I Challenged The STRONGEST Ping Pong Hustler in New York! 

What city shall we take on next? 🔥👇

Imagine training for 20 yrs just to lose to a random old man in the park. That must hit the feelings

His serve isn't regulation but you can tell he's learnt his game on the streets and has been playing for a very very long time.

We've all played against a guy like that: he's as stiff as a stick of licorice, his game has no aesthetic appeal, he has improbable racquet grips, you never know where the ball's going to go, he doesn't seem to control anything so you can't anticipate anything, he makes illegal serves, he plays without soul and seems absent, he pushes, pushes, pushes then suddenly he hits the ball like a brute without really knowing what's going to happen. In short, hell on earth.

Table tennis outdoor is a totally different sport. I train 3 times a week indoor and usually play every weekend in spring / summer in the park. Outdoors spin doesn't matter that much since the table takes most of the spin out of the ball anyway. And it's less consistent cuz of the wind, so more direct and defensive play is more effective than looping

Shows his bat to the umpire at the start of the game Umpire: bursts out laughing

Dan playing well within himself for the YT content 😉

anybody that plays decent table tennis knows that Dan was taking it easy and just fooling around with the man!

The chillest guy ever

If it makes you feel any better Kiki also beat one of the top Para players in the world, 2500 rating, in a tournament at this park. Ya done good 👍😄

We need to sign Kiki up for Prem british league 😁 the man is a beast!!! 🏓

We have a similar guy at our club who used to be very experienced in street table tennis, and I can confirm he plays amazingly well and went straight to the top of division 1 at the local league

1900 at best, not sure if Dan really wanted to win but no strategy at all.

Those guys are hardest to beat. No style, no game, but crazy reflexes, and unpredictable.

🔥🔥🔥 love it. This guy is a beast

I would love to see Dan play with that guy indoors, that would be fireworks!

Dan does well whenever he injects pace and/or spin first in this match. Anytime he gets in a push-off, he loses the point

Loved the music

Strong silent type. Respect

That is 6 pack power and wisdom right there

How was he serving again at 9-9 ?

Next man’s in the bushes 😂

hi dan, i am a division 3 leictershire league player and i started 6 months ago, i have used your videos to coach me to the level i am and i hope to keep progressing. thanks so much. Ben

Is the black side long pips or anti spin? He twiddle a lot and only serve with the red side, he did many chop block with black side

He seems to have taught himself to be a chopper and has been playing that style for the last 35 years.

Dude has a flithy repertoire. I work at a large warehouse with a few good ping pong tables, my record is probably about 200-5 over the last year, those African guys are always hard to predict. Also they wouldn't play me for the longest time, but would watch me like hawks, until one day they started to play me

What a legend!

Block for the love of the game! BLOCK

Dan was playing on 30% almost the entire match and got hustled with 2 illegal serves.

props to Dan for making it an interesting match for the guy. That guy is def good, prob around 1600 level.

Great content

Hey tableTennisDaily i was wondering if you guys could do a review on the hurricane long 5 one time

amazing level for street hustler

Take him to ping pod!

lets get this guy vsing Ma Long

He’s half defender and half attacker. Cool!

GREAAT CONTENT!

For those who think Dan isn't trying... the wind (and the darkness) makes it a lot harder to play outdoors than it looks, which makes defensive shots stronger relative to attacking (which becomes harder due to reduced precision). Sometimes the wind even blows the ball back onto the side it came from after it bounces. Source: have played on that table (it's in Bryant Park at 42nd St at 5th Ave). It's also quite grippy and so the ball's spin gets transferred to its direction when it bounces, much more than an indoor table, which also affects timing.

When I was in school playing a lot, typically the Asian fellas were the best, but low key, I've played some really good Canadians over the years too. Maybe Montreal or Toronto would be fun for the team, good melting pot of cultures who have guys who can really play.

Dan not even trying!

Which setup he was using?

World street class my foot. Another random guy. Hah

🔥

should give him the price you offered before

Wow!!!

Cool!

You should test the new cybershape clipper

If you take a donkey ,and trains it as much and as hard as you like ,it can never win the grand national 😂😂😂

Dan I respect you for making it interesting. But come on how many time you have pushed back a long push to the forehand. I have seen you play some great table tennis but this ain't it.

3:30 》😁😁😁😁😁

Adam also played here!

Nice 👍

I thought white shirts weren't allowed in table tennis. Dan, you would have beaten him in a best of five games match.

Bros gut game is strong too.

Chill out guys, Dan is just enjoying... Did you notice Dan's racket? I think he used park's racket to play you know the sound of the ball just like an ordinary pimpled blade.

Kansas city KS

More 1 set showdown practice maybe?

Is that Jeff Mayweather

😂😂

It was sposed to be soo eeeeasyyyy

Somebody tag Adam Bobrow.....

he is 1700 rating at most usa

Kiki is a very good twiddler. He likely has some very interesting rubber on the black side, and short pips on his forehand. Nonetheless, he knows how to play very well against loopers.

There's a reason they don't go to Westchester, NY. They won't go to Westford, MA, either.

He must have hit only 5 forehead shots.

Play him indoors and I know who my money would be on.

You let him serve at 9-9 after he served twice already?

Old? Check Fat? Check Beating Dan? Check

from 9-7 to 9-10 he served 3 times :-) Dan did not play legit at all but if the NY guy would do some training for better stance and movement he would be damn ass good

Play against pongfinity

He's basically playing on two fried antitop rubbers on a slow wood. Why don't you attack aggressively every shot? Instead you keep pushing, but he can only block. Not the best strategy. Also, why do you punt twice against an inverted/pips player?

Honestly, I get making content is hard but this is really scraping the barrel. Looks like Dan isn't even trying and the reactions from the team saying how high level the guy is are all so fake. Sad to see this content coming out from TTD honestly.

Whatsup with the high gloss sheen on the table?😮

I mean he wasn't bad and playing outside in the wind with a table that has the Ball bounce different than the professional ones its hard but what did you expect doing all of these super high lobs ? like everyone who plays frequently would be able to just "smash" those .... he didn't even need to do a topspin ^^V But yeah I also looked bad at similar situations before, weird table, wind and an opponent playing a very "unique" style

Dan would win against him in a indoor hall

Hmm, not your finest hour, it looks like you are playing much slower and with less top spin than you would normally. If it's genuine you should explain the paddle and the conditions that lead you to play like this, otherwise it looks suspect.

Dan had never the best nerves 🙂

Based on the guy’s stomach, if he has done any kind of professional, he has long retired. This match greatly favors Dan. But yes, environment makes a huge difference, especially a bad table. Although, we don’t know if this guy plays here a lot.

His serve is illegal 🤔

🌎🇪🇨🙂👍🏻

This guy has a 7:years old ping ping player level.. 😢

ping pong hustler? What is going on, dude....

How about 500 bucks?

Boys, what is your rating in the world?

I’ve played against Kiki before….yes he is a strong street ping pong player in nyc. But he is not the strongest. You haven’t play against Tre, Dino, Tony, or Mandingo. They all have beaten Kiki.

This is not even close. There are way better players in Bryant Park. I plated him a while back and beat him easily. You need to play good players and majority of them left that place since the tables are removed and they are all at Ping Pod!

I don't know if you guys are gonna see this but pleasecome to Pakistan there is amazing potential in our country and I would love to play with you? ] Love from PAKISTAN

metal net. best player in nyc? really 🤣

I thought you are very good playing table Tennis Dan. Yesterday i played with a friend of mine after 2 years and let me tell you,the way you and the other guy played i can easy say that i can beat you both anytime,anywhere.

Doesnt look like you tried

He is good but not stratospheric, i.e, just drove balls that sat up.

lol yea well anyone rated > USATT 2000 don't bother playing in those conditions for real.

He loses

Wow, they are both incredibly bad.

It's KSI.

lol..."strongest"? this dude is an average non trained rec player

You guys make me laugh. That Kiki doesn't understand anything about backspin or topspin with a lot of effect. He only attacks when the ball goes his way without much spin and he is only good at that. You could have spent 20 years playing table tennis and if you don't understand your opponent's weak point in a few seconds, the decades you have played are of no use. Table tennis is not just about playing and sending the ball wherever you can. You have to send the ball where you want. With Kiki's terrible belly, you should have sent the ball to come out from the sides of the table alternately.

Honestly Dan's level is not great for his affort although he improved a lot during the years... I would play him for a 1000 dollars (just played 3 years in a club with age 13)

Dan pushing 4/5 balls in a row is criminal. Playing like English female players. Push push push

pretty average