttc in 2006 against joo se hyuk

 

[nick]

he lost to boll in 2004 olympics,maybe you mean in 2000.he won the wttc in 2006 against joo se hyuk

I thought he won the WTTC, beating Joo Se Hyuk in the final, in Paris, 2003.

 

[GECA]

The king of service!

 

[scylla24]

he lost to boll in 2004 olympics,maybe you mean in 2000.he won the wttc in 2006 against joo se hyuk

Ok yeah for the olympics, but no to the WTTC. The WTTC is every 2 years, and its on the odd year, so there wasn't even a wttc in 2006. Wang Liqin won in 2001, Shlager won in 2003, and then 2005 and 2007 was Wang Liqin again

 

[Stormbreaker997]

im excited how he will play against düsseldorf in the ecl

 

[Wilco]

Dont forget Schlager is a technician to ,
check here at 2:30

At 3:57 it falled out again haha.
Schlager was on off the best reachable big players during WTTC 2011.

 

[Wilco]

Hope you like .

 

[Rhydian]

Nice video and picture
Schlager is not my favourite player but his awsome because of his technique and character. he has his own style and that's good

 

[Matt Hetherington]

He is also my favourite player, although his standard is dwindling his form lives on in video. I just love his clever aggression, his backhand is insane! Sometimes his touch play reminds me of Waldner, though on rarer occasions

 

[Stian]

Schlager is sick, i love his style, but he is still not my favorite player because hes not chopping, like joo does

 

[Wilco]

I think Schlager will be the last white men TT World Champion for a ( Ma ) long long longggg time.

 

[Yi Fan 08]

Hahahaha, interesting comment Wilco! Werner Schlager's serves are just amazing!

 

[YosuaYosan]

I used to really dislike Schlager, because his strokes look so odd and ugly, and his facial expression made it seem like he was always angry or just peculiar, but after a while, I really like the fact that he uses his brains a lot while playing, and his tactics are really good. In terms of the european players, he is probably one of the more cerebral players, while Boll, isn't that cerebral but just tries to get the as much spin on each shot as possible.

I especially liked Schlager's interview that was posted on some other thread

Or maybe you dislike him because he could defeat Wang Liqin back then
Naah JK, yessir he is the brainer..

 

[MrRothhaendle]

Schlager is one of the best (or "was"), because of his good knowledge of reading the game
His nickname is "The Brain"
He focuses more on mental training and strength than athleticism

 

[UpSideDownCarl]

It was cool when he won the World Championships. He has great serves and an amazing backhand. Very solid and powerful even though he moves awkwardly. I usually like the stylish players: Ma Long, Kong Linghui, Wang Liqin, Waldner. But it is hard not to like Schlager. He is great.