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I was honoured that Amelie Solja has agreed to do an interview, with questions from the OOAK forum!

If you have questions to ask her, please post them here and I will organise them and put together the questions for an interview. Once completed I will post the full interview here. Although her English is pretty good, her replies may be in German as she might be able to express herself better in her own language, so I might need some help in translations. If you can help please let me know.

Amelie Solja
German player Amelie Solja is one of the world top antispin blocker combination players!

ITTF Under 21 World ranking 31!

Recent accomplishments:
She just played in the ITTF's recent India Open.
She got to the quarter-final of the German Championship
She won the TTstar pro series in February


You can see (and discuss) Amelie in action in the video section here: Amelie Solja Videos

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Would be interested to find out what tactics she uses against various styles, and how this relates to the type of equipment she uses. (Along those lines ... I guess she would have tried a fair bit of equipment since the frictionless ban, so would like to know the reasoning behind why she uses what she uses.)

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That's a good question, and I know what you mean. I'll have to try and re-word it a little to make sure it's not too open-ended.

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Some say the ITTF frictionless pimple ban was put in place mainly to stop you and Fabian Akerstrom. Do you argee with that?

Do you feel vindicated that despite the ban you have been able to continue with a high level disruption game at the table?

Long pimple/antispin blockers worldwide feel somewhat disrespected by mainstream players. Do you ever feel you don't get the credit you deserve for being a great player?

Following up on the previous question, any truth to the rumor that you were not welcomed to play for the German National team because of your style?

What is the future of the Störspiel style in table tennis? Any other players on the horizon or are you the last of them?

How long did it take you to make the transition from long pips to your current material, and what types of products did you evaluate?

You style is unique. Did you develop it yourself, of was it designed for you by coaches?

You sister Petrissa plays "normal" table tennis. Have you ever considered going mainstream?

We understand that you use an old blade no longer in production. Why? Aren't any of the current blades suitable for your style? Hypothetically, if you had to use a currently available blade, which would you pick?

It's quite an honor to have a rubber named after you in the Joola AMY. How does that make you feel?

Tell about the shots you can play with the Joola AMY. Especially how do you deal with no-spin or low spin balls?.

What properties does a blade need to have to get the best results from AMY? Stiff/flexible, hard/soft, fast/slow, etc.

Not only do you play a disruption game on the backhand, you also have a disruptive game on the forehand with medium pips. Do you find more advantages using Dr. Neubauer Diamant as opposed to short pips or an inverted forehand rubber?

What are the main points for someone who would like to learn to play your style?

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Wow very nice MNNB! Those are really probing questions, but shows you really follow her style and game I'd love to hear her answers on most of these.

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I now know more about her than I ever did just by reading MNNB's question!

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LOL Yes I'm sure that is the case for quite a few people, but for those that follow here and like here style, it's a great opportunity to get some tips. So any more questions? You can PM me questions if you prefer not to post them...

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Any more questions! I'd like to send her the questions by the end of the week...

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Why the change to anti?
How often do not train?
Do you beleive it is okay for beginners to start playing combination setups?
Have you tried p laying short pimples on fh before?

And special request - perhaps a training video of her

And thank you haggisv for giving us the opportunity!

Cheers and thankyou.

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