Which Table Tennis Player Inspires your Style of play?

[Matt Hetherington]

Everyone looks up to world class players, but there is always one players who inspires the way you build your technique. Who is that players for you?

i.e if you chop with long pips maybe Chen Weixing is your inspiration

Image from Levallois Sporting Club

 

[Matt Hetherington]

I'm not sure whether I have adopted any aspects of his style as such but a player I watch endlessly to motivate and inspire me is Werner Schlager, he's the man!

 

[idolLong]

I almost downloaded all videos of Ma Long just to learn his moves ;D

 

[TTStefanoT05FX]

Timo Boll.. i watch his videos over and over just to see his footwork and everything..

 

[shaolinTT]

I have a few favourite players, SH and PH, past and present.
But if I need to pick one name for this post, I would say: Ma Lin.

 

[pqanh1201]

For me, Timo Boll is definitely the one who inspires my performance! I keep practising my backhand with Timo's style and hope it would work someday

 

[dici]

As a tradition penhold player, the basic that I have learned since long time is more a like from Liu Guoliang and Jiang Peng-Long. But lately I tried to play like Ma lin style, the only issue is that I need to be more confident on initiating the attack

 

[poltery]

for my backhand rocket i would say KREANGA! for my fh loop of course timo boll and most of all aggresiveness is from ma long!

 

[Daniel94]

As a lefty Michael Maze inspires me a lot, I love his game and I try to imitate his shots, especially his forehand loop and sidespin backhand!
I also like Waldner style, but it's imcomparable!

 

[david93fcb]

I try to copy Joo Se Hyuk's backhand technique as good as I can as I'm a chopper..so I reckon that he has inspired me a lot

 

[MrTralphT]

I inspire from Ma Long and Wang liqin.

 

[geotjakra]

As a right-hander shake-hand player, my best bet is to learn from Ma Long and Wang Liqin, but because my knees and my not so young age anymore, I tried to play more like Samsonov, Shlager and Waldner, relying more on good block placement then athletic lightning footwork. And I also like Joo Se Hyuk, Chen Weixing as well as Michael Maze.

 

[TTOski]

I feel I'm taking the best part from everyone! I'm trying to do some of the pros serves, tactics returns and a lot more!

 

[Matt Hetherington]

for my backhand rocket i would say KREANGA! for my fh loop of course timo boll and most of all aggresiveness is from ma long!

No no Renz! Jorgen Persson, backhand swat!

 

[poltery]

ha ha nice

 

[YosuaYosan]

Mostly Joo and Schlager..
Joo for my defensive style and Schlager for my deadly serves and epic ball placement..

Others are Waldner, Kreanga, Persson, He Zhi Wen, and Samsonov.

 

[lgreggs]

I'm inspired by Waldner and Ma long. Waldner for the way he constructs his points and Ma Long for faultless technique and ability.

 

[Dan]

I'm inspired by Waldner and Ma long. Waldner for the way he constructs his points and Ma Long for faultless technique and ability.

Waldner and Ma long? I thought you as inspired by Jakov Krivic

I have always been inspired by Timo Boll... i tend to think about how he plays and moves when i play and the way he serves and spins 3rd ball.

 

[lgreggs]

Waldner and Ma long? I thought you as inspired by Jakov Krivic

I have always been inspired by Timo Boll... i tend to think about how he plays and moves when i play and the way he serves and spins 3rd ball.

Oh yeah, also Jakov, Choi Sze To, Kevin Satchell and not to mention Bernard Nash!

 

[Mezmer]

Oh yeah, also Jakov, Choi Sze To, Kevin Satchell and not to mention Bernard Nash!

Haha, good ol' Bern he gives me a spanking whenever I play him!