Who has the greatest 'kill-shot' in table tennis?

[Mr. RicharD]

If you're gonna get Waldner to compare with Xu Xin why not throw in Wang Liqin's forehand everything. He ruled the first decade of 2000's with that forehand. Mostly within the Speed Glue era, but even today his forehand is still killer which is why no one lets him have a fh rally because they can attack his backhand.

 

[moriguchi2]

Anyone can loop fast or serve with fast spin but only waldner had the touch to perfectly dropshot a ball over the net

 

[Mr. RicharD]

Ma Lin does this quite well and has as good a drop shot as Waldner, but the difference is that Waldner started the whole drop shot during the 38 mm ball and Ma started using it during the 40 mm era.

But no I would have to disagree with you there moriguchi. A lot of "kill shots" at least from the Europeans aren't about speed or spin. They're about accuracy. Maze has some great lobbing technique or did have until they started dropping on him. Ma Long and ZJK both have great backhands that can really place them anywhere on the table for service return. Excluding the Chinese it's typically about placement. The Chinese add in speed to the mix because they don't want people to be able to predict properly where they will hit the ball. The less time they have to calculate the better for them.

 

[Matt Hetherington]

Well for my 1000th forum post I decided to venture back to this old thread for some reason. Just thought some new members would like to contribute their opinions and votes to it!

Been awesome being part of TTDaily so far, looking forward to much more in the future

 

[TT Guru]

Indeed.
1000 posts! good effort no.4!

I agree Wang Liqin had the best loop of the 2000s, but now Ma Long and Zhang Jike have taken over, as well as Xu Xin.
Wang Hao was always great to watch, really smooth.
The most effective is hard to pick!
Schlager had one of the most impressive third-ball kill shots ever. Nice setup with the fast serve out wide, followed by a kill shot down the line.

 

[azlan]

I have to say the big Da Li's FH...that's Wang Liqin. His inside out FH is just pure madness. Till this day, most players wouldn't dare much putting the ball to his FH. He used to be able to step around, but now that he's oldish, , he uses his BH more.

 

[Knuckle Ball]

Kreanga!! Just because it is such a thing of beauty. Also because I'm trying to emulate that loop spin kill against underspins. 'Did not know he was a gymnast.

 

[sxTT]

i voted for ma lin although IMHO i think its his 3rd ball attacks which are very effective,

 

[Anders]

Waldner!!! No one over him, no one on the side. Simply the best!!

 

[Alborz]

1 - Wang Liqin's monster forehand
2 - Ma Lin's forehand counter loop
3 - Kreanga's backhand loop
4 - Waldner's drop shot block
5 - Zhang Jike's backhand banana flick

 

[Arlen]

Videos please for Perssons' BH swat thingy?

Other than that I'd go for Waldners drop shot or Da Li's FH.

 

[dhsalex]

Ma Long's forehand counter loop off table