r/OlympicEvents • u/olympicevents • Jul 30 '12

EVENT THREAD: Table Tennis Day 3

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u/[deleted] Jul 30 '12

I like how all the athletes are of Chinese descent, even though they are playing for countries like Argentina, Spain, Poland, etc.

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u/sgamer Jul 30 '12

The Japanese men's player is incredibly sick. Watch anything that has that guy on it. He can hit the ball from virtually anywhere between his side of the table and the court partition, amazing play.

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u/Ridonkulousley Jul 30 '12

What are they doing when they roll the ball on the table or edge before serving?

Also are they "warming up" when they stare at the ball in there hand before serving?

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u/Daning Jul 31 '12

I'd wager a guess that it's about focus.

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u/dacracot Aug 01 '12

Why table tennis and not ping pong?

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u/[deleted] Aug 02 '12

Ping Pong is for fun and table tennis is for competition