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Great match, thanks guys!
Well done Felix, what a recovery at 7-10, what a remarkable kid, that was beautiful to watch. Fearless under pressure and pulling out the needed shots just as Harimoto had one hand on the victory...
Feel sorry for Harimoto but he should be proud, he played well and put himself in a position where he had a chance to win, that's what he would have wanted, only one point away.
 
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Togami showing some superhuman reflexes in this match on multiple occasions.

It's amazing how physically gifted this dude is. And I think that's one of his downfalls. He thinks he can get to every ball and hit it with full power. Probably true but he tries some crazy low percentage stuff sometimes.
 
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There aren't many things that I'd favor Togami over WCQ in table tennis.

But smashing lobs is clearly one where Togami wins clearly lol
Togami played Alexis Lebrun in July I believe (or late June) and missed all those lobs. So clearly he did his homework. Which means there may be hope for him.
 
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Great match from Togami. Really hope Harimoto can win the next match. He desperately needs it.
Same.

Don't think Shinozuka has the goods to give Felix a close match, but giving Harimoto a moral victory win here maybe will lessen the blow from an extremely disappointing Olympics.
 
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Togami showing some superhuman reflexes in this match on multiple occasions.

It's amazing how physically gifted this dude is. And I think that's one of his downfalls. He thinks he can get to every ball and hit it with full power. Probably true but he tries some crazy low percentage stuff sometimes.
I don't think the issue is the low percentage stuff as much as the speed making the opponent have to do less to put him under pressure. If he could use variation to sometimes slow down the game and throw off the timing of the opponent, better things would happen.
 
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