The Perfect Player China Didn’t Need

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• SH

  @shizheliang2679 · 7 months ago

  In 2015 and 2017 ITTF adjusted the materials and sizes of balls twice. Forehand-dominant players like Fang Bo and Xu Xin were significantly weakened, while backhand-dominant players like Tomokazu Harimoto, Lin Yun-Ju, and Lin Gaoyuan started rising up in world rankings. Ma Long also upgraded his backhand technique to keep up with the others.

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• BA

  @Baska-r2e · 8 months ago

  I always thought Fang Bo was very similar to Ma Long, looks-wise and playstyle. His forehand also resembled Ma Long's signature shot. I remember confusing him a few times when the camera was shooting his back

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• ZH

  @Zharioo26 · 8 months ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tU4wC7EYPyU&amp;t=266">4:26</a> is such a goated picture

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• SA

  @SaoFeng-j7i · 8 months ago

  also, he had alot of injuries in between 2016 and 2020

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• MO

  @monstermagnet3150 · 8 months ago

  Fang Bo was very, very good<br>Not at the level of Xu Xin, Zhang Jike let alone Ma Long, but he had the potential to beat them on a good day.<br>Honestly this generation is more impressive than the current one, but Fan Zhendong remains magnificent

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• VL

  @VLangLong · 8 months ago

  The truth is proven that the China team did make a grave mistake when replacing Fang Bo with ...Lin Gaoyuan, who later, for a long time, proved that Lin Gaoyuan was ...such a loser. That decision destroyed the fighting spirit in Fang Bo. Since then, Fang Bo has been understanding that a CV was very, very important. <br>The CV of Lin Gaoyuan must be very, very powerful.

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• PI

  @picandvideo · 8 months ago

  FangBo suffered from the same predicament that many players faced with the change to 40+ ball.

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• RA

  @Rayz248 · 8 months ago

  I still remember, last time fang bo performance on 2015 WTTC when final with ML. After that start on 2016 &nbsp;i see many match Fang Bo lose to other player even with underrated player

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• AW

  @awl1253 · 8 months ago

  Always felt FB had the best FH. Blend of ML and WLQ.

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• RA

  @RandyDaGamer · 8 months ago

  Yes! He performed incredibly during 2015! Vice champion! Gotta give respect because h he was the only one that challenged Ma Long during that WTTC.

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• JO

  @joshuathejazra · 8 months ago

  Truly an underrated legend. A shame he didn&apos;t shine as much as he deserved...

• MW

  @MWiggins-m2g · 8 months ago

  He should&apos;ve left for another country, like Germany, or even the U.S., pursued citizenship, and could&apos;ve been a stud with tons of support.

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