Noshad Alamiyan - Why does he use only backhand?

[@canicetang8837]

Now I understood about his disabilities. However, it is great that he is playing at the top level, rather than relegated to the levels of the Paralympics. Great admiration to his determination!

[@TTDPocketRocket]

Most talented TT player of all time. Mate it's mental what he is doing and with the hand switches often during rallies. Love watching this guy.

[@inyourface123]

Lol, most talented of all time, are you high? Or are you saying this because he is a fellow Muslim? Even I am his fan, but he is by no means the “most talented ever”!

[@wehadtroublecreatingyourch-o9j]

@@inyourface123 A bit of exaggeration enhances use of language. Why are you so mad? And what does being Muslim have to do with this??

[@gab5012]

I'd say he's the least talented player, but hardest working

[@seeker3983]

garbage 🗑️ cheap player

[@alexandervarna8085]

@@inyourface123 is he not Armenian?

[@cohoanglervancouverwa6755]

His abilities are far greater than you mentioned. He serves with the forehand and whenever he does play his forehand, he switches to his other hand. And he does it routinely. That’s incredible. I’ve seen some players switch hand’s occasionally (Timo Boll), but not routinely. Much respect to his abilities!

[@peterkajan6645]

Boll

[@cohoanglervancouverwa6755]

@@peterkajan6645 Thanks. I fixed it.

[@-danR]

He _can_ play a ripping (left-handed) forehand smash, but rarely 4:14 . It's usually chop-blocks and drops

[@Prototype10_]

Incredible...I'm kinda speechless here What a man and player!

[@becoolmickey]

Never realised this until now. What determination and skill!!

[@masterspin7796]

Most impressive display of talent ever this guy is an inspiration and should be shared at every club.

[@hr1229]

Coach... your english is getting soooo much better.

[@bluegreenpurple875]

I think it’s a different person!

[@kuchikibyakuya7697]

This dude is a legend already

[@satpalsinghkhaira6313]

Wow, this is real motivation !! Beating Lin gyuan, incredible. Dude is a beast

[@detherocablest7054]

This is truly upsetting that a player with Noshad’s determination and talent should suffer from such a disability. But he has made up for it with wicked creativity and touch. Remarkable!

[@patela21]

I've been following you since 2016. Your accent and presentation skills came a long way. All the best!

[@pingsunday]

Thank you! 😃

[@srkstik__]

he's using a text to speech

[@ajaymanoharan5496]

He actually plays both forehand and backhand using his right hand and also backhand with his left hand. So actually he has one extra ability compared to others, not less. Also at 4:14 he does a proper forehand attack with his left hand. So wondering where is the disability?

[@dondyyyy]

If you see he sorta change the grip when he attacks with he's left hand, probably meaning that he has some kind of impediment in doing a typical FH topspin

[@janahajkova9623]

jeho hra je skvělá ,ovšem podání bývá často nelegální.Podává skrytě za tělem , aby nebylo vidět faleš.

[@猜猜我是誰-p8k]

how do you know that he has the neurological problem？ where did you get the information?

[@Zidane13893]

He didnt.

[@pingsunday]

he played in france then I have a player confirmed that

[@Don_VitO]

Amazing!

[@LunaThePixelQueen]

WOWW This level backhand is better than having good forehand and backhand....UNBELIEVABLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@rockys7726]

To be ambidextrous at that level I certainly would not call that a neurological "problem". It seems to me to be an advantage. Whatever the case I have to say he's one of the most entertaining players i've ever watched.

[@0_Madara_0]

Амбидекстр не имеет такого сильного преимущества по реакции как левша, только ракетку передать

[@peterkajan6645]

The neurological damage is anything but an advantage. Imagine how much better would his game be if he could also use his regular forehand.

[@AmarMishra]

Incredible player...beating top players with his approach. How can someone train to play like him? I try to bring more of my backhand into play which is sometimes forceful. In some way we all are biased towards playing more backhand or forehand.

[@zulfadhihjabdrahman5411]

Woww what a talent

[@madpiggy888]

I am in sgp watching this game，I was wondering y this player only use bh. Thanks for sharing.

[@pingsunday]

Glad I could help🎉

[@ProxyFinal]

I just saw him kill the ball with his left forehand in this video at 4:14. I think it's really a style of play he is accustomed to.

[@SuperShadowmetal]

watch how he changed the grip, that is because for him to do a fuill swing he needs to close his hand.

[@ali1989NG]

As an Iranian ping pong interested and player I have never heard he has had this problem, would you please mention the source of this news?

[@arianrezaei8901]

actually if you watch his early career games he used to play forehand too so it would make sense if something happend too, but i really wonder what kind of damage would make you stop playing forehand ?

[@easytriops5951]

But he did use the forehand topspin one time, so how do you explain that and his forehand serves?

[@Shrimp0kUgel]

Yeah he used forehand topspin twice with his right hand 😂 and once with the left. It's not physical damage, so the muscles are working, but something neurological with the movement required for forehand topspin. I think it's just extremely difficult to do for him.

[@abdelwahabdabdoub2729]

If you notice he changes his grip when he makes forehand topspin to something like a pinhold. Not sure what his disorder is.

[@zippynguyen1917]

yes, at 4:10 he smacks a fH loop. clearly a BH player but also clearly can smack FH's no problem

[@sharpvidtube]

Must be a psychological problem, not a neurological one? Like the yips in golf? Lots of sports have players that can get problems with some shots, that they have to somehow overcome, or they're no longer competitive.

[@abdelwahabdabdoub2729]

@@sharpvidtube It's caused by overtraining. Can't be psychological.

[@Blueros.694]

How do you say that he is suffering from a disorder? Do you have any proof for your statement? I mean has he ever said it in his interviews?

[@Blueros.694]

Just read about it, and yes he had been suffering from a disorder since 5 years ago till now and that's why he is unable to play his forehand as he does with his backhand.

[@erniejrvillanueva941]

Then we could say that alamiyan has the best bh in the world...

[@pappaflammyboi5799]

Oh, he's got a forehand alright! We just watched him use it to return a chop towards the end of the video (his dominant hand). He just chooses not to use it very often.

[@PanchoGDMKWii]

He only uses his forehand to block and to attack the high lob balls, his style relies a lot on his backhand

[@drosenstroem]

Badass!

[@mohamadrezapourghafri1534]

Which kind of neurological problem are you talking about?do you have any references?

[@niksyarafi]

@@mohamadrezapourghafri1534 yips

[@flaviooliveira6555]

Legendas em português por favor 🏓

[@VJRoGeRsBS]

Solo en este video lo vi hacer derecha como tres veces!!!

[@inyourface123]

Coach, this information is readily available on Reddit. Expected better research from you about how he developed his neurological condition.

[@pingsunday]

I will try to ask his coach in Pro A

[@inyourface123]

@@pingsunday thanks coach. Will wait for your update, as he is one my favourite players.

[@Zidane13893]

And everything is not even confirmed

[@thomas_8310]

@@pingsunday It would be amazing ! We're a lot to have interrogations about his play style. He actually had no problem at all with his forehand as a Junior, or in 2013 during world championships for example. So something clearly happened and he was able to adapt in such a beautiful and efficient way !

[@신승희-i8e]

Why does he play a massive forehand wiTh his left hand at 4:14?

[@letmedietomorrow]

Perhaps this is the peak backhand at the end of the road.

[@ZantierTasa]

Alamiyan revealed: “I have a problem with the nerves in my left hand. It happens to one in 1,000 people. I must play with my backhand because when I hold the bat, I cannot feel my forehand.”

[@kd6613]

Maybe it’s not as bad as it sounds. I saw him play forehand multiple times in recent tournaments.

[@aerotus888]

Proves there's no need to train FH. Save double the time!

[@danconnell9751]

Unironically yes. Less techniques employed in one's gameplay means one can focus on the few remaining even more.

[@ajaymanoharan5496]

But you've to train ur non-dominant hand for both forehand and backhand like he does... so it's double the work :D

[@-danR]

4:14

[@stephdechatillon6591]

Odly enough he serves very well with his FH.

[@peterkajan6645]

It isn't like he can't use his forehand side at all. That would mean he couldnt do any backhand also. He just can't do a proper consistent forehand topspin move.

[@yt.toxic_andrei8922]

dude he could just play at the paralympics and smoke everyone there

[@TheMamspoker]

He doesn't use ONLY backhand. He uses forehand occasionally.

[@guerrerorojas5348]

I’m starting to thing that the neurological problem it would play only by using one hand.

[@guru2899]

Goes to show how many pros are deficient in the backhand....he and Hiramoto will reveal how bad your backhand is if you play against them.

[@codmgaming5773]

ایران Iran🇮🇷❤

[@deepazure]

While it's a cool story, it is not true that he cannot use his forehand. There are plenty of videos of him using his forehand, although not as much as the backhand.

[@sukrusnc1291]

his disorder is carpal tunnel syndrome. noshad is great player

[@WeStrikeBack1]

Maybe he has the best backhand in the world?

[@eddiedehkordi4639]

No one tops Zoltan Primorac when it comes to backhand!

[@lukabosnjak3829]

@@eddiedehkordi4639 Oh Karakasevic does... Pretty sure that Zoran himself said it in some Croatian interview

[@eddiedehkordi4639]

@@lukabosnjak3829 My personal preference. Zoran was my favorite growing up in the 90’s.

[@GaoyuanFanboy123]

You used AI on your voice to generate clean audio, am I right? hahaha

[@mostafakhosravi1558]

Neurological disorder???🤣🤣🤣 He doesn't suffer from any disorder. This is his playing style. He is able to perform forhand topspins. It's just not as good as his backhand.

[@pingsunday]

I will ask him since he played in pro B and Pro A in France

[@kioka2]

Watch him before 2016 and you'll understand that he used the forehand normally, now he rarely uses it, and when he uses it it's not in a correct way, you can see that now he has difficulties to execute forehand differently than before, it's some neurological problem.

[@behzadamian2610]

به عنوان یکی ازدوستداران رشته تنیس روی میز باید عرض کنم ازاینکه می بینم که نوشاد درمسابقات بین المللی با حریفان خودفقط ازبک هند خوداستفاده میکند وازضربات کوبنده فورهند کاملا بی نصیب است وحریفان قدر بین المللی اوهم ازاین ضعف بزرگ استفاده کرده واورا شکست میدهند خیلی ناراحت می شوم.لذا به مربیان این بازیکن توصیه میکنم که با تمرینات اختصاصی برای ضربات فورهند این بازیکن اورایاری کنندتا مشاهده گر پیروزیها وافتخارات این بازیکن درمسابقات بین الملی باشیم.باتشکر.

[@ataylor3684]

Why has your voice changed 😂

[@seeker3983]

NOT AT ALL. THAT WAS JUST A COVERUP . HE JUST DEVELOPED HIS PLAYSTYLE LIKE THAT. RIGHT FROM HIS CAREER HIS FOREHAND WAS WEAK AS EVER. I WATCH HIM WHEN HE WAS PLAYING FOR JUNIOR. SAME PLAY STYLE.

[@ktosomcosom19]

That's a complete bs what you say. Like if you think you're the only one who saw him playing in the past. He's been a backhand dominant player in the past but his forehand was definitely not weak

[@ktosomcosom19]

Plus his backhand style was different back then, that's for sure, he would rarely hit the ball aggressively off the bounce which is the foundation of his game nowadays.

[@gemmaoaneracha]

It would be more nice if you talked freely with realistic emotions not by reading

[@rollercoasterful]

Is there a source for his so called " neurological disorder"? I didn't find any reliable source about it. you cannot just create a story like that. btw, he always touches his shoes when serving or receiving serves and I believe that is really a very "unique" and annnoying behavior to his opponents.

[@rollercoasterful]

Also, I watched his matches for quite a few times versus different players. Not a single time he showed some respect to his opponents

[@peterkajan6645]

​@@rollercoasterful what's he supposed to do? Kiss their asses?

[@peterkajan6645]

Just Google it. He really has a neurological disorder

[@shogrran]

Is this really a disability.... Or a super ability!

[@bcjenkins8960]

Now we know why BTY stopped their partnership with LGY :V

[@canicetang8837]

Maybe he is more comfortable switch hands rather than playing just the forehand. Perhaps his own preference?

[@johnyeo897]

I definitely don't care about that. I just hate that he kept on puling his smelly shoes before playing. Is he run out of money, to buy a better shoes? Someone might said its pre-preparation moves, for me just pure unhygienic move.

[@alexandervarna8085]

😁

[@josephrobinson8894]

The backhand is quicker than the forehand stroke and with more power too 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@TankNSSpank]