Liam Pitchford defeats Harimoto... youngster all hype??

[TTHopeful]

SHOCK! Pitchford just beat Harimoto 3-0. About time this kid got put in his place. A 14 year old Ma Long or Fan Zhendong would never have done that. All hype? Can he win a major?

Well done to Liam, impressive play!

 

[James Krassowski]

That seems quite an unfair way to talk about Pitchford, seeing as he took Ma Long to five at The Rio Olympic team event and is in great form at the moment. However, I see where you're coming from with Harimoto, his head isn't quite there yet, especially with the English crowd in the arena and him being occasionally too cocky.

 

[RidTheKid]

Harimoto is 14 years old. Come on.

 

[TTHopeful]

That seems quite an unfair way to talk about Pitchford, seeing as he took Ma Long to five at The Rio Olympic team event and is in great form at the moment. However, I see where you're coming from with Harimoto, his head isn't quite there yet, especially with the English crowd in the arena and him being occasionally too cocky.

Fair point James i edited slightly as i was a bit harsh. I went on a bit of a rant. I thought Harimoto was going to take down this tournament. He should have lost to Omar Assar today to.

 

[Ilia Minkin]

Kind of reminds me of those threads about how Samsonov should retire after an unexpected loss.

 

[Richie]

I actually didn't find this surprising at all. Liam is playing incredibly well and I thought Harimoto was bound to lose his mental composure at some point. This is actually a good thing for Harimoto, I'm sure he'll learn a lot from it.

What's up with these posts trying to create drama? Can't we just enjoy the amazing table tennis?

 

[TTHopeful]

I was just a little worried. I wanted to see Harimoto defeat the Chinese at this event. Hopefully this defeat awakes him

 

[Joepole]

What a silly post. Put the kid in his place. What's that about? He is where he is entirely on merit, forget his age. He just happened to lose a match against another great player.

 

[RIPPER]

Let's hope pitchford can keep playing well

 

[UpSideDownCarl]

Harimotto....how old is he? 14? He beat Mizutani? He beat Boll? He beat Samsonov? How old is he again?

Are you really asking this:

All hype? Can he win a major?

Is there really anyone who has done more before they were 15?

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[zeio]

I actually didn't find this surprising at all. Liam is playing incredibly well and I thought Harimoto was bound to lose his mental composure at some point. This is actually a good thing for Harimoto, I'm sure he'll learn a lot from it.

What's up with these posts trying to create drama? Can't we just enjoy the amazing table tennis?

Well, the seniles in the EC wanted drama. Now they've got it.

 

[mlax]

what a freakin brainless post. unreal.

 

[Baal]

Still a kid. Inconsistency is to be expected. And Pitchford is not to be taken .lightly.

 

[ttpshot]

I was talking to a coach from JNT the other day and his win at All Japan Championships was not really suprizing for those at National traing center as no one in JNT was able to beat him in practice matches prior to the tournament.

He is going to drop few games (just like everyone else except ML and FZD) but I'm pretty sure that is going to become rarer as the time goes on.

 

[dannyyung]

Harimoto used many top of the bounce counter attacks, but the double fish balls response greater with side spins than the Dhs balls. So I think that is why he missed quite a lot, as top of the bounce counters are not easy anyway.

 

[Xylit]

Is Harimoto's career over now?

 

[Xanderngzien]

is harimoto's career over now?

lol^^^^ this commment is gold

 

[Ilia Minkin]

Is Harimoto's career over now?

I think he will have to train with the women's team for a while.

 

[Baal]

Pitchford just annihilated Calderano too.

 

[NextLevel]

Pitchford just annihilated Calderano too.

Yeah. I was watching a recent French league match highlight reel with Liam and Mattenet. And both players were on but Liam was just punishing Mattenet. And I just realized that it was suicidal to be a backhand player vs Liam. I thought it was just that one match but Liam just showed it wasn't a coincidence. The only player that has beaten him so far has a forehand on that side of the table.