It can be done quicker than 5-15 years (more on this later). A player who practices less frequently may be more towards the 15 year end of the timeframe. A player who practices a lot may be nearer to the 5 year end of the timeframe. Yes, this is quite a wide timeframe, but so much depends on how much a player practices. How long does it take to reach this level?įrom my experience, it can take 5-15 years of dedicated practise to reach a “really good” standard. I appreciate this is a subjective definition, but it’s better to have some sort of definition to work with than none at all. For US readers of my blog, I guess the equivalent is a 2000 rating. You can play table tennis in your spare time and be a top division player. You don’t have to be a full-time athlete to reach this standard. This is a standard most players in local league aspire to reach. This standard is out of reach for most of us.įor the purposes of this blog post let’s say a Division 1 local league player – ranked somewhere in the top 500 rankings in England – is a “really good” table tennis player.
It’s not really that helpful to use professionals as a benchmark for “really good” either. But it’s not helpful to use Ma Long as a benchmark. There is always a better player (unless you are Ma Long).
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But how long? Can you become a really good table tennis player very quickly or will it take years and years? And what’s the best way to improve quickly? Let’s explore these questions… What is a “really good” player?įirstly, what do I mean by a “really good” player? This is a tough question, as there are so many different levels.Ī bottom division local league player will be considered “really good” compared to a social player who has never played competitively, but wouldn’t be considered “really good” compared to a middle division local league player.Ī middle division local league player will be considered “really good” compared to a bottom division player, but wouldn’t be considered “really good” compared to a top division local league player.Ī top division local league player will be considered “really good” compared to a middle division local league player, but wouldn’t be considered “really good” compared to a player ranked in the top 100 in England.Ī player ranked in the top 100 in England will be considered “really good” compared to almost all players in the rest of the country, but wouldn’t be considered “really good” compared to a player ranked in the top 5 in England.Ī player in the top 5 in England is likely to be a professional player, so in most people’s eyes is absolutely amazing, but are likely to get beaten consistently by players in the top 20 in the world.Ī player in the top 20 in the world is UNBELIEVABLE at table tennis, but is likely to get smashed by Ma Long or Fan Zendong. It does take time to get really good at table tennis. Table tennis is a very complex sport, with lots of different shots, spins and playing styles, played at a frighteningly fast pace. And they have probably been able to hit the ball over the net, “see, that wasn’t very difficult”.īut to play competitive table tennis to a high standard is a different matter. Almost everyone at some point has played some form of ping pong.
Maybe there is a perception in the non-playing table tennis world that table tennis is easy to play. I have coached many beginners and improvers who are surprised by just how much there is to learn and how difficult table tennis is to master.
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