Table Tennis Talk in the Forum

2009 US Nationals Boycott

• Boycott or player extortion? You might be surprised which respected sports people have been involved in similar circumstances.
• Two of the boycotters managed to still compete in the Nationals trials - was this a Texas travesty?
• The first thread referring to the Hearing Panel's decision.

Elsewhere on the forum:

• Sneaky shenanigans regarding changing paddles during a match - beware of any player who puts his bag under the table!
• More debate on dodgy dealings due to the server catching the return of the receiver, then calling a let serve.
• A long but interesting thread sparked by a forum member looking to take his game to the next level.
• The return of the great momentum debate in a thread about what to do when you are 1 game to 0 up, but 0-8 down in the second game of a match.
• And finally, a ray of light for all us oldies with the news that a 44 year old Jan-Ove Waldner beat Par Gerell in the final of the Swedish Championships.