WTT Champions Chongqing 2024

[NextLevel]

Hari-boy. Does what he does best, beat a close to the table Asian player. Revenge is sweet I guess...

 

[ym03190209]

Riley is still poor at discerning which way the match is heading.

Do you know who is the guy commentating with Fraser this time?

 

[Takkyu_wa_inochi]

Do you know who is the guy commentating with Fraser this time?

I just heard Fraser call him “John”.

 

[Takkyu_wa_inochi]

Hana GODA is bringing CHEN Meng to a decider

 

[Takkyu_wa_inochi]

And as usual table tennis is a sports where you must be first to win 2 or 3 sets with 11 points (or at deuce) and where at the end China wins

Hana blew up a 5-1 and 7-4 lead and at least 3 lucky points to lose 9-11

 

[zeio]

Riley is still poor at discerning which way the match is heading.

Riley after G4: I'm gonna go with Dima in this G5. Something in the air and look...and also the Olympic results that I mentioned...

Calderano 3-2 Ovtcharov (-4, -2, 9, 5, 7)
G5 41 TO for Ovtcharov, 51, 52, 62, 63, 73, 75 TO for Calderano, 95, 97, 117

 

[Emin]

Big Comeback from Calderano.
Loses first 2 sets 4-11 and 2-11 and goes down 0-2.

Figures out a way to get back in form, hit more shots and beat Dima who couldnt deal with it.

If Both players are in form, Hugo wins in BO5 almost certainly.
Dimas game doesnt work so well anymore against a Hugo who hits better shots in rallies and has gotten better at service/receive.

Was really hopeful for Dima, but there is always an opponent on the other side.

 

[anjoooo]

Anybody know if they're selling any gear at the stadium and what the prices are like? I'll be there for the finals and hoping to pick up some gear!

 

[turbozed]

Very impressive mental fortitude from Sora Matsushima at the end of Game 4 there. Got barely edged at 10-9 match point to get it to deuce. Then lost another point to a net ball. Still managed to win the game and take it to the decider.

Kid only 17 and already somewhat competitive with the WR #1. That's a good sign for the Japan men's team.

 

[vvk1]

Very impressive mental fortitude from Sora Matsushima at the end of Game 4 there. Got barely edged at 10-9 match point to get it to deuce. Then lost another point to a net ball. Still managed to win the game and take it to the decider.

Kid only 17 and already somewhat competitive with the WR #1. That's a good sign for the Japan men's team.

2:2 in sets, and 9:9 10:12 in the 5th. "Somewhat competitive"?

 

[pongfugrasshopper]

So close! Had a match point even. Sora has an incredible future ahead of him.

 

[turbozed]

2:2 in sets, and 9:9 in the 5th. "Somewhat competitive"?

Was being cautiously optimistic. Didn't have the benefit of getting to watch the 5th

 

[NextLevel]

So close! Had a match point even. Sora has an incredible future ahead of him.

Tell that to zeio lol.

 

[pongfugrasshopper]

Tell that to zeio lol.

zeio's probably calling for Sora's retirement since he lost and is shorter than Miwa despite the what we see in photos.

 

[turbozed]

zeio's probably calling for Sora's retirement since he lost and is shorter than Miwa despite the what we see in photos.

Not calling for retirement but said something about how he's a false hope for 2028 Olympics. Kinda bizarre to write him off so early but people have their opinions I guess.

I'm just amazed the kid I watched in Bobrow videos just a few years ago when I still hadn't picked up a racket is getting the WR #1 to match point. They really grow up quickly in table tennis.

 

[NextLevel]

Miu Hirano, the score is now 0-2. When are you going to activate your Zhang Jike mode?

 

[NextLevel]

Is it just my perception or has the way Ma Lin interacts with his players changed? It is almost as if he is asking more questions rather than giving instructions? Note that I do not speak a word of Chinese so I am just making up stories in my head about what is happening based on what I see and maybe nothing has changed and he is doing what he has always done.

 

[NextLevel]

Not calling for retirement but said something about how he's a false hope for 2028 Olympics. Kinda bizarre to write him off so early but people have their opinions I guess.

I'm just amazed the kid I watched in Bobrow videos just a few years ago when I still hadn't picked up a racket is getting the WR #1 to match point. They really grow up quickly in table tennis.

Well we had high hopes for Harimoto ans Lin Yun Ju... see how that turned out...

 

[pongfugrasshopper]

I'm saddened that Hirano suddenly has no answers. Her push game has improved, but she's underpowered vs top Chinese. Not sure if entering so many tournaments is good for her even though I know she's trying to improve her ranking.

 

[turbozed]

Well we had high hopes for Harimoto ans Lin Yun Ju... see how that turned out...

I wasn't around at the time. Did people think that Harimoto was likely be a dominant #1 WR? Or did they think he had a chance to be? What was the general concensus?

For me, high hopes would be if that player had even a 10% chance of medaling in the Olympics. Not saying Matsushima is there yet. Just saying that I don't see how someone can say conclusively that he won't be with 4 years left to go. What do you think?