Bulgaria Open 2018

[jawien]

1. ITO
2. ISHIKAWA
3. HIRANO

2020 is in 2 years time a lot can happen. HAYATA could take HIRANO's spot as well. If they allow a 4th player she'd definitely be in

A ... yes Hayata. Kasumi is rather guaranteed at the moment because team needs some experience.

 

[Daniel Hasson]

Can't remember the last time i've seen Kenta play so well.

 

[Loopadoop]

Women's Singles Semifinals

Hitomi Sato only top seed to make it

Ding Ning was seeded 6th, other 2 CNT were not seeded

 

[Atas Newton]

Cool guys don't look at their forehand winners

 

[jawien]

Cool guys don't look at their forehand winners

It's just Kenta - Ninja ; )

 

[TurboZ]

The Japanese Cpen killer in action! It is much closer than expected but well done. Time for ZPF to ask Ding Ning for pointers in tomahawk serves receive.

China had lost the first half. Will see if they can take the champion this time. Hope it is a XX vs Harimoto rematch.

 

[Takkyu_wa_inochi]

very exciting game between Tomo and Vladi

Vladi is coming back from 0-2 to 2-2 !!!

 

[jawien]

2:2 and 2:1 - love that shot of Vladi's from under the belly : ) Tomo is loosing it.

 

[Daniel Hasson]

For a moment i really thought Tomo was done, glad he pulled through

 

[zeio]

Zeio can you just retire with retiring Ishikawa ...
: )

Give her a break ... non of Jap women do well against Ding, neither the "rest of the world" women ... ; )

 

[jawien]

.. and see, the US is sometimes cool too, you can openly involve their president into the tt business and he doesn't seem to care ... : )

 

[jawien]

Funny but I'm thinking about the best players in Europe and I can't really find a better choice against chopper than Daniel Habesohn ... he plays quite aggressively.

 

[Daniel Hasson]

Funny but I'm thinking about the best players in Europe and I can't really find a better choice against chopper than Daniel Habesohn ... he plays quite aggressively.

Dima? Timo? Vladi?

 

[jawien]

Dima? Timo? Vladi?

Dima is unstable now, Vladi - I don't think so, Timo ... ok I'm probably willing to give you this one : )
Timo plays softer than Daniel, but is probably more repetitive.

 

[Atas Newton]

After Korean Open Xu Xin approaches Ma Long and says

XX: brother Ma, mind if I borrow your Magical Table Tennis Powers just for the rest of the summer?
MA: sure, go ahead.

True story.

 

[talbon]

Dima is unstable now, Vladi - I don't think so, Timo ... ok I'm probably willing to give you this one : )
Timo plays softer than Daniel, but is probably more repetitive.

Watch Vladi play choppers. It is truly a delight. That's when you go "o ye, the guy understands TT." I don't mean to contradict, it's just really worth the while. He doesn't destroy them the way Kong Linghui would, but he makes it look like a walk in the park.

ps. Speaking of Kong Linghui, this doesn't get old: youtu.be/4_O6fZjYDlw
Seriously wtf JSH.

 

[drunix80]

Ma Te is the only defender to have defeated XX ever. It will be a fun matchup. In the other semi, Harimoto would make mincemeat of Kenta.

 

[jawien]

Watch Vladi play choppers. It is truly a delight. That's when you go "o ye, the guy understands TT." I don't mean to contradict, it's just really worth the while. He doesn't destroy them the way Kong Linghui would, but he makes it look like a walk in the park.

ps. Speaking of Kong Linghui, this doesn't get old: youtu.be/4_O6fZjYDlw
Seriously wtf JSH.

Ok he did beat Joo Se Hyuk at the T2APAC last year in the killzone, no power needed ..

 

[bircham boi]

ps. Speaking of Kong Linghui, this doesn't get old: youtu.be/4_O6fZjYDlw
Seriously wtf JSH.

This. is. unbelievable.

Thank you so much for bringing it to my attention.

 

[mrk]

Ma Long, Xu Xin, Boll have withdrawn from Czech Open.