The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) had asked people to come up with an amazing trick shot for its competition. Entrants from all across the world showed their weird, wacky and creative table tennis trick shots in the hope to be crowned with the world's best table tennis trick shot and win amazing prizes.
After 62 entries that accumulated over 700,000 views on YouTube and YouKu, the International Federation is proud to announce the five finalists for the STIGA 2014 ITTF Trick Shot Showdown. We look at the first entry today.
Entry No. 2 - Josep Antón Velázquez
Two in a row around the net (same side of the table). The key was to apply inside-outside spin to the first shot. The error margin is almost zero since the ball bounce have to take place just in the white line (almost in the edge). Furthermore, this is a must to apply to the ball as much spin as possible to open the angle in order to make the second shot possible. The second shot technical complexity is also huge, so the available angle is almost zero, the ball bounce is very low and the ball is fully charged of spin in the opposite direction. To control the ball in this boundary conditions and the difficulty to achieve a good first ball makes this trickshot very difficult to perform.
At the end of five days, the voting link will be shared where people can vote for their favorite shot. Stay tuned!