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

This is the fist game of the best of 5 in the finals of Division A of the Aurora Spring Open held 4/1/07. Richard is rated 2339 and Yahao is rated 2243. Yahao wins the match with an upset in 4 games.

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Sports

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• Richard
• Mcafee
• yahao
• zhang
• table
• tennis
• ping
• pong
• usatt
• ustta
• long
• pips

[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...

[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.

[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.

[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.

[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.

[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

[padiltimo]

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

[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.

[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.

[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.