Kanak Jha

My interest in big time TT raised with the 2003 Wttc and Schlager’s triumph, I was comfortable with how the ITTF tour functioned, it was simple and straightforward. I later advocated to copy the ATP system and I was happy WTT went that direction however they couldn’t sell all their Grand Smashes events, oops! From there, the communication about the new system featuring feeders, contenders, star contenders, smashes… was less than adequate. Add to that the weird lighting and camera angles and you have thrown off a solid base without creating a new one. Sad. Maybe it will just take a few more years for things to settle or I’m just bad at adapting. I am impatient for sure.

Fair enough, even though the parents have the money to help his career, it is a good thing to test the fanbase and see how many are ready to join their wallet to their verbal support.

Edited by stiltt - 04/19/2024 at 5:00pm

https://www.youtube.com/live/RI2KIr-NFDA?si=DjozulqDsna67b2F

His fh topspin is so fluid! I like the side chop block too. The intensity of the Bundesliga builds his mental to a point he will not be afraid of anybody in Paris, the dream is on!

Imagine if Kanak qualifies and does well in the Olympics that will be a great story.

Is it just me, why do I feel like that's rather selfish of him to ask others to donate just so he can live his dream?  You don't see any of the current celebrities asking for handouts when they first started acting.  Almost all of them had to work multiple jobs just to earn enough to cover their acting classes.  Why can't he take on side jobs to support himself if he is so hellbent on achieving his dream?  What about other people's dreams?  Will he donate to others to allow them to achieve their dreams?  Sometimes I feel he is just living in his own little fantasy.  Having already played in several Olympics with no promising results should rather tell him to just quit.  Persistence with no results is pure ignorance.  At the end of the day, he uses other people's money to cover his trip to Paris and his board and training.  This is no different than those using GoFundMe to ask others to donate to their dream vacations.  Aren't those their dreams too?  If he is too poor to cover his own expenses, he really needs to get a job.  And if his parents are still supportive of his choice, maybe they should take on side jobs to pay for his trainings and such.  

This doesn't make any sense. Now of course, I am not in the USA, so maybe there is something that is known to everyone and not to me, but isn't this their mission statement to support Olympic athletes? 

This is PURE SPECULATION and has not been confirmed in any way. Possibly Kanak wants nothing to do with USATT because of his suspension and is trying to go his own way? Have you noticed he doesn't wear any Team USA / USATT shirts? Its a stretch but who knows right?