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What is Banana flick (chiquita) in Table Tennis?

A backhand flick brushed around the side of the ball with heavy wrist, imparting sidespin-topspin so the ball curves — the stroke that revolutionised receiving in the 2010s by letting receivers attack almost any short serve.

Example: His banana flick receive removed the server's third-ball advantage entirely.

Related terms

LoopTopspinBackspin (underspin)SidespinPushChopBlockSmash (kill)
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