2009 Cary Cup Saturday Highlights, pt 1

Hey guys

I decided not to play this years Cary Cup, and brought out my 2 HD cameras and got over 50 high level matches from group play on Saturday at the Cary Cup.

Players featured are:

Eric Owens, Stefan Feth, Wang Zhen, Robert Roberts, Sara Fu, Amereesh Sahu, Ragu N, Sara Fu, Michael Landers, Chris OBrian, Dan Barrett, Paul David, Keith Evans, John Wetzler, Thomas Yu, Kim Bong, De Tran, Han Xiao, and Heather Wang.

More highlights and interviews to come soon.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eup7y8lygC8&feature=channel_page


Brian

why did you decide not to play?

Thanks for the videos and uploaded them so quickly!

Talked to Rocky outside the Cary Cup venue.  You guys don't deserve this treatment from Butterfly especially your product does not compete with theirs.  Table Tennis in the US is not exactly very popular in a grander scheme of things.  There is no reason why our own TT vendors not co-operating to promote TT in US.  It is just not right.  Brian, you guys did the right thing.

Awesome footage. I like when the camera's right in on the action. Like I'm standing right there watching.

I'm a big fan of butterfly products. But out of principle I import stuff from overseas so I don't have to pay the big markup in the US. Even with expensive intl shipping its still cheaper!

Mr. Pace......don't ever let anyone tell you no.... or get in your way!   

Viva' la free enterprise a' la capitalism!

I can't stand that Butterfly USA is trying to take away your liberties in such a low ball way.  Just shows the owner's true colors.  

Good luck and hope you are highly successful!

 ButterflyUSA= MK   

Let me start off by saying that Stefan Feth beat Gao YuJun in the finals.

But the talk of the tournament was Marcus Jackson. In the round of 16 he beat Peter-Paul 3-1 and you will see some of the most fantastic shots.

In the Quarterfinals he took down Wang Zhen 3-1, and the energy in the guy was like it was the finals. Other people have video this match, but I'm going to feature it on my site, and really edit it to give it justice. He lost to Gao YuJun 3-1, and I was able to get an interview right after that, so stay tuned for that.

I really do want to thank you all for the well wishing guys. I was initially apprehensive about talking about this subject, because I didn't want to make it seem like I was bitter. I'm actually not, but THEY are.

I keep trying to move forward, and they are so bitter that something keeps happening. A friend of mine called to see if they had my video, and the employee said, "We don't buy videos from former employees". Now, I told them that I would redirect any questions from Butterfly customer to them. Well, think that I might just have to ignore that email now.

The DTT Movement is about being positive, and soon I will start putting other types of videos on the site, and I will NEVER let Butterfly have the upperhand.

We WILL WIN

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Brian Pace wrote: Let me start off by saying that Stefan Feth beat Gao YuJun in the finals. But the talk of the tournament was Marcus Jackson. In the round of 16 he beat Peter-Paul 3-1 and you will see some of the most fantastic shots. In the Quarterfinals he took down Wang Zhen 3-1, and the energy in the guy was like it was the finals. Other people have video this match, but I'm going to feature it on my site, and really edit it to give it justice. He lost to Gao YuJun 3-1, and I was able to get an interview right after that, so stay tuned for that. I really do want to thank you all for the well wishing guys. I was initially apprehensive about talking about this subject, because I didn't want to make it seem like I was bitter. I'm actually not, but THEY are. I keep trying to move forward, and they are so bitter that something keeps happening. A friend of mine called to see if they had my video, and the employee said, "We don't buy videos from former employees". Now, I told them that I would redirect any questions from Butterfly customer to them. Well, think that I might just have to ignore that email now. The DTT Movement is about being positive, and soon I will start putting other types of videos on the site, and I will NEVER let Butterfly have the upperhand. We WILL WIN Pacer

I saw Marcus once at the only tournament I played in. He was two tables behind me. He isnt too bad, what is his world ranking.

amazing wins for marcus, good to see a young american ponger make a come up

Thanks a lot man.

It really does take a different type of person to make an attempt to paint a different picture. Dynamic Table Tennis is that picture.

If you guys keep watching, I'll keep doing cool things.

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Brian, I need to hijack your post for a second to update my Cary Cup experience if you don't mind.  2009 Cary Cup is a great tournament, and you might have to come and see for yourself.

For my performance, it was the worst tournament for me within the last 3 years or so.  I played hardbat on Friday and tried to hard.  I twisted my left knee somehow, and I didn't want to quit... so, I just kept playing.  I came the next day (Saturday) with a hurt knee, I can't even step around and loop... and if I stepped over, I couldn't bend my knees at all... well, I am not a quitter and kept on playing all my matches.  I lost to couple of 2100s and even one 2000s player (I think). 

Was I disappointed with all of that losses?  NO... I love this game no matter what.  However, I learned something this past weekend though.  I am 38 and not a young guy anymore.  If I get hurt, I can't recover within 12 hours .  Oh well, I need to be smarter next time.  I thought hardbat was fun, but fun can be hurtful sometime .  That's all for me.

Brian, thanks for sharing the videos, and again, sorry for hijacking your post.  Next time, we will go out for Pho, my treat... 

Thanks D-Angel

Thanks for the compliments man. It is hard work, but it is so much fun that I can't stay off my computer editing video.

When you get the video, know that you will get getting over 24 years of knowledge from 19 different coaches, 8 Olympians, and countless experiences that make this the cheapest $40.00 you will every spend to get better.

I was at the US Open, but I was all over the place videotaping matches, and this year I will be there as DTT doing some pretty cool things, so look out for that.

Brian

USA Sellers of Butterfly.........now that is funny. Maybe I will call them that for now on.

I created Dynamic Harmony in 1989, and I never said it out loud until the Textbook Table Tennis Video came out. I sat on it for 20 years because if I had said it in 1994, it would have ended up in someone's book. Now, it's going to end up in my book. It is copyrighted and trademarked, so if anyone wants to steal it and make it their own, I will see them in court.

As a player trying to reach the professional level you will sacrifice a lot of things. Almost to the point of not knowing who you are. But if you don't sell your soul, then you stay pure.

Table Tennis is already treated second class, and it a shame when you have companies in the table tennis industry that have the same attitude (USA Sellers of Butterfly), and that is what is keeping our sport down.

Some people are trying to change the culture, and some people are trying to take advantage of it. If you take a look at the USA Seller of the insect and the DTT Movement you can clearly tell who is trying to change the culture, and who is trying to maintain their status as the top low baller

Man, I can talk about this type of stuff all day.

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OK. You are asking all the right questions for a real philosophical debate about table tennis, and I will give you my take on it.

OK, my response to your first statement. I know there will be people that will steal these concepts, and try to make them their own. That is fine, because I'm the original and a copy can never be as good as the original.   I have had coaches in England contact me to say they will use Dynamic Harmony, but will give me credit for it. I have so many concepts, theories, and approaches that bring my DVD Series full circle that I really won't have the energy to worry about someone changing a word or 2 to make it theirs. I think people like you are going to see right through it. It is easier to fool the population than it is to fool 1 person. I'm banking on the people like you to see behind the curtain.

Now, you second question that really opens up the debate. Let me first tell you that being sponsored IS an illusion, and I'll explain to you how. When you look at the culture of table tennis, anybody that has talent is trying their best to be sponsored. Not for the money, because there is none. It is for the fame. But what fame? The culture is set up to has every player with talent wanting to be sponsored, and the companies wait until you are marketable, then you get sponsored. You get the 50 sheets of rubber, 2 rackets, 2 t-shirts, 3 shoes, warm-up, glue, and other small items that actually equal about $2500.00.

Now the company blast your image, results, and titles to the world and get all the financial rewards. And the sponsored player is happy to have their name and face on the roster as being sponsored. That is selling your soul, and it cost $3000.00 per year. I have played table tennis for 24 years, and I have paid at least $20K per year, and adding $3K more won't change the world. I started being promoted really hard in 1999 when I won the Collegiate Singles. So I had been playing 14 years, and spent $280K so far, and signed a racket deal. So the company waited for me to get to a level that I was marketable. Over the next 10 years, that company would make 1.2 Million Dollars in profits off my name, and I walked away making about $18K. That is not even enough to pay for my table tennis expenses for 1 year.

When I look back at it in retrospect, I never needed to be sponsored if the distribution was going to be so lopsided. One of my best friends, Todd Sweeris, comes from a family that is well off and he never needed to be sponsored. When I walked away from the USA Sellers, I was still Brian Pace. I still had my titles. I still had my respect from my peers. Everything that I am stayed the same. But the USA Sellers have to go out and find another person that has invested at least 15 years to be a top player, and start the same cycle all over. The word on the street is the Butterfly Brian Pace racket will be the Stefan Feth racket. Nice upgrade for the USA sellers, and the cycle stays the same.    

Khoa Ngyen did not need to be sponsored. He was, but didn't need it as he makes enough money in his business life. Any player that is 2500 does not need to be sponsored. Robert Roberts, a friend of mine that is over 2550 will be able to play the same amount of tournaments if he were not with Spintech. Ragu N, a friend of mine, is NOT sponsored and is 2450 and has never been sponsored.

When Marcus was having the tournament of his life, I was happy for him, but sad for the system that is in place. Because the company he is sponsored by is going to get all the financial rewards from his performance. Marcus's family is well off, and he does NOT need to be sponsored.

I spent my life chasing the thought of being a Professional Table Tennis player, but ALL it did was cost. But the job of a Table Tennis professional does not have that type of pressure, because you will providing a service like coaching, coaching clinics, or running a tournament. Those jobs pay. Example, Ernesto Ebuen was present at the Cary Cup as the coach for Michael Landers, and he went on to say that coaching is "No Pressure" because you get paid no matter what.

I'm not disillusioned with table tennis, I have just pulled the curtain back to realize that the people promoting me have no interest in me getting a financial return in my 24 year investment.

I just know that after looking at my career in the sport I see no benefits to being sponsored. Every video you see me in front of the camera on the USA Sellers website, I wrote, scripted, story-boarded, shot, edit, and produced. I was the only person in the room. I got the knowledge from spending over $500K. That was paying for my Table Tennis PhD. So I'm a table tennis professional, a specialist. And upper-management is a couple of table tennis executives that don't know how to sell anything themselves. Phew, that was deep.

I hope the DTT movement does a couple of things, and first one is it shed some light on the culture of table tennis. The rules that are in place favor the companies. If the culture requires us to make 6 figures, we would. You can't name 1 player in North America that is making enough money from their sponsor to say I'm a table tennis professionals. My hidden agenda for a person to look at the vision we are trying to create for table tennis an support it.

I"m free, so the USA Sellers can say whatever they want, but they can't actually do NOTHING. I got the email addresses of some executives of the ORIGINAL SELLERS in Tokyo. I'll say one thing about them having been there at least 5 times to train................THEY ARE AN HONORABLE CULTURE.

OK, I'm going to put this conversation to bed, because I can go for days.

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Brian Pace wrote: Speedy Sorry to hear you had a rough tournament. The tournament is getting stronger, and we ain't getting no younger. We compete hard, and that is what we really live for. No problem about the hijack of the post, but Pho is on you. Take care, and heal well buddy Brian

There are some restaurants are really good on Capital Blvd.  We will go there for Pho next time