World Table Tennis Championships 2019

[Garrison]

LJK defeats Ma Long, Gauzy becomes world champion?

 

[RidTheKid]

The rarity is part of what makes it special and prestigious.

Changes are not always good nor always bad. They should be made when all factors have been taken into account. I don't know for sure if a format similar to 4 Grand Slams would be good for TT, but I definitely see many advantages.

And if you've already gotten into comparing TT and tennis to football, here's another thought:

One huge flaw in football in my opinion is that many match-ups between the best clubs and players in the world rarely happen. And how would they? there is only one event every year that could lead to a match between, say, Barcelona and Juventus. There is so much room for improvement there, which would take better engineering of the competitions. That too requires changes.

The state of things in TT and tennis is much better in that regard. Top players play each other all the time. Their time at the top of the game is limited, so why not do everything we can so they are celebrated as much as possible while they are here?

How many finals have Ma Long and FZD played against each other in a WTTC or the Olympics? Just the one. Ma Long against Zhang Jike? Just the one as well. FZD against ZJK? That ship has already sailed.

 

[Metaxa]

Walk in the park for Gauzy!

 

[FruitLoop]

Such an incredible shame Boll got a fever so bad he had to pull out. Real shame for not just him but the tournament.

 

[Jonathan_]

The rarity is part of what makes it special and prestigious.

Again - Rarity is not a requirement for prestige or importance, as clearly demonstrated in tennis

 

[NextLevel]

Gauzy, please win this in 4 - we don't need you getting tired. Keep spinning the s**T out of the ball.

 

[yoass]

It's a massacre.

Not so fast! The 4th looks like a redemption game. It's close anyway, after three games of carnage.

Gauzy seems to be playing a Treiber K. Another going over the the Dark Side of the Viscaria family?

 

[yoass]

Before this match Wang Yang might have felt lucky that Simon Gauzy took out Xu Xin. He will have second thoughts about that now in that case.

 

[AndySmith]

Not so fast! The 4th looks like a redemption game. It's close anyway, after three games of carnage.

Gauzy seems to be playing a Treiber K. Another going over the the Dark Side of the Viscaria family?

Gauzy just likes a bit of drama towards the end. It was in the bag!

His blade - I think it's just the Treiber handle. The middle ply is red, so I think it's his old blade with a handle swap after his move to Andro.

 

[RidTheKid]

Clearly demonstrated for you. Us who remember the Davis Cup thinks that was prestigious. Everyone is a child of its time. Can you compare the 80-90's to the present?

Again - Rarity is not a requirement for prestige or importance, as clearly demonstrated in tennis

 

[zeio]

Gauzy: I could chop down choppers with my chopstick skills.

 

[AndySmith]

Before this match Wang Yang might have felt lucky that Simon Gauzy took out Xu Xin. He will have second thoughts about that now in that case.

Falck next, in great form recently. Really tough to call.

 

[yoass]

SF for Apolonia/Monteiro, then, unless Boll's fever suddenly subsides on ultrashort notice. Anything goes these days!

 

[NextLevel]

Falck next, in great form recently. Really tough to call.

Hoping Gauzy wins his half but it is hard to get what you deserve in TT. Today shows that lol.

 

[Jonathan_]

Clearly demonstrated for you. Us who remember the Davis Cup thinks that was prestigious. Everyone is a child of its time. Can you compare the 80-90's to the present?

Not sure what your point is about Davis Cup, because at least in the last decade it was becoming more and more of a joke, and nobody actually cared about it compared to Slams. But no, I can't compare today to the 80s because I wasn't alive back then.

Guess we are gonna have to agree to disagree on this one

 

[yoass]

Hoping Gauzy wins his half but it is hard to get what you deserve in TT. Today shows that lol.

Who's win did you find undeserving? Or are we talking of different levels of deserving, the overarching level at which many would find the narrative of the sort-of generational taking of the crown from ML by FZD the natural and satisfying one?

 

[FruitLoop]

Gauzy's style matches up well against Yang imo. His spin reading and spin variation will nullify a lot of his tactics.

 

[FruitLoop]

I do think Falck will overpower Gauzy but we will see!

 

[NextLevel]

Who's win did you find undeserving? Or are we talking of different levels of deserving, the overarching level at which many would find the narrative of the sort-of generational taking of the crown from ML by FZD the natural and satisfying one?

I don't think I need to find any winner undeserving to feel that people who lost didn't get what they deserved or what they and others felt they deserved. It is not that serious!

 

[NextLevel]

I do think Falck will overpower Gauzy but we will see!

I think the exact opposite. It will be fun.