World Table Tennis Star Contender Doha 2021

[TableTennisDaily]

World Table Tennis now moves into it's second event of the year, Star Contender Doha! Dimitrij Ovtcharov and Mima Ito both won the Contender in Doha, who's going to be crowed this weeks star contender champion!? This topic is for the star contender event. For all info on the contender event click here. (https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/forum/showthread.php?24870-World-Table-Tennis-Contender-Doha-2021)

The WTT Star Contender Doha has a prize pool of $400,000!

Date: 5th Mar to 13 Mar 2021

Draw here. (https://results.ittf.com/ittf-web-results/html/TTE5278/results.html#/knock-outs)

https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/forum/server/php/files/38/430/21/03/06/wttstarcontender2021.JPG
The Contender winner Dimitrj Ovtcharov enters as the number 6 seed. Photo via ITTF Flickr


Men's Singles

01) Tomokazu Harimoto
02) Hugo Calderano
03) Lin Yun-Ju
04) Mattias Falck
05) Jang Woojin
06) Dimitrij Ovtcharov
07) Jeoung Youngsik
08) Liam Pitchford
09) Patrick Franziska
10) Koki Niwa
11) Jun Mizutani
12) Simon Gauzy
13) Quadri Aruna
14) Lee Sangsu
15) Robert Gardos
16) Marcos Freitas

Full entries here. (https://www.ittf.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/MEHUB_StarContender_Provisional_EntryLists_MenSingles_050321_F-1.pdf)


Women's Singles

01) Mima Ito
02) Cheng I-Ching
03) Kasumi Ishikawa
04) Miu Hirano
05) Feng Tianwei
06) Jeon Jihee
07) Adriana Diaz
08) Hyowon Suh
09) Ying Han
10) Chen Szu-Yu
11) Bernadette Szocs
12) Britt Eerland
13) Hina Hayata
14) Lily Zhang
15) Margaryta Pesotska
16) Elizabeta Samara

Full entries here. (https://www.ittf.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/MEHUB_StarContender_Provisional_EntryLists_WomenSingles_040321_F.pdf)

A fantastic tournament to follow, be sure to get involved in the TTD discussions. We can use this topic as a means to display all the latest results, videos and news from this World Table Tennis event! What are your predictions for the men's and women's singles?

[Sali]

Long time haven't seen Jun Mizutani. Interesting how he will go.

[lugi2000]

Long time haven't seen Jun Mizutani. Interesting how he will go.
Same as Vladimir. 2 new additions that did not play contenter.

[quanghuysk]

anyone know why Timo didn't participate?

[JesperStef]

Just to add to the recent confusion about the seedings and draws.

Last week there were 91 participants in the men's qualification events and judging from the draw, the top 32 ranked players were seeded.
This week: 64 participants and only 8 (!) of those looks to be seeded.

Does anybody know if this actually a part of the new rules (which would be really weird in my opinion)?

Or if WTT is just making up the rules as they go along???

[zeio]

From the prospectus for Star Contender and Contender, the draw sizes have not been changed, but the seeding is definitely improvised, which is not mentioned at all.

http://www.jtta.or.jp/Portals/0/images/tournament/Nationals/2021_pdf/20210128_wttStar_youkou.pdf
http://www.jtta.or.jp/Portals/0/images/tournament/Nationals/2021_pdf/20210128_wtt_youkou.pdf

[zeio]

https://i.imgur.com/SZwOcgV.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/qSpE1r3.jpg

[Vlad Celler]

https://results.ittf.com/ittf-web-results/html/TTE5278/results.html#/knock-outs

[zeio]

Drinkhall...

[Bilge Dogan]

I dont understand why they terminate the live broadcast on Youtube before the game is over. Very annoying😡

[edgesandnets]

So do seeds 1-4 follow a snake format or are seeds 3 and 4 seeded randomly? That seems to be the case for the men's and women's even in both WTT Contender and WTT Star Contender, or is it just lucky coincidence?

[edgesandnets]

I feel like they should be distinguishing at least between top 16 seeds and lower seeds, since all the players getting first round byes seem to be higher ranked

[passifid]

Has anyone got highlights of Tomo Vs Dima?
​​​​​​They have uploaded the next tournament but not the final yet!!!

[lodro]

https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/forum/server/php/files/38/978/21/03/07/IMG_20200124_153022.jpg


Has anyone got highlights of Tomo Vs Dima?
​​​​​​They have uploaded the next tournament but not the final yet!!!



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they won't do that, that is their trick to make us pay to view 😡

[zeio]

https://worldtabletennis.com/headervideo

The highlight videos are all there on the official site, but very poorly designed where direct links to videos are not available. Make use of the hash mark in URL!

[driversbeat]

Is that Kim Kyung Ah in the bench for Shin Yubin? Nice to see everyone's favourite chopping Ahjuma back in action.

[windysummer1]

Dima won the final with his new BTY Dima blade.

[TTOmar]

https://worldtabletennis.com/headervideo

The highlight videos are all there on the official site, but very poorly designed where direct links to videos are not available. Make use of the hash mark in URL!
I don't know if they do it on purpose but uploading the highlight of the match 24 hours later on youtube and relying on website click is not a true direction if ITTF desires more recognition across the world. Either they should upload yt videos frequently or let the outsources such as ttlondon2012, Malong fandmade, tt11tv,etc.. do their own highlight videos without copyright issues

[driversbeat]

Unwatchable stream for melanie vs takahashi.
stream keeps pausing and when the page is refreshed the player won't even load

[zeio]

Funny youtube comment.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L04nrnWAwq8

https://yt4.ggpht.com/ytc/AAUvwniMs5z8dybCRffzXuMiugXcd0VtlcHt-lMkDtARyQ=s32-c-k-c0x00ffffff-no-rj9:48 PMyuyu​松島は早く170まで身長伸びて欲しい
I want Matsushima to grow up to 170 as soon as possible


And Uda just lost to Saleh.

JNT: 😓

[Andres Barcelo]

thanks!!!

[Bilge Dogan]

What is going on with Uda and Oikawa ? They play on T-League. Should have been better .

[Janard]

Wow what happened to Choi Hyojoo? Stopped trying after being confirmed for Olympics?

[Vlad Celler]

Wow what happened to Choi Hyojoo? Stopped trying after being confirmed for Olympics?
I saw this game and was very surprised ...

[zeio]

https://i.imgur.com/2QdOxbN.png
https://i.imgur.com/TNd8uqL.png

0-3?
https://i.imgur.com/RnjssZO.jpg

Hehehe...
https://i.imgur.com/ghYUAkt.jpg

https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/forum/showthread.php?24784-Korea-TTA-Final-Trial-for-Tokyo-2020-1-1-29-1-31-2-1-2-3-2-4&p=340167&viewfull=1#post340167

여자부 추천선수 최효주는 삼성생명 에이스로 뛰고 있는 중국 출신 귀화선수다. 세계선수권 대표가 될 수 있는 귀화 기간을 채운 2019년부터 각종 국제선수권대회 대표로 활약을 시작했으며, 결국 올림픽에서도 태극마크를 달고 뛰게 됐다. 이번 선발전에서는 1차 리그 3위, 2차 리그 2위로 합산순위 최종 2위를 기록했다. 세계랭킹도 전지희 다음으로 높은 64위를 유지하고 있어 추천에 힘을 더했다.
Choi Hyo-joo, the recommended player for the women's division, is a naturalized player from China who plays as the ace of Samsung Life Insurance. She has filled the period of naturalization to become a representative of the World Championships, and from 2019, she began playing an active part as a representative in various international championships, and eventually ran with her Taegeuk mark in the Olympics. In this selection, she placed 3rd in the 1st round-robin and 2nd in the 2nd round-robin for a 2nd place finish in the combined rankings. She is also ranked 64th in the world ranking after Jeon Jihee, adding strength to her recommendation.

[lodro]

What a pathetic outfit these WTT websites are.All videos are 1 day old and only last 4 minutes. and of course for life sessions one has to pay. I won;t bother anymore and this website seems to have a miond of its one tOO

[Sali]

Kallberg just destroyed Le Sangsu.

[lugi2000]

Kallberg just destroyed Le Sangsu.

Kallberg serves are tricky for Lee

[Sali]

Kallberg serves are tricky for Lee
yes but also in the rallies Le Sangsu was the weaker one, which is quite surprise.

[Sali]

Just guess how many sets Koki Niwa needed to score 11 points....
3 sets - he lost 11:4 11:4 and 11:5.

Great pick for olympics.

[quanghuysk]

nothing about Koki, so disappointed :|

[zeio]

Yu Mengyu busts her lower back? Looks serious.

[driversbeat]

https://www.asiaone.com/feng-big-doubt-world-cup?amp

Yu Mengyu has suffered from chronic back pain since 2014. It's one of the reasons she dropped off so much after that year. She and Feng probably injured themselves carrying the entire Singapore team on their shoulders since Li Jiawei, Wang Yuegu and Sun Beibei retired.

[Vlad Celler]

Hina Hayata has the most difficult group ...

[Sali]

Hina Hayata has the most difficult group ...
On the other hand she has a chance to prove her skills.

[Takkyu_wa_inochi]

Yu Mengyu backs her lower bust? Looks serious.
indeed

[langel]

I'm absolutely disappointed by WTT coverage strategy and by the video quality!!!
Absoluuutely pathetic and unprofessional!!!

Less and less audience!!!

What to watch, where to watch and how to watch!!!

ITTF had not so good video quality, but it had it for every match!

And why the f*ck I should care about the better video quality, if it shaws nothing!

WHERE is the ball?!?!

https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/forum/server/php/files/38/658/21/03/09/WTT.png

Yeah, its right 'iN Da a*s" !!!

[edgesandnets]

indeed

Wasn't she able to finish the match though?

[7malligk]

Agreed! Surely we can do something to avert this disaster. There is a lot of good to the new WTT, but the angles must be fixed, and I would love to see Adam back (although that may just be a pandemic issue).

Can't we put up a petition or something????
Especially watching Table Tennis on the TV, it's hard for my eyes to keep up as the ball moves from left to right.
Also finding the angle with the crane difficult to watch, because the crane is moving while the ball is in play, and the combination of movement makes it really hard on the eyes.

Bit of a case of, 'if it ain't broke, don't fix it'.

Can't we put up a petition or let the people at TTD know?

[langel]

Yes, I vote for a Petition!
This kind of coverage is NOT what the Real TT community wants!
It's a shame!
And it doesn't help TT in any way!

Pffffhhhhrrrrr!

[langel]

THAT is NOT WORLD TT!

https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/forum/server/php/files/38/841/21/03/09/WTTtvpng.png

And the Youtube channel is a frustratingly F*cking disaster!

[lugi2000]

Liam Pitchford results have been poor. I wonder if some nations have been able to practice better than others due to the pandemic?

[zeio]

https://youtu.be/vh2s1JO2bXA?t=3902

Hirano: Now you know why I played with a lower back support and ONLY lost 2-3 last week. You see, the doubles is worth more than the singles!
Hayata: I'm still recovering from foot pain after the All-Japan, played doubles, went the distance in every best of 5 singles match and still reached the final last week!
Ito: I played in singles only and still barely got enough sleep.
Ishikawa: I carried Hirano to the doubles title and no one cares. 😭

[Atas Newton]

https://youtu.be/vh2s1JO2bXA?t=3902

Hirano: Now you know why I played with a lower back support and ONLY lost 2-3 last week. You see, the doubles is worth more than the singles!
Hayata: I'm still recovering from foot pain after the All-Japan, played doubles, went the distance in every best of 5 singles match and still reached the final last week!
Ito: I played in singles only and still barely got enough sleep.
Ishikawa: I carried Hirano to the doubles title and no one cares. 😭
ouch :-( She was in the best form since forever too

[edgesandnets]

Liam Pitchford results have been poor. I wonder if some nations have been able to practice better than others due to the pandemic?

he hurt his hand

[zeio]

ITTF: Table tennis w/ China is boring. 🙁
WTT: Table tennis w/o China is boring. 🙃

https://i.imgur.com/MkQnw8t.jpg
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[karupinkun]

Im not suprised Ishikawa lost against Samara. Last week Samara played fantastic against Hayata and gave her a run for the money.

RETIRE SENPAI

[Dr Evil]

Kallberg vs Ovtcharov in the quarters. Maybe the two current best European players? Dima looks like he's finally all the way back from injury, and Kallberg could be ready to challenge Falck as best in Sweden. The Swedish men's team is starting to look dangerous. Falck, Karlsson, Kallberg, not to mention Truls.

[Manto76]

Calderano vs. Jorgic - what a game!
Maybe one of the best games not involving a top Chinese player that I've seen for a good while.

[lugi2000]

Is that you Dan https://www.instagram.com/p/CMPVLNyp88d/?igshid=he2580tpxtwk

[7malligk]

I'm trying to work the new WTT tour out. Is my understanding correct that essentially the Contender series replaces the old 'Challenger' series and the 'Star Contender' is the new World Tour Platinum?

Sent from my ASUS_X00TDB using Tapatalk

[igorponger]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_light_theatre

As being a well seasoned engineer spent a life time 20 years at building design, I feel unhappy at seeing the all-black picture. It hurts my heart, It hurts my self-esteem.

https://sun9-65.userapi.com/fp2UjDIMEepGYl_hftrW9xcIvrCylaxeaHhOfA/JIZzVp5kwJs.jpg

[Peter Porai-Koshits]

WTT sucks. I can’t understand the schedule, draw, I couldn’t watch any game online because it’s just not clear when it should be. The information is just completely unreadable.

I didn't even get to the problems of video streaming, I can't even find a list of games for tomorrow, at what time and on what table.

The tournament system is also incomprehensible, there are two standings, Star Contenders and simply Contenders, nothing to understand.
And the WTT site - you can't find anything useful on it.

Everyone sends links to YouTube of interesting games, you click - the video has already been deleted due to violation of someone's rights.

ITTF decided to kill table tennis completely?

[Brs]

Duda vs Uda?

[edgesandnets]

I'm trying to work the new WTT tour out. Is my understanding correct that essentially the Contender series replaces the old 'Challenger' series and the 'Star Contender' is the new World Tour Platinum?

Sent from my ASUS_X00TDB using Tapatalk

I went through their promotional material and summarized it in this blog post since WTT seems unable to aggregate all the information in one spot: https://edgesandnets.com/2021/01/26/ittfcalendar/
WTT Star Contender seems to be more like regular world tour, WTT Champions (not to be confused with world championships) is more like platinum tour, and WTT Grand Smash is a new thing that is modeled after grand slams and apparently is supposed to eventually replace the World Championships? WTT Champions and Grand Smash also have "mandatory participation" whatever that means.

[7malligk]

I went through their promotional material and summarized it in this blog post since WTT seems unable to aggregate all the information in one spot: https://edgesandnets.com/2021/01/26/ittfcalendar/
WTT Star Contender seems to be more like regular world tour, WTT Champions (not to be confused with world championships) is more like platinum tour, and WTT Grand Smash is a new thing that is modeled after grand slams and apparently is supposed to eventually replace the World Championships? WTT Champions and Grand Smash also have "mandatory participation" whatever that means.
Thank you. Appreciate your blog, and will give the post a look. :D

[7malligk]

One of my concerns looking at this new event structure is that we will no longer see any major Table Tennis events here in Australia.
We might get a Star Contender event, but with these seemingly limited to only 4 of the top twenty players participating, it will greatly reduce what we get here down under.

Shame!

Thanks for your blog post tho, really clarified a few things and cleared stuff up for me.

[Dillinger]

Incredible, how Ovtcharov brought that game back!

[lugi2000]

Dimitrij Ovtcharov is the comeback king

[Richie]

Even though Dima did an incredible job winning against Anton, it felt like Anton was the better player.

[zeio]

Put another way, Ovtcharov didn't beat him. Rather, Kallberg beat himself. 5:1 then 8:4 in the 5th.

This match reminds me of Ovtcharov vs Tokic at Rio 2016 and what happened next round.

[jammmail]

Wow big win for Ruwen Filus.

Take it hes using a Dignics on the forehand now? – anyone know his current setup

[zeio]

https://i.imgur.com/1npB3dQ.jpg

Just like the previous match, Karlsson beat himself. Serving into the net on match point...
https://i.imgur.com/wqjS0bo.jpg

Female style no good? Says who? Results speak louder.
https://i.imgur.com/TCgyUMX.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/x7jMRv1.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/8A1VoWC.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/qDSCXaO.jpg

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[driversbeat]

Women's doubles final a repeat of World Team Cup 2019, the match that probably spelled the beginning of the end for Suh Hyowon and Yang Haeun.

[zeio]

Robles and Oikawa played well, carrying their own teammates. Robles in particular kept finding a way out when down 2:6 in the 4th, while Ionescu were fuming. Uda's inexperience showed when he eased up after that, a fatal mistake the WTTC 2019 doubles runner-up didn't let pass.

https://i.imgur.com/vKfw59O.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/mpUsV2c.jpg

[lugi2000]

Filus to win the tournament?

[passifid]

If tomo goes through filus vs tomo is a good chance due to TH weakness in the chopper area (common with younger players) but if dima wins it's over. The familiarity and h2h makes it bad for filus!

But despite hating playing super defence players I love filus showing us how defence is still possible in 2021, also he is so much more exiting that a lot of the standard players due to his twiddles and ability to rush forward.

What a guy I reckon JSH is jumping for hot watching his game against the silent assassin!!

[Creek]

God damn... those camera angles are the silliest thing in table tennis history...
side view where you simply see nothing. Camera man sticking to players faces until the rally is over... left/right/up/down moving camera while a rally is going on...

i guess WTT just means (W)orst (T)abletennis (T)elevision :(

with this pseudo-fancy and bad coverages they will not win new people watching tabletennis, they will lose passionate existing watchers... I’m the first...

[ttfunfan]

I just want to be able to watch it live i never know when a match is on anymore 😅

[langel]

And after the match is over you could NEVER watch it full.

I don't need the so called "highlights", highlighted by a super-duper highdummy, highcrooking the natural essentials of the match!

I need the full match to make unshadowed analyses.

[langel]

Gggrrreat match Harimoto-Ovtcharov!

First time I see Harimoto to be so mentally stable!

[zeio]

Put another way, Ovtcharov didn't beat him. Rather, Kallberg beat himself. 5:1 then 8:4 in the 5th.

This match reminds me of Ovtcharov vs Tokic at Rio 2016 and what happened next round.
避得一時，唔避得一世 (http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/words/59696/)

What goes around, comes around. And double payback. 5:1 in the 5th and 5:0 in the 6th. The difference here is Harimoto beat him in addition to Ovtcharov beating himself. Another example is Ovtcharov vs Szocs at WTTC 2017 and then Niwa in the next round.

https://i.imgur.com/PHaa4Fe.jpg
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https://i.imgur.com/VV9J8Cc.jpg

I don't know about you but I wouldn't want a friend like Harimoto. I mean, he's the type who bears grudges. A revenge rate so high against those who humiliated him...:cool:

https://i.imgur.com/A9sGrz8.png

[langel]

避得一時，唔避得一世 (http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/words/59696/)

What goes around, comes around. And double payback. 5:1 in the 5th and 5:0 in the 6th. The difference here is Harimoto beat him in addition to Ovtcharov beating himself. Another example is Ovtcharov vs Szocs at WTTC 2017 and then Niwa in the next round.

Ok, that's your point of vew.

My point is the opposite - Harimoto somehow managed to not beat himself.

[driversbeat]

My grandmother runs faster than the WTT's website

[jammmail]

https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/forum/server/php/files/38/373/21/03/12/Screenshot 2021-03-12 at 16-08-48.png
anybody know what the belt is for that

Jun is wearing?

[langel]

Pelvic support increasing the intra-abdominal pressure.

Maybe

😏

[Janard]

Does making the finals mean that Lee/Jeon has secured a XD slot for the Olympics? I remember reading somewhere that WTT Doha is a qualification event but can't be sure. Pardon me.

[Tango K]

Anybody watched that match between Filus and Jorgic? I watch the highlight and it looks like Filus was the attacker and Jorgic the defender. It's all twisted 🤔

[jammmail]

It was certainly the first couple of games – only really the last game Filus was defending

[NextLevel]

Anybody watched that match between Filus and Jorgic? I watch the highlight and it looks like Filus was the attacker and Jorgic the defender. It's all twisted 🤔Actually, Filus has looked that terrifying in all his matches, especially the backhand loops. He seems to have better attacks than the attackers themselves. And his backhand serve has been amazingly strong. No one puts it short.

[igorponger]

Ruven Filus -- the best variative performance I ever saw
Was it really a long pips rubber on Filus backhand? Incredible power muscularity far superior to the tennis puffy idols.

https://tabletennis-reference.com/player/detail/125

[zeio]

https://i.imgur.com/UCVuE4R.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/pysErtB.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/DD2l4gT.jpg

Rosskopf: You call yourself a chopper?
https://i.imgur.com/656QcXf.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/uSKU1xD.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/gZFwLNo.jpg
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[edgesandnets]

Anybody watched that match between Filus and Jorgic? I watch the highlight and it looks like Filus was the attacker and Jorgic the defender. It's all twisted 🤔

I actually went through and counted the points that Filus won in his match with Jang Woojin (no later rounds because watching table 1 recordings seems to be impossible) and classified 72% of the points he won as "offensive shots." It's a small sample size and my definition of "offensive" is debatable, but I think it's still quite telling. Here's the associated blog post where I listed which types of shots I considered "offensive": https://edgesandnets.com/2021/03/12/6-ruwen-filus-shots-to-watch-out-for-in-the-wtt-doha-finals/

[lugi2000]

Jeon Jihee player of the tournament for me

[lugi2000]

And of course FIlus 😁

[Dan]

Ready for the final guys 🎧

https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/forum/server/php/files/38/146/21/03/13/finaldoha.jpeg

[denjell]

when will the fuxxin final be streamed?

[driversbeat]

Ready for the final guys 🎧

https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/forum/server/php/files/38/146/21/03/13/finaldoha.jpeg
Saw your live story on Instagram, Dan!

[Dan]

when will the fuxxin final be streamed?
Worldtabletennis.com it should be live there.

[latej]

Worldtabletennis.com it should be live there.

The ALKASS channel (Qatar) works for me - select "four" in there. XYZ SPORTS doesn't work for me.

[denjell]

not where, when was the question (:
but thx, i noticed its on now!

[Dan]

Fantastic finals! Mima Ito on fire as always. Ruwen Filus had his chances, very impressive run of wins!

[pongfugrasshopper]

Jeon Jihee player of the tournament for me
I would go with Mima Ito for winning two tournaments in a row. Yes, she's the best player of the field, but still it's not easy to win two in a row.

I have to give an honorable mention to Elizabeta Samara. Her loss to Hina Hayata in the Contender tourney was really a coin flip. Then, she has good wins over Kasumi and Kim Hayeong.

[Takkyu_wa_inochi]

Dan = do you now have a contract with WTT to be their commentator of choice for all events going forward ?

is Adam Bobrow left out by WTT and we won't hear him again on ITTF / WTT TV ?

[7malligk]

Dan = do you now have a contract with WTT to be their commentator of choice for all events going forward ?

is Adam Bobrow left out by WTT and we won't hear him again on ITTF / WTT TV ?
Adam said in an Instagram Live video that he's not commentating at the moment because of travel restrictions, but he hopes to be back in May. :D

[langel]

Filus is very unusual player, one of the kind. His mid and longer distance chopping is more standard, but sometimes near the table he chops nonorthodox.
And he is very diverse, you can never expect what his return would be.
And all that makes the Harimoto win even more respectful. The guy is developing good mentality strength too.

[zeio]

Does making the finals mean that Lee/Jeon has secured a XD slot for the Olympics? I remember reading somewhere that WTT Doha is a qualification event but can't be sure. Pardon me.

Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament (https://www.ittf.com/tournament/5280/2021/asian-olympic-qualification/) in Doha instead?

https://www.ittf.com/2021/03/02/nine-places-tokyo-olympics-grabs-world-singles-qualification-tournament/
https://www.ittf.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Tokyo-Qualification-1024x696.png

[HelenJIvie]

Is their any cool table tennis game?

[paulheck]

Dima won the final