The best players like Ma Long have several tactics and strategies. The important points where they must win to draw even or going ahead are the keys for match management and increasing the odds to victory. As you can see in this video, Ma Long is facing penholder Xue Fei who was coached by Wang Hao, the best Reverse Penhold Backhand (RPB) in Table Tennis, so it was not a surprise that the same strategies that Wang had beaten Ma when he was on the PRC National Team, were passed on to Xue for great effects. Ma Long was not stupid either and finding different ways to adapt. This is how great players will always prevail against unorthodox opponents. At only 23 years old. Xue is still young, but other than playing the PRC National players whom he is very familiar with, his international records are dismal. So he needs more seasoning Overseas to be confident in beating other players with other styles too.