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Adam Bobrov vs World no.8 Cheng I-Ching |
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idk
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What videos have Dan or Pongfinity done in which they are featuring the personalities of pro players center stage? I am not aware of any. Sponsored equipment reviews do not count. When Adam's niche seems to be the Asian pros that do not speak English or have much to offer entertainment-wise outside of table tennis, the options are limited. How much Adam makes or his playing level is kind of a random mention here, not sure what that has to do with anything I said. Clearly you have your mind made up and I'm not going to try to change it but I just find it odd that nobody ever expresses concerns for how pros are compensated for appearing in TTDaily equipment reviews, or calls pongfinity showoffs or self-promoters when the entire purpose of their channel is to go viral on social media by trying an over-the-top trickshot until it works and gets caught on video..makes you think. Edited by idk - 10/20/2020 at 4:38pm |
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I'm fairly sure that TTD equipment reviews are sponsored hence the pros doing the reviewing will get a cut, like when they wear their sponsored T-shirts and use sponsored equipment.... Pongfinity with their trick shots, they're not showoffs at the expense of other people, but rather doing them just by themselves which is way cooler compared to Adam who wants to show how cool he is at the expense of other people aka "lul fooled you again with my snake" while editing out all the misses he did and points he lost... Adam just comes off as a lot cringier than the other 2 imo (but it's just my personal opinion)....
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Baal
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I don't personally like his videos at all but some people do and it's not worth having a flame war about it. I'm not a big fan of how he called matches either but somebody has to do it. If pro players agree to be part of his act that's their business. Maybe some politely decline?
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mickd
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I personally like his videos, so my response is likely bias. But he is doing what's needed in his own way to help table tennis grow. He has a really extravagant personality and I don't think that's bad at all. Being able to bring out the personalities of a lot of the pro players, many of whom can't speak much English at all is a skill that he excels at. Put many other people in his position to try and make a better video and I think 99% will fail. His videos are made to appeal to the masses, while still exposing them to the top players, how well they can play, and what table tennis is about: having fun!
Sorry about this. I will work to resolve this.
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A fresh one
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idk
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"I called Jiaqi less than a day before this match asking her to play...she was feeling low energy and a bit unwell that day, but she still played with me because she's super nice and a good friend. She already asked to play again" Sounds like another one got taken hostage by Adam!
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idk
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Apart from one post on this thread I don't think anything qualified as a flame war? Perhaps just some difference in opinion on what defines showing off or making a fool out of guests in your videos, or fake concerns for the financial compensation that pro players receive for taking part in his videos. I am sure there is a mix of Adam reaching out and being accepted or declined, and some mix of pro players reaching out as well. Why people want to jump up to "protect" the pro players who appear in his videos by their own choice, I don't know.
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try to argue about imaginary wages just say pie in the sky dollar amounts then argue about that learn how to copy and paste the other copied and pasted quotes...............etc bring up old sh/t to get revenge and stir old feuds forget about the fun game on YouTube forget seeing some different cultures Don't look at the high level players having fun Everyone knows Adam is going far back and does his thing, don't watch if don't like it
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Stockholm Syndrome. You're coming around. |
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Vince64
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I'll respond to the first subject. I live on planet earth and based off of factual verified evidence I'm obviously the far superior player between the 2 middle aged players. LOL https://usatt.simplycompete.com/t/hh?p1=5294&p2=12818 |
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Lol. I’ve broken more than one paddle in the last years. I even had one break in mid swing during a rally
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Actually I don’t know if I thought of a player as inferior. I think the times I’ve broken a blade after the match was because I just played bad didn’t matter who the opponent was. It’s been a while since I’ve intentionally broke one. Last break was when handle broke on a swing.
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pongfugrasshopper
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There's obviously only one way to resolve this: TOURNAMENT |
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idk
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The "friend" quote was from Adam, he said it in the video. Not me. Anyways, before you had said that Adam takes the pro players hostage to get attention from their fame, and now that that was thoroughly disproven you are saying that he is taking people in his path hostage by putting them at risk for COVID? I've never seen goalposts shift like that lol They are playing in a massive private playing hall, and it is just them. This is also filmed not in the US but in Taiwan, where COVID has essentially been eradicated. So how are "my friends" being unsafe and encouraging others to do so? You are reaching so hard here to hate, man, for no reason.
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idk
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Can't say I did much there but cheers
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