2024 WTT Champions Incheon 03.27-03.31 Korea

[Tony's Table Tennis]

There is no medal that Gauzy has a bigger chance of winning than Alexis.

I agree
and if I was the head coach, I would protect Alexis and fix problems otherwise, more and more players will just exploit his weekness, like, let me take a bit longer to serve and Alexis will breakdown

 

[Tony's Table Tennis]

zeio is locked into his position of calling for Hayata to retire. Calling someone dumb for failing to defeat the best player in the world speaks volumes of the poster. Hayata obviously did better than Mima, Miwa, and Miu at this tournament. I suspect the CNT coaches are a bit more concerned than Tieba users are that Hayata has taken SYS to a decider a few months ahead of the Olympics. I don't frequent Tieba, 5ch, or any other Chinese TT forum, but I suspect there's a broad range of opinions regarding Hayata including many supportive ones. Not just the narrative that zeio likes to point out.

I don't like Haritmoto, I also don't like some other players
I know many people don't like many players on forums,
but I, over the years, only know of 1 person who wants people to retire and they can go on for years about it, until they retire. Have to give merit for such spirit for wishing someone to retire, haha.
Before Hayata, it was Ishikawa

I loved Ishikawa and her sportmanship. A pity Chiang and Ai dated, and not Chiang and Ishikawa

 

[piligrim]

It is insane, no YouTube WTT stream and Hugo is beating the he'll out of Fan Zhendong.

 

[blahness]

Watched Hugo play out of his mind against a sluggish FZD. If he plays like this, he might even win against Liang Jingkun.

Ma Long on the other hand is a different kettle of fish. This may be Ma Long's best chance of a WTT champions title now that his biggest opponent FZD is gone!

 

[zeio]

这几次比赛看田志希跟个小丑一样 (JJH looks like a clown in the past few tournaments)
https://tieba.baidu.com/p/8958910290

 

[Emin]

I just realized.

Ma long using red rubber on FH.
IDK when it started or anything else about it.
But its interesting to note at least.

 

[Robin0910]

Started in game 3. He had to get used to it but it worked out. Maaan, how did he come up with this idea? It’s probably to slow down Liang’s backhand.

 

[Emin]

Started in game 3. He had to get used to it but it worked out. Maaan, how did he come up with this idea? It’s probably to slow down Liang’s backhand.

If thats true, then I have an idea.
ML seems to be a little tired and not so fit/in great shape.
He has difficulties keeping up with Liang in his usual game, so he tries to disrupt him with the softer H3 on FH.
Faster but less spinny loops.
Slower, more dead BH.

Also he just missed a 3rd Ball loop that went over the table, looked like it could have been bc of the rubber.
His reaction also showed that.

 

[Emin]

Ok, now I can see the differences.

He cant get his usual big swings for FH loops.
Softer H3 helps with that.
Faster, more direct and easier to execute with smaller swings.

BH really slows down and disrupts LJK.

 

[AndySmith]

They must be so used to playing each other, countless matches and untold hours of training. ML plays the chaos card.

 

[Robin0910]

Man, this was the match of the day. I’d have been good if ma long won cause we’d know exactly why he turned his bat but hopefully we’ll know from other sources

 

[blahness]

Ouch Ma Long couldn't even get past Liang Jingkun whom he normally beats quite handily... guess some things are not meant to be...

 

[zeio]

ML 0-2 -> 3-2 -> 3-4 LJK
G3 07, 1311

ML still the WTT.

https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/forum/topics/wtt-champions-frankfurt-2023.32185/post-430395

Ma Long still without a WTT title.

Weakest of This Time...

 

[pongfugrasshopper]

LJK able to pin ML to the BH not letting him make the turn to FH or making it uncomfortable. First win over ML internationally must feel great.

 

[blahness]

LJK able to pin ML to the BH not letting him make the turn to FH or making it uncomfortable. First win over ML internationally must feel great.

Tbh LJK lucked out this time, so many nets during the decider!

 

[Innco Gong]

zeio is locked into his position of calling for Hayata to retire. Calling someone dumb for failing to defeat the best player in the world speaks volumes of the poster. Hayata obviously did better than Mima, Miwa, and Miu at this tournament. I suspect the CNT coaches are a bit more concerned than Tieba users are that Hayata has taken SYS to a decider a few months ahead of the Olympics. I don't frequent Tieba, 5ch, or any other Chinese TT forum, but I suspect there's a broad range of opinions regarding Hayata including many supportive ones. Not just the narrative that zeio likes to point out.

Your understanding about Tieba is correct, I confirm it as a Tieba user. Sorry for Zeio, no offense, but I think it’s meaningless to quote some specific comments from some other forums(with different culture/language backgrounds) to support his point when he involved in an argument here. It’s weird, and a little bit cunning. I don’t mean this dialogue, I’ve seen the similar dialogues for many times, I know the way he managed Tieba info to support some specific points…has been one of his habits. Is it really a healthy way to express himself? I use “he/his/him” here simply because I don’t want to be “quoted” directly by Zeio and involved in another dialogue, it’s not something worth to be further talked.

 

[kindof99]

ML should have changed the rubbers back on the 7th game. It would have burned LJK’s brain twice and unrecoverable.

 

[FIXPOINT]

 

[FIXPOINT]

 

[kindof99]

Tbh LJK lucked out this time, so many nets during the decider!

LJK always played more spinny games at the end. I think he played smarter in the 7th game as well.