Vladimir Samsonov vs TableTennisDaily’s Dan!

Today I take on an absolute hero of our sport Vladimir Samsonov in a one set showdown!
Vladimir was inside the world top 10 for a staggering 15 years! This feat has only been surpassed by the table tennis GOAT Jan-Ove Waldner.
Watch our full video here: • TESTING VLADIMIR SAMSO...

[@TableTennisDaily]

If you could challenge one player who would it be and why? Be sure to LIKE and SUBSCRIBE guys 🔥🙏 See you in the comments!

[@_l_9575]

Lin Yun-Ju because he is my favourite player and his playing style is so smooth

[@TableTennisDaily]

@@_l_9575 yeah he's fantastic! So calm under pressure!

[@GreatNeckMusic]

Jan Ove Waldner - He had the greatest use of tactics and always thought outside of the box! Really enjoyed the video!!

[@nacho.m.f]

Juanito! (He Zhi Wen)

[@homerogprados]

Ryu seung ming

[@washo59]

Vladimir, such a gentleman

[@kunalkashelani585]

Totally, he once had Xu-xin at 10-0 once and gave one point away as courtesy!!

[@TheButterMinecart1]

@@kunalkashelani585 Some players might find that insulting though.

[@kunalkashelani585]

@@TheButterMinecart1 agreed though I guess it is considered as a good thing to do in TT..

[@Amanraj-cv8rz]

Are you kidding!! Never ever these player like Dan can worry world class player like Samsonov given that that he was playing with half at half of his efficiency.

[@AndersLindFan]

Do you mean a gentleman you said "an gentleman"

[@JimmyOlsson]

Great game, Dan! Perhaps the best I've seen from you! 🔥🏓👏

[@jamesberry5471]

Your level was great in that game Dan! You might have had Vladi worried for a second 😂

[@nicoslater8750]

a millisecond you mean

[@dickn.ormous1064]

Samsonov was probably rusty from the quarantine and afraid of embarrassing himself.

[@dariomiric2958]

What a class Vladi is. He plays with such ease and elegance. My favourite player.

[@vanwandererx852]

Looks like dan has improved.

[@fzdfanmadechannel7770]

The new king of block ladies and gentleman, an honour given by the legend himself

[@isaacchukwudulue8819]

Zhang jike, he's basically my inspiration for table tennis

[@gab5012]

Wow same, he was badass

[@david0ade]

Samsonov actually gave Zhang Zike the most trouble during olympics

[@yeagerist977]

@@david0ade you’re talking like ZJ didn’t fight wang hao in the finals

[@timgay3485]

That reverse long serve always works well for you Dan. Well played.

[@ingooldsen5972]

It´s fantastic to see how relaxed Vladi is with every shot and how much time he seems to have between shots. Anticipation and time management is rediculous! And Dan, very well played against one of the great in our sport!

[@user-vv9fq1tr5e]

Jang woojin, I like his play style and he can he very goid

[@TableTennisDaily]

Yeah he's class! Jang has really improved over the last few years🔥

[@swissmatteo]

This was very nice to watch. So much skill on the table. 👌

[@marekkosmider372]

Best one set showdown for Dan. Good game quality ;)

[@danielp4206]

I would love to see another fastest hit video again.

[@PORORO_Cha]

Optimus Prime voice: very good, now you're becoming a king of block

[@tungabcd]

You’ve improved Dan!!

[@quandrsmit7222]

"Now you are The King Of Block!" said The Emperor

[@30tabletteralvedon34]

Damn im early. Really love ur videos. Watching this makes me want to go back to training again. But i cant do that because of Corona

[@PJ-kg2pw]

I would love to play with this legend!

[@user-bh4sc1mn7y]

Amazing control

[@alexyang9531]

Dan, your action is like Timo more and more,especially the forehand attack.

[@BerkeYeldemez]

I saw this video at the past times , did you upload same video ?

[@codrr]

Well played Dan!

[@pawelc8756]

very good progress Dan visible with the naked eye

[@johanneskvarnstrom9503]

Zhou qihao, his backhand is from another planet!

[@hchoi311]

Samsonov is a nice and humble man.

[@dattasaipavankumar2397]

It would be you Dan..so that our match will be uploaded in ur channel and I may get noticed 😁😉

[@usucknoob9672]

Some one help me please i brought butterfly viscaria blade and tenergy05 hard n normal should i use hard on bh or fh??

[@shytpong4529]

So the harder tenergy is great on backhand, because you dont need to put much effort in to the shot. On the forehand side you dont need to put much effort to get the ball going. So we would recommend playing the hard one on the backhand. Check out our KZbin Channel for more Information!

[@backspacer92]

You should do a TTD Team tournament and then another one against the junior team.

[@saimtime]

Such a nice guy Vladi!

[@coleshiwak7242]

When are you doing the hardest smash again

[@eijimuroya8402]

I'd like to play against my favorite player of all the time: Zhang Jike. I wanna see in person the perfect backhand he does (like the chiquita, strong backhand loop and topspin)

[@clockworkorange2915]

Dan to win that many points off an elite player like him is incredible. you are an awesome player . You make your opponents work really hard to beat you.

[@kishenpankhania363]

Dan looks like he's gotten so much better, this has to be his best yet

[@lawrencewen5896]

I agree. He has improve tremendously.

[@mynakedcousin]

I did not know that Samsonov was this much kind.

[@jossieagerenamiranda8544]

Dan looking sharp for the next season!

[@fzdfanmadechannel7770]

World class rallies, well played dan Vladi is truly the king of control

[@reshonhadmon5878]

This is great

[@GuitarNoob86]

Really Nice game Dan ! I was not sor far, I predicted 11-6 for Vladi, damn, I never win something... Nice one 😍

[@nicoslater8750]

No blablabla, only nice points. Thanks !

[@sandraahmad7398]

Hi Dan, what rubber samsonov used fh and bh?

[@shytpong4529]

On the forehand we think he uses the EVOLUTION MX-P50 and on the backhand the Evolution MX-S. Check out our KZbin Channel if you want to support us!

[@DanielGarcia-rf5gn]

It’d be cool to see you play Ryu Seung Min

[@esmolol4091]

Vladi is such a gentle giant that he didn't make it obvious that nearly all points that dan made, were mercy points. No ego, he wanted to have dan some fun and a little accomplishment. Outstanding. Many other pros just want to show of their skill, which is dumb, because dan is nowhere near their level.

[@f8k1ng41]

Pure talent

[@tampabaytabletennis]

What a legend!!!

[@tabletennisbrack]

Dan you were on fire today bro ;)

[@pularibuilders5399]

Can you do a review of sonex jp gold

[@homerogprados]

Dan, you just made de donkey of the year.

[@johnasfloren1998]

Nice Video

[@roryscott1976]

Daniel Ives!!!! That was very impressive play from you (other than the donkey). Best I’ve seen you play. Well done! 👍🏻

[@tobiasgoldman]

Amazing, amazing level. To play that well and still not win more points than Dan did, it just shows the level of the very best, how high it is. How high are you ranked in the UK Dan?

[@epic1053]

Dan used to be ranked 70th in England he'd probably be ranker about the same but he no longer has a ranking

[@otisskopik1400]

so cooooooool to watch wladi play

[@mustafaaljanabi4818]

Hey dan I got a question! So im a beginner player and these rubbers are really good but they are so expensive for me so please I found a good price one and his name is Forfar table tennis rubber. Is it good? Is it good for beginners like me? Thank you!

[@shytpong4529]

We would recommend the hurricane 3 neo, its tacky and it helps learning the strokes. If its too expensive we would recommend the Butterfly pan asia. If you want a good prebuilt beginner racket buy the Butterfly Petr Korbel 700f. Check out our KZbin Channel if you want to support us!

[@josephrobinson8894]

Vladimir is an awesome person, very nice 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@tonydare7614]

Vlad, table tennis hero and all round nice guy

[@abcde8865]

Can you please have a review on rakza x and 7

[@shytpong4529]

They are very good rubbers. The rakza x is alot more faster and the rakza 7 is more like a passiv defensive rubber. Check out our KZbin Channel if you want to support us!

[@kent4089]

Why does dan do not change is weight bias from one foot to another? He only mostly uses his arms. Can someone enlighten me

[@epic1053]

Most people their power comes mostly from the arm. Only very high level players have good weight transfer. Record yourself playing in an actual match you will be shocked at how poor your weight transfer is

[@crazy3rdgen]

Unreal

[@doniyusdinar]

Great match and so much improvement from you Dan!! Dima's coaching is not for nothing

[@Jimmy-zx6sd]

You are really good, Dan.

[@jasper8368]

I would challenge ma long because he is the man who inspired me to play table tennis

[@zenosyne5657]

I want to see Pocket Rocket vs. Otto plss

[@josiahdelarosa6171]

Where is the rest of the team tho🥺🥺🥺

[@actaeon5770]

Harimoto Tomokazu, I'm not sure that Dan can match his speed. But it'll be a hell of a exciting video.

[@kylelin1434]

Literally my fist time seeing samsonov speak lol

[@espritkwok3578]

Love how these videos show the gap between amateurs and pros

[@helenlee2619]

Very true indeed. Dan playing a pro is similar to a 1st year dental student challenging an experienced dentist to see who can do a better root-canal. There is no contest.

[@Wole58]

@@helenlee2619 Very specific comparison but accurate xD (are you a dentist by any chance? :v)

[@helenlee2619]

@@Wole58 Thank you for your kind reply. No, I am not a dentist, but thanks for asking.

[@muhammadsohaibimran1402]

Very impressive Dan. Vlad wasn't holding back so much. Still you managed to get 7 on the board.

[@Uzivert_1]

What is a good blade for a kinda low price? anyone?

[@shytpong4529]

We would recommend the Butterfly Primorac. Its a solid blade with a solid speed. Check out our KZbin Channel if you want to support us!

[@kunnesh2840]

Ayy DAN can u do a review on the Lin goayuan ALC?? AND I would like to face ma long ... Because I like his playing style and I like to play super aggressive ...

[@shytpong4529]

If you are a super agressive player we would recommend the jang Zhike Alc or the dinasty carbon, Because its a lot faster. Check out our KZbin Channel if you want to support us!

[@kunnesh2840]

@@shytpong4529 I use the viscaria right now and I feel thats pretty good and sure will drop a sub to your channel

[@shytpong4529]

thank you so much! @@kunnesh2840

[@kunnesh2840]

@@shytpong4529 NP:)

[@Zoazaaa]

WOW, 7-11 against Vladi and he actually looked like he was playing for real. Totally did not expect this considering Vladi has one of the best touches in the world lol

[@live2ridegsxr1000]

Definitely not playing for real

[@uchihasasuke7436]

Not playing for real, just not completely throwing

[@chrisdoran3514]

One player would have been Vladi mate. My table tennis hero you actually played sick there mate who’s congrats Vladi just oozes class ❤️

[@TTAnthonyTranTT]

Hey Dan, I wish we can meet up one day and play TT with each other’s, I am a very big fan of you. I hope you read this🙏

[@epic1053]

Samsonov played seriously up until 9:3 then he toyed around

[@ttjesus4959]

Standing too far back on the forehand at mid distance, hitting the ball too late, Dan. You've gotta change your swing at mid distance, Dan. It needs to become a full stroke, if you're going to counter. Watch how the Chinese play from that distance. Either you play the full stroke counter, or you lob. You're hitting like you're close to the table all the time. Can't do that from mid distance because you don't have enough spin+power and your opponents can easily crush those wherever they want. You've gotta contact the ball when it's higher in the air, which means standing closer. And you have to swing more full and more forward. Otherwise, just back way off and sky lob and wait to hit a hard counter, or hope they mess up. There's no sense in hitting these close to the table strokes from mid distance because you're supposed to be countering, and those are not spinny enough or fast enough to be offensive in any way. Also, try to hit DEEP when you counter. It's hardest for the opponent to attack those

[@springm2991]

Sam missed a smash point！That’s a big achievement for Dan！even pro like Michael Maze cant lob him off.He has always been steady for smashing in his entire career. XD

[@tehtsb]

Who is this "Sam"? Do you mean Vladi? ;)

[@user-rn5tw3di4t]

@@tehtsbyes

[@yeagerist977]

@@tehtsb are you trying to joke or smth ?

[@Elkain123]

Hallo im a Big fan❤❤❤

[@GameEyyE]

WERNER SCHLAGER NEXT!!!

[@xSauseBrausex]

THE LOVELYEST PLAYER IS SAMSONOV!!! the Gentleman!

[@ashupashu5559]

Yay Dan actually did ok!

[@selmmikha5268]

dude make more vids with jnr's i think

[@alibenaddi1691]

Dan is the man

[@ffffffffffffff43]

2:25

[@masterchief8646]

With Timo Boll definitely one of the most humble and likable players ever

[@booter3000]

Dan, I dare you to a match with our Olympic player from Australia (Michelle Bromley)

[@zhuangcorp]

what's Dan's rating? He doesn't seem too far from top pro's level.

[@IcEX5]

I love you vids but why didn't you make much more longer vids? :/ it was way more entertainable than just 2-3 min.

[@ramonbannister9498]

You do realize he was going easy on you, right? If I could play anyone I wanted, it would be Ma Long AND Xu Xin because I want to ask them a question about the different ways of deriving power but your stroke.

[@DnVaras30]

01:50 Dan says oOo fu...ck?

[@helenlee2619]

Dan's mother should wash his mouth out with soap.

[@helenlee2619]

I don't mean to diminish Dan's TT skills (which by the way are better than mine), but all the pros he challenges to a 1 set match can beat him 11-0 if they want. You can tell Vladi is not even trying and he can win a point anytime he likes. I think all of the pros that play against Dan don't want to embarrass him.

[@dickn.ormous1064]

Samsonov got conservative after the serve ace.He didn't employ tactics but he didn't actually fool around.After all,he is 44 yo.

[@helenlee2619]

@@dickn.ormous1064 Vladi wasn't exactly playing Dan in his serious ITTF game mode.

[@gustavoleal8112]

Samsonov is the second best European table tennis player in history. The first is Waldner.

[@avinashsorab5026]

Hello, aren’t you forgetting Timo Boll?

[@raginginferno8644]

I cant even see the ball 0:36 it was so fast

[@helenlee2619]

As I mentioned in my comment, Vladi is not playing seriously and he can win a point anytime he wants. If Vladi played every point like in 0:36, Dan would lose 11-0 for sure.

[@abdulhaseebmohammed2463]

This table looks smaller in height

[@helenlee2619]

Simply an optical illusion as Vladi is so tall, it makes the table look shorter in height.

[@KaysunKhales]

Do it with chines players

[@chameleon_yura]

De ja vu

[@sesatin2dawell]

ball control general

[@akainu3668]

The legend has retired

[@mezzaninedebt]

Man just aced Samsonov

[@uddipansharma472]

Table Tennis Daily way better than Pongfinity

[@chriscotton3719]

In terms of the content or the playing ability? I think the ponfinity players could beat Dan personally.

[@helenlee2619]

@@chriscotton3719 I agree with you, Pongfinity players can definitely beat Dan.

[@FBR2169]

With sufficient luck i think Otto might be able to get a set from Vladi...?

[@helenlee2619]

@@FBR2169 Don't forget that Vladi is a seasoned pro with many years of experience. Otto will need a LOT of luck to win a set from Vladi. I think his chances of winning the lottery is better.

[@Mario-gd8ph]

Second :(

[@alexyang9531]

SZOCS，She is very beautiful.