Beat The Best: SAIVE vs. AHRENS

It is no question that Jean-Michel SAIVE is the better table tennis player than Bernd AHRENS who plays in the fourth German League. But what happens if they are not testing their topspins? What if they are playing quite unusual games which have at least

It is no question that Jean-Michel SAIVE is the better table tennis player than Bernd AHRENS who plays in the fourth German League. But what happens if they are not testing their topspins? What if they are playing quite unusual games which have at least something to do with table tennis?

This question will be answered in “Beat The Best“ a challenge initiated by the German website myTischtennis.de and supported by STIGA. In the following days table tennis legend Jean-Michel SAIVE will be challenged by an amateur player in different games the first one is called „Blowing“.

The next video will be published tomorrow.

If you want to get an impression here are the first two videos.

The Opening: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFacpypljvU
Game 1 “Blowing”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WZT_QPVZ48

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