Career
He normally plays both in the men"s singles and in men"s doubles. As of 2005, he is one of the top five left-handed players in the world. His strength is in his strong forehand loop and lobbing.
He is currently considered to be one of the best, if not the best, defensive lobbers in the world.
His strong forehand loop, his forehand pendulum serve, and his confident defensive play away from the table makes him a solid all-around player. He reached the quarterfinals in the European Championships for seniors in both series in 2003 playing doubles with Finn Tugwell.
Tugwell and Maze participated as partners at the 2000 Summer Olympics where they reached the round of 16. He participated both in men"s singles and men"s doubles in the 2004 Olympics.
In 2009, Maze had reached the quarterfinals of 2009 World Table Tennis Championships, held in Yokohama, Japan.
On 20 September 2009 he defeated Werner Schlager in the final of the European Championships held in Stuttgart, Germany after defeating the German favorite Timo Boll in the semis. Maze (representing Denmark) was defeated during the 2012 Olympics by Dimitrij Ovtcharov (representing Germany) in the Men"s Singles Quarter Final. His coach is the former Chinese National Team Coach Hu Wei Xin.
On 14 March 2016, Michael Maze announced the end of his Table Tennis career.
He was hoping to compete in the Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Games. Maze currently uses a Butterfly Timo Boll Spirit Blade with Butterfly Tenergy 05 on the forehand and Butterfly Bryce Speed on the backhand.
He changes the rubber every 15-16 days.