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For those who dont already know...ping pong is where the legends play...table tennis is for sissies. And all this mumbo jumbo is for nerds. FWIW
China has the biggest Table Tennis population. I'm guessing 90% of that 300 million. No wonder they have the best technology, biggest clubs and Michael Jordan level of stardom players. While in the rest of the world, Table Tennis population is barely unnoticed.
I love table tennis! In January I was in Budapest for Pro Tour. There was possible to see how wrong is everything in this amazing sport. I went there for last 16 players. First 4 singles they set at 4 tables in same time. Ok. I was not happy because is not possible to look to 4 matches in same time. But then it was easy because first 2 tables was about 10-15 metres from viewpoint but other 2 tables were 50-60 metres!!! I think its not possible look to table tennis from this distance. But OK, at tables closier played Joo Sae Hyuk and Vladi Samsonov and I was happy. BUT!!! After this, they set next 4 matches to 2 and 2. But what do you think which tables they choose? OFCOURSE!!! These which they were 50-60 metres from viewpoint!!! Why? Because they set cameras for these tables! Someone who prepared this tournament didn't think about spectators.
ITTF saying us: "table tennis is very quick and we need longer rallies". Why using these new shit balls? We are playing with them more than 2 years. Nothing is better, they are joke. If you buy ball with ***, you want to buy some quality. But no, they are pure shit. ITTF doing nothing about itPlease give us back old balls. My club need more than 2x bigger money for buying balls for year! Please give us bigger nets and everything will be more interesting. These balls are so bad, there is no possibility for longer rallies because you never know how it will jump
And I don't understand how is possible tolerate so big difference. If you play one day with Butterfly G40, try next day something like DHS. You will be very sad about your play
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Before I say lack of money...
Just how much money do players win at the big tournaments and opens?
I don't think very much, tens of thousands at best, and if the chinese players show up nobody else has a chance because they are just better. But that number depends on sponsorship, which depends on fan base.
What the ITTF needs to do instead of looking at the CNT as adversaries, work together to promote them as internationals superstars. Just look at how popular the NBA is around the world and those are all Americans.
They have the super league which is the highest level of the sport.Unfortunately Chinese media is not as open to the world as American media is. If ITTF wants to be recognize globally they should start looking for partners in American media. But easier said than done.
Around a year ago I made an online petition to change the camera angles. I posted it on various forums, facebook groups etc. but I've had only approximately 10 signature on it. Maybe we could try again...
The fans of table tennis are scattered around the world. With millions of hobbyists, amateur players, and professional players table tennis has a strong fan base of more than 900 million fans around the world.
For those who dont already know...ping pong is where the legends play...table tennis is for sissies. And all this mumbo jumbo is for nerds. FWIW
Yeah lets all play with blue sandpaper and in an arena where u need sunglasses all the time. Hahaaaa!