The main reason that a player will want to play in parallel is that he wants to relieve the game that focuses on him. Indeed, the latter will play in parallel so that the game changes diagonally so that the game focuses on your partner (or conversely who focuses on you).
Here, the goal is to play on the opponent who does not have the same level as himself so that he makes more easily direct mistakes than his partner or he gives more often easy balls that allow you to finish the point quickly.
Centering the game on this player is clearly a strategic reason for facilitating victory in the match. It will then be necessary to identify which of the two opponents is the one who has the most difficulty in the game.
In this game situation, the player will prefer to finish the point by smashing in parallel to return the ball in his camp that crossed. Indeed, the distance being less, the smash will be more difficult to counter if the player makes a smash in parallel.
When in an exchange where there have been several moves exchanged in the same diagonal, changing and playing in parallel, the opponent may be surprised to receive the ball and thus allow the conclusion of the point more quickly. Indeed, the player being surprised will be more likely to make a direct foul or give an easy ball than the player who is concerned with the game.
Here, there will be 2 situations so that the hit made is more difficult for the opponents to defend:
By cons, it should be remembered that each match requires a careful study of the opponent and a different strategy each time.
The purpose of this article is not to encourage you to play all the time in parallel but to show you that the game can sometimes move in parallel.