chen qi vs waldner video ????

hey, is there a video of those players ??
it would be interesting to see waldner tactics vs chenqi power :D

yeah..awesome game, hey...what do you think of a younger waldner playing in this times?, i've discussed this with friends, and some thinks that he would be N� 1, but i dont think so....

yorsh82 wrote: yeah..awesome game, hey...what do you think of a younger waldner playing in this times?, i've discussed this with friends, and some thinks that he would be N� 1, but i dont think so....

I think he could beat all the Chinese team, maybe not every time but he would be messing with the top 3 that's for sure. In his time the Swedish team were number 1 in the world, no reason that same team if all young again now wouldn't be the same. Those were good times for Sweden

You're right there is definatly an advantage to the power players with the 40mm ball but I think the removal of speed glue has brang that advantage back a little. I Still think the easiest way to improve the game to a more level playing field for everyone involved is to put the ball back to the proper size (38mm) combined with no glue we would have a very good game, just like it was in the 70s. I've allways been heavily loop dependant but at least before the 40mm ball you had an option, now you either play like that or you aren't likely to get very far (Waldner is a great looper anyway but he has much more going on than that)

http://www.usatt.org/magazine/99nov-dec/40mmballs.html

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Some thoughts on the 40mm ball when it was introduced (something most people who were playing at the time agree with)

icontek wrote: Even with the 40mm ball?It seems like the Chinese coaching/training infrastructure adapted to the 40mm ball the fastest.

Not sure if they did, but they were the ones who started to practice with it first. In fact, they used it for practice a year before it was introduced to the international level. Guess they knew something that the rest of the world didn't.

Seeing how both Samsonov and J�rgen still can mess with the best, and none of them are at their prime, I guess JO in his prime would be able to be number one if he was 20 years younger.