Translated Articles
In-depth pieces from China's best table tennis equipment writers — translated into English and republished with each author's permission.
- Thick or Thin, Each Has Its Strengths: The Philosophy of Blade Thickness, Part 1 黑马聊乒乓 · 2026-06-05
- Thick or Thin, Each Has Its Strengths: The Philosophy of Blade Thickness, Part 2 黑马聊乒乓 · 2026-06-05
- Weekly Equipment Watch 249: These Are the Latest Trends 黑马聊乒乓 · 2026-06-05
- Chen Meng's Blade Evolution: From a Borrowed ZLF to Back-to-Back Olympic Gold 黑马聊乒乓 · 2026-06-04
- First Taste: The Zhuolong IDOL INNER ZLC, a Different Kind of Inner ZLC 黑马聊乒乓 · 2026-06-04
- What Are Ma Long's Technical Weaknesses? 黑马聊乒乓 · 2026-06-04
- What Are the Budget Alternatives to These Flagship Blades and Rubbers? Part 1 黑马聊乒乓 · 2026-06-04
- Dressing Your Forehand in a Tensor 黑马聊乒乓 · 2026-06-03
- How Does Ma Long's Backhand Conquer Force With Softness? 黑马聊乒乓 · 2026-06-03
- World Top 30 Men's Equipment Setups, June 2026 黑马聊乒乓 · 2026-06-03
- Choosing a Shakehand Blade, Starting From the Handle, Part 2 黑马聊乒乓 · 2026-06-02
- So... I Might Have Bought a Fake?! 黑马聊乒乓 · 2026-06-02
- The US Champion Shares His Secret to High Speed 黑马聊乒乓 · 2026-06-02
- Choosing a Blade for the Middle-Aged Is a Bit Different 黑马聊乒乓 · 2026-06-01
- Choosing a Shakehand Blade, Starting From the Handle, Part 1 黑马聊乒乓 · 2026-06-01
- From Fan Zhendong's Treble: Forehand Notes on Blue National Hurricane, D09c, Z03 and T05H 黑马聊乒乓 · 2026-06-01
- In the Bundesliga Semifinal, Fan Zhendong Keeps Using the ZYRE-03 — Just an Experiment? 黑马聊乒乓 · 2026-05-31
- Playing Style and Equipment: Choosing Between Tradition and Trend 黑马聊乒乓 · 2026-05-31
- Tibhar K3 Series Rubbers: The Peak of Effortless On-Table Consistency 老P乒乓事务所 · 2026-05-31
- You Need at Least Three Serve Sets 黑马聊乒乓 · 2026-05-31
- Those Atypical Outer-Fiber Blades 黑马聊乒乓 · 2026-05-30
- Why Has Boll's Career Lasted So Long? 黑马聊乒乓 · 2026-05-30
- Why Has Boll's Career Lasted So Long? Part 2 黑马聊乒乓 · 2026-05-30
- Oh? Atypical Inner Blades 黑马聊乒乓 · 2026-05-29
- Tabletennis Kingdom's Top 10 Blades of 2025 黑马聊乒乓 · 2026-05-29
- Xu Xin's Blade Evolution: A Penhold Artist From the YEO to the Blue-Stamp 黑马聊乒乓 · 2026-05-29
- Fan Zhendong's Blade Evolution: From Viscaria Prodigy to His Own Butterfly Line 黑马聊乒乓 · 2026-05-28
- Lessons From a Year of Gear Obsession 黑马聊乒乓 · 2026-05-28
- Two Years In, What Would You Improve About the Gaobo Power? 黑马聊乒乓 · 2026-05-28
- Choosing Sponge Thickness 黑马聊乒乓 · 2026-05-27
- Improving Fast: These Are the Keys 黑马聊乒乓 · 2026-05-27
- Sanwei 75R and 75G: Two New Arylate-Carbon Blades, Compared 老P乒乓事务所 · 2026-05-27
- The Different Uses of Classic Inner and Classic Outer Blades 黑马聊乒乓 · 2026-05-27
- How Does Backhand Rubber Affect the Forehand? 黑马聊乒乓 · 2026-05-26
- I Made a Box and an Edge Tape 黑马聊乒乓 · 2026-05-26
- On Equipment Durability: What Lasts Longer? 黑马聊乒乓 · 2026-05-26
- The Sports Expo: Some Interesting Thoughts, Part 1 黑马聊乒乓 · 2026-05-25
- Which Colored Inverted Rubber Stands Out Most? 黑马聊乒乓 · 2026-05-25
- Why Did Ma Long Switch to the Reverse Pendulum Serve Against Wang Chuqin? 黑马聊乒乓 · 2026-05-25
- Against Weaker Players, How to Play for Your Own Improvement 黑马聊乒乓 · 2026-05-24
- 2026 Xiamen Sports Expo: Here I Am, Part 4 黑马聊乒乓 · 2026-05-24
- Talking More Penhold Details, From Wang Hao, Xu Xin and Ryu Seung-min 黑马聊乒乓 · 2026-05-24
- A Few Basic Questions to Consider When Buying a Blade 黑马聊乒乓 · 2026-05-23
- 2026 Xiamen Sports Expo: Here I Am, Part 3 黑马聊乒乓 · 2026-05-23
- The Pros and Cons of Backhand Serves, and Choosing Backhand Rubber 黑马聊乒乓 · 2026-05-23
- 2026 Xiamen Sports Expo: Here I Am, Part 2 黑马聊乒乓 · 2026-05-22
- How Does Equipment Affect an Ordinary Player's Technique? 黑马聊乒乓 · 2026-05-22
- Pinduoduo's Top 10 Hottest Foreign Rubbers 黑马聊乒乓 · 2026-05-22
- 2026 Xiamen Sports Expo: Here I Am, Part 1 黑马聊乒乓 · 2026-05-21
- Battle Principles Against Different Opponents 黑马聊乒乓 · 2026-05-21
- What Makes a Quality "Chinese-Style" Serve? 黑马聊乒乓 · 2026-05-21
- Going Blank in the Middle of a Match? 黑马聊乒乓 · 2026-05-20
- Some Reflections After a Long Time Without Matches 黑马聊乒乓 · 2026-05-20
- The Best State Is Being Relaxed 黑马聊乒乓 · 2026-05-20
- 10 Blades Well Suited to Penhold Reverse-Backhand 黑马聊乒乓 · 2026-05-19
- Insights From Felix Lebrun and Qiu Dang, and the Many Sides of Chinese Penhold 黑马聊乒乓 · 2026-05-19
- Weekly Equipment Watch: XIOM Signs Wang Hao, Saving the Brand the Roundabout Way? 黑马聊乒乓 · 2026-05-19
- Are Harder Rubber and Springier Blades the Main Trends Now? 黑马聊乒乓 · 2026-05-18
- Liu Shiwen's Strokes Look Simple, but Learning Them Is Nearly Impossible? 黑马聊乒乓 · 2026-05-18
- Losing 0-3 to the Lebrun Brothers: Is Fan Zhendong's Off Day Tied to the ZYRE-03? 黑马聊乒乓 · 2026-05-18
- Palio Gold Tyrant and Silver Tyrant: A Tacky-and-Grippy Forehand/Backhand Pair 老P乒乓事务所 · 2026-05-18
- Fan Zhendong Picks Up the Butterfly ZYRE-03 — What Is There to Say? 黑马聊乒乓 · 2026-05-17
- How to Choose a 200-Yuan Backhand Tensor? 黑马聊乒乓 · 2026-05-17
- Singapore Smash: How to Use These Forehand Tensors? 黑马聊乒乓 · 2026-05-17
- Burning Through Blades, Like Chanting 300 Tang Poems, Part 2 黑马聊乒乓 · 2026-05-16
- On the Question of Equipment "Acceleration" 黑马聊乒乓 · 2026-05-16
- Today, Let's Talk About Domestic Gear 黑马聊乒乓 · 2026-05-16
- Burning Through Blades, Like Chanting 300 Tang Poems, Part 1 黑马聊乒乓 · 2026-05-15
- From the Gold-Label Viscaria's Green Plastic to the Cybershape CWT's Weights 黑马聊乒乓 · 2026-05-15
- The Chopping Blades of Chopper Stars 黑马聊乒乓 · 2026-05-15
- The Donkey Rubber: A Playful Galaxy Beidou 5 Spin-Off 老P乒乓事务所 · 2026-05-15
- How to Play Table Tennis More Happily? Part 2 黑马聊乒乓 · 2026-05-14
- How to Play Table Tennis More Happily? Part 1 黑马聊乒乓 · 2026-05-14
- World Top 30 Men's Equipment Setups, May 2026 黑马聊乒乓 · 2026-05-14
- Five Big Equipment Shifts Among Amateur Experts Over the Past Five Years 黑马聊乒乓 · 2026-05-13
- Is It Necessary to Use Different Blades in Different Venues? 黑马聊乒乓 · 2026-05-13
- London Worlds: Some Important Equipment Reflections, Part 2 黑马聊乒乓 · 2026-05-13
- Five Outer Fiber Blades That Are a Joy to Play 黑马聊乒乓 · 2026-05-12
- London Worlds: Some Important Equipment Reflections, Part 1 黑马聊乒乓 · 2026-05-12
- Two of a Kind? The "Jet-Spring" Play of Two LOKI Wei Shihao Blades 黑马聊乒乓 · 2026-05-12
- Koki Niwa's Blade Evolution: A Restless Collector's Tour Through Butterfly and Victas 黑马聊乒乓 · 2026-04-20
- How Top Players Choose Blade Weight — and Other Equipment Musings 黑马聊乒乓 · 2026-04-19
- How Top Players Think About Rubber Hardness (Part 1) 黑马聊乒乓 · 2026-04-17
- How Top Players Think About Rubber Hardness (Part 2) 黑马聊乒乓 · 2026-04-17
- Why Decathlon's Table Tennis Shoes Keep Surprising Us 黑马聊乒乓 · 2026-04-14
- Zhang Jike's Butterfly Blade History 黑马聊乒乓 · 2026-04-12
- Boosters and Base Oils Compared: What Each One Does 黑马聊乒乓 · 2026-04-01
- Why Has the Butterfly Custom-Order Blade Lost Its Shine? 黑马聊乒乓 · 2026-03-27
- Outer vs Inner Carbon Blades: How to Choose, Explained Simply 黑马聊乒乓 · 2026-03-05