Richard McAfee (2339) vs Yahao Zhang (2243) Game #1

[kmml1972]

i still cant believe this pips guy is 2300 plus....bad technique slow..my technique is way better and i cant get over 1900..lol..good for him tho...

[padiltimo]

i want to see a top player destroy this player game style?i mean long pip..not chopper style..

[Megsmusicl0vr]

uhhh... yeah... you get PUMPED for you match today man!!! GET PUMPED!!! make sure to stretch real good!..... NO!?!? wtf man!!?!?!? lmfaos i love ping pong... i suck... but it's fun... but really?... what's with the shorts and athletic wear? XDD

[kenneyy88]

@Megsmusicl0vr how can you move without wearing shorts. Table Tennis, you need to be fast to move. Like a goalie or basketball player going side to side, back and front.

[LookB3hindU]

@Megsmusicl0vr This is as much as sport as any other in the U.S. It's just that Parker Brothers made this game into a brand name (Ping Pong) basement hobby. In Europe and Asia Table Tennis players make just as much money as a Football or Basketball player in the U.S.

The U.S. only respects team games apparently because TT requires a lot more skill and physique than other sports. Try to imagine another sport where you have to move anywhere from 10-30 feet in less than 5 seconds. 

[gimplar]

@LookB3hindU No....TT players in china do not make as much as American football players.

Last I heard Ma Lin was making around 100k a year in China - that's just his salary though. He might make as much as $500k a year.

Nothing compared to the millions a year a star football player makes in the U.S

[LookB3hindU]

@gimplar Wang Liqin and Wang Hao both make Millions with all of their endorsements. As Medal winners the Three Veterans are set for life. So how much they make is irrelevant. An average American Football or basketball player will make 2-3 Million as their highest salary and that will last for their average career of 5-10 years. The Table Tennis athlete has a career that lasts more than 10 years and has potential to last up to 20-25 in length. An Olympic Medal winner will be set for life.

[LookB3hindU]

@gimplar You also aren't taking into account the endorsements that Chinese Players make. Taking all that aside you exaggerate how much an American Football player makes. The average player starts out at 100-150K a year and their shelf lives last around 4-5 years. A Top player will make millions and even less of them make endorsements contracts. And still their careers will last 5-10 years. Take a TT career and compare it to a FB and you see that they make the same amount.

[utahjai]

Seeing how the 2300 old guy playing there is still hope for all our elders. amen

[trueviet93]

yahao zhang goes to my school. its pretty cool seeing him play

[dsuili]

I saw Richard play in South carolina about 20 years ago. He was a all around looper rated about 2000-2100 at that time.I could't believe that he was rated at 2300 with long pimps. He used to be the head coach of the Table Tennis Team at Anderson College in South Carolina.

He is a very experience player

His look is deceving

[EmileGo]

I am rating a little over 2200. I have played Mcafee. He plays newbauer pips on both sides medium and long. He is a very smart player, and when he pushes or blocks he varies the spin. That is why he is a solid 2250 player. Zhang on the other hand is a goo player as well and he would rape you haydon lee

[cooldaman]

the guy on the far side looks about 1700, not 2150+.

[haydonlee93]

yahao doest even look like 2200

[quickzilver333]

US table tennis ratings are overated. We have the same older guys here in Plano TX with high ratings and most of them use long pips or anti-spin rubber.

[LookB3hindU]

@quickzilver333 That's because in their day those were the rubbers used commonly for their deceptive Seemiller styles. The problem is that it's the use of those rubbers that make the U.S. a poor competitor in TT.

[quickzilver333]

@LookB3hindU Thats true they use those rubbers back in their days but long pips back then and now have a big difference in design and make. Some of the female cadet US players are not that bad. Then again we won't see Chinas top coaches moving to the US anytime soon.

[gimplar]

@quickzilver333 Nope, they are accurate. The problem is that most people train and play against an inverted looping style. When you're presented with a pips style you need to play differently.

LP players need much less practice to stay competitive, they train and play against inverted but inverted do not train and play against them. Similar advantage goes for left handers - they get tons of practice versus right handed players but right handed players rarely get to play lefties.

[quickzilver333]

@gimplar Let me re phrase what I said. US table tennis ratings are overated compared to the rest of the competitive world. The caliber of long pips players in the US is a joke. I am from texas and I have played against the Texas Wesleyan Team which consist of mostly foreign students.

[kyleemerson]

Mcafee is in the us table tennis hall of fame.. so my best guess is that like 20 years ago he was really good

[queridikulo]

after looking at a few more vids of him, i guess yahao has a really good loop drive

[haydonlee93]

only forehand

[kyleemerson]

there is no way the guy on the far side is a 2000+ rating.. no way

[queridikulo]

He must be some strategic mastermind

[queridikulo]

i thought he'd be more like a 1800

[adampingpong]

I'm only a 1600, so I can't talk, but how in the world is Richard McAfee 2339????

[wtfhah]

how the fuck is richard mcafee a 2339? he's not even a patch on the ass of most 2300's that play

[miscforum]

i was wondering the same thing

[bogeyhunter9]

How?

Win is the answer !!! He beat some 2300+. It's what it is.

[Guoguodi]

He looks like your stereotypical "old man" LP chopper :P His technique looks ... weird. And by weird, I mean bad.

[48thwonder]

I think that's how much he weighs.

[dsmrtwit]

all the old guy does is block

[tominatorr]

he's stayin there only, horrible