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Is Ma Lin the best table tennis player?

Is Ma Lin the best table tennis player?

Ma Lin is the only male player ever to win Olympic gold in Singles, Doubles and Team. Additionally, he holds a professional era record of 5 major titles (4 World Cups and 1 Olympic Gold), having won more World Cups than any other male table tennis player in history.

Is Ghost serve legal?

Hidden serve is the most common illegal serve in table tennis. The player uses his free arm or his body to hide the contact point. It’s difficult to see if this was a topspin serve, a no-spin float serve, or a backspin serve. Hidden serve was allowed before but ITTF changed the rule.

Who is the richest ping pong player?

Two times World Tennis Champion Timo “Magic” Boll, also famously known as Timo Boll, has a net worth of $7 million….Quick Facts.

Full Name Timo Boll
Kids Zoey Malaya
Profession Professional Table Tennis Player
World’s Richest Tennis player #2
Highest Ranking #1 (2003, 2011, 2018)

What is backspin in tennis?

Backspin. Slice, or backspin, is used to control opponents and stop them from hitting massive topspin shots. Backspin is mostly played on the backhand. Sometimes players use it in forehand strokes, when they have been sent a slice that stays low and stops them getting their racket under the ball to hit a topspin reply.

What kind of serve does Ma Lin use?

“Ghost serve” is a “tricky serve”, short but loaded with heavy underspin. This serve is the table tennis backspin serve, trademark of Ma Lin. The ball makes 3 to 4 bounces on the opposite side and can bounce back to the net.

Which is better Ma Lin or Liu Guoliang?

Between the tricky ace serve and set-up serve, Chinese players focus more on set-up serve because at the high level, you can’t win the game by just using ace serve. With Liu Guoliang, Ma Lin is the best server in China Team. He used a lot of fake motion after the serve, that’s why his serve is so tricky.

Why is Ma Lin known for his ghost serve?

“Ghost serve” is the well-known serve of Ma Lin because he has the greatest touch in the China National Team. Penholder has also the advantages over a shakehand player because of more freedom in the wrist movement. The way that penholder holds his racket allows him to freely use the wrist.