Japan Open 2019

[RidTheKid]

True! Mixed Woojin up with Sangeun.

Huh? Ma Long never lost to Jang Woojin...right?

 

[zeio]

Dead even CM vs Hayata.

4:2, 4:7, 5:7...Hayata blacks out like Hirano. 6:10, 8:11.

 

[RidTheKid]

Feels it could go either way.

Dead even CM vs Hayata.

 

[RidTheKid]

But it doesn't

 

[Loopadoop]

Women Singles R32

China Gu Yuting World Ranked #56 upsets 4-2 Mima Ito Japan World Ranked #7

 

[Janard]

Lol so CM and LSW are denied their chances of meeting Ito again? They need to cross paths to prove that they are the best CNT candidates for Olympics 2020 Singles event. Seems like Hayata will soon overtake Ito as the next biggest threat.

 

[Takkyu_wa_inochi]

@Janard and there's Miyu NAGASAKI and Miyu KIHARA both rising quickly

 

[zeio]

@Janard and there's Miyu NAGASAKI and Miyu KIHARA both rising quickly

As it turns out, Hirano has the best draw!

 

[Atas Newton]

Harimoto plays like an amateur against Sun Wen's intentionally slow and soft shots.

Can't adjust to shots to his pocket.

HARIMOTO is totally outplayed by power and speed. SUN Wen is really excellent

having missed the match, it's funny to read these descriptions one right after another

 

[RidTheKid]

Ma Long is through, not a stellar performance but good enough.

 

[Atas Newton]

These results can be intepreted in different ways, but if I were JNT I would be sweating bullets right now. What if it's because of the home crowd pressure? What's gonna happen in 2020 then?

 

[Takkyu_wa_inochi]

yeh, its better that they lose NOW instead of the Olympics. Good experience

 

[Janard]

As it turns out, Hirano has the best draw!

If Nagasaki plays the way she did (i.e. how a left-handed player should), not sure if Hirano can win?

Also at the rate things are going, Chinese women might occupy quarters 2 (Liu Fei vs Liu Shiwen), 3 (Sun Yingsha vs Wang Manyu/Chen Xingtong) and 4 (Gu Yuting/He Zhuojia vs Chen Meng)

 

[zeio]

I want to see Nagasaki play DN. Please lose, Hirano.

 

[langel]

WCT could not deal with Ruwen

 

[Janard]

WCT could not deal with Ruwen

Pity. The Monkey King was showing signs of tremendous improvement.

 

[RidTheKid]

Sure but wins build confidence. Without confidence you can't beat China. Waldner had confidence in excess, that's why he always posted a challenge for Chinese players. Just like LGL says in his latest interview for ITTF.

yeh, its better that they lose NOW instead of the Olympics. Good experience

 

[Atas Newton]

Looking at the men's singles draw it *could* be that Harimoto has to face Chinese players from START to FINISH.

Narrator: "He did"

 

[drunix80]

Ito just did not want to give away her tricks while playing some Chinese B player while the whole CNT was analyzing her. It was simply not worth putting her A game against Gu Yuting. She tried some brand new shots which she dreamed last night just to confuse the Chinese. She is now concentrating only for Olympics 2020 where she will unleash her full potential with hidden innovations. :-D

 

[zeio]