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looks like he went form blocking to chopping...

Anyone knows if it still Donic Akkadi L2 0.6 mm he uses in BH?

I read in forum that he had tried Zeitgeist

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Geddk

I have no confirmed information on what he's using right now, my guess is that he's still using Akkadi L2 0.6mm. However, I know he tried Zeitgeist 0.5mm and also played with it in at least one league-match, I also think he tried the Palio CK531A.

If he keeps playing away from the table he really should try Akkadi L1. I haven't tried L2 but L1 is wonderful for chopping and also nice for blocking (not that much spin reversal on passive blocks though, but I am using it on a very soft sponge).

I've sent one of my friends at the table tennis gymnasium on a mission to find out what Åkerström is playing with at the moment, let's see what information that will bring in a couple of days.

Poor Fabian, he must feel like there is some secret underground network spying on him all the time. That makes him even more similar to Harry Potter .

Yes, he seems to chop more now then before and even though it pains me to say it, I think this is the right way to go. Because, let's not kid ourselves, it's pretty much impossible to play a consistent enough blocking game at the table and at that level, unless the pimples are treated. He still doesn't go way back like Joo or other modern defenders, he chops at mid-distance, probably to be able to use his FH more. I think he needs to improve his chopping technique a little though and focus just a little bit more on that, now he has more of a chop-blocking motion, even far away from the table. If he could get really consistent with his chops, like a true defender, he would definitely improve his level.

Adding my two cents to this discussion regarding Fabians style.

I watched him a couple of months ago when our primary team faced them on the road, and I was surpside at how offensive Fabian played and how little he used his pips. He almost played like the "old" chinese single sided penholders, running around hitting his fh from all over the place. It seemed as if the only time he used his LP was when he was caught with it on his bh and didn't have time to run around. He then used it to block, but stepped around to attack against as soon as possible.

Now, I watched him again the other night, when our team played them at home and he played a rather different game this time. He now used his pips a lot more, always starting by blocking with them, but once he had blocked with them, instead of trying to attack, he backed away from the table and started chopping with them instead. His chop still needs a bit of work, as it's a lot like a chop block, but he is pretty consistent with it.

I find his style to be unique amongst the top men, it's almost as if he is an attacker who isn't afraid to defend when the situation calls for it, but it looks as if his primary goal is to attack first, and attack hard. He's got a really good fh, especially his flip which is simply insane! If he can get his chopping working, I think he can advance a lot further.

As for his match against Dima, wasn't this recorded while he played with the now banned pips? I think it will be hard to play at his level, blocking with legal pips close to the table all the time and I enjoy his current style a lot.

ROFL!

It is known? Known by who? Not saying he haven't done this, cause I don't have a clue if he have or not, but I seriously doubt that you know it for a fact.

Dieser Fall hat in Moskau in der Realität stattgefunden: Akerström (=> ein Schwede ) trat mit einem zweifelsfrei arschglatten Belag an. Der SR am Tisch wollte ihn damit nicht spielen lassen, da er offensichtlich nachbehandelt war. Akerström wandte sich an den OSR und der ließ ihn mit genau der Oben aufgeführten Begründung spielen.

Weiterhin:
- in Schweden spielen ca. die Hälfte aller LN-Spieler mit behandelten Belägen
- laut einem prominenten Teilnehmer wurde bei der Senioren WM in China flächendeckend mit behandelten LN gespielt; fast alle Chinesen hätten behandelte LN gehabt und die Konkurrenzen Ü50 und Ü60 seien auch mittels behandelter LN entscheiden worden.

-in Sweden, 50% of the long pips players use treated rubbers

Oh, so it was claimed on Noppentest, then it is of course true

Seriously, I have no idea if Fabian have ever played with treated pimples and I don't think you have either, so be careful about claiming these things as fact. lets say there is a rumour that he have played with treated pips.

Now, I don't know where Noppenteste get their information from, but I seriously doubt that 50% of our LP players use treated pips. Why? Well, mostly so because when the frictionless LP where allowed, they where used by a minority of the LP players. So, why would those who prefer a grippy pip suddensly start to treat their rubbers? I'm sure there are LP players here who treats their pips, but far from 50% of the lp players. Perhaps 50% of those who used to use them when they where legal, but I must say, I doubt that it would be that many. I know players who used to use frictionless LP and none of them is currently using treated LP's. Wait, one exception, we have one guy who might use treated LP's, not sure as I've never inspected his bat, but when I've played against him, it did seem a lot like frictionless LPs.

Fair enough PB.

I actually have the same approach as you, cause I don't care if my opponents treats their pips or not, neither do I care that much about boosting. I know some people will find this hard to belive, cause I feel so strong about respecting the rules, but, to each his own. If my opponent feels he needs to glue up or treat his pips to be able to compete, then it's his choice, I'll still play against him, but, I would not feel sorry if he got caught and got disqualified.

I have complete footage of the match between Fabian and Xu Hui from Safirs International that was played this weekend. My friend recorded it with his phone so it's pretty poor quality but still very "watchable", I could upload it to Megadownload if anyone's interested.