Hey Zakria, met you yesterday at CCTTA (I'm the white guy with the beard). Did you play at Heron Park on 3 different days, or how many days? I'm curious if you found the floor the same level of dustiness each day or if any day was noticeably better or worse, because I feel like Heron Park is managed poorly, and even for a tournament seems they didn't do anything particular to improve the conditions (ie. just another day slacking off). Players shouldn't have to feel the need to use a damp cloth to regularly clean their shoes, and I wrote to the city about it the facility in general, but the city hasn't responded yet. But yeah, this is where I frequently go for table tennis as it's the closest location to my home address and still one of, if not the best places for table tennis in a community center in Toronto. Did you know in the summer they put 20 tables and 2 pickleball courts up in the hockey arena for about half the day every day of the week in the summer?
@ChristopherMartin-ct9xg I played for 3 days. I didn't notice a change in the slipperyness of the floor. The soles of my shoes are almost worn out under the balls of my feet. I need to buy new shoes. I played in the hockey rink a few years ago during summer.
@@ZakriaTT Oh, well worn out shoes definitely would be different, but I have new shoes and they consistently accumulate a layer of dust on them pretty much every time I attend Heron Park's drop-in, meaning it's so common to slip and slide there, it's more like a feature (clay-court table tennis), but the manager assures me with his words that the gym is cleaned regularly. Also, the staff are supposed to clean the tables at the end of every drop-in session, but they don't, and even looked bewildered when I asked them why they aren't cleaning the tables. The staff girl with the long braids expressed she isn't paid enough to do it. Were the tables clean for the tournament? I attended the drop-in the Sunday after the tournament and didn't seem like they had been cleaned, so I'm guessing no. Seems also, they didn't even try to level the tables either, as at one moment of I forget now which video you uploaded from the tournament but not in this particular video, I noticed when a ball was placed on one side, it rolled on it's own towards the net. Weird place that Heron Park. I tried asking if I could volunteer to clean up the tables, but I was discouraged by the manager, informing me it was the staff's job and that they would do it, though they haven't, and probably never will.
@cl4shacc123 My ttcan rating is 1990. My usatt rating is 2170. In the usatt rating system, if you do good in one tournament and win higher rated players, your rating gets adjusted. It can jump from 500 to 2000 after one tournament. In the ttcan system, you can't jump like that. Instead, you get incremental points for each win, and it will take many tournaments to reach 2000 (unless it is your first few tournaments and you have temporary rating). If you are interested in the details of how it is calculated, I can provide the links. I am not sure if my comment will be published with links.
He's actually using a lot of footwork especially for his age but is making it look effortlessly since he's not taking big steps. He's taking lots of small micro steps to constantly adjust and reset his position. He's definitely a strong player and has been trained most likely as kid when he was younger.
Hey Zakria, met you yesterday at CCTTA (I'm the white guy with the beard). Did you play at Heron Park on 3 different days, or how many days? I'm curious if you found the floor the same level of dustiness each day or if any day was noticeably better or worse, because I feel like Heron Park is managed poorly, and even for a tournament seems they didn't do anything particular to improve the conditions (ie. just another day slacking off). Players shouldn't have to feel the need to use a damp cloth to regularly clean their shoes, and I wrote to the city about it the facility in general, but the city hasn't responded yet. But yeah, this is where I frequently go for table tennis as it's the closest location to my home address and still one of, if not the best places for table tennis in a community center in Toronto. Did you know in the summer they put 20 tables and 2 pickleball courts up in the hockey arena for about half the day every day of the week in the summer?
@ChristopherMartin-ct9xg I played for 3 days. I didn't notice a change in the slipperyness of the floor. The soles of my shoes are almost worn out under the balls of my feet. I need to buy new shoes.
I played in the hockey rink a few years ago during summer.
@@ZakriaTT Oh, well worn out shoes definitely would be different, but I have new shoes and they consistently accumulate a layer of dust on them pretty much every time I attend Heron Park's drop-in, meaning it's so common to slip and slide there, it's more like a feature (clay-court table tennis), but the manager assures me with his words that the gym is cleaned regularly. Also, the staff are supposed to clean the tables at the end of every drop-in session, but they don't, and even looked bewildered when I asked them why they aren't cleaning the tables. The staff girl with the long braids expressed she isn't paid enough to do it. Were the tables clean for the tournament? I attended the drop-in the Sunday after the tournament and didn't seem like they had been cleaned, so I'm guessing no. Seems also, they didn't even try to level the tables either, as at one moment of I forget now which video you uploaded from the tournament but not in this particular video, I noticed when a ball was placed on one side, it rolled on it's own towards the net. Weird place that Heron Park. I tried asking if I could volunteer to clean up the tables, but I was discouraged by the manager, informing me it was the staff's job and that they would do it, though they haven't, and probably never will.
hi zakria, why did your rating drop from 2200 to 1990? sorry
@cl4shacc123 My ttcan rating is 1990. My usatt rating is 2170.
In the usatt rating system, if you do good in one tournament and win higher rated players, your rating gets adjusted. It can jump from 500 to 2000 after one tournament. In the ttcan system, you can't jump like that. Instead, you get incremental points for each win, and it will take many tournaments to reach 2000 (unless it is your first few tournaments and you have temporary rating).
If you are interested in the details of how it is calculated, I can provide the links. I am not sure if my comment will be published with links.
Great job Zakria. How did your opponent even got to the final without footwork and even without shorts on😅?
His serves are difficult. He follows up with tricky pushes that change the spin coming back to opponent (like mine), followed by smash.
Come on, man. The results was 3:2, it's not like Zakria beat him 11:2 in every game.
He's actually using a lot of footwork especially for his age but is making it look effortlessly since he's not taking big steps. He's taking lots of small micro steps to constantly adjust and reset his position. He's definitely a strong player and has been trained most likely as kid when he was younger.