The Match I Broke USATT 2500 

Congratulations!!!! You worked hard for this and it’s well deserved. 2600 next!!!🎉🎉🎉🎉

That's the best I've seen your backhand look. Congratulations on the good win.

Congrats! As a veteran just picking up tt again i really appreciate your channel. Keep up the great work

Great video as always! On the topic of ratings, I play at a far lower level (Under 1500s to 1700s, usually) so I'm not 100% sure if this translates over well, but at my level I really don't focus on rating. Practically everyone has large holes in our game at my level, to the point where I find it's a lot less about overall rating & more about style. If a 1400 looper has never played/practiced against long pips they're going to lose to the 1100 LP blocker. If an 1300 blocker plays against a 1500 player with bad footwork, the 1300 stands a chance of moving them around the table & making the game competitive. Just what I've noticed, at least! Keep up the great work! Love your channel and your insight!

Your backhand looks next level in this match!

Congo Seth Pech!! Loving the way to learn from your progress and you're actually helping in my progression of Table Tennis Journey..

Well done.

Nice and help full video !!🔥😍

Grats Seth!!

thanks you sir for your sharing :-)

Congratulations Seth 🎉🎉🎉

Congrats on breaking the barrier! The hard work is paying off!

Congratulations!

Congratulations on hitting 2500!! Really enjoyed how you brought us through your thought process, the numerous strategies you applied in your game, and how were the same few strategies applied by professionals. Would it be possible if you could make a video on you analysing the different unique playstyles employed by the professional and what are their advantages and disadvantages? Perhaps could even dive in on how the different equipments compliment those different playstyles!

Congrats! Well done!

another great video. thanks

Good stuff man!

Congrats brother!

Well done man!! You are amazing!😀 . I like your reviews of games, really helpfull tips!

Thanks for another great video.

congrats! well deserved

Congratulations

You play really well!

Good stuff man!!

Congrats bro.

I stopped looking at the rating beforehand a long time ago, because it influences me in a bad way in 9 out of 10 occasions. Imo the worst is, if you are playing against lower ranked players and already have the mindset to underrestimate your opponent. In a game with so much variety and weaknesses everyone (can) have, it is always possible for an opponent to be able to beat you, that is ranked lower, just because he has a playstyle that doesnt suite you or can easily build upon your weaknesses. Now i usually check afterwards because i am curious either way. But in the match i can now take every opponent seriously and play at my best.

Comgratz! Solid match. Not only the technique but your confidence on crucial matches is much more solid.

Congrats Seth, you played extremely well! Good luck with your upcoming matches!

Dude Seth. You looked really relaxed this whole match man. And you can tell from the trajectory of your shots that you're taking your time on the contact and going forward with it. "Ball comes back mentality" and you were always ready for another go at it. Now i am not sure if it is because of opponent style, but it seemed you stuck with the plan and stayed on the offensive. TRAINING PAYING OFF. Sick progress.

The playing looks really good, Seth. Thanks for the instruction too. So well presented.

Congratulations Seth 🎊 well deserved

The shot making in this match was sublime! Well done mate 👊

Congrats! Your style is so cool. You are so fast and powerful. I love to watch your matches. Please more of that and good luck. ;-)

When hard work pays off!

I’ve been trying to implement playing further away from the table when the ball is in my favor, since i believe that could help in improving my leg/footwork by forcing me to move greater distances. Thx for reminding me again: footwork is key, also having the weight on the forefoot makes a huge difference aswell, especially for the smaller movements. Cheers!

Congrats. Good karma and hardworking pays off 👌

Way to go! 🏓🏓

Congratulations! 2500 is a lifetime goal for many, well done on successfully scaling it! Onto 2600 now!

As usual, another quality video with strategies for stepping away from the table to hit bigger shots. I play way too close to the table and am definitely going to add this to my game. Congrats on hitting 2500! Well deserved. You'll be at 2600+ by this time next year.

Dude congrats on 2500! Coolest TT RU-vidr 😎

your footwork is so quick. being able to play a backhand from your backhand corner, then move to play a forehand from the same spot ALL in the time it takes for your opponent to block back a fast loop, is really impressive congratulations on 2500 :)

You look so good during that match! Congrats on getting those 30 points!!! I personally love dabbling in the rating system. I think it's awesome and a good metric to use. It basically amounts to the average level of all the matches you're playing at any given time. Anybody with a higher rating will win on average and a lower rated player will lose on average, but there will always be upsets. These occur less often than not, because whenever an upset occurs, the rating of that player increases so a future upset does not occur (as the ratings are now closer together, it's not really an upset anymore). The self-correcting system minimizes upsets and attempts to rate everyone by the average of their play. In addition to technical skill, there are also differences in play style, strategy, and mental toughness that sways matches one way or the other. Although, strategy and mental toughness should be grouped in with overall skill. Physical fitness (which becomes an important factor and barrier at the 2000 level) should not be overlooked as part of a player's skillset! Ramsay Dewey the youtube MMA fighter believes that physical fitness, strength, and size are a skill (they can be trained and they contribute to match outcome). Between 1300 and 1700, the amount of holes in the game are so great that upsets occur more frequently and style variation is a much more significant factor, making the ratings far less accurate, and virtually inaccurate below 1100 officially (unofficially,

Great match, your backhand has improved A LOT! He was targeting it but getting no joy at all, it has become a weapon in your game. Nice work!

Nice dominant match! Congrats on breaking into 2500! Regarding your question: yes. I always look at my opponents ratings, it helps with preparing the mental game. It is a big difference if you know, you'll play against very strong opponents compared to weaker opponents. I do always note that it isn't everything. Sometimes the rating doesn't do them justice and it certainly doesn't say anything about their playing style. I did use my own lower rating when I had to substitute in higher teams. I emphasise that I am a substitute, hoping that they will feel a false sense of security. Thanks for the tips again! Great video!

Keeping fit; nice way to do it

Hi Seth. What an impressive backhand! The way you bend your wrist back and spring forward looks fantastic. Can you tell me how to do it successfully? (I m still struggling with it). Thanks a lot

Hey Seth nice Input and the Rating thing got me thinkin, many times my opponents or training partners who were much stronger than me were suprised that my rating is around 200 points lower than they assumed, of course people are having good and bad days but now i think the hole in my game hasnt been found that well by them at this moment and it gives me much more emphazise that i should try much harder to work on them to improve overall.

Congrats!

Heii good job. Congrat...

Hey Seth !! I agree with your point about moving back in a positive way to create better chances for counter attack. Recently, I observed this in the match btwn Yoshimura VS Zhou Qihao 2022, you can see at around 00:35, Yoshi pushes deep and takes a step back, winding up for a ncie backhand counter which puts Zhou on the defensive. Resulting in a advantage in the rally, leading to a nice point won 👍

I love your donic t-shirt.

Congratulations Seth!!! A strategy that I like using against players that like to step back for the big strokes after serving, is to actually do a soft return, especially if they serve fast ball or top spin. I have the opponent step back in causing a moment of imbalance. As the match goes on, I like to make them inside out (mixing up power shots with soft shots) as opposed to side to side. I can see that it disrupts their rhythm.

Your videos are amazing, thank you I am 40+ and 2100 trying to see how far I can go before my body wears out lol. Love the observations about ratings and how to look at them. Ratings create a sense of expectation on self and opponent which weighs on me sometimes since I don't want to lose to lower rated players. One way to get over it is to remember that anyone could be plus minus 100-150 points easily from what the rating says since a) they could be on way up or down b) style of play could help/hurt your chances and c) what's going on that day (like an injury or friendlier location etc). So net net the range is 200-300 points which is a lot! So once I remember that I am calmer about beating someone above or losing to someone below. Ultimately it's about what this channel is about - learning and improving and ratings have nothing to do with that.

All of that backhand work is now paying off. Huge backhands in game 2 and in other spots. I'll go ahead and take credit for it since I told you to work on it pre-covid. LOL. You worked your ass off to improve your game but it sure shines in the backhand now. There is still a little more leg/stomach that can be used on the backhand sometimes :D The point at 2:56 you can see yourself using the body, more so than in your practice. The best comes out when it matters sometimes!

Daaaamn, you play very well, I ought to see you and ping pong daily play one day, you'd take them down for real. Kudos Seth!

Wow you played amazing! Keep it up and great video!

Excellent vedio, kindly teach me how to hold racket,bat

What a great match and congrats! 👏 I sometimes prefer not to even look my opponent's rating if possible. Yes, a high one can affect you mentally in a negative way, but a low one could also cause you to not take them seriously enough. We have all run into 'sandbaggers' who pretend that they are lesser players for tournament rating purposes.

Congrats! Can you do a tutorial video on backhand serves, including the tactics you use in games?

Welp, I'd love to incorporate all of this into my game but yesterday was my last training of the season and my club is closed during the summer holidays 😢 Btw, I got a new bat two weeks ago and it feels much better than the old one. Moved from Stiga JMS Control blade with Stiga Mantra H (FH) and Mantra M (BH) to something completely different - Cybershape Wood, Tenergy 05 Hard (FH) and Tenergy 64 (BH) and gotta say, it feels rly stable and controlled, blocking is easoer and my BH loop is much more consistent. Sad that I can't improve it any more until september 😂

You just swept Senura Silva 3 games to nothing. Thats insane.... and your shots..... INSANE! I feel like you'd do really great in a WTT event. Maybe a Feeder to start.

Damn, you played well

Btw, the video's view angle was great

You are heavily underrated when it comes to rating. if anything you play like a 2600 imo.

Really happy for you 👏 How much of that progress you think it's related to changing your rubbers to a harder one? If you would go back in time, would you have used them earlier or you think it was a gradual process to make you better use them? (K3) Sometimes I feel that it's kinda hard to hit winners with harder rubbers and that beginners/intermediate players would be better off using a medium rubber on the FH

First of all congratulations for the achievement you earned it.. Can you share ur setup you shared the opponent setup in the video not yours . So was curious

Hi Seth, congratulations on your amazing achievement. May you scale more heights and achieve more. Please can you share tips for keeping the serve low without bending like Hugo? Also I believe one of the topics which might interest you is to define the skills which matches to the rating. Though it is very subjective but I remember this topic when I was playing my U1600 finals and my coach told me that my opponent is not Timo Boll so I don’t need all the strokes but just need to keep the ball and play smart. Most of the amateur players get caught when they feel low as they cannot do certain strokes. But I feel it is more on the tactics and game strategy which should match the current player level. If you can select this topic it would be a great help to everyone. God Bless. 😊

Way to roll...I'm still working on breaking 2000..

Congrats! Your matches against Senura are always fun to watch! Btw does Senura know Coach Wajira???

Seth and Sunra just seem like a vibe.

I can't relate with the rating systems, im from Philippines. i'm sure this is interesting I would be happy if rating systems will be implemented here.

Pff great vid. What are the other vids you recomended? Cant find them

congrats! I use my rating to measure my skill level and more importantly my progress because it is the easiest

How hold racket, bat vedio please

Congrats! Ratings are sometimes accurate, but I've learned it's more about style than rating. I've also had the unfortunate experience of playing kids at a specific club who obviously played much better than their ratings, so my rating has dropped precipitately. I know I'm much better than my rating, yet I keep playing kids rated 1100 when I see them beating 1800 and 1900 lvl players. I once played a female, Chinese kid rated around 1750 who obviously beat me (1500ish) w/o a problem. Then I watched her kick butt against a 2200 player. She made it to the finals because she beat EVERYONE under 2200 like a knife through butter. But in the finals she played my coach Chase Bockoven and finally lost to him. I have to say though that she gave him problems for sure. He still kicked kicked her butt 3-0, but I saw him sweat for a few points, LOL.

I am not sure if you can even use your legs, especially using the feet more in pushing off the ground more in playing bh opening...to create an even stronger spinnybor faster opening...?

Congratulations! what kind of Asics shoes are you wearing ? I suppose they are same as Alexis Lebrun's shoes

wow, well played seth! Btw have you considered applying for the recently announced USA pro league?

Hi Seth, Just sharing my thoughts about ratings. I will be interested to know your opinion. I agree with your two views regarding ratings, and I have two perspectives myself regarding ratings, one I call the “statistical perspective”, and the other one the “players perspective”, The “statistical perspective”: I think ratings are a good reference if: • The player is reasonably active; this means the player is participating in a minimum number of competitions regularly. • The player is competing (or has competed in the past) against a good variety of different opponents/styles. I also think the difference in level between two players is not that great unless the difference in rating points is significant. I think the rating always has some room for error, and I think actual results/achievements in competitions is more telling than the rating. The “players perspective”: From a player’s perspective, I think in general is better not to give it too much thought to the ratings. It can become a ‘mental distraction’ for the player, or even worse, another ‘element of stress/anxiety/pressure’ that you have to deal with, and that may diminish their ability to perform on matches (I will be honest, I recognize it has happened to me in the past) However, we are all different, and probably for some players it makes not much difference, but from my experience, I think it does affect your game if you overfocus/overthink on it. Thanks, Fab

great performanc Seth! keep it up

Gg mate very solid performance by the way what is your setup?

At 1:38 - what could be better here? At my level I'd be happy with this but I think for you, one who has mastered moving to the 3rd ball and highly reliably loop that you could push this shot further. Lots of juicy forehands he was able to block on you. I know that is his thing, but I think about top pros and how they would have smoked the ball past him. They may use more speed and power but I know they are putting the ball in better spots. You may disagree - what do you think needs work? Seems like a reasonable video topic! Yeah yeah who ever tells you to improve your forehand?!

Hi Seth, can you please comment on durability of K3? Is its lifespan less then tensor rubber as stickness fasdes faster?

Hi Seth, you play with K3. How often do you change your rubbers?

seth pech is him

What is your equipment ? Anyway congrats to you.

i saw ur usatt, it's 2511 right? Congrats broo 🎉👏🏼

Could you share info on your setup plz?

Congrats! 😊😊😊 How often do you change your k3 rubber?

Move away from the table is lot more prevalent now then in past. For sure it has changed your style. Many points are made with this ability. look at harinoto. He started great being close to the table. These days he seems to lose the edge doing it. Game changed and he did not adjust. it is power game now. nobody builds up to make a point. it is instant power stroke. you can see in ma long game. if you are close to the table you lose. congrats on roll over the magic number. ratings are great stuff. it motivates and builds confidence when one is inching to higher number. so many players look great in practice but then they do not deliver. definitely a hole in their training. love them big forehands but cannot serve and return.. serve became huge point maker. very top plays miss receive more then ever. this year some games became outright boring. game of serves. Chinese included.. Good video. lot of actionable info.

You played well better than Senura. Ball was high quality, low and fast, with efficient strokes. Watch the ball distance height above the net, more often than not, your shots always lower than his. The only thing that's puzzles me is the placement (long vs mid distance to the table) of topspin balls. i.e. does longer balls that land near the end of the table, pressure the opponent, and stop them from blocking and reacting sufficiently. versus landing the balls 3/4 or half way, which gives opponent more time to react and block/attack. Certainly with regards to backspin pushes. Backspin pushes always need to be long to pressure opponent backward, if the backspin push lands mid table, it most certainly is always attacked aggressively. What about with top spin balls? should they always be long and as close to the end of the table as possible? Or is it more of a matter of varying the shot to confuse opponent.

Sorry about asking a basic question. What does 2500 mean?

Stepping back will be good against offensive players but against players like harimoto, alexi lebrun who is very good with counter attack steppimg back will be quite risky. They will use the pace against you

Congratulations on a well-fought win, I have watched a number of your matches with good commentary, and I always came to the conclusion you were a 2500+ player. I think it's easier to move up in the lower levels than at the higher ones. Mainly at the lower levels, I take the ratings with a grain of salt. It's not that accurate in my opinion. And there are a few reasons why. for example, in a recent tournament, I lost to a guy in 5 sets who was rated close to me. The same guy who beats me lost to a very low-rated player in our group who I beat in 3 sets. Even though I beat him fairly easily, I thought he was underrated by about 400 points which still would even be close to my rating. I would say at the lower levels, there are more underrated players than overrated players. I have come across very few overrated players. The ratings are more accurate at higher levels like yours. I think the rating system needs improvement.

Congratulations!

Thanks for all the quality content! Seriously one of the best table tennis instructors online and you've had a big impact on me breaking through plateaus.