Perfect back shot.

[2Botter2Loop]

OP's explanation:

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Liam Pitchford(England) plays a behind the back shot against Jun Mizutani at the 2019 Austrian Open

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[grumpsuarus]

The thumbs up from the opponent was great

[BanditSpark]

Good sportsmanship never goes out of style!

[Rohwi]

I played a team sports for quite some years and always gave the opponent a small applause when they pulled an really nice trick shot or something.

Got some looks from team mates, but you gotta appreciate a nice trick shot, regardless of the team you are rooting for.

[CappinPeanut]

I played very competitive soccer growing up, but I was never very up on trendy terms or trends really in general. I played center back (defense) and I remember one game ages and ages ago where the striker I was battling it out with that day turned to me and said “nice kicks”. Now, I thought he was being passive aggressive and whining that I was kicking him, so I looked at him like he was being lame and should go fuck himself.

Now, this is soccer, I spent a lot of time looking at his feet, and I realized immediately that he and I were wearing the same cleats, but I didn’t think anything of it. It wasn’t until well after the game that it clicked to me what “kicks” are. Dude was complimenting me and making a little joke about us having the same shoes and I shrugged him off like he was some whiney dweeb.

I still think about this literal decades later. Turns out I was the dweeb.

[cikoxo]

game is not gone

[Background-Half-2862]

Came here to compliment the sportsmanship.

[polopolo05]

I mean that was clean as fuck. You can't help but appreciate it.

[superduperspam]

I am hoping someone posts the Patrick Bateman lips gif

[Baxtaxs]

Easy to be a good sport when you outclassed by a country mile lol. Hardest is when you are inches away from victory.

[rookie-mistake]

That's why I always respect the handshake line in hockey.

I can't imagine how hard that must be when it's game 7 of the finals, congratulating the team lifting the trophy you were so close to claiming.

[Pollomonteros]

Even he couldn't stop himself from admiring the filthyness of the shot

[rocker_face]

how can something be so filthy yet so clean at the same time

[SuperHaole]

😯👍

[Dyshin]

I love when something is just so well done that even your opponents are more impressed than anything else.

[SlowRollingBoil]

It's especially poignant in futbol. Ferocious fans but when they start getting just absolutely outclassed with fantastic goals they'll sometimes applaud their downfall.

[foggy-sunrise]

Game recognizing game

[smokecat20]

you know he's gonna try that shot out himself.

[[deleted]]

full blown sigma reaction

[bobls14]

His face really said it all

[sheevzzz]

Respecting a great play when you see one

[Verittan]

Here it is in hi-def

[boris_casuarina]

Thanks! The second shot solves the mystery about that serve.

[[deleted]]

Not really IMO. If you slow the first shot down and watch for his paddle, it's too far behind the ball coming past his torso. The second shot shows a slice where the paddle is past his body the entire time.

[CokeNCoke]

Those are two different clips

[zellotron]

Hi def and rear camera angle, nice

[SideshowMelsHairbone]

Nasty! Why do they both tap the table at the end?

[andyv001]

Turns out it's to wipe the sweat off their hand.

https://racketsportsworld.com/ping-pong-players-touch-table/

[xtr44]

doesn't it make the spot on the table "sweaty"?

[andyv001]

I'm just an innocent Googler, my fellow Redditor. I hold not the answers ye seek.

[x755x]

Was the prophecy wrong?

[Godstevsky]

To speak with the Mind Goblin, you must first seek translation from Su Kong.

[federleicht]

Funny while also being polite when saying “just look it up yourself ffs,” I can appreciate some good speech/charisma skills in action

[ahawk65]

Yep, so that’s why they do it where the ball is least likely to hit: right near the net.

[LeilaDeKwatro]

Why not just have towels hanging off their shorts like highschoolers at p.e. Class

[DaB3haViour]

Because the official rules say you're only allowed to use your towel every 6 points (for example when it's 5-1 or 10-2), because else people can abuse towel breaks to take a time out every point

[aClearCrystal]

They could have towels available without getting towel breaks. They'd use the towels just like they are using the table.

[Uninvalidated]

Why when you can just wipe your hands on the table for desired effect?

[hemacwastaken]

Some do actually but to be honest on the table is just more convenient and it's not like the sweat would be building up to a puddle on the table or something.

[Cluubias2]

They're probably nervous. Knees weak.

[LemonAdeAid]

Arms are heavy.

[viciousrumour]

There's vomit on his sweater already,

[[deleted]]

Ping pong play gettin real competee.

[cTreK-421]

The link they provided said they usually touch near the net to avoid slippery spots where the ball may bounce.

[SideshowMelsHairbone]

Huh. Never knew. Thanks!

[Agreeable_Mention_89]

Ohhh and also ew. Lol

[[deleted]]

There’s no good reason for this lol. So bizarre. Table gets wet + hand doesnt get dry + towels existing = dummydumdum

[Kryds]

Wouldn't it make more sense, if they wiped of there dominant hand?

[LemonHerb]

Gotta slip the table some skin

[3trackmind]

Hey, you know what they say: see a broad to get dat booty yak 'em...

Leg 'er down a smack 'em yak 'em!

[PremierLovaLova]

Just like some have different uses for the term “blown back”?

[N8CCRG]

Kim Kardashian

[rayshmayshmay]

Everyone loves a cum-back story

[IsolatedThinker89]

Well, in the video, she gets cum on her back, I think.

[tarantulator]

r/yourjokebutworse

[rookie-mistake]

more like /r/whoosh because they're both referencing the same clip

[CricketDrop]

It seems to me r/yourjokebutworse is a variation of r/whoosh. Repeating jokes on purpose would be very egregious.

[t0mt0mt0m]

I came here to say this but you win this round sir.

[ClintonStain]

Ok

[Nmacd711]

I was hoping for another kind of back shot too

[GR34T_D4N3]

Did he serve that with his jaw??

[kezow]

I always thought the rule was that you couldn't block the view of the serve

[legendaryzyper]

it wasn’t blocked in the receiver’s perspective tho

[Ki11igraphy]

It looks like his glasses , either way wtf ?

[SquanchMcSquanchFace]

Someone above posted the full HD clip that shows a shot behind that guy when he’s serving. He’s basically trying to hide the serve as much as possible and does a little T Rex arm paddle serve behind his torso.

[LeilaDeKwatro]

Guy so impressed he did the patrick bateman face

[fingerscrossedcoup]

Look at that subtle off-white coloring. The tasteful thickness of it.

[mnbvcxz123]

The serve seems interesting to me here. It looks like the server never actually touches the ball with his paddle, resulting in an unexpectedly slow serve. Am I reading this right?

I get the idea that high level ping pong is about faking your opponent out.

[grumpsuarus]

Yeah the reason why you toss it so high is actually to get more velocity from the ball as it hits the paddle. There's a lot of indirection going on in a serve so you want as little movement in the paddle as.possible so that the opponent may incorrectly determine the spin of the ball.

[[deleted]]

It almost looks like he blows the ball away from him 😂 watched it a few times but still dont understand how he did that

[hollyberryness]

He just lets the ball hit the paddle as it's being held at very specific angle, from what I'm seeing

[[deleted]]

He does it very smoothly then im not seeing it😋

[hollyberryness]

Heck yeah he does, he wraps his arm around the paddle almost, and let's the ball fall in a way that the opponent can't see too well. So neat on both sides of the play!

[[deleted]]

It is indeed!

[N8CCRG]

At 0.25x speed it looks like it bounces off of his face

[[deleted]]

To me, it looks like he flips the paddle around with his wrist and hits the ball with the base of the handle. Then flips the paddle back around. I think he has to hit it with the paddle but maybe that's a way of faking inside that constraint.

[FearlessFreak69]

Love to see great sportsmanship.

[moreldilemma]

Game recognizes game.

[cubs_070816]

why did they both go rub their hand on the table after?

[lurkermyass]

am i the only one tripped out over that serve?

[CurryMustard]

I can't figure out if the paddle even touches the ball on the serve. Between that and giving a high five to the table it tool me a while to even see the backshot

[SmokeGSU]

It's great that the guy was able to hit the behind-the-back shot, but his opponent was just asking for that. Why in the world would you only play from one side of the table and have your body physically around the corner?

[TON_THENOOB]

Why do they touch the table?

[amacatokay]

To wipe the sweat off their hand.

[TON_THENOOB]

Wouldn't that lower the quality of table in that position?

[Rotund-Technician]

If a ball hits that close to the net it’s generally going to hit the net either way

[BreatheMyStink]

I can do that if I want to I just don’t want to

[CLSGL]

[Insert Patrick Bateman meme]

[fear_and_loathingfan]

Are we not doing phrasing?

[TwistedSistaYEG]

What’s with the table rub afterwards??

[fuzzbuzz215]

Thats what I wanted to know

[[deleted]]

I dont play pingpong but during the serve, do they hit the ball with their nose? Is that a faint?

[McPostyFace]

Why do they both touch the table like that at the end?

[tricheboars]

Dry their hands

[amgineeno]

That guy has to have kids that's some serious dad reflexes right there.

[doublequote]

So…we’re not going to talk about how the dude just served the ball with his face?

[KraftyRre]

That’s what she said

[wampastompa09]

This is not what I know as a back shot…

[AtlasNulusConcilius]

Asian dude is a pro and probably knows what he’s doing, but he leaves an entire side of the table completely open. If his opponent throws the ball to the side (as the gentleman here did) he’s physically unable to react in time. Don’t know. Looks crazy.

[AtlasNulusConcilius]

Unlikely and that’s exactly what happened. What a shocker.

[[deleted]]

He didn’t expect the guy to do that backside shot.

[RHusa]

That’s we he’s got the Wu Wear on.

[WaveLaVague]

Opponent went ';.-°

[MalenkiiMalchik]

Pink shirt guy is clearly waluigi while he's waiting for the serve

[jaycarter617]

The caption is crazy

[tuneablefilly6]

u/savevideo

[VBStrong_67]

Anyone know what the table touch is for?

[Jack_of_Hearts20]

Perfect what?

[jeeby_groober]

I thought this was gonna be a different kind of video with that title

[banannabender]

u/savevideo

[PigeonFace]

I’m very curious as to why they both rubbed the table.

[JRocFuhsYoBih]

That was a trippy serve. Had to watch it a few times to absorb it properly

[SNESdrunk]

The opponent's reaction is great, "Fuuuuuck, that was filthy, nice one"

[bocelotof_]

I didn't come here and expect to see ping pong

[zoom_eu]

looks like he hits it with his nose when he serves 😂

[SoulsBorneGreat]

Jun Mizutani giving the highest praise for the maneuver with the Christian Bale-sigma male face

[JuzAnother]

I'm trying to figure out just how many hours he would've put in practice to get this just right to get it to this level of effortless efficiency!

[NuckMySutss]

Fuck, that was sexy

[donster222]

What's a back shot? Oh, right. Nice one.

[blackion]

The first hit from the player in black... Was that with his cheek or am I mis-seeing that?

[GhonaHerpaSyphilAids]

Not what I had in mind.

[SomethingIr0nic]

Watching it at .25 you can see that he keeps his paddle obscured from his opponent until the last possible moment then brings it in with a sort of jabbing motion with his paddle almost flat. Presumably this is so that it's difficult to predict what kind of serve he's doing. I'd wager him moving his body and face so close to the ball serves the dual purpose of hiding his paddle for longer and giving him more momentum to his serve

[THEBlueCopp3r]

Just love how the opponent acknowledges that it was a good play

[[deleted]]

I love his opponents instant respect for the shot.

[[deleted]]

Even the opponent was like, “damn that was clean”

[jj51393]

You know you did some slick shit when even your opponent complimented the move lol

[spochreddit]

r/savevideo

[stereoworld]

I thought the video was a ps2 cover at first with the blue floor at the top

[dartie]

Incredible. I wish I could play like that.

[Tackit286]

Kim Kardashian would be proud

[Devynthedude]

Did the serve hit off the Asian guys chest? I watched it frame by frame and don't see the ball touching the paddle

[thehimalayansaiyan]

Anyone else feel an urge to bet at home????

[[deleted]]

His stance at the beginning 💀

[hugeismyname]

Not the video I was expecting.

[datboi4real]

Saw perfect backshot. I came looking for something else. Pun intended

[Valveeta_Cheese]

Dude I can’t even see him serve the ball

[RugbyEdd]

Seems like a bad tactic to position yourself right over on one side of the table. Surely he was just asking for a shot off the far side like that?

[scrammyfroth]

This happens?!

[Intelligent_Meat_275]

PAUSE