WTT Star Contender Doha 2024

[Gtsnake]

Duda 2-3 ML (-4, 9, 7, -7, -7)
Duda got duped by ML's body language in G4, especially after coming out of the TO at 5:3.

KM 2-3 Grandma Ni (-2, 5, -7, 6, -6)

Polcanova has been in a slump since mid-2023.

Do you think ML was just trying to coast along in 3rd gear and didn't want to turn it on unless he had to.

 

[tackyfh]

Liang/Yuan successfully sees off both JPN MD pair today, they have no problem bringing the play to open rallies to finish their opponent. Shinozuka/Harimoto although made less mistakes than Togami/Matsushima, their attack power were relatively weaker thus they couldn't finish the point in 3-5 shot then got overwhelmed by the shot quality of CN pair in long rallies.

 

[SFF_lib]

What match(s) do you guys think will be worth watching?

 

[Choosikick]

so you saying they could be purposely making it dark and difficult to watch as that difficulty will make table tennis more popular??

Just the opposite. The word popularization is in quotation marks

 

[tackyfh]

What match(s) do you guys think will be worth watching?

WS: Miwa vs Sun Yingsha, I want to see if Miwa can go full set with Sun this time or has the CNT find a way to seal her up

MS: Fan vs Lim JH: the reason being Fan is in a slump (he actually has just recovered from illness last month before losing at the Men Finals) and Lim is a very physical player.
Togami vs Liang: might be the most exciting match today. Though Liang won the 7 set showdown last time, Togami won in term of 5 set match, both guys look to be in great shape this tournament so I'm expecting a firework fest.
Matsushima vs Lin YJ: Sora made an impressive comeback last night and this's the opportunity for him to raise his rank amongst the JPN squad.

Beside those matches, Jorgic vs Lin SD and Lin GY vs Jang WJ are also worth following

 

[driversbeat]

Sun Yingsha with a very strange 'opposite leg' serve where she places her right foot in front of her left. No stomping either so it seems like there's less weight transfer.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1745483757598244918

 

[zeio]

That's the LGL serve.

 

[SFF_lib]

WS: Miwa vs Sun Yingsha, I want to see if Miwa can go full set with Sun this time or has the CNT find a way to seal her up

MS: Fan vs Lim JH: the reason being Fan is in a slump (he actually has just recovered from illness last month before losing at the Men Finals) and Lim is a very physical player.
Togami vs Liang: might be the most exciting match today. Though Liang won the 7 set showdown last time, Togami won in term of 5 set match, both guys look to be in great shape this tournament so I'm expecting a firework fest.
Matsushima vs Lin YJ: Sora made an impressive comeback last night and this's the opportunity for him to raise his rank amongst the JPN squad.

Beside those matches, Jorgic vs Lin SD and Lin GY vs Jang WJ are also worth following

Togami is like Zhou Qihao. When in a good mood, they can beat anyone.

But often in the middle of the match, they can lose 7 points straight for no reason.

I hope Togami will perform at his full potential today.

 

[NextLevel]

WS: Miwa vs Sun Yingsha, I want to see if Miwa can go full set with Sun this time or has the CNT find a way to seal her up

MS: Fan vs Lim JH: the reason being Fan is in a slump (he actually has just recovered from illness last month before losing at the Men Finals) and Lim is a very physical player.
Togami vs Liang: might be the most exciting match today. Though Liang won the 7 set showdown last time, Togami won in term of 5 set match, both guys look to be in great shape this tournament so I'm expecting a firework fest.
Matsushima vs Lin YJ: Sora made an impressive comeback last night and this's the opportunity for him to raise his rank amongst the JPN squad.

Beside those matches, Jorgic vs Lin SD and Lin GY vs Jang WJ are also worth following

Very ugly for Miwa... Looks like all the enemies of China are being crushed underfoot...

 

[mikeytt]

I wasn't able to catch the Togami vs Liang Jingkun rematch but judging by the scoreline it seemed one sided for LJK, a shame for me as a togami fan.

Truls vs WCQ was interesting towards the end, truls doing truls things but wcq is just too strong right now

 

[Shine]

Very ugly for Miwa... Looks like all the enemies of China are being crushed underfoot...

Sun Yingsha has gotten herself a lifelong sworn enemy ; 9 points in 3 games is quite brutal. I didn't watch the game, so I'm curious; Was Miwa's serves completely cracked today?? I'm sure Miwa is going to watch the film at least 5 times, maybe hang a picture of SYS in the rafters of her personal training hall.

 

[mikeytt]

Lin Yunju survives 3-2 against Matsushima who led the 5th set 7-3 but LYJ came back

 

[dingyibvs]

Sun Yingsha has gotten herself a lifelong sworn enemy ; 9 points in 3 games is quite brutal. I didn't watch the game, so I'm curious; Was Miwa's serves completely cracked today?? I'm sure Miwa is going to watch the film at least 5 times, maybe hang a picture of SYS in the rafters of her personal training hall.

She had like 3 service errors. She just didn't play well overall. Wasn't great in the rallies, not great in service receives. The whole game only had a few long rallies which she held her own, most of the rallies were short. It's not like SYS was hitting a bunch of crazy shots, it was a pretty average performance for her.

 

[NextLevel]

Sun Yingsha has gotten herself a lifelong sworn enemy ; 9 points in 3 games is quite brutal. I didn't watch the game, so I'm curious; Was Miwa's serves completely cracked today?? I'm sure Miwa is going to watch the film at least 5 times, maybe hang a picture of SYS in the rafters of her personal training hall.

It was more like the shots that were winning points in the last match kept coming back and that Miwa had to deal with game 5 Sun Yingsha from the last match all through this match. It didn't look like a bashing but the scoreline just showed it was.

 

[zeio]

Very ugly for Miwa... Looks like all the enemies of China are being crushed underfoot...

Judging from how she winced before crying in her mom's arms after 3-2 Hashimoto last Saturday, it's probably that time of the month.

With Zennihon Takkyu 2024 less than two weeks away, most of them have also been suppressing their form.

 

[Choosikick]

What is going on with Darko! Don’t think I’ve ever seen him so lacking in energy or missing so many backhands - very odd

This is normal for him. He often plays like this in regular matches in the Bundesliga.

 

[Emin]

Literally 3 of 4 quarterfinals are rematches from a week ago, i hope they change some things up and make it more interesting

 

[pongfugrasshopper]

Lin Yunju survives 3-2 against Matsushima who led the 5th set 7-3 but LYJ came back

Matsushima is going to have his ups and downs being still only 16. But beating Harimoto and then playing pretty even vs. LYJ is a good way to start off the year. Definitely worth keeping an eye on him!

 

[tackyfh]

Liang has seriously reviewed the previous Taiyuan final, this time he focus on spin and slowing down the pace of the rally to limit Togami's speed, not to mention the increase use of short and long push. He actively pinned Togami on the backhand and regularly play a straight bh to move him around. Liang also played a lot of net balls this time lmao.

As for Togami, he seems to be rushed most of the time. If he wants to go further, he has to learn to play at slow pace but add more spin and power, Japanese are known for their speed-based table tennis characterized by compact counter-topspin stroke but the drawback is that you borrow and redirect the momentum of your opponent more than exerting your own force. Against Chinese looping machine, you have to be able to sacrifice your pace in exchange for quality full swing stroke.

 

[tackyfh]

Matsushima is going to have his ups and downs being still only 16. But beating Harimoto and then playing pretty even vs. LYJ is a good way to start off the year. Definitely worth keeping an eye on him!

well Lin YJ and Sora are teammates at Kinoshita Meister so there's a factor of familiarity in it, but he's still great for being able to drag Lin to a full game.