Who is missing the Cloud walker?

[SFF_lib]

The good old Xu Xin 😁😁😁

 

[netdriver]

me

lebrun and qiu dang is cool and all but i miss the massive penhold forehands of the yesteryear

as of now i only have eyes for xu haidong, i hope he gets to play more matches

 

[ck1407]

I think liang guo dong is pretty good too. He is one of the younger gen players that played in the recent wtt contender events.

He has a decent serve & receive game and is a leftie too

 

[Manto76]

The good old Xu Xin 😁😁😁

His retirement from the international scene is a real loss to the sport.
When many other players retire I'm sure it's a sad day for them personally, but there's usually a very similar, 'like-for-like' replacement on the international scene.
There's no like-for-like replacement for XX - he is one of a kind.

 

[JeffM]

I miss Xu Xin.
I miss the days he ruled.
He left too early.

 

[bobpuls]

Xu Xin is my real inspiration for tt, i miss him a lot.

 

[MOG]

I love Xu Xin, best pro to watch of last 50 years!
So inventive!

 

[Atas Newton]

Sure I miss Xu Xin, but that's gotta be the most elaborate "chole" ever from the other guy hahaha

 

[lodro]

sure we miss XX and we also miss Vlady Samsonov and Koki Niva

 

[blahness]

Damn Xu Xin played so well this time, he even nearly won against Xu Yingbin the rising star! Those hook serves look mighty nasty and his RPB didn't miss a lot. Xu Yingbin had to dig really deep (and get a lot of lucky balls) to win.

 

[ProgramCrazy]

I do. I feel like the CNT really did him dirty after his loss in the Singapore smash in 2022.

 

[kingkimchi]

me

lebrun and qiu dang is cool and all but i miss the massive penhold forehands of the yesteryear

as of now i only have eyes for xu haidong, i hope he gets to play more matches

zhao zihao? Xue Fei? Wong Chun Ting?

 

[kingkimchi]

I do. I feel like the CNT really did him dirty after his loss in the Singapore smash in 2022.

Ay Franziska was in top form, he did the roller against malong shortly afterwards and took the game 11-6, against5t malong!

 

[mihalichtheone]

I miss variety. Penhold players used to vary the game a lot, Xu Xin with his unique flicks and side swipes, Ma Lin with his TPB, short game and killer FH loops near the table, Wang Hao with dominating BH.

I actually lost a little bit of passion to the pro scene since it's all the same.

In fact, Anders Lind who kinda introduced more shots into his game won against Xue Fei, who plays regularly and without any style. I was very disappointed with modern penhold plays and surprised by Anders' game.

 

[netdriver]

zhao zihao? Xue Fei? Wong Chun Ting?

eh they are okay to watch too ig

i like zhao zihao's fast paced game

you should check out fan shengpeng, he has nice FH and RPB

 

[Dominikk85]

I would like to see a really talented penhold player from china again. Some of their younger PH guys are solid but pretty generic.

Some have a good RPB but a pretty generic forehand for example.

It would need to be a guy with a massive forehand, good serve and good footwork but also a solid RPB.

I feel the current PH players from China play decently but they lack the little extra and usually lose against good players.

 

[longle]

I'm sorry but I can't unseen this after seeing the match between Xu Xin and Xu Yingbin

 

[mihalichtheone]

eh they are okay to watch too ig

i like zhao zihao's fast paced game

you should check out fan shengpeng, he has nice FH and RPB

wait a second, did he switch to Cybershape? Cool stuff. He used to play with Stiga Dynasty. Very interesting player, enjoy watching his plays

 

[SFF_lib]

zhao zihao? Xue Fei? Wong Chun Ting?

None are as creative as Xu Xin

 

[SFF_lib]

I miss variety. Penhold players used to vary the game a lot, Xu Xin with his unique flicks and side swipes, Ma Lin with his TPB, short game and killer FH loops near the table, Wang Hao with dominating BH.

I actually lost a little bit of passion to the pro scene since it's all the same.

In fact, Anders Lind who kinda introduced more shots into his game won against Xue Fei, who plays regularly and without any style. I was very disappointed with modern penhold plays and surprised by Anders' game.

Some SH players are more stylish - Zhou Qihao, Lind, Anton Kallberg