4e editie was eerder aangekondigd om op 18 augustus te houden. 5e editie was eigenlijk ongeplande top toernooi die we toevallig konden houden in Japan in juni. Dus vandaar
Hey, random question. But is there a trend in what kind of rubbers these Japanese players lean towards? Do most of them play like Dignics 09cs or Tenergy rubbers? Or even something else
Misschien een idee, Kento, om in de titel de ratings van beide spelers (achter hun naam) te vermelden, zodat je vooraf weet hoe sterk ze zijn (ook t.o.v. elkaar)?
Dear Kento, I am sorry to read this post regarding the issues you have felt towards myself and to Ping Pong Alkmaar and later towards Tempo Team. I have been trying to reach you over the last 2 years; also our voorzitter has tried to contact you in response to the above post with the request to remove it and to talk things through, to which you have also not responded. So now I will try and reach you through this medium of social media, even though I do not think this is the right way ,or place, to communicate. During your time playing for Ping Pong Alkmaar, we as a club were always very happy with you. Your commitment, enthusiasm and support for the club was great for everyone to enjoy. Also the spirit and way in which you play the game was great to watch; win or lose it didn't matter. Obviously as we progressed as a team gaining promotions all the way up to the eredivisie, the question was whether you would want to continue playing for the club at everdivisie level or whether you would think it was too high. Personally my feeling was that the level you sometimes reached in division 1 showed potential to compete at the lower end of the eredivisie, if you were able to increase your amount of training during the off season. Your intention to put in the extra training was there and therefore we looked forward to you playing a few matches for us in the eredivisie. When we were promoted to the eredivisie our goal was to try and stay there and therefore we were also looking for stronger players. As you will remember I asked you if you were aware of any players of this level who were interested in joining our team in the eredivisie. I also explained that we had a limited sponsorship budget so were not able to fund players to the extent of the bigger clubs in the eredivisie. You suggested a strong Japanese player, however we did not have enough budget to accommodate him.We were able to attract two other professional players however, who did not only match our budget but who we were also very pleased with. One of these player choices in particular you did not feel happy about and from that moment I was no longer able to reach you for a conversation. I sent you many messages explaining the reasons for our decisions, but with no response from your side. Even though you did not answer any contact requests from me, you did reach out to our voorzitter asking to play for one match in the eredivisie. The contents of this message he chose not to share with me due to the offensive nature of your words towards me. This whole situation was a deeply saddening time for me personally as we went from having a strong working relationship and growing friendship (I felt), to a complete breakdown in communication. I am aware that miscommunications and misinterpretations could have happened during this time, which is why I wanted to discuss the issues we faced, feeling we could overcome these. This could then have resulted in you continuing to play for our club in the eredivisie. All my contacts to you were sadly un-answered. I still hope we can have this conversation. I have saved our communications from that period which we could use to gain an insight into where our relationship broke down. Perhaps this would also result in you reconsidering your decision to stop playing table tennis, which I hope so not only for you but also for the table tennis community. Lastly, Ping Pong Alkmaar provides table tennis for players of all levels and ages, in a supportive and positive social and training environment. This is something a lot of Ping Pong Alkmaar players, volunteers and parents witness, feel passionate about and work hard for. Best, Mark
I keyed in Yoko Tani the Japanese actress and You Tube decide to give me Jo Yokotani which is not what I keyed in. Americans hate the Japanese over Pearl Harbour.
Make just a team it doesn't matter how many players. Then every player plays 1 point. If you lose the next player in your team plays. The winner can stay one more point.
I am very saddened to hear this news. Although I don’t completely understand, it’s frustrating to hear he has this much power over the careers of you, JP, and others. F&@k that! Karma will come back to him! Life has bigger things is store for someone as creative, hardworking, and entertaining as you! Bless you and your future endeavors Nomuken!
Hi Kento, sorry to see that you will stop playing. Maybe in a few years just for fun at a lower level? Reading your side of the story, it seems that they have not been fair with you... (although I know there are always two sides to a story, and one should not judge before having heard both of them). In my opinion Eredivisie would not have been a realistic level for you, not even when you train 9 (nine!?!?! 😳) times per week. However, a role as reserve in the team for you that season should have been the least that they could have given you, in my opinion. You would have been able to play a few games, and I think that was all you wanted.
Je hebt helemaal gelijk en tuurlijk wist ik en t team ook dat ik t niet zou redden maar t feit dat hij zeg maar een week voor dat de sluiting van spelers opgave opbelt om te vertellen dat ik elke week kon komen inspelen en alleen video opnames moest komen maken ging me te ver voor zijn eigen belang. En ik had getekend voor 1 partij spelen wat voor mij genoeg. Wat de dood doener was dat ze begonnen met invallers die veel lager speelde als ik. Dat deed gewoon te veel pijn. Iedereens droom is om een keertje eredivisie te spelen.
Nooit geweten dat het zo gegaan is. Vond het al zo gek, nadat jullie kampioen waren geworden, dat jij er toen niet meer bij was. Klinkt idd toxic af. Jammer dat je daardoor je spelplezier verloren hebt, maar enigszins wel begrijpelijk. Je werkt ergens hard voor, haalt je doelstellingen en dan wordt opeens je droom 1 week voor de competitie aan duigen getrapt door zo'n misselijkmakende beslissing. Veel succes met organiseren van je toernooien en het lijkt me leuk om een x in de toekomst tegen je te spelen. Gr. Daan
