Waldner lost in hard bat semi final!!

Dan · Dec 30, 2010

Epic match up. Jan Ove Waldner vs Dutch player

gauravvraj · Dec 30, 2010

hahah lol..
that bald guy was really funny at last point ... put his shirt on his face ..

Tamez_94 · Dec 30, 2010

haha! oh men i can win that bald guy 11-1..

3pontios3 · Dec 30, 2010

at 5:14 i

a lot

scylla24 · Dec 30, 2010

man i suck at playing hardbat, its so different, you have to alter your entire game. And I especially hate playing against hardbat players. I play so much worse against them, because shots that i normally would hit back go into the net because they don't have the same kind of top spin that i am used to when I am playing normal players

VANS · Dec 30, 2010

players who cannot do spinny strokes play hardbat..if they played inverted game waldner would win 21-2, 21-1

Dave Robson · Dec 30, 2010

You are so blind when it comes to the sport of Table Tennis when its standard form was "hardbat"

Waldner simply thought he would win because he is a legend (he is by the way as we all know) but sadly there are many players playing hardbat Table Tennis such as the "bald guy" who are better than him and others. Give the "bald guy" credit he was technically superb, which Waldner was not .................. playing harbat.

players who cannot do spinny strokes play hardbat..if they played inverted game waldner would win 21-2, 21-1

Some news VANS they were NOT playing "inverted" or did Waldner not notice this ?

We know he would win easily playing inverted but this just shows the narrow mindedness if you cannot see past one type table tennis................. RESPECT IT GOES ALONG WAY

See some real technique and forehand ............... if they were around now - wow

Technique and class is permanant while form is temporary

Dan · Dec 31, 2010

Dave Robson said:
You are so blind when it comes to the sport of Table Tennis when its standard form was "hardbat"

Waldner simply thought he would win because he is a legend (he is by the way as we all know) but sadly there are many players playing hardbat Table Tennis such as the "bald guy" who are better than him and others. Give the "bald guy" credit he was technically superb, which Waldner was not .................. playing harbat.

Some news VANS they were NOT playing "inverted" or did Waldner not notice this ?

We know he would win easily playing inverted but this just shows the narrow mindedness if you cannot see past one type table tennis................. RESPECT IT GOES ALONG WAY

See some real technique and forehand ............... if they were around now - wow

Technique and class is permanant while form is temporary

Wow thanks Dave!!

Those guys are insane!!

Heres the highlighted video and winner of the WUTTO Championships!

gauravvraj · Dec 31, 2010

wow .. these vids are amazing..
thanks .. i respect hardbat players...

Justchill · Dec 31, 2010

Never seen this, didn't know there was a separate competition.. So it's just the wood and the rubber with pips

scylla24 · Dec 31, 2010

I mean I don't think Waldner necessarily thought he would win, just because he was a legend. If anything he probably expected to lose eventually. I mean of course Waldner's technique and everything isn't great, because he isn't used to playing hardbat. The fact that he can adapt his game that well, and still be very competitive against top hardbat players is pretty impressive.

Wilco · Jan 26, 2011

I think Waldner gave.

I think Waldner gave.

DaFaiGai · Feb 9, 2011

Great game by both players. J.O Waldner is getting old and his spirit is dying

. It's great that he is still training though!

Bjarne · Feb 20, 2011

i read the reactions to this, and I have to say something.

the bald player is my coach trainer, and he never did hardbat before, he's a regular table tennis player, like you and me.
in regular table tennis competition he's playing 3rd division of my country (the netherlands) right now.

and the guy who said "i can beat him 11-1 is" all talk and nothing else.

so keep in mind, "the bald guy" who is called Marty Hendriksen FYI, did not train for this, he just went there for fun and to play against J.O Waldner, because Waldner is his hero.

and he won, fair and square.

He is overreacting a lot now lately though... winning of Waldner got to his head.

BrokenSuit · Mar 10, 2011

I just think the Bald guy made himself look like a bit of a goon. Waldner was a gentleman.

Bjarne · Mar 15, 2011

he IS a goon

sidthelefty · Mar 26, 2011

thanks for those vids.

YosuaYosan · Apr 7, 2011

Simply the game is not waldner's area of expertise (hardbat).
Still, we cant judge the bald guy though. He is better in hardbat game than all of us, i assume

sunilcse04 · May 20, 2011

Looked more to me like Waldner was having fun like those Exhibition games.. He was not playing even upto his 40%.. The Bald guy needs a kick in his ass for sure..

WiWa · May 25, 2011

Bjarne said:
i read the reactions to this, and I have to say something.

the bald player is my coach trainer, and he never did hardbat before, he's a regular table tennis player, like you and me.
in regular table tennis competition he's playing 3rd division of my country (the netherlands) right now.

and the guy who said "i can beat him 11-1 is" all talk and nothing else.

so keep in mind, "the bald guy" who is called Marty Hendriksen FYI, did not train for this, he just went there for fun and to play against J.O Waldner, because Waldner is his hero.

and he won, fair and square.

He is overreacting a lot now lately though... winning of Waldner got to his head.

In the Netherlands it is pretty well known that Marty and some of his clubmates trained like 3 months or weeks, can't remember, before entering this tournament. Waldner was just having fun and he owned him around the net. Of course credits to Marty, but he should not be this arrogant. Everywhere he goes he thinks he is the best hardbat player because he won this tournament and beat JO. It is a pity that Marty doesn't have the class that belongs to a table tennis champion. Martin Groenwold is the better hardbat player by the way

Waldner lost in hard bat semi final!!

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