ITTF WTTC Finals Doha 2025, 5/17-25

[fore.n.back]

MS QF
T1 Togami (27) 2-4 Moregard (7) (14, 3, -7, -8, -10, -9)
G1 910, 1110, 1111, 1211, 1212, 1312, 1314, 1614
G2 03, 113, 11 in a row
G3 55, 510, 711
G4 40, 41 slight endline edge for Moregard, 42, 52, 54, 74, 75, 85, 87 TO for Togami, 811, 6 in a row
G5 03, 53, 54, 64, 65, 75, 78, 108, 1012
G6 20, 21, 31, 33, 43, 45 medical TO for Togami's tape, 46, 76, 79, 89 TO for Moregard, 99, 911
Togami got messed up by Moregard's slight change of spin/pace in late G4 and G5.

https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/fo...ll-play-for-another-4-years.35128/post-514326

Ueda should replay this match over and over again, his student weakness is on full display here

 

[turbozed]

Poor Togami really dropped the ball at the end of games 4 and 5. Definite improvement overall for him, and he had some performances to be proud of. But he's like an anime character who doesn't the ability to reign in his own power.

Not taking any credit away from Truls, but it seemed like he just had to hold his ground and let Togami overplay his hands.

 

[doppelmoral]

I am really excited for AJH vs Hugo. I think in the past, Hugo has won decisively most of the time. Hoping for a close and entertaining match

 

[joshmak10]

If Togami won that fifth game, he would’ve won the match

 

[travelt123]

Good run for Togami. He needs to have a variety of shots in order to progress further and can’t play fast all the time especially against people with better mental strength.

 

[fore.n.back]

Good run for Togami. He needs to have a variety of shots in order to progress further and can’t play fast all the time especially against people with better mental strength.

And for each ball won he screamed his lungs out, wasting energy. Ueda please make him play with a ductape over his mouth

 

[longle]

I am really excited for AJH vs Hugo. I think in the past, Hugo has won decisively most of the time. Hoping for a close and entertaining match

Hugo is too strong that An does not even know how to react

 

[Robin0910]

I didn’t know Hugo had that condition

 

[JackJohnson]

I didn’t know Hugo had that condition

What condition does he have?

 

[zeio]

Ueda should replay this match over and over again, his student weakness is on full display here

They should work on the fine detail of the serve and 3rd ball and vice versa the receive and 4th ball, like what Harimoto has touched on, when to push (to rein others in) and when to loop (to rein yourself in). In Chinese, 前三板處理粗糙 (rough handling of the first 3 strokes).

Still far from KNT players when it comes to that aspect.

 

[doppelmoral]

Hugo said he cannot open his palm when he is tossing the ball, and he has a medical certificate that proves it.
AJH complained that he cannot see the ball when Hugo is tossing because his fingers are curled up, covering the ball

 

[mikeytt]

too smooth

 

[JackJohnson]

Hugo said he cannot open his palm when he is tossing the ball, and he has a medical certificate that proves it.
AJH complained that he cannot see the ball when Hugo is tossing because his fingers are curled up, covering the ball


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If other players were to do this would it considered to be illegal?

 

[mikeytt]

too smooth
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an jaehyun is a highlights machine, what is that counter!

 

[doppelmoral]

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an jaehyun is a highlights machine, what is that counter!

now lets hope he can get some sets too

 

[SFF_lib]

Poor Togami really dropped the ball at the end of games 4 and 5. Definite improvement overall for him, and he had some performances to be proud of. But he's like an anime character who doesn't the ability to reign in his own power.

Not taking any credit away from Truls, but it seemed like he just had to hold his ground and let Togami overplay his hands.

Togami is like Lin Gaoyuan. Their performance fluctuate.

At crucial moments they showed the mental weaknesses.

 

[turbozed]

If other players were to do this would it considered to be illegal?

Technically yes since the ball has to be visible throughout the serve. If AJH can't see the ball in the hand at the beginning, that's technically a fault.

Though it doesn't seem to confer any real advantage to Hugo since he throws the ball up like 30 meters and AJH has a few minutes to look at the ball before contact. This seems like acceptable bending of the rules to me, although if AJH pressed the issue and made a fuss about it, the refs might have to fault Hugo.

 

[PoppaChubby]

Togami is like Lin Gaoyuan. Their performance fluctuate.

At crucial moments they showed the mental weaknesses.

Truls is like parisians: tossed by the waves but never sinks

 

[PoppaChubby]

By the way Togami is already in the men's double's final: Esteban Dorr had a bad knee injury since yesterday.

 

[baotran]

Typical French things .

By the way Togami is already in the men's double's final: Esteban Dorr had a bad knee injury since yesterday.