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roundrobin 
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Pushblocker is my friend. He's a solid 2150-2200 player who's beaten many good players to reach that level. Schlager is his close friend and was his classmate in high school back in Austria... Schlager visited Pushblocker's home in Florida right before going to his Killerspin tournament in Chicago.
So far I have seen many of Pushblocker's matches live against 2100-2200 level players and he more than held his own. Looks can be deceiving. 
One really has to earn his/her rating in the USATT system, there's no free lunch.
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Jonan
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Posted: 12/29/2009 at 3:55am |
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http://www.usatt.org/history/rating/history/index2.asp
The guy has been at around 2000 rating and above for a decade. At the 2009 Joola National Team Championships he beat 12 players rated over 2000 including a 2219 and he beat a 2350 last year, so he could probably humiliate most of the people here with his odd style. |
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debraj
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Posted: 12/29/2009 at 3:48am |
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ouCH!! he is 2207
 i checked his name in usatt rating.
i don't believe... either i am crazy or usatt gone nuts. i swear i can beat him if he plays the way he plays in this vid. |
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qynthnghm
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Posted: 12/29/2009 at 3:37am |
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I guess this may sound real presumptuous but I don't even have a USATT rating and I'm sure I can beat that guy. Also, I have no idea how he convinced Schlager to play in his garage, but that is awesome. LOL to when he smacked the ball at Schlager's chest. If he's 2200 then I'm Ma Long.
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DeathAngel
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Posted: 12/29/2009 at 3:07am |
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Wow nice find.
Maybe its just the fact that he is playing a world champ that makes him look not like a 2207 player. Who knows but it would be a blast for me LOL. |
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Anton Chigurh
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Posted: 12/29/2009 at 3:05am |
+1. I'm sure the guy is nice, etc, so I mean no disrespect. However, a rating of 2207 seems high for someone who uses his backhand 70% of the time, even when the ball goes to his forehand side.
I guess he makes his style work for him, which is cool, but I would never have figured such a tactic could take someone to that high of a skill level rating.
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Posted: 12/29/2009 at 2:59am |
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The other guy is pushblocker and he is 2207
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debraj
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Posted: 12/29/2009 at 2:58am |
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What surprises me most in that video is the other guy claims to be 2207 US rating !!!
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Posted: 12/29/2009 at 2:35am |
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Schlager's ball placement is incredible.
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BMonkey
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Posted: 12/29/2009 at 2:31am |
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Wow, Werner was having a good ol time giving him all those chump serves. I can't believe that guy is 2200 and missed all those smashes over and over again. He must have been nervous to be faced down by the 2003 World Champion. I would have rubbed the ball in my sweat before serving so I could stand a chance
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Posted: 12/28/2009 at 9:09pm |
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Oh, look!! He's using Tenergy!! Is the under-the-leg serve legal? Timo Boll gets the winner. |
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tiehwen
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Posted: 12/28/2009 at 7:06pm |
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pretty neat find...
As if he hasn't got enuf t/t already....some more garage t/t w/1 of his beer buddies I guess...
Just luv the way he holds his racket.....
Wait a min..... I hold mine EXACTLY the same way...
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Posted: 12/28/2009 at 6:54pm |
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbjcyS8Mmys
Found this link on a different TT site. Fun to watch, Schlager playing beer-pong. |
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