Favourite player

No doubt, Waldner is the best ever!!

But I enjoy watching Wang Li Quin. His perfection of movements is amazing. It is the meaning of power top and side back spins.

my favourites from 1 being the best and 10 still being a favorite but not as much as the others

1. Jan-Ove Waldner

2. Ma Long

3. Ma Lin

4. Ryu Seung Min

5. Timo Boll

6. Wang Hao

7. Wang Liqin

8. Joo Se-Hyuk 

9. Kalinikos Kreanga

10. Vladimir Samsonov

I too like Ma Long because of his forehand loops......very consistent !!!

ma long is my fav player because of his fast loops

i changed my mind my fav already is wang liqin.....and ma long will be my no.2

1.Ma Lin=Fast and very very very great.

2.Wang Hao=Very good spin and also fast and very good at the rally.

3.Jan Ove Waldner=Great lober and also fast.

i like waldner very much 

does any body  his blade and rubbers

Yes i am a penholder but as a beginner it was the shakehand grip. The all start wen i was 6 my friend with was chinese he told my that there is another style of play and i in my head:Wwwwhhhhhaaaaattttt!  

I like the penholder grip because.

• You use the wrist in a bigger action.

It is a lot easyer for to play.

Short an simple. Wen i took the play seriously is wen i began to penholders in play like Ma Lin and Wang Hao. Thats all Judah.   

Sorry for the misses i was stresst.

jorgenn persson

Here's my vote:

1. Ma Lin [by far]

2.Timo Boll

@ 3. Simon Gerada

[P.S: if I spelled Simon Gerada wrong, tell me!

THX

Ian,

You have spelled it perfectly. 

Let me do it again............

1.Ma Lin

2.Pau Gerell

3.Wang Hao

4.Simon Gerada

&5.Ma Long.

my favourites players are: 

1 Vladimir Samsonov

2 Ma Long

3 Kalinikos kreanga

4 Timo Boll

5 Zhang Jike

And of course my all time favourite iss.... JAN-OVE WALDNER 

My favourite players are

Jun mizutani

Timoboll 

my favourite players are:

1. J.O . Waldner

2.Werner Schlager

3.William Henzell

4.Jorgen Persson

Zhang Jike and Ma Long

My favourites in order are:

1.Ma Lin

2.Alois Rosario

3.Ma Long

4. Timo Boll

5.Jeff Plumb

6.JO Waldner

7.Wang Hao

And more....

my favourite player at the moment is Ma Long, he has hit some superb shots, and of course who would go against the world number 1, but waldner has achieved so much. if i had to chose a european player, without a doubt it would be timo, i just love his fairplay attitude, whether it costs him the match or not, fairplay is the way to play.and his shots are awesome, hes great off both wings and can change hands to play a forehand with his right hand, which i greatly admire, so much so im practising that myself right at this time, as a trick shot if my percentage to win the point is limited. But the whole of the chinese national team have their own quaities which i like, so keep it up, just wish the europeans could catch them 

Hi

My favourite player is Vladimir Samsonov

I really enjoy from his playing...

I like michael maze for his reverse pendulum serve :) gr8 serve looks like the same motion but different effect

let me add another 1 

Kenta Matsudaira

FH BH Tomahawk Serve very awesome

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2eZJLQ8m7I&feature=colike

just asking jeff, but have you actually played waldner (even in friendly hits)?

Actually I made a new list of favourite players.. 

1. Jan Ove Waldner

2. Liu Gouliang

3. Ma Lin

4. Xu Xin

5. Ma Long

6. Wang Liqin

7. Ryu Seung Min

8. Wang Hao

9.  Joo Se Hyuk

10. Chen Qi 

I made the nw list because my old one which is found in the previous comments have players that I wasn't able to catch up on. :). still Waldner is my number one fav..

Fan of Joo se hyuk cuz i love when he is doing a rally on chops and then come back with a undefendable smash

Ma long 2nd

Ma long

Samsonov

Timo Boll

Joo Se Hyuk

Xu Xin

Ma Lin

I very like Ma Long because his powerful shots and his placement of his serve. I also like Timo Boll because his huge coverage and his Reverse Pendulum serve. I heard this two players have the most spinny topspins for ever.

top 5 Fav players of all time are:

1. Ma Long

2. Chen Qi

3. Jan-Ove Waldner

4. Timo Boll

5. Wang Li Qin

I really favour Shakehand grip players. Nothing on the penholders, you guys are awesomely sick! It's just that i like Shakehanders more.

Sorry, Jonathan

It's a shame am never going to be like them. i'm already in my second year and i can't even produce a decent counterhit. Although, i can do some decence with my topspin against backspin. I know, how is a guy supposed to do a hit like that when he can't even do the first, most basic hit ever!!!! i just placed a board of wood against the table and just practiced on that. It only does backspin and i only topspin it back so question asked!!

'sigh' so so terrible=(

If you go to Coburg TTC get involved with the coaching on a Saturday.  If you haven't done this already it will be worth trying out.

sorry alois, i can't because my sister has dancing classes and they last up to 1 1/2 hours from 10 to 11.30. also, i have saturday school too. But i'll be able to go a some thursadys. I'm also getting a robot so i can practice my strokes too.

The Thursdays will be good too.  Just get down there as often as you can and use your time well.

I sure will!

MY FAVORITE PLAYER IS ZHANG JIKE BECAUSE OF HIS POWERFUL BACKHAND AND HIS REVERSE PENDULUM SERVE....I ALSO LIKE HIS STYLE ON ALWAYS GOING ON A BACKHAND FLICK....ALTHOUGH MA LONG ALWAYS WINS..ZHANG JIKE GIVES HIM MORE TIME TO BEAT HIM..

Favorite attacker: Kalinikos Kreanga

Favorite all-arounder: Vladimir Samsonov

Favorite defender: Joo Se Hyuk

Favorite style: Timo Boll, Ma Long

my fav is wang hao because of his attacking skill he is really fast in rpb and forehand topspin 

In my opinion JO is the best and hes one of my favorite player, bcoz of his gracefully playing style and hes EPIC serves..hes calm and can read the game

Zhuang Zhedong xD

My favourite player n.1 is Mizutani - for his serve and also smart and strong hits

                           2. is Ovtcharov - his serve and backhand and he is one of the best players in Europe

                     and 3. is Wang Hao - his grip of bat and backhand

                                                                                               :)

okay, here's the update

1. kenta matsudaira

2. timo boll

3. zhang jike

4.kowi niwa

5.ma long

6.jun mizutani

7. michael maze

my favorite player william henzell, I like his versatile backhand technique ^o^

Mine is joo se hyuk he is the master defender of all time even though I am a attacker I just love watching him play 

I just love zhang jike,he's so fast and his reverse pendulum is great!

Xu xin, ma long, waldner and alois are my favourite player

Ma long and Yan an :)

1:timo boll 

2:timo boll 

3:timo boll 

4:timo boll 

5:timo boll

I like Timo Boll Bcoz of his flawless technique and i really love to see him play

i like ma long and ZHang JIke and Timo ball

Favourite is Zhang Jike his Backhand is awesome.

Timo Boll & Ma long For heir Offensive plays.

Ma Long

Joo Se Hyuk

Wang Hao

Xu Xin

Zhang Jike

I really like watching joo se hyuk play, his defense is incredible

i also like zhang jike, he is not that big (like me) but is very fast and well rounded 

another player i like is ma long, becuase he is so consistent and his loops are amazing

But my favourite is zhang jike

Waldner was awesome and ma fav in his primes but now he is 40 +, now i lke ma long but fzd's performance is astonishing...

My top three favorite are:

1. Jane Ove Waldner

2. Timo Boll

3. Ma Lin

well about me i like jun mizutani

because even if he is not so famous but i can see his determination to win, and i like his swinging high-toss serve

,and most of all i like him because he is also a lefthander like me and sir Alois hahaha

Jane Ove Waldner has very good thinking and match stragety

XU XIN

I  like the way he adds sidspin to the ball.

Top 5

1. Ma Long

2. Jan Ove Waldner

3. Joo Se Hyuk

4. Timo Boll

5. Ma Lin 

I like Ma Long because his attacking moves are really awesome.

I love watching:

# Werner Schlager and his devastating backhand smashes (he has a predestined name, since "Schlager" means "Hitter" and "Bat" in German),

# Kalinikos Kreanga for his incredible top spin rallies and outstanding fighting spirit,

# Vladimir Samsonov for his fabulous touch and sense of placement,

# Timo Boll for the overall quality of his game and his proverbial sportsmanship.

... and many others of course, who don't need to have ever been in the world top ten to be very pleasing to watch.

J-B.

My favorite is Vladimir Samsonov- I love his serve and his offensive-Allround style of play

J.O.W. J.O.W. & J.O.W.

Jonathan :

You have trained for 2 years and you rae still unable to do the most basic strokes?

So I am not alone....I have trained almost twice as long as you,but I am sure I would be unable to defeat you.

Have you ever won a match?
I have never won even one set.

My best result is 0:3 (4:11,5:11,4:11)
My opponent has trained for 4 months,I for 40 months.
He was 7 years old,I was twice as old.
I had the advantage of much more training,much longer range (he was unable to reach shorter balls,his arms were too short to reach the short ball on the middle line from anywhere) and also the advantage of longpips,that was my opponent's weak point.

Although I lost.

And my list of favourite players:

1. Koji Matsushita (he was probably one of the fastest players,and he has shown that the defense cannot be underestimated)

2.Joo Se Hyuk (as a "descendant" of Matsushita at the position of the best chopper)

3.Jan-Ove Waldner (immensely capable player in any style of play,a man who seems to be able to see the future)

4.Kenta Matsudaira (his serve is out of my sight's abilities)

5.Michael Maze (unbeliviable lobber)

6.Ma Lin (ghost serve master)

7.Ding Song (another powerful chopper)

8.Werner Schlager (backhand attack)

9.Vladimir Samsonov (Waldner-like style in the another generation,but weaker and much less deceptive,although very deceptive in his generation)

10.Zhang Xielin (penhold chopper what the hell is this??)

1: Wang Hao

2: Ma Long

3: Timo Boll

4: Ma Lin

5: Tang Peng

My favorite player was Andrzej Grubba.

He wins in my List against such greats like Jan Owe Waldner and Ma Lin (they could be my favorite players just from Watching their games) cause i have tremendous respect for how Grubba got so great coming from a Country with at that time non existing Table Tennis. Yes there was a Polish Legend 30 years bevore Grubba but completely forgotten. Its like someone from Australia sudennly gets to the top 3 in the world and stays for a decade in the top 10. And i find his style similarly enjoying like the one of Waldner. There is always a bit of Genius playing and you dont smell just the hard work. Also interesting is that Grubba had like Waldner also a long Carrier and played at great level beeing old. Even his in early days in my opinion weak mentality got with age strong.

i Think Jan Owe Waldner had a much better copetitive collegues with the somewhat older Appelgren and same Age Persson. I think those three Swedish Guys were the best Team ever.Its just logical for me that the great talent of JOW grows with those players.

If Grubba would have such strong partners as Jan Owe Waldner had, on a daily basis, then, i think, he would reach much more than he actually won.

Today my favorite is Fang Bo. But similar to Grubba, im not sure if he is Mentally strong enough to be actually the World Best.

Also very enjoying Joo Se Hyuk.

Hey some great thoughts there Marcin on a great player.

1. J.O.W.

2. Timo Boll

3. Xu Xin

4. Ma Long

5. Zhang Jike

Who is your favourite player Alois?

Waldner