WTT CHAMPIONS MONTPELLIER

[zeio]

Tieba users have talked plenty. See for yourself.

世乒联冠军赛法国站第一轮林高远1-3不敌德国杜达，大家怎么看 (LGY loses 1-3 to Germany's Duda in the first round of the WTT CS in France. What do you think?)
https://tieba.baidu.com/p/9235413226
高远一轮游了 (First round exit for LGY)
https://tieba.baidu.com/p/9235414156
不是嘴损，林高远真的应该退役了 (I'm not being sarcastic, LGY really should retire)
https://tieba.baidu.com/p/9235510426

理性讨论 男女队四五号位应不应该打包带走 (Rational discussion: Should the No. 4 and No. 5 players of the men's and women's teams be packed up and taken away?)
https://tieba.baidu.com/p/9235474970

 

[fore.n.back]

The old Togami showed up in G2.

nah, it's the old Togami for the whole match, three first set he started overwhelmingly with at least a 3-4 point lead but then just get out of steam by the later stage (2 set point in 1st, a set point in the 3rd and a 9-5 lead in the 2nd). Luckily his rally skill was sharp today so we had a bunch of highlights, but other than that, still that same:
- Bad receiving/pushes
- Backhand overhit when Liang applied spin and arc to the ball
- Monotonous serving strategy, but to be fair Liang was passive against Togami's long serve.

It's the closest of Togami to have his 1st win over Liang but he just had to f himself up over silly mistakes

 

[AutomaticBackhand]

We'll likely get the Lin vs. Lin match up for the 4th time (?) in like 2 or 3 months now.

LSD vs LYJ - All won by LSD.

So far LSD has been having the run that WCQ was having last year and earlier this year, just winning everything - especially with FZD, WCQ and ML not playing regularly.

There are also more Re-matches from recent times:
Harimoto - Kallberg
Truls - Alexis/Jorgic
Felix - XP
LYJ - Groth

 

[zeio]

Most Japanese comments are quite reserved and optimistic about Togami's future but there are the odd ones that cut to the chase and point out the problems.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gXCNzkvuCM&lc=UgyF3NMJYkfiii8Gj4J4AaABAg
@カップ-j4z
7 hours ago
日本のベンチ毎回TOのタイミング遅すぎる
成功してる所見たことないしそろそろ学んでほしい
The timing of TOs in Japan's bench is always too late
I've never seen it done successfully, so I hope they learn from it soon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gXCNzkvuCM&lc=UgwmpLRa94yIc3YOHm94AaABAg
@awazon
4 hours ago
一生懸命強い球を打つだけじゃ勝てないよなぁ。ミスしてるように見えてるけど違う。中国選手にはいつも回転量とタイミングと弾道に変化をつけられてやられてる。
You can't win just by hitting the ball as hard as you can. It may look like a miss, but it's not the same. Chinese players always change the amount of spin, timing, and trajectory of the ball.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gXCNzkvuCM&lc=Ugymqj8OVIJ_sqZ_xeF4AaABAg
@reo-p7t
7 hours ago (edited)
日本の男子頑張らないと張本以外が育ってない
この人もミスが多い………
2セット目あんなにリードしといて逆転
されて、全て同じようなパターンのミスばかり
The Japanese men need to work hard, otherwise no one other than Harimoto will improve
This dude also misses a lot...
Had a big lead in the 2nd game, but was overtaken
All misses had the same pattern

 

[turbozed]

Hirano really got S.Odo'ed in France

 

[pongfugrasshopper]

Great 3-0 win for Odo over Hirano! Odo has had the skills to beat Hirano, but could she handle the mental pressure of beating a top Japanese player on the international level who she'll be competing for an Olympic spot? The answer is undoubtedly yes. Her great results playing doubles with Yokoi will also be a bonus for that coveted 3rd spot.

 

[zeio]

This match shows the difference between Hirano and Hayata - knowing when to give up before a certain threshold that could lead to injury (other than the time when she had to secure better seeding for Paris 2024). She tried in G1 but gave up afterward (when was the last time you saw a chopblock from her?)

As for Odo, she peaks completely at the wrong time.

 

[pongfugrasshopper]

This match shows the difference between Hirano and Hayata - knowing when to give up before a certain threshold that could lead to injury (other than the time when she had to secure better seeding for Paris 2024). She tried in G1 but gave up afterward ( when was the last time you saw a chopblock from her?)

As for Odo, she peaks completely at the wrong time .

I commend your creative spin.

 

[zeio]

I commend your creative spin.

Please post a video of your game before I decide whether to waste my time.

 

[NextLevel]

And how funny he said this thread was dormant (when in fact pongfugrasshopper bumped it up before he started his own), just because he chose to ignore the OP and hence couldn't see it anymore.

Yeah, i have lots of people on my ignore list and I still see their posts and threads. They are just flagged as ignored member and I can still choose to look at them or not.

 

[Janard]

Mystery solved behind Felix's loss at the European Championships.

TikTok - Make Your Day

He became addicted to instant bubble tea!!

 

[Zwill]

Most Japanese comments are quite reserved and optimistic about Togami's future but there are the odd ones that cut to the chase and point out the problems.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gXCNzkvuCM&lc=UgyF3NMJYkfiii8Gj4J4AaABAg
@カップ-j4z
7 hours ago
日本のベンチ毎回TOのタイミング遅すぎる
成功してる所見たことないしそろそろ学んでほしい
The timing of TOs in Japan's bench is always too late
I've never seen it done successfully, so I hope they learn from it soon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gXCNzkvuCM&lc=UgwmpLRa94yIc3YOHm94AaABAg
@awazon
4 hours ago
一生懸命強い球を打つだけじゃ勝てないよなぁ。ミスしてるように見えてるけど違う。中国選手にはいつも回転量とタイミングと弾道に変化をつけられてやられてる。
You can't win just by hitting the ball as hard as you can. It may look like a miss, but it's not the same. Chinese players always change the amount of spin, timing, and trajectory of the ball.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gXCNzkvuCM&lc=Ugymqj8OVIJ_sqZ_xeF4AaABAg
@reo-p7t
7 hours ago (edited)
日本の男子頑張らないと張本以外が育ってない
この人もミスが多い………
2セット目あんなにリードしといて逆転
されて、全て同じようなパターンのミスばかり
The Japanese men need to work hard, otherwise no one other than Harimoto will improve
This dude also misses a lot...
Had a big lead in the 2nd game, but was overtaken
All misses had the same pattern

That's harsh of them. Harimoto might be the only player now on FZD level in completeness. Everyone needs to do hard work to even get a shot at them.
I fact FZD needs super hard work to be at Harimoto level, so I don't know what these people are smoking. They can send some of it🌚

I doubt any of these players will improve anymore. They are lucky if they don't get injured and start to slide downwards.

 

[AutomaticBackhand]

Harimoto saves 4 match points in a row.

6-10 -> 10-10

 

[AutomaticBackhand]

And he takes it 14-12.

Wooooooow!

 

[zeio]

Kallberg never disappoints.

Greatest Moments of All Time:
LGY's moment
Kallberg's moment

 

[AutomaticBackhand]

Kallberg never disappoints.

Greatest Moments of All Time:
LGY's moment
Kallberg's moment

Although I'd like to agree, he proved otherwise in the olympics.

 

[NextLevel]

C

Kallberg never disappoints.

Greatest Moments of All Time:
LGY's moment
Kallberg's moment

Come on, that was just a good match. Kallberg shed his title for a while now.

 

[TampaBayTableTennis]

can't believe that ending to Tomo/Anton, unreal!!!!!

love this diaz/miwa matchup

 

[Lazer]

Now @Gozo Aruna Time to watch.

Cheers
L-zr

 

[Gozo Zyreruna]

Now @Gozo Aruna Time to watch.

Cheers
L-zr