World Tour Grand Finals 2017

[TTHopeful]

If Dima loses... and Fan Zhendong does not win tournament... does dima still go to number 1?

 

[yoass]

Koki Niwa 2-1 Ovtcharov

Tough match so far! Dima really needs to give his all if he’s going to earn that #1 spot.

 

[Garrison]

Vladi nooo!

 

[yoass]

And a nailbiter it is. Dima ties it to 3-3.

 

[Shifu]

Go Koki Niwa!

 

[yoass]

Aaaand Dima is #1!

 

[Takkyu_wa_inochi]

Aaaand Dima is #1!

#1 in the stupid ITTF ranking system. Everybody knows the real number one is MA Long

 

[yoass]

#1 in the stupid ITTF ranking system. Everybody knows the real number one is MA Long

No argument there. Yet it's quite hard to keep a clear distinction in writing and speech between the real #1 and the fake ITTF #1.

Still, quite a feat for Dima, even if he's no Ma Long (HAAAARIMOTOOOOOOOOOOOO!).

 

[Michal_Z]

Right, no matter who really the best player is, it is a great achievement for Dima!
How long Xu Xin was the number 1 in the world?
And when anyone really thought he is the best player?
I never ever considered Xu Xin as best player, yet he was world number one for some time.
So this is nothing new, that the best player in the world is not ranked 1.
So lets not take it from him, respect to Ovtcharov!

 

[WorkerBee]

What happens if Tomo beats Dima? I don't think he will this year, but point and position wise, what would happen? They play each other next in the bracket. I think Kirill will do so much better with tactical coaching. and unfortunately, Tomo was hunting for bear.

 

[SFF_lib]

Wow two very nerve-racking matches. Dimi vs Niwa and Samosonov vs Wong. Nice to watch.

Feels like Wong's RPB has become more consistent. His footwork seems to be faster too.

 

[ping fun]

#1 in the stupid ITTF ranking system. Everybody knows the real number one is MA Long

Yes dima really doesnt play like number 1 , He doesnt look like a player to be 1 in ranking . Not logical .
At least in europeans timo give the feeling of number 1 but dima is about 4 or 5 to be honest

 

[ping fun]

Schedule for Day 2 (Fri 15 December GMT +6):

Women's Doubles

10:00
T1 [6] Honoka Hashimoto/Hitomi Sato vs Chen Meng/Zhu Yuling [2]
T2 [1] Hina Hayata/Mima Ito vs Doo Hoi Kem/Lee Ho Ching [4]


Men's Doubles

10:40
T1 [6] Chen Chien-An/Chiang Hung-Chieh vs Masataka Morizono/Yuya Oshima [2]
T2 [1] Jin Ueda/Maharu Yoshimura vs Ho Kwan Kit/Wong Chun Ting [3]


Women's Singles

13:00
T1 [13] Han Ying vs Kasumi Ishikawa [3]
T2 [15] Hitomi Sato vs Wang Manyu [2]

13:50
T1 [7] Zhu Yuling vs Hina Hayata [11]
T2 [4] Mima Ito vs Sakura Mori [9]


Men's Singles

14:40
T1 [1] Dimitrij Ovtcharov vs Koki Niwa [11]
T2 [8] Vladimir Samsonov vs Wong Chun Ting [12]

15:30
T1 [16] Kirill Gerassimenko vs Tomokazu Harimoto [6]
T2 [7] Simon Gauzy vs Fang Bo [10]


Singles quarter-finals

18:00
T1 [1] Chen Meng vs Feng Tianwei [8]

18:50
T1 [3] Fan Zhendong vs Xu Xin [5]

19:40
T1 [5] Gu Yuting vs (Han Ying or Kasumi Ishikawa)

20:30
T1 (Vladimir Samsonov or Wong Chun Ting) vs Timo Boll [2]

Would you please update the results??

 

[Xylit]

Am I mistaken or have FZD's serves improved A LOT?!

 

[Takkyu_wa_inochi]

FZD crushes XX 4-1. So much power.
this match was 2 or 3 levels above any other match so far in the tournament. Incredible power and speed in the rallies

 

[brodolio]

Xu Xin is out! FZD is in great shape, he defeated XX even if he played very well..
If Timo wins the next match, the semi final will be FZD vs Timo. I can't wait to see the match!

 

[Julien Jo Bieganski]

Very impressive win for FZD.
Very aggressive and powerful as ever.

 

[brodolio]

Dima seems to be not in his best condition..But let's see what happens next.
Again, if Timo wins against WCT (which he should), the semi final will be an amazing match

 

[RidTheKid]

And it's also obvious that XX has improved his bh and is getting more power overall from his new blade. A much needed development for him.

FZD crushes XX 4-1. So much power.
this match was 2 or 3 levels above any other match so far in the tournament. Incredible power and speed in the rallies

 

[brodolio]

BTW, was Fang Bo using the Viscaria?And FZD the Stiga Carbonado?So Chinese players again switched blades..
It seems wierd to me, I mean, how fast can you adapt to a blade?