Who has the best ___________?

[TableTennisDK]

Hey forum. I have my own opinion on, who has the best qualities i table tennis. But I was wondering what You guys think.

Zhang Jike in the training hall preparing - Photo by: Remy Gros

Who has the best:
Forehand: (Wang Hao)
Backhand: (Kalinikos Kreanga)
Footwork: (Xu Xin)
Spirit: (Adrien Mattenet)
Counter Attack: ( Ma Lin)
Service: (Michael Maze/ Werner Schlager)
Dropshot: (Jan Ove Waldner Who else?)
Flick: (Zhang Jike)
Cho: (Ma Lin)
Sportsmanship: (Timo Boll)
Lob: (Michael Maze/Xu Xin)
Block: (Kenta Matsudaira)


Please answer, and the reason for your choices
My answer is written in brackets!

Tell me if I need to add more categories!

Have a nice day!

 

[Pongfinity]

Forehand: Ma Long
Backhand: Kreanga, Maze
Footwork: Ryu Seung Min
Spirit: Kenta Matsudaira
Counter Attack: Ma Lin
Service: Xu Xin, Ma Long, Noshad Alaniyan
Dropshot: Waldner, Ma Lin
Flick: Koki Niwa
Cho: Ma Long
Sportsmanship: Vladimir Samsonov

 

[TableTennisDK]

Forehand: Ma Long
Backhand: Kreanga, Maze
Footwork: Ryu Seung Min
Spirit: Kenta Matsudaira
Counter Attack: Ma Lin
Service: Xu Xin, Ma Long, Noshad Alaniyan
Dropshot: Waldner, Ma Lin
Flick: Koki Niwa
Cho: Ma Long
Sportsmanship: Vladimir Samsonov

Awesome man! Ryu was extraordinary fast in his prime! Check this out mate:

 

[Alborz]

Forehand : Wang liqin , Ma long
Backhand : Wang Hao , Zhang Jike , Kreanga
Footwork : Xu Xin , Ryu Seung Min
Spirit : Noshad Alamiyan
Counter Attack : Ma lin , Ma long , Zhang Jike
Service : Zhang Jike
Dropshot : Waldner
BLock : Waldner
Lob : Jun Mizutani
Flick : Zhang Jike
Cho : Xu Xin
chop : Joo Se Hyuk
sportmanship : Timo Boll

 

[TableTennisDK]

Forehand : Wang liqin , Ma long
Backhand : Wang Hao , Kreanga
Footwork : Xu Xin , Ryu Seung Min
Spirit : Noshad Alamiyan
Counter Attack : Ma long , Zhang Jike
Service : Zhang Jike
Dropshot : Waldner
BLock : Waldner
Lob : Jun Mizutani
Flick : Zhang Jike
Cho : Xu Xin
sportmanship : Timo Boll

I am just adding lob and block m8!

 

[Arlen]

Who has the best:
Forehand: Wang Liqin, Chen Qi
Backhand: Wang Hao, Zhang Jike
Footwork: Xu Xin
Spirit: Wang Liqin
Counter Attack: Yan An for FH, and Ma Lin I guess for BH
Service: Dimitrij Ovtcharov, Michael Maze
Dropshot: Jan Ove Waldner , Kenta Matusdaira
Flick: Zhang Jike
Cho: Dimitrij Ovtcharov, Zhang Jike
Block: Waldner
Lob: Jun Mizutani
Chops: Joo Se Hyuk, obviously
Sportsmanship: Timo Boll, Wang Liqin

 

[Arlen]

I added chops.

And btw this thread is awesome. Love it! Although you should really title it "Who has the best _____ or .........?" I was a little confused when I first saw the thread.

 

[TableTennisDK]

I added chops.

And btw this thread is awesome. Love it! Although you should really title it "Who has the best _____ or .........?" I was a little confused when I first saw the thread.

Yeah man. Is it possible to change the titel?

 

[strangeloop]

No Liu Guoliang for service!?

 

[Pongfinity]

Yeah man. Is it possible to change the titel?

I think only a moderator can change the title, Dan can probably do it when he sees this thread

 

[Pongfinity]

Awesome man! Ryu was extraordinary fast in his prime! Check this out mate:

Indeed. That reaching at 2:50 for example just shows how fast he can be.

 

[TableTennisDaily]

Heres our vote

Who has the best:
Forehand: (Ma Long)
Backhand: (Kalinikos Kreanga)
Footwork: (Ryu Seung Min)
Spirit: (Jean Michel Saive)
Counter Attack: ( Ma Lin)
Service: (Ma Lin & Michael Maze)
Dropshot: (Jan Ove Waldner!)
Flick: (Zhang Jike)
Cho: (Not sure at the moment hehe)
Sportsmanship: (Timo Boll & Wang Liqin)
Lob: (Michael Maze)
Block: (Jan Ove Waldner)

 

[Sliceofpow]

Forehand: Ma Long (so consistent and powerfuL)
Backhand: Kalinikos Kreanga or Wang Hao
Footwork: Ryu Seung Min or Ma lin at their prime. But right now, Xu Xin has the best foot work.
Counter Attack: Ma Long
Service: Werner Schlager and Ma Lin
Dropshot: Ma Lin and Jan Ove Waldner have wonderful touch.
Flick: Zhang Jike
Cho: Zhang Jike
Sportsmanship: Timo Boll & Wang Liqin
Lob: Jean Michel Saive (height & depth)
Block: Waldner at his prime, Kenta Matsudaira at the World Champs.
Chop: Joo se Hyuk
Best rage: Chen Weixing =P

 

[Mikeh.95]

Who has the best:
Forehand: Ma long/Xu Xin
Backhand: Zhang Jike
Footwork: Xu Xin/ Ryu seung min
Spirit: michel jean saive
Counter Attack: Zhang jike
Service: Zhang jike
Dropshot: Waldner
Flick: (Zhang Jike)
Cho: Zhang Jike
Sportsmanship: (Timo Boll/ wang liqin
Lob: (Michael Maze/Xu Xin)
Block: (Kenta Matsudaira)

 

[dhsalex]

Who has the best:
Forehand: Ma long
Backhand: Kreanga
Footwork: Xu Xin
Counter Attack: Ma Long
Service: Ma Lin
Dropshot: Waldner
Flick: Zhang Jike
Cho: Zhang Jike
Sportsmanship: Timo Boll
Lob: Jun Mitzani
Block: Kenta Matsudaira/Waldner
Chop: Koji Matsushita

 

[Steven]

Who has the best:
Forehand: Xu Xin
Backhand: Kalinikos Kreanga
Footwork: Xu Xin
Spirit: Chih-Yuan Chuang / Jean-Michel Saive
Counter Attack: ?
Service: Ma Lin
Dropshot: Jan Ove Waldner
Flick: Zhang Jike
Cho: Zhang Jike
Sportsmanship: Timo Boll / Vladimir Samsonov
Lob: Xu Xin
Block: Kenta Matsudaira

 

[kharlitos892]

Forehand: Zhang Jike
Backhand: Ma Long
Footwork: Ryu Seung Min(at age of 20 to 25)
Spirit:Wang hao
Counter Attack: Zhang Jike, Ma Lin
Service: Michael Maze, Dimitrij Ovtcharov
Dropshot: Jan Ove Waldner
Flick: Ma Lin
Cho: Zhang Jike
Sportsmanship: Timo Boll
Lob: Jan Ove Waldner
Block: Jan Ove Waldner

 

[Zya]

Who has the best:
Forehand: Ma long/ Wang Liquin
Backhand: Zhang Jike
Footwork: Xu Xin/ Ryu seung min
Spirit: michel jean saive
Counter Attack: Zhang jike
Service: Ma Lin
Dropshot: Waldner
Flick: Zhang Jike
Cho: Lin Gaoyuan
Sportsmanship: Vladimir Samsonov
Lob: Michael Maze/Xu Xin
Block: Zhang Jike

 

[UpSideDownCarl]

Funny. Everyone seems to think Xu Xin has the best footwork. He might be among the fastest and he might have pretty good footwork, but, fundamentally Zhang Jike's footwork is really better than everyone's. He never crosses over unless he really needs to. He footworks all the way to the forehand side to take those over the table backhands on the forehand side and gets back into position in case his over the table backhand is returned. That is actually part of what separate's Zhang Jike from everyone else. He does not break form.

Ryu Seung Min is fast as well and his footwork was pretty amazing when he was in his prime. But, today, Zhang Jike is doing stuff most people do not even realize he is doing. And his backhand is one of the best as well. Nothing against Kreanga, nobody had a bigger backhand than him. But very few people can do as many things with their backhand as Zhang Jike can.

Werner Schlager had a pretty great backhand as well.

 

[UpSideDownCarl]

Who has the best:
Forehand: Shakehand: Wang Liqin, Ma Long; Penhold Ryu Seung Min, Ma Lin
Backhand: Zhang Jike, Werner Schlager, Kalinikos Kreanga, Wang Hao
Footwork: Zhang Jike
Service: Liu Gouliang, He Zhi Wen, Werner Schlager,
Lob: Waldner, Persson
Block: Waldner