World Table Tennis Championships 2019

[SDC]

Simon just made a lot of people happy. Now everybody in the bottom half is pumped up to reach the final.

 

[Garrison]

Simon! Bien joué! Well done brother

 

[jawien]

"China is a sleeping lion. Let her sleep, for when she loses the world will shake."

The Great Wall of China is wide open!!! No all-China final is so god-damn boring!

"The Great Wall of China is wide open!!!" since 2003 ... after 16 years ... a generation time.

 

[thom]

a win is a win, but Gauzy clearly was much weaker in the rallies

 

[jawien]

Upset-ridden. This the WTTC.

Uh ... Japan is strong this year ...

 

[zeio]

"The Great Wall of China is wide open!!!" since 2003 ... after 16 years ... a generation time.

And it happened in France last time. Now it's the French who cracks it open!

 

[Richie]

omg can you imagine Boll reaching the WTTC final at the age of 38? Crazy.

Don't know what's more impressive Boll at 38 or Harimoto at 15 reaching the final..

 

[FruitLoop]

Calderano looking sharp, his backhand flick is terrifying on form.

 

[FruitLoop]

Don't know what's more impressive Boll at 38 or Harimoto at 15 reaching the final..

Either way would be exciting! Is this the first non all China final since 2003? Incredible. Luck of that draw putting only a single Chinese player in a whole half. Ma Long's low seeding having an impact.

 

[TTSuperFan]

Calderano leading 3 - 0 agasint Gnanaserakan.

Ma Long will have to play the finest his game tomorrow. Calderano is on fire and with a forehand very good.

 

[Garrison]

Matthias Falck is a threat to everybody in the lower half. This will be interesting. Boll in the final would be an absolute dream come true. And he is looking sharp so far. I just hope doubles+singles is not too much for him

 

[Takkyu_wa_inochi]

or you could say Harimoto's high seeding.... but he won the Grand Finals, perhaps the most difficult individual event of 2018 (a non Olympic year+ no WTTC year). you can't say he doesn't deserve his seeding.

 

[Takkyu_wa_inochi]

Matthias Falck is a threat to everybody in the lower half. This will be interesting. Boll in the final would be an absolute dream come true. And he is looking sharp so far. I just hope doubles+singles is not too much for him

i'd be disappointed if Harimoto loses to Boll, but yeah, I think Boll is a slight favourite to win against Harimoto looking at past and recent results

 

[PatriciaPinheiro]

Ma Long 4-2 against Hugo tomorrow at best I'd bet, even coming from an injurie

But hoping to be completely wrong and witness the biggest upset

 

[Garrison]

i'd be disappointed if Harimoto loses to Boll, but yeah, I think Boll is a slight favourite to win against Harimoto looking at past and recent results

Oh no you used the f-word, now it is cursed :>

 

[FruitLoop]

a win is a win, but Gauzy clearly was much weaker in the rallies

It's Xu Xin. There are only maybe 3 players on earth where this might not be true...

 

[FruitLoop]

Interestingly Niwa only won a single extra point than Dyjas in there match. So whoever said it was closer than it looked was very much correct. That said I am not sure if he gave up on the set he lost or not.

 

[FruitLoop]

i'd be disappointed if Harimoto loses to Boll, but yeah, I think Boll is a slight favourite to win against Harimoto looking at past and recent results

Harimoto has beaten Boll and is getting stronger all the time. Timo is surely not improving. I have Harimoto as slight favourite there. Timo's nerve and experience may give him an edge of it comes down to a 7th set though. He is so cool under pressure.

 

[yoass]

Boll's match against Fettucine (sorry, Gacina) didn't convince me of his optimum form. He may grow into the tournament yet, but if I were a betting person I'd put my stake on Harimoto this time. While rooting for a bright Boll flameup.

 

[zeio]