Korea Open 2018

[MasterMyself]

This is actually not the 1st time. The same thing happened in the match between LJK and Matsudaira in 2017. Same behavior from LJK. Not an honest boy.

Didn't Hari's coach agreed that it was LJK's point? I watched this on stream, although I can't tell whether its edge or side but LJK looped the ball from middle of table to Hari's FH side of table and the ball touched the right side of table. Then LJK pointed to the table indicating that was his point. Hari looked at his coach who seemed to agree. Then there was some sort of discussion going on between the empires and the chinese coach. You can't say LJK is dishonest when his opponent coach agreed with him. If its his point, then its his point.

 

[mrk]

Hari looked at his coach who seemed to agree. Then there was some sort of discussion going on between the empires and the chinese coach. You can't say LJK is dishonest when his opponent coach agreed with him. If its his point, then its his point.

Looked to me the umpire said it was a side ball and they gave Harimoto the point which was the right decision I think. Neither Harimoto nor the coach gave the point to LJK. But as we know LJK isn't a honest guy, he did the same with Matsudaira, and his coach was a dumbass.

Clearly a side ball.

 

[JesperStef]

Results from Day 4 (Fri 20 July 2017):

Men's Singles

Round of 32:

An Ji Song 4:3 Wong Chun Ting [4] (11:4, 11:9, 6:11, 4:11, 13:15, 11:9, 11:9)
[15] Lim Jonghoon 4:2 Sathiyan Gnanasekaran (9:11, 11:4, 5:11, 11:7, 11:8, 11:8)
Liang Jingkun 4:1 Quadri Aruna [13] (9:11, 11:5, 17:15, 11:6, 11:7)
[7] Tomokazu Harimoto 4:2 Jeoung Youngsik (8:11, 12:10, 11:7, 6:11, 11:8, 11:9)

[8] Hugo Calderano 4:0 Chen Chien-An (12:10, 11:9, 11:6, 11:7)
Cho Seungmin 4:2 Simon Gauzy [9] (11:4, 5:11, 12:10, 9:11, 12:10, 11:5)
[12] Chuang Chih-Yuan 4:3 Can Akkuzu (3:11, 11:6, 9:11, 6:11, 11:5, 12:10, 12:10)
[2] Lin Gaoyuan 4:0 Kim Minhyeok (11:6, 11:3, 11:5, 11:6)

Round of 16:

[10] Jun Mizutani 4:2 Dimitrij Ovtcharov [1] (11:6, 2:11, 11:8, 11:3, 5:11, 11:4)
[5] Lee Sangsu 4:2 Ham Yu Song (11:5, 11:8, 11:8, 5:11, 6:11, 11:7)
Jeong Sangeun 4:0 Yuya Oshima (11:8, 11:9, 13:11, 11:3)
Jang Woojin 4:1 Xu Xin [3] (11:8, 11:8, 5:11, 13:11, 11:7)

[15] Lim Jonghoon 4:0 An Ji Song (12:10, 11:1, 11:5, 11:8)
Liang Jingkun 4:0 Tomokazu Harimoto [7] (11:9, 11:4, 11:4, 11:8)
[8] Hugo Calderano 4:0 Cho Seungmin (11:7, 13:11, 11:9, 11:6)
[2] Lin Gaoyuan 4:1 Chuang Chih-Yuan [12] (4:11, 15:13, 11:4, 11:8, 11:9)

Quarter-finals:

[10] Jun Mizutani vs Lee Sangsu [5]
Jeong Sangeun vs Jang Woojin

[15] Lim Jonghoon vs Liang Jingkun
[8] Hugo Calderano vs Lin Gaoyuan [2]


Women's Singles

Round of 16:

[1] Chen Meng 4:1 Ding Ning [12] (11:7, 7:11, 11:3, 11:5, 11:9)
[8] Cheng I-Ching 4:1 Jeon Jihee [16] (8:11, 14:12, 11:8, 11:8, 12:10)
[5] Liu Shiwen 4:0 Honoka Hashimoto (14:12, 11:5, 11:6, 11:6)
[3] Wang Manyu 4:2 Choi Hyojoo (11:13, 11:4, 11:13, 15:13, 11:7, 11:5)

[4] Kasumi Ishikawa 4:1 Sun Yingsha [11] (9:11, 11:9, 13:11, 11:8, 11:2)
[6] Mima Ito 4:1 Hu Limei (4:11, 11:6, 11:6, 11:9, 11:7)
[15] Suh Hyowon 4:3 Saki Shibata (9:11, 5:11, 11:7, 4:11, 11:9, 11:6, 12:10)
[2] Zhu Yuling 4:1 Miyu Kato (11:7, 7:11, 11:6, 11:4, 11:9)

Quarter-finals:

[1] Chen Meng vs Cheng I-Ching [8]
[5] Liu Shiwen 4:2 Wang Manyu [3] (3:11, 11:4, 11:6, 11:6, 6:11, 11:9)

[4] Kasumi Ishikawa 4:0 Mima Ito [6] (11:8, 11:5, 11:6, 13:11)
[15] Suh Hyowon vs Zhu Yuling [2]


Men's Doubles

Quarter-finals:

[1] Ho Kwan Kit/Wong Chun Ting 3:2 Chen Chien-An/Chuang Chih-Yuan [7] (3:11, 11:13, 11:9, 11:7, 11:9)
[5] Lee Sangsu/Pak Sin Hyok 3:2 Liang Jingkun/Yan An (11:9, 13:11, 3:11, 4:11, 11:7)

[6] Jang Woojin/Lim Jonghoon 3:1 Koki Niwa/Jin Ueda [3] (12:10, 5:11, 11:8, 11:4)
Wang Chuqin/Xue Fei 3:0 Lam Siu Hang/Ng Pak Nam [8] (11:9, 11:9, 11:6)

Semi-finals:

[1] Ho Kwan Kit/Wong Chun Ting 3:0 Lee Sangsu/Pak Sin Hyok [5] (11:9, 11:9, 11:8)
[6] Jang Woojin/Lim Jonghoon 3:1 Wang Chuqin/Xue Fei (10:12, 11:5, 11:6, 18:16)


Women's Doubles:

Quarter-finals:

Cha Hyo Sim/Kim Nam Hae 3:1 Miu Hirano/Kasumi Ishikawa [7] (11:7, 4:11, 11:8, 11:2)
[3] Wang Manyu/Zhu Yuling 3:0 Barbora Balazova/Galia Dvorak (11:7, 11:6, 11:6)

[4] Chen Meng/Ding Ning 3:0 Yu Mengyu/Zhou Yihan [8] (11:4, 11:7, 11:3)
[2] Jeon Jihee/Yang Haeun 3:0 Ng Wing Nam/Minnie Soo Wai Yam [5] (11:4, 12:10, 12:10)

Semi-finals:

[3] Wang Manyu/Zhu Yuling 3:0 Cha Hyo Sim/Kim Nam Hae (11:9, 15:13, 11:7)
[4] Chen Meng/Ding Ning 3:2 Jeon Jihee/Yang Haeun [2] (9:11, 9:11, 12:10, 11:5, 11:9)


Mixed Doubles

Semi-finals:

Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha 3:1 Lim Jonghoon/Yang Haeun [8] (11:9, 12:14, 11:9, 11:6)
Jang Woojin/Cha Hyo Sim 3:2 Chen Chien-An/Cheng I-Ching [4] (6:11, 11:5, 14:16, 11:6, 11:4)

 

[MasterMyself]

Looked to me the umpire said it was a side ball and they gave Harimoto the point which was the right decision I think. Neither Harimoto nor the coach gave the point to LJK. But as we know LJK isn't a honest guy, he did the same with Matsudaira, and his coach was a dumbass.


https://youtu.be/4rT2_oO8tJo?t=660

Clearly a side ball.

Thanks for the replay. Looks like a side to me as well but I still can't be 100% sure. assuming Hari got the point at the end? I can't see the scores.

 

[tropical]

Liang Jingkun beat Harimoto 4-0 is the proof that "new style" is needed for new ball is just pure speculation!

 

[ZhouZhekai]

Lim Jonghoon is doing double duty playing in all 3 events and placing high in all of them. So his Jang Woojin who is showing why he could become the Wold Junior Champion. Korea looking stable for the future unlike Germany,, but dont worry Timo willl carry for the next 10 years easily

 

[ZhouZhekai]

Liang Jingkun beat Harimoto 4-0 is the proof that "new style" is needed for new ball is just pure speculation!

How exactly?

 

[yoass]

How exactly?

I think this fallacy should be called Proof by Incident. One sheep is black, therefore all sheep must be.

Aristotle pointed this one out already.

 

[tropical]

Just like one incident that Harimoto beat ML?

 

[Loopadoop]

Harimoto is probably going to be up and down vs CNT players due to his fast not too tacky rubber while the CNT player has tacky slower rubber. It will depend on his consistency on any given day.

 

[drunix80]

Saw the match live between LJK vs HM. HM did not look like a guy who could beat ML frankly. Had a quick chat with his Japanese team members sitting right next to me. They thought HM is actually exhausted after Japan Open and has huge pressure of expectation at home.

 

[ping fun]

Yes, it's in the policy. You don't make it out of the groups? You're grounded. 1st round exit as a seed? You're grounded. Even if you're signed up for the next stop.

What about zjk that he himself withdrew?? With winning his first two games ..

 

[Daniel Hasson]

Saw the match live between LJK vs HM. HM did not look like a guy who could beat ML frankly. Had a quick chat with his Japanese team members sitting right next to me. They thought HM is actually exhausted after Japan Open and has huge pressure of expectation at home.

How can he still be exhausted when it's was more than a month ago? I get the expectation part, but the exahusted from Japan Open part doesn't make a lot of sense.

 

[drunix80]

Saw the match live between LJK vs HM. HM did not look like a guy who could beat ML frankly. Had a quick chat with his Japanese team members sitting right next to me. They thought HM is actually exhausted after Japan Open and has huge pressure of expectation at home.

Some captures from the venue :
https://imgur.com/a/7ijYEGx

 

[zeio]

You gotta watch this one below

 

[zeio]

What about zjk that he himself withdrew?? With winning his first two games ..

Technically speaking, he didn't make the main draw when he pulled out from his match against YA. But IIRC, there is a condition that says it's OK if you lost to your teammate. So he probably pulled out as a form of protest.

 

[ping fun]

Technically speaking, he didn't make the main draw when he pulled out from his match against YA. But IIRC, there is a condition that says it's OK if you lost to your teammate. So he probably pulled out as a form of protest.

Or injury ....

 

[usualsuspect]

How can he still be exhausted when it's was more than a month ago? I get the expectation part, but the exahusted from Japan Open part doesn't make a lot of sense.

I believe it. I think it's mostly mental stress, not physical (unless he has injuries). When there's huge expectations on Harimoto, it can negatively impact his performance. Also, younger players are more prone to inconsistencies. It's normal to see them fluctuate from tournament to tournament.

 

[ping fun]

I see no comment from @upsidedowncarl strange

 

[yoass]

Just like one incident that Harimoto beat ML?

Exactly.