Waldner Cup 2022

[Tony's Table Tennis]

This looks hella last minute. Pips player Manika Batra ( I mean at least this screams India) and the whitest asian Gerassimenko whose play style cannot be more European in team Asia? So weird. Prolly LYJ cancelling last minute wasn’t expected but even now team world is missing a member! Really, no more participants in this legendary event?! Is this charity or what?
I wish I could see Timo there as planned in the original lineup back in 2022. A last time international tournament with the 3 goats together?

there are way more serious clubs leagues going on this very moment.
walnder cup should of picked a better timing if they wanted more international stars to take part.
it is clear the Koreans are likely the only "free schedule" players

 

[Tony's Table Tennis]

So today the CTTSL started.
I'm guessing Ma Long will just play in 2nd round.
lets hope his team doesn't miss him, else no 2nd round for him

 

[zeio]

US$6.99 for the live stream...

https://www.waldnerlive.com/subscribe

 

[Musaab]

anyone knows about the hours or the schedule ? I subscribed because it is cheaper and warmer than flying to Norway

 

[d3nium]

PingSunday is pushing this tournament really hard on his YouTube, i wonder if Waldner is paying him for it?

 

[Robin0910]

PingSunday is pushing this tournament really hard on his YouTube, i wonder if Waldner is paying him for it?

He’s just doing it for the views

 

[Tony's Table Tennis]

He’s just doing it for the views

yeah, there is no ways Waldner will make use of pingsunday
in fact, I hope Waldner make use of copyrights strikes on pingsunday for cashing in on an event that they are not license to do so.

 

[Tony's Table Tennis]

anyone knows about the hours or the schedule ? I subscribed because it is cheaper and warmer than flying to Norway

this is all they have shared

Program

www.waldnercup.com

 

[backspacer]

Matches for Saturday (posting it in the other thread too):

Team Asia - Team World
Ma Long/Chen Meng - Truls Moregardh/Bernadette Szöcs
Jang Woojin - Hugo Calderano
Chen Meng - Adriana Diaz
Ma Long - Dimitrij Ovtcharov
Shin Yubin - Bernadette Szöcs
Kirill Gerassimenko - Truls Moregardh
Shin Yubin/Manika Batra - Bernadette Szöcs/Adriana Diaz
Lim Jonghoon - Hugo Calderano

 

[zeio]

The arena lighting is so red-light district...

The first night is so boring.

 

[Robin0910]

Well, Dima is taking this very seriously, this really might be his last chance to beat Ma Long. Dima is coming with a great start 1-0.

Regardless, he is destined to lose to Ma Long. New record of 21-0.

 

[zeio]

ML: Better luck next life, Dima.

ML vs Ovtcharov
G1 911
G2 99, 910, 1210
G3 109, 1011, 1311

https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/forum/topics/wtt-star-contender-doha-2024.32659/post-439692

Except that luck doesn't work that way (one last time). As pointed out in the paper I linked, even though luck cuts both ways, it tends to work in the favor of the weaker side, especially for a smaller sample size (see the quote below).

...

Before comparing table tennis with card games, know that ML and Ovtcharov have met 20 times ONLY over 14 years (1/2009-11/2023) and the latter is still "expecting" his first win. ML and Mizutani have met 15 times ONLY over 14 years (11/2004-3/2019) and ML even wondered if Mizutani's biggest regret was not being able to win once. Mizutani should feel relieved knowing that he just had had really bad luck all these years and that regression toward the mean would've caught up with ML had his eyes allowed him to keep on playing.

 

[NextLevel]

Well, Dima is taking this very seriously, this really might be his last chance to beat Ma Long. Dima is coming with a great start 1-0.

You earned the Waldner Cup $7 with this post lol.

 

[NextLevel]

The overall score shows why they needed to put Kiril on Team Asia lol... Europe needs hope...

 

[zeio]

Gerassimenko: They must've have forgotten my nickname, but I thank them for giving me so many teammates this time!

 

[zeio]

Szocs: Born on the wrong continent.

SYB, 4th place at Paris 2024? Pure fluke.

 

[Robin0910]

HOLY SH1T that point from Truls and he won the match with that!

 

[zeio]

Now I see what KNT coaches meant by saying SYB is not a team player.

 

[Tony's Table Tennis]

Regardless, he is destined to lose to Ma Long. New record of 21-0.

you know what is worst
Ma Long has not been training for the past couple of weeks....

 

[Robin0910]

you know what is worst
Ma Long has not been training for the past couple of weeks....

And he also had to play a mixed doubles match an hour beforehand