Bulgaria Open 2018

[jawien]

Ma Long, Xu Xin, Boll have withdrawn from Czech Open.

I would have clicked a like btn under your post .. but I won't ! ... specially I'm planning to be there.
: )

 

[Daniel Hasson]

Ma Long, Xu Xin, Boll have withdrawn from Czech Open.

Ma Long makes sense, but i wonder why XX did?

 

[jawien]

This. is. unbelievable.

Thank you so much for bringing it to my attention.

Bircham Boi are you planning on some correspondence from the Bulgaria maybe ... ? ; )

 

[NextLevel]

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.

Greatest player vs chop ever is for me Xu Xin. What he does is just ridiculous. I think there may have been a loss to Ma Te that put a blemish but I don't know KLH's record as well as I know XX.

 

[zeio]

Who said Harimoto was gonna steamroll Matsu-ken?

 

[jawien]

Who said Harimoto was gonna steamroll Matsu-ken?

I think the name starts with a "d" ; )

Without the coaches, for a 15 yo it's a real disadvantage imho ... + a teammate is always tricky ...

 

[Daniel Hasson]

Matsudaira is on a roll in this tournament so i'm not surprised

 

[PatriciaPinheiro]

The silence in the arena during chop rallies with almost no ball sounds is giving a tension aura for the game, I reckon

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[Tinykin]

Did you watch the match. Liam struggled to compete the whole match vs the chopper, actually fortunate to win one game.

Then you don't understand the 'Peter principle', sorry.

 

[drunix80]

Who said Harimoto was gonna steamroll Matsu-ken?

I did but Matsu has never played that good for sometime. Well done !!

 

[Loopadoop]

Then you don't understand the 'Peter principle', sorry.

A person reaches their level of incompetence, which is what happened when Liam played the chopper Ma Te.

 

[zeio]

I did but Matsu has never played that good for sometime. Well done !!

 

[talbon]

Greatest player vs chop ever is for me Xu Xin. What he does is just ridiculous. I think there may have been a loss to Ma Te that put a blemish but I don't know KLH's record as well as I know XX.

Yay Xu Xin. I hope he wins the Bulgaria open and entertains us a lot in the process.

Xu Xin is still an amazing player overall though. KLH was at the top as well, and Waldner too if we're going to give other examples of people who are outstanding against defenders.

Samsonov has an amazing career, but maybe we can now say he is past his prime in terms of physical fitness (which can cost him when playing very aggressive, fast or powerful players - LSS comes to mind), so when I see him toy with choppers (for instance Panagiotis WTTC 2017), it is by contrast a great reminder of just how good the guy is, and how much he knows his TT.

 

[NextLevel]

Yay Xu Xin. I hope he wins the Bulgaria open and entertains us a lot in the process.

Xu Xin is still an amazing player overall though. KLH was at the top as well, and Waldner too if we're going to give other examples of people who are outstanding against defenders.

Samsonov has an amazing career, but maybe we can now say he is past his prime in terms of physical fitness (which can cost him when playing very aggressive, fast or powerful players - LSS comes to mind), so when I see him toy with choppers (for instance Panagiotis WTTC 2017), it is by contrast a great reminder of just how good the guy is, and how much he knows his TT.

Rosskopf was another player with a great anti-chopper game.

 

[JesperStef]

Results from Day 5 (Sat 18 August 2018)

Men's Singles

Quarter-finals:

[7] Kenta Matsudaira 4:3 Zheng Peifeng (11:6, 7:11, 13:11, 11:9, 10:12, 7:11, 11:3)
[4] Tomokazu Harimoto 4:2 Vladimir Samsonov [10] (11:4, 11:8, 9:11, 3:11, 11:6, 11:5)

Ma Te 4:0 Daniel Habesohn (11:9, 11:3, 11:8, 11:4)
[2] Xu Xin 4:0 Koki Niwa [5] (11:1, 11:6, 11:9, 11:7)

Semi-finals:

[7] Kenta Matsudaira 4:2 Tomokazu Harimoto [4] (11:5, 11:6, 9:11, 6:11, 11:7, 11:6)
[2] Xu Xin 4:0 Ma Te (11:9, 11:8, 11:2, 11:8)


Women's Singles

Quarter-finals:

[6] Ding Ning 4:2 Kasumi Ishikawa [1] (8:11, 12:10, 7:11, 11:4, 11:8, 11:7)
Liu Gaoyang 4:1 Miu Hirano [3] (11:8, 11:9, 2:11, 11:7, 11:4)

Semi-finals:

[6] Ding Ning 4:1 Liu Gaoyang (11:3, 11:4, 10:12, 12:10, 11:4)
Wang Yidi 4:2 Hitomi Sato [4] (7:11, 9:11, 11:7, 11:4, 12:10, 11:6)

 

[perham]

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

Ma Te and Zheng Pifeng are my new favourite players to watch. They both lack the experience of the top CNT players, yet, they still play awesome.


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[Xaoc]

When Kenta Matsuidara beat that screaming kid Tomokazu Harimoto the crowd went wild! The applause went for about a minute!

 

[lugi2000]

Amazing Kenta, can he knock out Xu Xin?

 

[lugi2000]

Ma Long must feel weird not playing in the singles on the final day

 

[Daniel Hasson]

Amazing Kenta, can he knock out Xu Xin?

I'm just hoping it won't be a 4-0 for XX.