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

[zeio]

Nothing left in the tank after yesterday's win.

MS R16
Jha 0-3 QD (-7, -5, -5)

 

[zeio]

Kuai Man is playing really great. she's well above WMY in G1 and G2. if she keeps on like this, she'll soon be taking her place in CNT A team

She has always done decently against teammates. The real challenge is when it really counts - defending your quarter against foreign players, which she has not satisfied. Overrated SYB mopped the floor with her at ATTC 2024.

 

[zeio]

A second spring for JWJ after hinting at retirement.

MS R16
JWJ 3-1 Kao Cheng-Jui (8, 12, -9, 6)

 

[turbozed]

"YES! CHARLIE! C'MON!"

Jang Woojin looking great so far this tournament.

 

[zeio]

WS R16
Odo 0-3 ZYL (-8, -8, -7)
G1 510, 810, 811
G2 87 TO for Odo, 811
G3 37, 47, 48, 68, 610, 710, 711

https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/forum/topics/wtt-feeder-cagliari-2024-10-22-27.35632/post-488718

With the WTT schedule, ZYL's style (多板相持/multiple-shot exchanges) that started with ZYN (who actually played aggressive serve-n-attack at first and lost quite a bit) and continued by DN could see a comeback. It's too hard to maintain the aggressive playing style that CNT pushed but was popularized by Hirano first in 2017.

Hirano (158cm) has also transitioned away from it since 2019 and completed in 2023. Ito (152cm) picked up from Hirano but an Olympic cycle later she is as good as washed-up. Hayata (167cm) took it from there, pushed it to the extreme and she has been out of action for multiple times between 2018 and 2024. Kihara (164cm) and Nagasaki (164cm) broke through Hirano and Ito at Lion Cup 2022, the 1st selection trial for Pairs 2024 but then fell behind as time went by. Harimoto (166cm), even with her gifted physique, ran out of breath at the end of ATTC 2024 and WTT CS Montpellier 2024.

Odo (152cm) and Yokoi (155cm) won't last long playing like this.

https://youtu.be/MXG4_sY9K_g?t=5319

 

[pongfugrasshopper]

Hina is the last Japanese woman standing[Edit: Oops ... forgot about Mima!] . Odo has a lot of work to do especially on her forehand.

 

[KiwiPong]

Hina is the last Japanese woman standing[Edit: Oops ... forgot about Mima!] . Odo has a lot of work to do especially on her forehand.

ito is battling QTY at the moment!

 

[zeio]

Hmm, perhaps it's more than the water...

Official Ball -

Spoiler

Yinhe

 

[Vlad Celler]

Hina is the last Japanese woman standing[Edit: Oops ... forgot about Mima!] . Odo has a lot of work to do especially on her forehand.

ITO Mima?

 

[Tony's Table Tennis]

Hmm, perhaps it's more than the water...

Official Ball -

Spoiler

Yinhe

well, Yinhe H40+ ball is used in over half of events on the international circuit, so need get used to it.
(Smash, Feeder, Youth)

We were all informed few months ago about the change (I think I shared it here too)

 

[Tony's Table Tennis]

ITO Mima?

yes, 2-1 ahead of QTY at the moment
if she loose, she must retire says chinese fans
if she win, the chinese fans will be silence today

 

[5545]

Ito always with the most creative timeouts...

 

[pongfugrasshopper]

Mima and Hina into the quarters! Great win for Mima over QTY!

 

[zeio]

Washed-up Ito FINALLY beats a CNT player after last doing so against KM at WTT SCT Ljubljana 2023 (the only CNT player she beat in the Paris 2024 cycle). That took 1.6 years.

Kuai Man vs Mima Ito | WS QF | WTT Star Contender Ljubljana 2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PrIdgN8F7I

 

[driversbeat]

QTY is probably the best litmus test for Ito, from an opponent she could literally swat aside, to losing in the decider, to blanking out against. Also a great way for her to mount a comeback seeing how Singapore Smash 2023 was also when she first lost to QTY. (SS 2022 loss against YJN was the very first sign of her decline). 4th consecutive Smash quarters for Ito now. Hoping she can bring it against WYD tomorrow.

First victory for Ito against CNT in the LA 2028 cycle.
Hirano: CXT (3-0)
Miwa: WYD (3-2), SYS (3-2), CXT (3-1?)

If she can beat Kuai Man again who seems to be on the rise, her value in JNT might just go back up.

 

[Takkyu_wa_inochi]

Mima is back !

 

[pongfugrasshopper]

Mima is back !

Hina back ... Mima back. Need to get Hirano, Miwa, and Odo on board.

 

[Tony's Table Tennis]

Washed-up Ito FINALLY beats a CNT player after last doing so against KM at WTT SCT Ljubljana 2023 (the only CNT player she beat in the Paris 2024 cycle). That took 1.6 years.

Kuai Man vs Mima Ito | WS QF | WTT Star Contender Ljubljana 2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PrIdgN8F7I

1.6 years sounds like a long time when your agenda method make use it like so, but it isn't like every match she takes part in, she faces chinese players, especially since CNT players plays so little events and in hiding for almost half a year last year.
Beating CNT players every time is not a reality, else CNT players won't flood the WR top 5 on the womens side. But does that mean she is washed up?? what have you done in the past 1.6 years? haha. Ito has been in a range of WR2 to WR14 in the past few years. you?? She is so much more successful than so many players on tour, but she needs to be bullied because she is Japanese?? or why do you keep picking on her?

Ito at Saudi Smash, had a very close 4-3, and a few other encounter, she still showed her ability to be on the top level, so to call her washed up... hm.... what do you call those who have a less win rate then she has??
Ito win rate in 2024 is 66%, 72% in 2023,

chinese fans are the washed up ones, especially since CTTA banned them officially.

 

[Tony's Table Tennis]

Hina back ... Mima back. Need to get Hirano, Miwa, and Odo on board.

chinese fans very angry right now
everyone else is happy

 

[Janard]

What if ZYL takes the smash lol