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Germany:
1. Ovtcharov
2. Timo Boll
3. Christian Suss
Reasons: Ovtcharov actually has a good chance against Wang Hao and Zhang Jike which China is probably going to field. He won 2 sets against ZJK in 2010 World Cup, 3 sets in the 2011 World Cup, and defeated Wang Hao at the World Cup Team Championships. The risk is of course if China fields Ma Long/Ma Lin as the no.1 player coz they absolutely destroy Ovtcharov's style. Christian Suss might be able to win matches if he gets his shots in, he has a dangerous close-to-table playing style with fast counters. Baum/Steger are too slow to win against the Chinese.
Japan:
1. Maharu Yoshimura
2. Seiya Kishikawa
3. Jun Mizutani
Reasons: Maharu Yoshimura is a wildcard which the Chinese players have not played against. He has good serves, the dangerous BH over-the-table loops, very good power on both wings, that may just shock the Chinese top players. Jun Mizutani hasn't won against anyone in the CNT except for Ma Lin and ZJK (both who would absolutely destroy him on a normal day), and he hasn't improved enough to prove that he can. Kishikawa at least has the fast BHs which may cause trouble, and he has won over Ma Long once before in a team championship.
Korea:
1. Joo Se Hyuk
2. Kim Min Seok
3. Ryu Seung Min.
Joo Se Hyuk has given threats to Ma Long and Zhang Jike recently and I think he has a good chance of generating upsets. Kim Min Seok should be used too as he has an unorthodox style which the Chinese may find hard to deal with(sudden FH loop kills, good serves and good BH over-the-table loop). Ryu Seung Min can surprise anyone as he plays the best in pressure situations.
I think if the Germany, Japan and Korea teams change their formation, they could really give a nasty surprise to China instead of relying on the same old formula which frankly didn't work at all....
1. Ovtcharov
2. Timo Boll
3. Christian Suss
Reasons: Ovtcharov actually has a good chance against Wang Hao and Zhang Jike which China is probably going to field. He won 2 sets against ZJK in 2010 World Cup, 3 sets in the 2011 World Cup, and defeated Wang Hao at the World Cup Team Championships. The risk is of course if China fields Ma Long/Ma Lin as the no.1 player coz they absolutely destroy Ovtcharov's style. Christian Suss might be able to win matches if he gets his shots in, he has a dangerous close-to-table playing style with fast counters. Baum/Steger are too slow to win against the Chinese.
Japan:
1. Maharu Yoshimura
2. Seiya Kishikawa
3. Jun Mizutani
Reasons: Maharu Yoshimura is a wildcard which the Chinese players have not played against. He has good serves, the dangerous BH over-the-table loops, very good power on both wings, that may just shock the Chinese top players. Jun Mizutani hasn't won against anyone in the CNT except for Ma Lin and ZJK (both who would absolutely destroy him on a normal day), and he hasn't improved enough to prove that he can. Kishikawa at least has the fast BHs which may cause trouble, and he has won over Ma Long once before in a team championship.
Korea:
1. Joo Se Hyuk
2. Kim Min Seok
3. Ryu Seung Min.
Joo Se Hyuk has given threats to Ma Long and Zhang Jike recently and I think he has a good chance of generating upsets. Kim Min Seok should be used too as he has an unorthodox style which the Chinese may find hard to deal with(sudden FH loop kills, good serves and good BH over-the-table loop). Ryu Seung Min can surprise anyone as he plays the best in pressure situations.
I think if the Germany, Japan and Korea teams change their formation, they could really give a nasty surprise to China instead of relying on the same old formula which frankly didn't work at all....
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