Karakasevic - The Legendary Backhand (Karas Magic)

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/ top8tt Aleksandar Karakasevic is a Serbian table tennis player. His incredible feeling and powerful backhand has helped him win against some of the top players in the world.
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Career Highlights and Accomplishments:
Bronze medal on European Championship - Singles
European Champion - Mixed Doubles (four times)
US Open Champion - Singles (three times)
US Open Champion - Doubles
Second place in Europe - Mixed Doubles
Third place on Pro-Tour final - Men’s Doubles- (twice)
German Open Champion - Men’s Doubles
Brazilian Open Champion - Doubles
Brazilian Open Champion - Teams
Mediterranean games Champion - Men’s Doubles
Second place on Mediterranean games - Doubles (twice)
Second place - Netherlands Open - Men’s Doubles
Third place - Qatar Open - Men’s Doubles (twice)
Balkan Champion (six times)
Second finisher on European Trials for the Olympic games
Third place in Junior Europeans (four times)
Yugoslavian Champion - Singles (three times)
Yugoslavian Champion - Men’s Doubles (five times)
Yugoslavian Champion - Mixed Doubles (five times)
Yugoslavian Champion - Teams (four times)
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[@curlyfryactual]

Watching him play it's impossible not to get stoked. The insane speed and placement behind his returns is hidden by short, precise movement. These dudes have no idea the ball is coming back that fast and at such a weird angle, because his body movement gives nothing away....excellent contrast against today's very _aghem_ dancey players

[@MrPoorplay]

You know you have good backhand when you can use it to beat a chopper

[@Turbo-Kid]

Hưng Nguyễn he actually lost against Joo Sae Hyuk in that match

[@fletcherwang8185]

Good backhand is not enough to beat a chopper, you must have a very good forehand to beat a chopper.

[@kalebivan9884]

Instablaster...

[@pipaion]

2:55 ...the best smash feint *EVER* !!

[@robertberneda6538]

Do you know who is the other player?

[@5570Lupo]

King of Backhand! RESPECT!

[@ezzygaming678]

Hn

[@afnanfahmi6405]

imagine that he slaps somebody with his backhand, whaaamm

[@peterfung1855]

5570Lupo nah. Look up kreanga's backhand

[@Irfan87]

Kreanga has the most powerful backhand but that's it. Karakasevic has more dexterity and versatility to his backhand.

[@odglavedopetevosinosamdete7610]

Hmm i gnow karakasevic in real life my ankle Zsolt peto and aleksandar

[@RomanAdar]

Amazing player especially his backhand. Thanks for sharing.

[@dimokoromplis946]

Alexander Karakasevic: ein sehr talentierter TT-Spieler mit einem fabelhaften Ballgefühl und einer gigantischen einzigartigen Rückhand❗⚠💥

[@laubry]

Very nice gesture to show a nice backhand from an opponent aswell. Good job

[@Top8TT]

New video, Clash of the backhands- Kreanga Vs Karakasevic kzbin.info/www/bejne/qJjVkKKno755r9k

[@donnlagrito68]

Top 8 TT

[@larrymar19]

I wonder if his backhand speed has ever been measured, I'd bet it's the fastest backhand in the modern sport, I don't think spin can ever truly be measured unless you are the player at the other end of the table, obviously this is a gift for him, and his backhand is better than all the top players today, and obviously this doesn't make him a better player than any of the top players today, just like the video title says, this is just about the backhand, nothing else, it just happens to be magic in his case, way too many haters commenting on KZbin these days

[@khalidmatine6096]

The artist wonderful.

[@telmoulyssea3701]

sensacional, maravilhoso, realmente o melhor BACKHAND que já vir jogar, não tem pra ninguém......

[@PongGod]

Awesome talent!

[@milanmilanovic5638]

Aleksandar kralj

[@jusaca3789]

amazing!

[@sergejol3494]

He was a legend

[@prasannanalli1728]

I submit a standing Ovationto this Legend by name Karakasevic whom I hv heard n seen for the very first time. Never knew there is someone like this as great existed in the TT fraternity. All my respects to you Sir :) It was a treat watching ur strokes again and again :)

[@bananaapple9698]

Beautiful perfect shot

[@Soei23]

Wow! Thoroughly impressed! Wonder if he ever played Timo Boll, though I think Karakasevic his backhand is superiour. A big thank you to the uploader for NOT including a stupid soundtrack, the sound of sneakers slipping, ball being hit, THAT'S tabletennis music to my ears!

[@ratiopann]

1:49 Guy thought he could trick shot.

[@nesabrdza6548]

Bravo :)

[@christianadriananiceta2753]

the comment section is toxic.. full of Ma Long fanboys saying that Ma Long had a better backhand than this guy lol.

[@joshyang7226]

this guy has a backhand, he is gifted at it. But technique and overall play, ma long has a better looking back hand.

[@emc8564]

huh??? Ma long backhand can't match with this guy. lets say kreanga can match him . his ball placement is insane

[@waldeir111]

KKk...Nunca vi igual...show de backhand!

[@RASirie1]

Wow!

[@ricemenarq6230]

*GODDAMN. What is that?* *Short pips? Boosted with rocket fuel!?*

[@andrewminard5548]

still couldn't melt steel beams though

[@serginho29]

his backhand against Liu gouliang was impresive too

[@Top8TT]

That was the fantastic match, Karas was still young...

[@avandali8546]

3:03 It's 2009 World Table Tennis Championships held in Yokohama, Japan! The game Kenta vs Ma Lin is very impressive.

[@pipaion]

1:20 ... if only some modern player would be able to do THAT... I guess he could easily make a bloodbath even in the CTTSL!

[@andreyshevchenko2289]

Класно грае!!!

[@paulsenior4575]

Actually, the strength of Karakasevic's game is in his fast and awkwardly placed receives of serve and his full left-handed swinging forehand loop, initially into his mainly right-handed players' backhand. This wins an incredible number of points and if this doesn't work he will then power a forehand down the line or anywhere in his opponent's forehand for a winner. His wrist flexibility is awesome, intuitively taking his opponents out with fast left to right strategy that has his opponents running like rabbits, his block and strategies similar to Oh Sang Eun in many ways. His awesome touch with well timed drop shots is reminiscent of Waldner. Although his backhand is effective and well placed, it cannot be compared to Kreanga's power and consistency. In fact consistency is Karakasevic's achille's heel with his inability to produce consistent rallies. Watch his forehand loop and see how it throws his opponents as recently against Zhang Zike kzbin.info/www/bejne/inzMm6yegNRqmM0 It is his forehand that earns Karakasevic 2 games from one of the current best players in the world.

[@leorado5462]

Excellent summation. Thank you. I wish you'd do one on all of the players this uploader does videos on... !

[@l.ahlgren7752]

I agree with Leo. Excellent summation of Karasevic's strengths/weaknesses. He is enjoyable to watch play, and his wrist REALLY is flexible.

[@StkMladostZemun]

As his brother I can truly say that no one ever gave better definition of Alexandars game.

[@johnduff1564]

The match vs Joo se Hyuk....waow !!!!!

[@Detherocable]

4:36 makes you wonder who exactly the chopper is. And 3:00....well, it makes you wonder just who Waldner is. :P

[@desert1987]

Detherocable

[@Detherocable]

You really need a sense of humour,@Jake Yesung Kang

[@theduskwoodsnuffer2569]

hot damn, if this dude gets a chance to back hand you have a BULLET flying back at you. Superb skill.

[@dziggy13]

Underated!

[@Hajjat]

Damn! We need a tutorial on this!

[@johnduff1564]

2:45 !

[@renatomarques5929]

Eu pensava q o krenga era o único de back hand louco mais esse ai é o backhand mais louco q eu já vi.

[@vincentsuiker7386]

Who here after truls?

[@andreidjurkov9600]

2:15 OMG he killed that poor japanese guy...

[@kylannaidoo4141]

but the next one killed him lol

[@galaxay111]

Backhand is god level

[@atune2682]

Damn perfekt opponent for him:He Zhi Wen

[@vincentdarmawan631]

which better backhand karakasevic or kreanga ?

[@Top8TT]

That is a good question. Kreanga is a better mover, his backhand is full body movement, have a corect technique. Karas is player who depends on variations, deferent spins and power, his technique is very hard to learn, pure talent, beautiful to watch, have fantastic touch but that is very hard to master , need years and years...Both players very interesting to watch, maybe I will make a video about Kreanga, or comparation video, that would be interesting. Thank you for comment!

[@gergocsirmaz8466]

Vincent Darmawan I think Kreanga has better and stronger backhand.

[@manjago1070]

Top 8 TT Karas is more unique

[@mateohernanbritoviera2984]

for me kreanga has the best backhand

[@lgeiger]

What about Ovtcharov?

[@ignacionagy7243]

HOW

[@DenisPinheir0]

world ranking in descrition?

[@123kaminable]

Table joola. Is. Table. At. Him. Like. And play. Super. Good

[@satishkulkarni2948]

I am also a backhand player he and kalinikos are ultimate .

[@JuniorLevrone]

Aos 3:00 sensacional esse ponto

[@blueheart9873]

Imagine Ma Long with this backhand

[@whipdipsuck]

ma long has better back hand....

[@evilcarni]

It is hard to compare. ML doesn't use his backhand to straight out win a point very often. I would however agree that he has a faster backhand, as necessary in today's game.

[@whipdipsuck]

ceadi my man what the fuck are you talking about. ML has better backhand than this guy in his prime. More power more speed more accuracy more everything peep game

[@evilcarni]

What I meant to say is that the players play very differently, so it is harder to compare. ML is forehand player and karakasevic backhand. Now that I've watched more videos about karakasevic, I can agree that ML has a better bh, as karakasevic is even more inconsistent than I thought.

[@blueheart9873]

+ceadi Ok, Ma Long is the best for a reason... But his backhand playstyle is a litlle bit less offensive. He can be really consistent with it so it doesn't really matter

[@kaikokuzenya]

もし彼がサーブの種類がもっと多彩でフットワークが鬼だったら世界チャンピオンになれたかもね

[@antuan_tt1809]

Which material does he use actually?

[@WorthlessGeek]

I think he uses TENERGY 05, not sure what blade

[@nuriddin1972]

He plays like a senior in a table tennis club

[@TheBrechbuehler]

3:14 how his name is written in CAPITAL letters 😀

[@alimoghtada1765]

1:45 look at the woman (right umpire) 😂😂😂😆

[@77bhupinder]

The chooper was joo sey hyuk

[@Roccorocco892]

3:46 back then Marcos had white socks !

[@peterfung1855]

Kreanga has a hella good backhand tho.

[@cromo2254]

is he playing butterfly rubbers?

[@tennisone6376]

no

[@ntvh7]

He is realy good at backhand and forehand with his left hand too, but only Timo Ball can play with both left and right hand :)

[@109eh]

seu vídeo é muito longo, como lances muito semelhantes... e muitas vezes são do mesmo jogo... acredito que esse vídeo deveria ficar com no máximo 3 min de duração para agradar mais ao espectador

[@DenisPinheir0]

109eh eu discordo. A característica dos vídeos desse canal é pegar o melhor/mais bonito fundamento de um mesatenista, juntar os melhores lances e colocar no vídeo. Isso dá um trabalho de edição e tanto. Eu gosto muito dos vídeos desse canal, nesse formato que é.

[@segundeirodeprimeira7900]

Lendo os comentários em inglês, e sempre tem um BR pra xingar kkkkkkk

[@lukabosnjak3829]

Anyone thinking that Kreanga had a more powerful backhand... 3:17

[@ceilingfan7505]

I wish I could have back hand like ma long, loops like fanshen dong, chops like joo se hyuk, serves like dimitrij ovtchorav, and foot work like xu xin.

[@WorthlessGeek]

Xu Xin has slow footwork. I'd prefer the footwork of 2004 Ryu SeungMin.

[@Keepcalm-lovesports]

I take the backhand of fan zhendong, the forehand of wang liqin, the serves from ma lin, the footwork of prime Ryu Seung Min and the talent of waldner.

[@Keepcalm-lovesports]

slow is the wrong word, but you're right Ryu is faster

[@knotwilg3596]

serve: maybe Werner Schlager? forehand: ma long or wang liqin backhand: fan zhendong (but Wang Hao's reverse penhold backhand is amazing too) footwork: no doubt, Zhang Jike - sure Ryu was fast but he needed it to cover the table with forehand; Zhang's is supreme lobs: I'll go for Xu Xin here blocks & placement: Waldner chops: Joo, obviously mental strength: probably Zhang again, in his prime attitude: Timo Boll, the gentlest of all players touch: here it would be Waldner or Xu Xin, who has the most imaginative shots around

[@Kevin-zl3ci]

And the mental toughness from zjk 2011-2013

[@shogrran]

Just an observation... the guys with good backhands have relatively smaller thigh muscles. I guess that goes with not having to explode that much to position the ball on the forehand?

[@Irfan87]

Lmao what. Look at Zhang Jike and Fan Zhendong's legs, they are two of the best backhanders in the game.

[@shogrran]

​@@Irfan87the two you mentioned have very good backhand. Is it their main weapon though? I dont think so

[@user-el3oy8zq4d]

Michael Maze с хорошим бэкхэндом был

[@superdurianyumyum3700]

Fan Zhendong watch this

[@weizenobstmusli8232]

Haha, he even doesn't look like a pro player. Such a cool dude. A lot to learn from him for us amateur players.

[@LaZanzaraReturn]

He had the same physical problem at the right arm of another Slavonic player

[@xxkazu78]

Roger Federer of table tennis

[@magnussturesson1722]

I'll bet he smokes the cigarette brand as Stipancic did.

[@nuraminbinshaharuddin8181]

THIS GUY CAN DEFINITELY DEFEAT MA LONG!

[@ttime9947]

Ma Long - Karakasevic 4-0

[@lukabosnjak3829]

​@@ttime9947 Karakasevic at 44 > Ma Long at 44

[@reche0]

Seems like He Zhiwen with handshake to me LOL

[@dimashevchenko1360]

I like his short swing backhand and his backhand openings against backspin. But I am not a fan of the full swing stroke

[@user-pu5pz9zi3h]

Очень плохое качество видео

[@LaZanzaraReturn]

N. 83 on ITTF rank ----- W MA LONG, the number one !!!

[@nenadpetkovic9680]

LaZanzaraReturn this guy is 40 year old...

[@LaZanzaraReturn]

Nenad Petkovic Hmm....very good !!!

[@ardakanatoglu1772]

Türk sanmıştım başta

[@fortitude1208]

No slow motion

[@johnduff1564]

Chinese are made for winning, and it's efficient, but shitty to watch. Europeans like him, Waldner and others so many legends are very strong, but likeable to watch too. Gifted and beautiful to watch, europeans made the most beautiful shots in TT

[@gredangeo]

Why do they stamp their feet on the serve? It's not Tennis. Don't need that much force.

[@AaronCastillo]

It is sometimes used to disguise the sound of the ball as it is being struck by the paddle in order to conceal how much spin is being imparted on the serve.

[@user-zn7vl4zm1h]

Играет неплохо но медленно

[@davidzeller1624]

Yea well hes literally losing every single game in this vid

[@herodot2]

Best ever World ranking: 32. Hihihi.......

[@budwow]

too bad he wasn't more successful

[@albertyin52]

not tier one player, matches shown in this video are neither world cup or Olympic games, please do not abuse the word "legendary"

[@user-zv2pw4xw7d]

kreanga is legend of backhand not this😎

[@joshyang7226]

meet him, he was a jerk, he thought he was a super star. He ask me how I was able to talk to him...I told him I'm only rated 2000 but that's not important. I told him I support him and told him I make more than him as a doctor.

[@GodOfNut]

Hitting the ball strong and generate no spin doesn't make me feel that he has good backhand

[@sagarghatge007]

+Gustavo Castro 😂😂😂 u nailed it

[@GodOfNut]

That backhand had no skill at all... LOL I can also hit the ball really hard and generate no spin.

[@evilcarni]

I usually am not rude in my comments but NO SPIN? NO SKILL? hahahaha. You won't be able to return a single one those shots.

[@KryotGG]

It has extreme topspin. Try to master that shot and you will know how hard it is. LOL

[@sevagberberian1616]

Eric so i'd like to see you beer this man the talk

[@kernetbus]

All Chinese players can do better. Especially Ma Long and Fan Zhendong.

[@stefkobl]

kernetbus I bet that they can not hit backhand topspin against the chopper. But, for Kara that is piece of cake.

[@WorthlessGeek]

In all other areas, yes. But in terms of sheer backhand power and versatility, Karas would whip them all. The Chinese backhand is designed to be quick and efficient, but in the end it's only purpose is to set up their forehands.

[@AshPhoenix]

kernetbus check Ma Long, Zhang Jike backhand multiball training, they can loop kill under spin without problem. But their forehand and footwork are leaps and bounds better.

[@AshPhoenix]

WorthlessGeek that is no longer the philosophy in Chinese table tennis

[@kernetbus]

Karakasevic's backhand is only speed. It lacks of power and spin. It's similar with Oh Sang Eun's backhand ...