WTT Singapore Smash 2025 (30 Jan ~ 9 Feb 2025)

[FIXPOINT]

Singapore Smash 2025 WD Draw

 

[FIXPOINT]

Singapore Smash 2025 MD Draw

 

[FIXPOINT]

Singapore Smash 2025 XD Draw

 

[driversbeat]

Nina can't find any rhythm at all against Winter. Helped by some net cords and umpire disruptions.

G2: umpire still disrupting with technical faults. Referee comes by and motions with her hand and the problem is solved? Lol? Winter seems to be having her own problems stepping around and twiddling. Messing up her own rhythm.

G3: Nina not satisfied with umpire service warning. Feels like Winter is making too many of her own mistakes trying to play complicated (forehand anti receive, UFO, step around). Virtually no backhand anti chopblocks.

G4: Winter very frustrated. Trying to play all inverted but Nina seems even more comfortable with the rhythm. TO at 4-1.

No tactical change after TO. Methinks Winter hasn't broken out of the double inverted mindset. One forehand and one backhand placement is all it takes to jam her middle. Somehow manages to pull back to 7-4 with some last ditch attacks. TO for Nina.

Winter finally wins two points by setting up with backhand Anti. Goes back to playing forehand inverted pivot at 8-9 up. Pop up with Anti forehand at 10-10. Another easy high ball for Nina at 11-10.

3-11, 11-5, 11-7, 12-10

Welp that's the end for our new Anti star. Ironically I think a simpler, more defensive game will help Winter. Inverted attacks are supposed to be pulled out after you've frustrated the opponent with Anti, but Winter didn't even manage to get her Anti game going.

 

[Dr Evil]

18 year old Polish player Milosz Redzimski looks very strong. Cruised through qualifying without losing a game, and just crushed Edward Ly. Rising star?

 

[NextLevel]

18 year old Polish player Milosz Redzimski looks very strong. Cruised through qualifying without losing a game, and just crushed Edward Ly. Rising star?

He has been a rising star forever, he needs to catch up with the Lebruns. Beating Timo Boll as a youngster places heavy expectations on you. Unfortunately, he has been allergic to Chinese so far...

 

[NextLevel]

Nina can't find any rhythm at all against Winter. Helped by some net cords and umpire disruptions.

G2: umpire still disrupting with technical faults. Referee comes by and motions with her hand and the problem is solved? Lol? Winter seems to be having her own problems stepping around and twiddling. Messing up her own rhythm.

G3: Nina not satisfied with umpire service warning. Feels like Winter is making too many of her own mistakes trying to play complicated (forehand anti receive, UFO, step around). Virtually no backhand anti chopblocks.

G4: Winter very frustrated. Trying to play all inverted but Nina seems even more comfortable with the rhythm. TO at 4-1.

No tactical change after TO. Methinks Winter hasn't broken out of the double inverted mindset. One forehand and one backhand placement is all it takes to jam her middle. Somehow manages to pull back to 7-4 with some last ditch attacks. TO for Nina.

3-11, 11-5, 11-7

I traveled across the world, only to fight a civil war in another country and lose... gets ridiculous, WTT!

 

[NextLevel]

Cheng I Ching struggling with Lee Eunhye... might still pull it out though.

 

[zeio]

WS R64
Lee Eunhye 3-2 CIC (11, -6, 9, -6, 7)
Hirano@ATTC 2024: I approve.

Liu Yangzi 0-3 Eerland (-5, -8, -11)
Hirano@WTT CT Muscat 2025: I disapprove.

 

[NextLevel]

Over the hill Liam Pitchford playing over the hill Maharu Yoshimura (both are 31 years old).

Over the hill Yoshimura wins!

 

[zeio]

Nina can't find any rhythm at all against Winter. Helped by some net cords and umpire disruptions.

G2: umpire still disrupting with technical faults. Referee comes by and motions with her hand and the problem is solved? Lol? Winter seems to be having her own problems stepping around and twiddling. Messing up her own rhythm.

G3: Nina not satisfied with umpire service warning. Feels like Winter is making too many of her own mistakes trying to play complicated (forehand anti receive, UFO, step around). Virtually no backhand anti chopblocks.

G4: Winter very frustrated. Trying to play all inverted but Nina seems even more comfortable with the rhythm. TO at 4-1.

No tactical change after TO. Methinks Winter hasn't broken out of the double inverted mindset. One forehand and one backhand placement is all it takes to jam her middle. Somehow manages to pull back to 7-4 with some last ditch attacks. TO for Nina.

Winter finally wins two points by setting up with backhand Anti. Goes back to playing forehand inverted pivot at 8-9 up. Pop up with Anti forehand at 10-10. Another easy high ball for Nina at 11-10.

3-11, 11-5, 11-7, 12-10

Welp that's the end for our new Anti star. Ironically I think a simpler, more defensive game will help Winter. Inverted attacks are supposed to be pulled out after you've frustrated the opponent with Anti, but Winter didn't even manage to get her Anti game going.

Getting a game is a good start in their second-only international encounter. Definitely much more work is needed on tactics rather than skills at this point.

WTT CT Durban 2023
WS R16
Mittelham 3-2 Winter (-9, 2, -10, 5, 7)

 

[Janard]

Apparently, ZYL is not pleased about the the WS draw, posting the screenshots of her WD wildcard with DHK and her first round of WS.

https://weibo.com/1980573211/Pckd0gK6T

朱雨玲在炮轰做签吗这是？ (ZYL is insinuating that the draw is fixed?)
https://tieba.baidu.com/p/9461209131

Lol that was a really difficult saying I had to google.

I actually think ZYL got a reasonable first round draw. DHK's play style is not unfamiliar (?) and probably not the most threatening to her (compared to young powerful types or pips attacker I imagine).

OTOH, I know this is SG Smash hence there is a tendency to put local players at the Infinity Arena but... this is a massacre. Let's just go by merit yeah.

 

[NextLevel]

Lol that was a really difficult saying I had to google.

I actually think ZYL got a reasonable first round draw. DHK's play style is not unfamiliar (?) and probably not the most threatening to her (compared to young powerful types or pips attacker I imagine).

OTOH, I know this is SG Smash hence there is a tendency to put local players at the Infinity Arena but... this is a massacre. Let's just go by merit yeah.

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Blame them for not rigging the draw for the home player... they must do better! Was that really the best matchup she could get? Did they really have to put Quek on Kallberg? They couldn't find a Canadian or Australian?

The closest thing they got to a good matchup was putting Lily against a lady I think is a chopper...

 

[zeio]

CNT: Almost time for LGY to retire.

MS R64
Huang Youzheng 3-0 Alamiyan (12, 10, 4)

 

[NextLevel]

Blame them for not rigging the draw for the home player... they must do better! Was that really the best matchup she could get? Did they really have to put Quek on Kallberg? They couldn't find a Canadian or Australian?

The closest thing they got to a good matchup was putting Lily against a lady I think is a chopper...

Pang proved me wrong and beat Thakkar - very nice.

 

[JackJohnson]

What shoes is Zhou Qihao wearing. They do not look like Lining shoes that the CNT are forced to wear.

 

[KiwiPong]

What shoes is Zhou Qihao wearing. They do not look like Lining shoes that the CNT are forced to wear.

They look so chunky too, don’t even look like tt shoes

 

[NextLevel]

Pucar annihilates Zhou Qihao in the last game going to a 10-0 lead and playing some awe inspiring shots. Pucar is an interesting guy, he seemed destined for great things a while back but never is consistent. Maybe a countryman will know the story...

 

[zeio]

MS R64
Pucar/WR45 3-1 ZQH/WR36 (8, -5, 9, 2)

 

[driversbeat]

I traveled across the world, only to fight a civil war in another country and lose... gets ridiculous, WTT!

I don't think they've played each other with Winter's new set up that much. But WTT should definitely explore separation by association for round 1 at the very least.