Anna Kournikova vs Biba Golic

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Anna Kournikova vs Biba Golic

Hey everyone, I thought I would make a thread on the sexiest women in our sport, and no other then Biba Golic springs to mind! Biba has been compared to tennis superstar Anna Kournikova in the past and has recently been awarded "sexiest Athlete" by Spike TV.

Anna Kournikova retired several years ago from the tennis court however she has been involved in table tennis with the recent Hardbat Classic tournament which has a total prize fund of $100.000. Anna a Russian born model has picked up her raquet on a much small scale as you can see in the video below

Coincidence? What's more is that Biba Golic has been known as the Anna Kournikova of table tennis. Both women have been known to make the sexiest women in sport.

Anna Kournikova pictures!

Anna Kournikova promotes the Hard Bat Classic tournament, source by contactmusic.com

Photo by Erik Kabik/ Retna

---Anna in her Tennis years---

Biba Golic pictures!

Photo by Erik Kabik/ Retna

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Who did you vote in the poll? I know its not easy making a decision hehe

 

[Bollforte94]

always that sexism ... both are beatiful

 

[moriguchi2]

Biba got voted sexiest female in sports a couple years

 

[Matt Hetherington]

Sorry folks im going to have to vote for Kournikova here, tennis chicks are SEXY if I had it my way I would vote for Wozniaki

 

[ttmonster]

Sorry folks im going to have to vote for Kournikova here, tennis chicks are SEXY if I had it my way I would vote for Wozniaki

@PingPongPom : In that case I will vote for Scarlett Johansson

 

[UpSideDownCarl]

I guess the difference is, Biba has a USATT rating of 2320 and her highest rating ever was 2450 which means she could not possibly be competitive in a real tournament. Whereas Anna K might not have been a top, top player but she broke into the top 10 in the world at some point. I don't think Biba could be in the top 100 - maybe not even 300. Although she would be in the top 50 in USA as far as women. I decided to look, she is #35 in woman in the USA. So what she is, is a celebrity who plays Table Tennis. Not bad for that, but not competitive with the real players. Still, it seems important to the sport, to me, to have people like Biba.

 

[moriguchi2]

Though she is not in the top ten for women, Biba has been sponsored by killerspin and has been recorded playing exibition matches many many times

 

[WiWa]

Though she is not in the top ten for women, Biba has been sponsored by killerspin and has been recorded playing exibition matches many many times

Yes I think Killerspin hosts table tennis events for promotion of the sport only. U also seem some pro's in their tournaments but they are always playing cool rallies instead of focusing on winning. Killerspin does a great job in promoting TT. It would be good if they would have space in the program of some Pro Tours or other important tournaments to host a nice promo-event. Like the spectaculair pairs do now in some occasions.

 

[Dan]

Yes I think Killerspin hosts table tennis events for promotion of the sport only. U also seem some pro's in their tournaments but they are always playing cool rallies instead of focusing on winning. Killerspin does a great job in promoting TT. It would be good if they would have space in the program of some Pro Tours or other important tournaments to host a nice promo-event. Like the spectaculair pairs do now in some occasions.

I totally agree with you Wiwa... I watched a killerspin match the other day on youtube and the commentators and everything made the sport seem so cool and media friendly! If they had one or two pro tours implemented into their schedules it could really take off and do well!

 

[UpSideDownCarl]

Yes I think Killerspin hosts table tennis events for promotion of the sport only. U also seem some pro's in their tournaments but they are always playing cool rallies instead of focusing on winning. Killerspin does a great job in promoting TT. It would be good if they would have space in the program of some Pro Tours or other important tournaments to host a nice promo-event. Like the spectaculair pairs do now in some occasions.

I totally agree with you Wiwa... I watched a killerspin match the other day on youtube and the commentators and everything made the sport seem so cool and media friendly! If they had one or two pro tours implemented into their schedules it could really take off and do well!

I agree with both of you. One of the things that makes those matches fun to watch, especially for someone who does not really know the sport, is that, because they are fixed, the two players are not actually trying to beat each other. So the rallies are more like a fantasy of what a Table Tennis match would be like. The points usually go longer than third ball attack. Whereas, in a real match where the players are both trying to win, you get a few great rallies and most of the points are decided and done by the 3rd or 4th ball. None of the rallies in those KillerSpin exhibition matches can really compare to Ma Long and Wang Hao launching bombs at each other, but almost every point is a fun rally to watch in the exhibitions. I also like how the players are playing with each other where one player takes the attack and the other player backs up and goes on the defensive. Or how, in almost every match, at some point someone jumps over one of the barricades and is lobbing from way back or from the side, or when someone tries to run around the table.

And a lot of people who do not play at a tournament level, might not understand why the top players miss shots that, to the untrained eye might even look easy; but those same people will understand how good the people playing in those exhibition matches are. And it also give a lot of older players who are not able to be super competitive, a chance to keep playing at a sort of high level.

However, Anna K was not just an exhibition tennis player. Biba is really an exhibition Table Tennis player.

One time at Spin I watched a 17 year old girl in a prom dress, from China, beat several of the top Male players in the US, again, in a prom dress, and she beat them badly. And she was not good enough to be on one of the Chinese women's B teams. She was beating guys with a USATT rating of 2650 who were dressed to play.

You have to really be quite good to be as good as Anna K was. She got a rap for not being as good as the top, top women, but she was a very small notch lower than the top women in the world when she was at her best.

 

[Matt Hetherington]

haha Scarlett Johansson YUMMY

 

[YosuaYosan]

Yes I think Killerspin hosts table tennis events for promotion of the sport only. U also seem some pro's in their tournaments but they are always playing cool rallies instead of focusing on winning. Killerspin does a great job in promoting TT. It would be good if they would have space in the program of some Pro Tours or other important tournaments to host a nice promo-event. Like the spectaculair pairs do now in some occasions.

Agreed.
Its funny how some youtube commenters talk about Killerspin as a capitalist monster lol.
They promote the sport and thats one form of excellence and initiative

 

[moriguchi2]

I wish other companies like butterfly and joola would do videos of sponsored players aswell..

 

[ttmonster]

haha Scarlett Johansson YUMMY

..... yep .. no doubt about that ...
BTW ... Matt .. it seems some people don't want you to hold competition for the World's Sexiest Female Table Tennis ... I guess around 5 votes in the negative so far in your Blog .. any idea who they would be ?? ... guys please pitch in .. looks like Matt has atleast 5 really possessive admirers

 

[moriguchi2]

sorry if i sound silly but i didnt think anna played competitively but just a celebrity....

 

[killerspinrb]

I guess the difference is, Biba has a USATT rating of 2320 and her highest rating ever was 2450 which means she could not possibly be competitive in a real tournament. Whereas Anna K might not have been a top, top player but she broke into the top 10 in the world at some point. I don't think Biba could be in the top 100 - maybe not even 300. Although she would be in the top 50 in USA as far as women. I decided to look, she is #35 in woman in the USA. So what she is, is a celebrity who plays Table Tennis. Not bad for that, but not competitive with the real players. Still, it seems important to the sport, to me, to have people like Biba.

It is a common misperception that BiBa was not a great player. That is far from the truth. She actually has won 9 national titles between the Europe and the US. She has defeated several top players and was leading against Wang Nan who is one of the three top players of all time. She had defeated men rated over 2600. She defeated Jasna Reed who was an Olympic medalist and US national champion. She was also a semi finalist in the US Open a couple of times. BiBa is an extremely talented player and probably one of the most interesting women to watch play. Her game is actually more like a Man that a women. She is a spinner from both sides. I feel bad for her that because she is so attractive that many people don't realize what a good player she has been. For the last few years she has focused on promoting the sport but I can tell you that she is competitive still with any women in the US for sure.

 

[Giangt]

I like them both!! I'm a man for god sakes! )

 

[Der_Echte]

Which one hotter?

The whichever one wears stockings...

 

[Tinykin]

Crap thread
No wonder we can't attract females to the sport.
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But they both look good.

 

[Matt Hetherington]

Why would you bother coming on here to say it's a crap thread. If you don't like the thread then there is no need to comment on it. No need for negativity when people are just trying to have fun.