Michael Maze - Master Of Lob And Sidespin (Table Tennis Legend)

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/ top8tt Michael Maze is a table tennis legend from Denmark. He is a left-handed player known for his strong forehand loops and fantastic defensive lobs and sidespin shots. He was one of the last European players who could beat a Chinese. Most people remember Michael Maze for one of the greatest comebacks in the history of table tennis against Hao Shuai at 2005 World Championship in Shangai when he was losing 0:3 in sets and eventually win 4:3.
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Michael Maze Bio:
Born: September 1, 1981 (age 35), Faxe, Denmark
Height: 1.85 m
Nationality: Danish
Weight: 71 kg
Highest ranking: 8 (January 2010)
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[@UtsavNayak3]

He is the most entertaining and explosively talented table tennis player I have ever seen! Even being more of a showboating player he has had a pretty good career- 1 olympic bronze,WTTC bronze,European champion.

[@Abeni28]

One word
AMAZEing

[@Enkidu1701]

3:20 Holy shit, I didn´t know Ovtsharov could do that.

[@Kotori32]

6:11 - 6:36 The craziest thing is that after surviving MP on these two points, MM actually went on to win the match!

[@rubenvleugels5186]

Maze is a legend, inspired me a lot when I was a kid!

[@MrUtoobee]

What brutal side spin. Awesome

[@flagella1337]

6:52 I need to learn how to do this.

[@VhivaLaRASTA]

flagella1337 called an cannonball loft, super tricky but with the right tap it’s doable

[@asindergaming4281]

Is kind of hard

[@its_me_dave]

I think it’s called a fluke

[@nephronpie8961]

50 years from now, machines would probably be able to do this.

[@topnug7626]

@@nephronpie8961 going through an existential crisis? Loll

[@vvyang2968]

He is a true legend 🤯🔥🔥

[@eloimumford5247]

Simply aMazing sharp shooter ... naturally born then crafted to perfection !

[@fusiongtdotcom]

Really enjoyed the video thanks for posting

[@darshealagarwalla7529]

5:56 amazing

[@Max-yp1iw]

darsheal agarwalla wow

[@velekorunoski5997]

He is the main reason why I have become a great table tennis player

[@DenisPinheir0]

Ah, Maze... Amazing!

[@cosmeticcarrepair]

Great video. Thanks.

[@hckph6025]

One of the most creative players

[@dajo2394]

Great Video!

[@eggs2627]

WOW! Fantastic skills!!!

[@ryanh6560]

Why am I watching table tennis at 4am when I have school at 8

[@Soei23]

For such a tall player he is very agile. His footwork combined with his length enables him to get to shots most others wouldn't be able to make. Combined with those backhand shots... holy crap!
What I also found amazing was how many players found his high backhand topspin balls so difficult to finish. Very often they hit it JUST behind the net and after a few times of Maze returning it again somehow they just couldn't do it.
Simply amazing.

[@dickn.ormous1064]

Are you serious?His footwork just was terrible for a pro.He had good touch though.

[@eshbansuleman978]

1 dislike is from Hao Shuai! :D

[@petertang3903]

Ma Lin has taught him a lesson after beating Hao Shuai...

[@tomspice73]

@@petertang3903 a hárd lesson

[@mamahilmi2675]

The king of defence maze!

[@Luis-he2fc]

3:56

[@t-nut511]

The crowd sounds like the crowd from wii sports.

[@michil.1192]

1:02

[@krecik317]

Chinese niggas are robots what else do you expect?

[@sebastianschlicht5189]

krecik317 WTF 🤦‍♂️

[@anabolicstephen8387]

@@krecik317 yes they are more disciplined than you and is why you will never see them outside the top 3 at any given sport in the olympics,they arent robots ,they are better than you and me

[@krecik317]

anabolic stephen Well, trust me that if any other western country had 1 billion people to choose their athletes etc from they would dominate everything you mentioned

[@alexdelarge5703]

Some will say Xu Xin was the king of lobbing, but this man was amazing on his prime

[@bossxian3037]

HE'S BACK BABY!

[@kenshiro11]

amazing!!!

[@indra7007]

Only one word amazing....

[@mikamyllo]

indra pithak aMAZEing

[@saschathaler]

Unbelievable!

[@guydaley]

Wow, just WOW! Believe it or not, I've actually heard people say that table tennis wasn't a sport, including a popular radio commentator in Phoenix. So many people have such small universes.

[@austin3248]

That first clip the ball is making such a nice noise

[@SuperHammaren]

AMZEING player indeed :)

[@tylerhammersley7397]

that is mad ting

[@MaelABAT]

Nice vid 😉

[@joslemllorens2821]

Dima playing without the moaning is great. 😂

[@joniraggi4137]

Holy crap

[@supermarc]

Godly backhand

[@knoxcameron-]

I do the same!!!! (A few leages lower;)

[@Vndett-sm2ce]

RIP Michael Maze

[@tylerhammersley7397]

wow

[@mhmisc65]

Maze - Oh that's the weirdest matchup, so different styles.

[@yaakovgov7650]

Great winner. Hot temper!.

[@johnnymars9782]

Lobs are quite common these days ... but Maze has amazing side spin.

[@maltelange3006]

I am from denmark

[@fabritorrens694]

Es marquitos di palma 🤯

[@anjoooo]

Anybody else think Brad Pitt could play Maze if they ever made a movie about him? They look very alike!

[@freeuyghur2063]

2:05 snake shot !

[@muhammadsalmaanudhani8368]

M. Salman good playing

[@ghendao]

Wew tt videos look so prehistoric

[@andersjensen1499]

Du spillede sgu en gang underholdende bordtennis Maze -:)

[@ab-yt6uq]

Can you do koki niwa

[@Top8TT]

Thank you for a suggestion, I will do Koki Niwa tribute.

[@Chillibro456235]

suprb

[@Fiyaaaahh]

Please do Ryu Seung Min :)

[@tanakataro9285]

no one can copy his style!

[@velekorunoski5997]

I do things like this most of the time but I am a right hander

[@RalphHund]

​@@velekorunoski5997And not really good in comparison.

[@velekorunoski5997]

@@RalphHund what do you mean exactly?

[@nainanidididada6794]

God like reaction time!

[@PatrickChoi]

I think he's the real show man! haha

[@timemasters2344]

Remind me of Randy Daytona

[@alwingonglei750]

Hey, have you ever seen xu xin playing?

[@madspaaske8630]

He is from Denmark!!!

[@egostates]

amazeing ;)

[@vantuyentran3596]

i like MM

[@DQ2121]

Maze is/was a special player. I think he never quite reached his full potential for a variety of reasons.

[@christianadriananiceta2753]

He is Chen Wexing's best friend a.k.a The Angry Chopper
The Angry Lobber

[@user-uf8pe2bx8m]

2:03

[@james-tennis]

Good video, love when the audience gets into the point. I wish tennis would allow audiences to be audiences and cheer for people while they play instead of having to stay hush quiet.

[@jureroso9532]

He reminds me of Fabrice Santoro and Rafael Nadala in tennis.

[@velekorunoski5997]

Novak Djokovic has the same defence

[@ranggachristian]

Maze runner

[@angkasial5365]

Hard rubber and hard blade plus hard control

[@valdemarvium5484]

He Come from denmark

[@umbrella638]

0:14 no one saw this? wtf

[@carlsenkel1141]

Umbrella it was the net and then the table

[@anishkrishanthan5036]

@@carlsenkel1141 no it wasn't play it in slow motion

[@adrians3267]

@@anishkrishanthan5036 you have probably never played table tennis if you think a ball going that fast can possibly land twice on the table

[@ejej_shej7958]

Ikr

[@7amoodzone2]

like adam bobrow style

[@jacobakin7280]

When he gets really far away edgy not just hit it super soft and get him

[@pedropereira5571]

Mega mega omg these guys won the Chinese I’m freakin out no I’m passing out help

[@federicoclaps5099]

My coach says I have a similar play style

[@sushilshrestha5032]

0:15 double bounce

[@reinaldopessoa2603]

Sushil Shrestha it hit the net then the table.

[@Ankushm29]

Sushil Shrestha It was a net ball

[@Metow677]

I definitely heard it hit table twice

[@karnewsletters3328]

@@Metow677 No, the net produces a sound because they have mics directed at the table.

[@stanwilson1037]

This guy better than matt wii sports resort

[@amirfoxus]

did anybody else realize the ball bounced twice at 0:14?

[@pukulu]

Maze also could come back after losing 2 or 3 games.

[@KageChen]

Hao shuai disappeared after defeated by Maze

[@bhaswatmandal8751]

Ma Long laughs with Xhang JK

[@HardlyCastsaShadow]

Sounds like bike glue, when was this match played/filmed?

[@matheng3043]

What is lob?

[@yummytreats984]

I have never seen that kinda of shot

[@-danR]

OK, but 3:24 is Dima's sidespin and his point; and his bh hook-shot is even better than Maze'.

[@KisrDeveloper]

tubeist- dan you are wrong dima backhand was from whole arm and it should be from wrist

[@reinaldopessoa2603]

Not at all

[@user-ns3si7hw1t]

F'n Slow Who cares what technique they used. It his technique works for him, that’s fine.

[@adriansletten542]

F'n Slow you should not use wrist in your backhand. The wrist should just follow the movement of the underarm

[@simplyclem]

Why are they dont play short

[@otisskopik1400]

maze is a"maze"ing ;)

[@diamondarmor9439]

0:16 2x bounce the ball he didnt know ampire fault

[@nomanm.5884]

no it hit the net

[@emmanuelnah-4551]

Yup

[@allaniman7478]

Did he became a world champion?

[@t1myv]

anyone else noticed that the ball double hit Bolls side when Maze hit it ?

[@bernhardaltenmeier1675]

No

[@stevenmorales4423]

alcomix416 l Rocket league yep

[@kneesyeimpopoular]

maze has tattoos on his arm?!

[@do7412]

メイスの本名ってミカエル・メイスですか？読み方教えてください

[@chesterjar1505]

da wn デンマーク人の発音聴けばミヒェルの方が正しいと思いますが、Wikipediaに書いてあるバージョンは英語のマイケルですね。(^-^)

[@BaconHat]

カタカナで書けば、正しい読み方はミカール・メイスだと思います。(私はデンマーク人です)

[@curlyfryactual]

0:13 pardon me why did they play that double bounce ??

[@williamvo4973]

At 0:15 it was at the net then at the table 🤷‍♂️

[@aaronjones-eg2qd]

Please can you do niwa koki

[@sebbo9449]

ROSKILDE!!

[@isaiahrobles9133]

00:14 didn't the ball hit twice? 🤨

[@PongGod]

"He was one of the last European players who could beat a Chinese." Right, because by being Chinese, you're naturally invincible in table tennis.

[@Cars2155]

what are you on about

[@kaikart123]

PongGod yes, case in point: Harimoto

[@chesterjar1505]

from a genetic point of view: as much as He Zhi Wen is Spanish...

[@Pansarpelle]

Stating the obvious, lol. No need to get offended, sir.

[@user-kx1ck2kp7j]

Ma long vs. Michael

[@watchdogbypass]

pongfinity

[@jordaniumjordanicus]

he blocks like a badminton player lol

[@The_Guy_You_Love_To_Hate]

I've always wondered why players keep smashing the ball when their opponent is far away from the table instead of making a soft touch and get the point... 1:57 answered that.

[@albertjunker8220]

TheGuyYouLoveToHate me to

[@lepoldbuttersstotch]

He gave up close to the table attacks so easily just to lob and entertain the crowd