Wow, I guess I am the first to post something here.

So what do you think, can Waldner pull it off once more or will the Chinese proof to be too strong again ?
I’d like him to win another major title before he retires.

Another thing, what is your coverage going to be like ?

Regards,
Yoshi

Btw, I like the look of your forum.

Hi yoshi,

I don't think that JeO will do it again. Look at his results in the swedish league. He hardly wins a match. The time is against Waldner, he is now almost 36 years old.

I guess the young chinese players will make it in Japan. Wang Liqin, Ma Lin or someone else you never heard of ;) Everything is possible, but I do not expect an europan champion! The chinese are too far away...

Greetz
Jayniz.

One of the administrators (BT-Tobi) is going to be in Osaka. Expect up-to-date results, interviews, comments and much more.

I guess in Osaka a few Europeans to be strong enough to win against the chinese armada!
Vladimir Samsonov, Petr Korbel and Timo Boll, are my hope.
I hope also Mihaela Steff or Tamara Boros to play grandiose worldchampionships.

I hope he will become champion again and after his good result in Sydney I think it`s possible.

Hi Joshi!
I've never seen this forum before, but to your question:
If Waldner is fond of playing table tennis, he definitely has a chance against the Chinese. In a Swedish magazine he pointed out that he could win another medal in the OS. So. let's hope he's going to to play the OS!

by the way, who is going to be on the german team to osaka?

what about france and sweden? when do they announce their teams?

@jpetrovs
I looked at the page of the Swedish table tennis association, but they haven't announced the team yet.
You could check www.svenskidrott.se/bordtennis, click "Pressnytt- Manad för Manad". As soon as they announce the team, you should find it there. If you have problems in understanding ( unfortunately it is only Swedish), just ask me!
Concerning the German team, you might have a look at www.tischtennis.de, but I'm not sure if you can any information on this there

Who are the best European players right now and who is this Timo Boll? I have never heard of him.

Timo boll is a young Player from Germany. He hadn`t win any big title ( only in European Youth Championchips) but he is able to win against everyone (Samsonov and Waldner for example). He is one of the european hopes for the future.
I think Samsonov is the best player at the moment but Schlager and Waldner are able to win big tournaments, too.