What if Zhang Jike would play DTTBL?

[Lostboi]

If ZJK would join FZD in Germany how would he perform in the thought German league?

With some training I think he would still struggle against few players like Togami or Franziska, but he would still scores against the 70% of the players...

I wonder also how much €€€ he would ask for a season...

 

[RPB Enthusiast]

I can definitely see him doing much better than Fang Bo is currently doing, but he needs to make sure he stays injury-free. He'd probably switch back to Hurricane 3 and maybe ask for custom Dignics 09c on the backhand for whatever team sponsors him since FZD uses 09c on his backhand (don't remember what ZJK used on his backhand, but I know it was BTY rubber).

 

[piligrim]

There is MLTT for retired players

 

[Coolsta Connor]

I can definitely see him doing much better than Fang Bo is currently doing, but he needs to make sure he stays injury-free. He'd probably switch back to Hurricane 3 and maybe ask for custom Dignics 09c on the backhand for whatever team sponsors him since FZD uses 09c on his backhand (don't remember what ZJK used on his backhand, but I know it was BTY rubber).

Heck nah he'd use D1 both sides, he promotes it so much. FZD is still sponsored by Butterfly.

 

[Lostboi]

I can definitely see him doing much better than Fang Bo is currently doing, but he needs to make sure he stays injury-free. He'd probably switch back to Hurricane 3 and maybe ask for custom Dignics 09c on the backhand for whatever team sponsors him since FZD uses 09c on his backhand (don't remember what ZJK used on his backhand, but I know it was BTY rubber).

I think training in Germany would be less demanding and less stressful that his heydays with the CNT ... So he would probably avoid big injuries. It would be great marketing move for a club to engage him, even if he is not winning every single match.

 

[backspacer]

I think training in Germany would be less demanding and less stressful that his heydays with the CNT ... So he would probably avoid big injuries. It would be great marketing move for a club to engage him, even if he is not winning every single match.

They would fly him in for matches. Players don't move countries just for league play.

 

[Lostboi]

They would fly him in for matches. Players don't move countries just for league play.

I think FZD stays in Germany for several weeks a year. DTTBL is a long season. I think 22-24 match-days. I does not make sense fly in and out so many times

 

[lyz]

Recently ZJK said in his live streaming that he still had some injury in his waist, which doesn't hurt most of the time in daily life and training, but do attack him fiercely in some certain gastures especially when he tried to serve.
One of the former national player Yinhang had said that he felt ZJK could beat some of the CNT players after some certain training, and from the match he held himself these days with Ovtcharov, Boll, Jung Young-sik, his FH is obviously lack of systematical training with lots of misses, so I don't think his body can tolerate the training at a high level.

 

[ajtatosmano2]

I think FZD stays in Germany for several weeks a year. DTTBL is a long season. I think 22-24 match-days. I does not make sense fly in and out so many times

But FZD also likes to be in Germany, that might be a factor ZJK might not have.

 

[RPB Enthusiast]

Heck nah he'd use D1 both sides, he promotes it so much. FZD is still sponsored by Butterfly.

Fang Bo promotes QuanShiBao and the only product he's using of it is the blade. If ZJK wanted to compete against the best of the best, he's going to most likely use H3 Blue Sponge on FH and some type of BTY rubber on BH. Lin Gaoyuan owns YuanJian and only uses the blade. Just because you promote something doesn't necessarily mean it's the best, he wants money so he's obviously going to advertise it and say good things about it. I could potentially see him using it on his BH though.

 

[piligrim]

But FZD also likes to be in Germany, that might be a factor ZJK might not have.

You can't not like Germany

 

[Lostboi]

You can't not like Germany

With a seven figures salary he could enjoy wherever he play.

 

[kapahoo]

He is one of the greatest ever but.... 38 years old and haven't been competing for about 10 years. I think he'd have a pretty hard time in one of the best leagues in the world with whatever equipment...

 

[Lostboi]

He is one of the greatest ever but.... 38 years old and haven't been competing for about 10 years. I think he'd have a pretty hard time in one of the best leagues in the world with whatever equipment...

Mmm... I think he kept himself quite in shape. Also Bastian Steger has not competed in Ittf events since a couple of years but at 45 years old is still winning matches. And ZJK is much more talented...

 

[lightspin]

Waldner was champion of Sweden at 45 years of age. I think ZJK could do well if he wanted to. The main issues are money and desire.

 

[Coolsta Connor]

Fang Bo promotes QuanShiBao and the only product he's using of it is the blade. If ZJK wanted to compete against the best of the best, he's going to most likely use H3 Blue Sponge on FH and some type of BTY rubber on BH. Lin Gaoyuan owns YuanJian and only uses the blade. Just because you promote something doesn't necessarily mean it's the best, he wants money so he's obviously going to advertise it and say good things about it. I could potentially see him using it on his BH though.

I would agree, and these players are sponsored by companies that have greater manufacturing abilities so ofc they are more inclined to use them. Fang Bo did say that QSB was not superior to H3, ZJK ngl idk what I was thinking should probably retract my statement, he'd def use D09c BH also, and ZhanTian still surprising Lin never used, curious if in the German League if he's switched.

 

[ZSQ]

As a fan of Zhang Jike, considering his injuries, I sincerely hope he won’t compete in professional tournaments anymore. Maybe playing exhibition matches would be fine.
He should just focus on what he’s doing now—developing more young players and helping them make it into provincial and national teams. That would be enough.