ITTF WTTC Finals Doha 2025, 5/17-25

[Takkyu_wa_inochi]

Fantastic game !!!

 

[Robin0910]

Bruh, China really gave that spot for Xue Fei? I wouldn’t even call that an upset. It was an average Saturday

 

[K.K]

the lightning is really bad and color grading of the cameras too. feels more like a contender then the official world finals!
idk what happend there :/

 

[zeio]

XD R64
T3 Naresh/Moyland CPR 649 2-3 Burgos/Vega CPR 120 (4, 9, -3, -7, -14)

T4 Pang/Ser 2-3 WCT/DHK (-9, -4, 7, 9, -3)
G5 04, 14, 15 Pang served into the net, 17, 27, 28, 38 TO for HKG, 311

T5 Arpas/Balazova 2-3 Falck/Bergstrom (8, -2, -3, 8, -5)

 

[Robin0910]

You cant even see a pixel of the ball its that hidden

 

[Robin0910]

My absolute favourite point of the tournament so far

 

[turbozed]

Hilarious Ionescu successfully challenges 3 out of 3 illegal serves.

Noshad then argues that there's no way to serve without the ball being hidden by his head lol.

 

[fore.n.back]

Xu Fei choked .He had so many game points.Mental toughness of Shinozuka

not really, that's Xue Fei true level. He has a decent backhand and good raw power, that's about it. Shinozuka was in trouble with his serve for more than the first half of the game but he was able to withstand and slowly correct the match to his flow. In the 3 final games Shinozuka pinned Xue's middle and bh side then initiates looping rally to come out on top, it worked wonderfully for him

 

[turbozed]

not really, that's Xue Fei true level. He has a decent backhand and good raw power, that's about it. Shinozuka was in trouble with his serve for more than the first half of the game but he was able to withstand and slowly correct the match to his flow. In the 3 final games Shinozuka pinned Xue's middle and bh side then initiates looping rally to come out on top, it worked wonderfully for him

He also switched up the tempo of the rallies to mix in some slower balls rather than just hitting at his full speed which was easy for XF to time in the first few games. Was a good adjustment and his rally win rate went way up.

 

[pongfugrasshopper]

The main colour on table top looks like insane choice, indeed. 🤕🤕🤕

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[zeio]

MS R128
T1 Franziska 4-3 Liao Cheng-Ting (5, 3, -3, -8, 8, -4, 7)
Franziska for LA28!

T2 Ionescu 2-4 Alamiyan (-10, 10, 6, -5, -8, -9)
Alamiyan: Doesn't matter how many of my serves are faulted.

T4 Apolonia 2-4 Shah (-6, 2, -7, -6, 5, -6)
T6 Gacina 2-4 Robles (10, -7, -3, 7, -8, -6)

WS R128
T2 Pak Su Gyong 0-4 CIC (-9, -5, -5, -8)
Pak is probably the softest player from PRK in recent years, still playing the style from a decade ago.

T7 Polcanova 4-2 Paranang (-8, -7, 10, 8, 14, 11)
Paranang had chances to take G3 and G5.

 

[Bollwerk]

German men are making me sweat. Wait that sounds wrong

 

[backspacer]

People that have been to world championships or other big events, do you want to watch shows like dancing or music acts when you wait for matches? I can do without them.

 

[jfolsen]

People that have been to world championships or other big events, do you want to watch shows like dancing or music acts when you wait for matches? I can do without them.

I don't even like the loud music and light show. Silence and maybe an announcement of the upcoming match is plenty. But I am old. Modern tastes have changed, I don't need to be entertained every second.

 

[NextLevel]

I don't even like the loud music and light show. Silence and maybe an announcement of the upcoming match is plenty. But I am old. Modern tastes have changed, I don't need to be entertained every second.

I find that when watching American sports live, they usually spice in all these things to keep the ambience going while commercials are on in real life. I guess if you are used to watching soccer matches where they don't do anything during half time, then you don't care much. Not sure it is entirely about modern tastes...

 

[zeio]

WD R64
T5 Jeger/Rakovac 3-2 Samara/Dragoman (-5, -9, 8, 7, 10)

MS R128
KCJ 4-3 Bardet (-9, 3, -10, 8, 7, -5, 8)
It's said KCJ is under the weather.

 

[NextLevel]

Whoever came up with these red tables in an era when it is much easier to test ideas extensively is an idiot.

 

[NextLevel]

Upset alert on table 3... Kao vs Bardet...

 

[NextLevel]

Kao survives the use of way too many behind the back shots by Lilian...

 

[zeio]

Whoever came up with these red tables in an era when it is much easier to test ideas extensively is an idiot.

Doha WTTC Organizing Committee: We'll take that as a compliment. As grandma Ni said, never $ay never.

https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1153092/ittf-dhs-reveal-partnership-table-tennis

Making history, the tabletop will feature Qatar’s national maroon colour for the first time ever in table tennis, supported by a golden rainbow-shaped frame representing the triumph of champions. Additionally, the table will incorporate an advanced variable lighting system to produce dynamic lighting effects throughout the competition. This unique innovation blends aesthetics with top-tier functionality, providing a spectacular stage for the world's best athletes.

Mr Lou Shihe, general manager of Double Happiness, added, "Under the guidelines and rules of the International Table Tennis Federation, Double Happiness is excited to continue to innovate and find new breakthroughs.

"The maroon table design was conceived by the Doha World Table Tennis Championships Organising Committee and then approved by the ITTF at the end of 2024. We look forward to the World Table Tennis Championships Finals representing the highest level of competitive table tennis and seeing how the games will unfold."