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Tevia Sapire
Tevia Sapire Asked 14 years ago

Hey PingSkills,

I want to know who you and Jeff, (and the new guy in the videos) rate as your favourite player and why. My favourite player is Timo Boll because i like his style of play, big topspins from the middle court.

Jeff Plumb
Member Badge Jeff Plumb Answered 14 years ago

Hi Tevia,

Great question! My favourite player is Waldner. I used to love watching him play because of his diversity. He had a great all round game and could play any stroke in the book. He was also considered by many to be the greatest male player ever.

We'd love to hear the thoughts of all our readers. Let us know who is your favourite player and why. 

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Ji-Soo Woo

Ji-Soo Woo Posted 14 years ago

My favourite player is Michael Maze.  I really like his serves, plus his defensive skills (his lobbing in the Shanghai World Championship was out of this world).  I also love his crazy backhand shots from far back of the table, his unpredictability, and his intensity during a match.  I thought his celebrations after his wins against Wang Hao and Hao Shaui were pretty cool too!
chip Phatak

chip Phatak Posted 14 years ago

I'm also a Timo Boll fan! I love when he switches hands when playing, and once he hit the ball behind his back. He also falls down sometimes and still wins the point!
Hung Diep

Hung Diep Posted 14 years ago

i also like waldner. in my opinion he is the best player. i think his comebacks and quick thinking.
christian larsson

christian larsson Posted 14 years ago

I'm from Sweden, but Waldner is not one of my favorite players... I like fast player who can show they're fighting spirit, like Timo Boll. He's really fast too, and that's why he's my favorite player.
Oscar Martinez

Oscar Martinez Posted 14 years ago

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.

Samuel Lim

Samuel Lim Posted 14 years ago

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

Sam Quek

Sam Quek Posted 14 years ago

Well, mine is Kenta Matsudaira and Kasumi Ishikawa. Kenta's serve is probably the reason why I wanted to learn the Tomahawk serve and I think he is the best player at blocking.
Thomas McCann

Thomas McCann Posted 14 years ago

My favourite player is JOO Se Hyuk. He has done remarkably well for a defender especially with advances in technology in attacking equipment such as speed glue. His defence is unbelievable and he has still his the ability to put any loose balls away with his great forehand loop. Even Timo Boll has trouble against him.
Asif Ali

Asif Ali Posted 14 years ago

I love Waldner's diversity, but I like Ma Long & Xu Xin most; their table tennis is on a whole new level.
usman rauf

usman rauf Posted 14 years ago

i love 2 c Timo Boll because of his flawless techniques and Ma Long because of his great control over almost every shot. Validimir Samsonov 2 cz of hs calm defnsiv styl.
andrew brand

andrew brand Posted 14 years ago

i love to watch wang hao. his backhands are so top level and seem much more consistent than most players. he also seems a very sporting player too.
Curtis Lewis

Curtis Lewis Posted 14 years ago

For the 38mm days, I say Jan-Ove Waldner and Liu Guoliang, because they both had unbelievable serves and Jan's perfect execution at literally everything made him such a dangerous player.  For the 40mm days, I say Ma Long, Timo Boll, and Joo Se Hyuk.  I'm a big fan of chopping, and I'm also Korean, lol.  Timo is very consistent and has good anticipation.  Ma Long is just so aggressive and has an iron mentality throughout all of his good and bad games. 
Hari Krishnan

Hari Krishnan Posted 14 years ago

Hi!my favourite player is ma long,for his simple techniques with great results.such as his loops which he looks so simple and not strain much but still generating a lot of speed.secondly ma lin for his speed in loops.lastly ryu seung min who has very fast loop with good technique.thank you!
Rahul Ramesh

Rahul Ramesh Posted 14 years ago

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

Reuel Toledo

Reuel Toledo Posted 14 years ago

I've been a very big fan of TIMO BOLl, I even have most of his matches in my phone.He has a very strong topspin and his backhand loop is so wicked, even his service is so cool. (Currently world # 1 )rnJAN-OVE WALDNER is the best player in the world , he can make all strokes.rnI like ma long and mal lin too.
Judah Cagas

Judah Cagas Posted 13 years ago

ma long is my fav player because of his fast loops

 

Tim Sodelund

Tim Sodelund Posted 13 years ago

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.

 

john jhn

john jhn Posted 13 years ago

i like waldner very much 

does any body  his blade and rubbers

john john

john john Posted 13 years ago

my 2nd best player is michael maze
Karlo Perhat

Karlo Perhat Posted 13 years ago

Mine is Zoran Primorac because i am croatian, and i thought jeff's favorite player would be Alois jk. 
Ian Costello

Ian Costello Posted 13 years ago

My favorite player is Ma Lin because of his ghost serve.
dale cagas

dale cagas Posted 13 years ago

wang liqin!!!!!!!!!
Justin Lance

Justin Lance Posted 13 years ago

Timo Boll, Wang Hao, Ma Long, Ma Lin and Michael Maze (when he isn't always pissed off)
Sivaraman Sankar

Sivaraman Sankar Posted 13 years ago

jorgenn persson

anthony pham

anthony pham Posted 13 years ago

timo boll, ma long and zhang jike are the top players IMO
Oliver

Oliver Posted 13 years ago

Ma Lin for his pro serves and 3rd ball, Chen Qi for his pro fh loop and Waldner who is the blockmaster.
Alois Rosario

Member Badge Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 13 years ago

Ian,

You have spelled it perfectly. 

Abdullahi Nuur

Abdullahi Nuur Posted 13 years ago

my fav is kenta matsudaira purely cuz of his serves and that is one of my fav serves but other then that its xu xin cuz i just like the way he plays.
Julio Torres

Julio Torres Posted 13 years ago

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 

Saketh R

Saketh R Posted 13 years ago

My favourite players are

Jun mizutani

Timoboll 

moataz liontoxicator

moataz liontoxicator Posted 13 years ago

By far my favorite player off all time is Ma Lin, his speed,his footwork,his crazy topspin's down the line,his topspin's in general,he is the most interesting and appealing player to watch,he will always turn a boring match to a match with great and unseen tricks of his own,they dont call him "The dragon of table tennis" & "The Magician" for nothing.
Shripathi ramakrishnan

Shripathi ramakrishnan Posted 13 years ago

my favourite players are:

1. J.O . Waldner

2.Werner Schlager

3.William Henzell

4.Jorgen Persson

joshnathan llorente

joshnathan llorente Posted 13 years ago

Timo Boll and Joo Se Hyuk
Atanas Atanasov

Atanas Atanasov Posted 13 years ago

Zhang Jike and Ma Long

 

Galen Corvan- Hughes

Galen Corvan- Hughes Posted 12 years ago

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....

joe britnell

joe britnell Posted 12 years ago

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 

 

pouyer -

pouyer - Posted 12 years ago

Hi

My favourite player is Vladimir Samsonov

I really enjoy from his playing...

AmekunRaiane Rivadeneira

AmekunRaiane Rivadeneira Posted 12 years ago

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

jolly tabletennis

jolly tabletennis Posted 12 years ago

My favorite players are 1 ma lin 2 ma long 3 jorge roskopft
mat huang

mat huang Posted 12 years ago

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

Lukas Oberbanscheidt

Lukas Oberbanscheidt Posted 12 years ago

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.

Jonathan Huynh

Jonathan Huynh Posted 12 years ago

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

michmarv mich

michmarv mich Posted 12 years ago

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..

Erriza Shalahuddin

Erriza Shalahuddin Posted 12 years ago

Favorite attacker: Kalinikos Kreanga

Favorite all-arounder: Vladimir Samsonov

Favorite defender: Joo Se Hyuk

Favorite style: Timo Boll, Ma Long

Nikhil Bathla

Nikhil Bathla Posted 12 years ago

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

 

Reynel Obordo

Reynel Obordo Posted 12 years ago

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

Marian Stang

Marian Stang Posted 12 years ago

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

                                                                                               :)

Joemar Abajay

Joemar Abajay Posted 12 years ago

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

Mohammad Hassan

Mohammad Hassan Posted 11 years ago

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 

Ali Zarei

Ali Zarei Posted 11 years ago

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

Nathan S

Nathan S Posted 11 years ago

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

Jake Jupson

Jake Jupson Posted 11 years ago

Ma long and Yan an :)

 

ali nader

ali nader Posted 11 years ago

1:timo boll 

2:timo boll 

3:timo boll 

4:timo boll 

5:timo boll

swaroop dhulipalla

swaroop dhulipalla Posted 11 years ago

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

tabletennisman lu

tabletennisman lu Posted 11 years ago

i like ma long and ZHang JIke and Timo ball

Callvin Li

Callvin Li Posted 11 years ago

Favourite is Zhang Jike his Backhand is awesome.

 

Earl Joseph

Earl Joseph Posted 11 years ago

Timo Boll & Ma long For heir Offensive plays.

Antonio Marquez

Antonio Marquez Posted 11 years ago

Ma Long

Joo Se Hyuk

Wang Hao

Xu Xin

Zhang Jike

Kyle Uy

Kyle Uy Posted 11 years ago

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

Furqan Hashmi

Furqan Hashmi Posted 11 years ago

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...

Ayesha Noon

Ayesha Noon Posted 10 years ago

My top three favorite are:

 

1. Jane Ove Waldner

2. Timo Boll

3. Ma Lin

andray baring

andray baring Posted 10 years ago

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

Ashish Desai

Ashish Desai Posted 10 years ago

XU XIN

I  like the way he adds sidspin to the ball.

Jasper Wong

Jasper Wong Posted 10 years ago

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.

Jean Balthazar

Jean Balthazar Posted 10 years ago

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.

Jon Schroeder

Jon Schroeder Posted 10 years ago

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

Kaustubh Kulkarni

Kaustubh Kulkarni Posted 10 years ago

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

D K

D K Posted 9 years ago

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??)

Chris Chin

Chris Chin Posted 9 years ago

1: Wang Hao

2: Ma Long

3: Timo Boll

4: Ma Lin

5: Tang Peng

Marcin Lonak

Marcin Lonak Posted 9 years ago

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.

 

Tushar Verma

Tushar Verma Posted 9 years ago

1. J.O.W.

2. Timo Boll

3. Xu Xin

4. Ma Long

5. Zhang Jike

Yousaid Cool

Yousaid Cool Posted 8 years ago

Who is your favourite player Alois?

Felix Chan

Felix Chan Posted 7 years ago

My favourite player is Ma long because he is great in topspin(REALLY INCREDIBLE) and he is famous:)

 

Rohan Keogh

Rohan Keogh Posted 7 years ago

Waldner, Boll, Maze, Samsonov

Abhinav Basu

Abhinav Basu Posted 7 years ago

It's definitely Timo Boll followed by Zhang Jike

Jim PingPalHal

Jim PingPalHal Posted 7 years ago

My favorite players are:

 

Ma Long because I like seeing excellence.

Timo Boll because he looks like Christian Bale and therefore looks like Batman.

Dima Ovtcharov I probably relate to the most because I have a hot blonde wife and beautiful baby girl. I also like his backhand serve.

 

ravi kumar

ravi kumar Posted 7 years ago

xu xin bcoz of tht particular spinny ,wavy backhand around the net

 

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