E. Scholer was the first high-level defender to use a combination racquet. (Thin) inverted rubber forehand, hardbat backhand. He did not twiddle. Had he learned a bit of tactical* twiddling, it would probably have been enough to squeak through those 2 points he lost to Itoh and become the first World Champion chopper of the sponge era. _____ * Say, once every 5 points.
Great series. A bit of an oversight to skip right past Liu Guoliang's career given they highlighted so many others. There needs to be a part 6 picking up where this left off. :)
E. Scholer was the first high-level defender to use a combination racquet. (Thin) inverted rubber forehand, hardbat backhand. He did not twiddle. Had he learned a bit of tactical* twiddling, it would probably have been enough to squeak through those 2 points he lost to Itoh and become the first World Champion chopper of the sponge era.
_____
* Say, once every 5 points.
Great series. A bit of an oversight to skip right past Liu Guoliang's career given they highlighted so many others. There needs to be a part 6 picking up where this left off. :)
2:14 Hasegawa is _facing_ the camera.
Bravo Surbek & Stipancic
1995 was held in Tianjin
@0:02 :: Right name: Éva Kóczián!
no es kon linghui es liu guliang
Awful documentary, but nice compilation of ping pong history
sad you used a fake audio
the audio is not mine, this is how it was made