Racket control at tournaments

November 16, 2008

The ITTF is enforcing its racket covering rules in major tournaments. Here is a link where you can see some pictures where the ITTF Racket Covering Test takes place.
Racket covering Test

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The spirit takes over disability

November 15, 2008
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Illegal Table Tennis Serves

November 14, 2008

Please have a look at the following video. Have a careful look at the person in black shirt serving. There are few reasons why his serves are illegal.
Illegal Serves Video

The server does not keep the ball in the open palm.

The server spins the ball towards his body while it is being thrown up. It is [...]

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Stiga Optimum Seven blade review

November 11, 2008

This is the first time I’m trying a Stiga blade. I have not used any Stiga blade before and don’t know much about their other blades. I have tried their long pips rubbers like Destroyer.
The Stiga Optimum Seven is a very fast blade. It is a 7 ply blade with thicker outer layer and thinner [...]

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Butterfly Matsushita Pro Alpha Blade Review

November 10, 2008

I have asked myself why Butterfly has to release a new blade in the Matsushita Pro series. The Matsushita Pro Alpha just follows the legacy of Matsushita Pro Model, Matsushita Pro Special blades. The Matsushita Pro Alpha is a medium fast blade - faster than Matsushita Pro Model.
The Matsushita Pro Alpha is suitable for modern [...]

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2008 Utah State Open

November 8, 2008

I don’t know how the director of this year Utah Open tournament Mr.Majors could comprehend the high turnout for this tournament. There were 60 players at this year Utah State Open Table Tennis Tournament and it was higher compared to last year.
This was my second tournament at the Utah State Open. I’ve played in 2006 [...]

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Dr.Neubauer Boomerang Classic Table Tennis Rubber Review

November 3, 2008

I have not used any Dr.Neubauer product for a while – for like 10 months. I was in a transition stage from a frictionless rubber to a friction rubber. It was my wish to come back after a while to try their new rubbers.
I have been trying Dr. Boomerang Classic long pips OX version for [...]

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Have you checked the rubber thickness?

November 2, 2008

From the 2008 Olympics game onwards, the ITTF is bringing out a lot of attention towards the thickness of the racket coverings or rubbers. At the Olympics, the players have been warned and asked to use their backup racket after they have failed in the test. Last week at the ERKE Austria Open, two players [...]

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TSP Curl P1R Vs TSP Curl P3 Vs TSP Curl P3 Alpha R

November 1, 2008

I have received inquiries from people asking about the differences between various curl series rubbers from TSP (1) TSP Curl P1R (2) TSP Curl P3 and (3) TSP Curl P3 Alpha R (4) TSP Curl P-H
Construction:
The TSP Curl P1R has soft, longer and wider pips. The TSP Curl P3 is little shorter than P1R. The [...]

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Dorothy Peterson beats Regis Philbin on ‘Live with Regis & Kelly’

October 30, 2008

Dorothy Peterson beats Regis Philbin
She is 85 years old - the gold winner at the Huntsman Senior games. She takes a stance against Regis Philbin of ‘Live with Regis & Kelly’. The result? Dorothy wins. What would you call this game? Ping Pong or Table Tennis?

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