ITTF WTTC Finals Doha 2025, 5/17-25

[latej]

So, tips for tomorrow? 4:2 for HC or I am being too pesimistic...?

 

[banbekas]

It is in the player's responsibility to control and take care of his body. It is a human "need" only in the amateur level

When you are a pro you can easily program in advance literally everything. It is very difficult to discard such a rule, the same thing has happened in tennis and...chess !

I find it funny that boxers and fighters get hit in the guts but none of them asked for a toilet break. Same goes for football players where they spend 45 minutes, the duration of most table tennis game, without any toilet breaks!

 

[banbekas]

So, tips for tomorrow? 4:2 for HC or I am being too pesimistic...?

It's gonna be another 4-3 for HC or 4-1 for WCQ.

 

[latej]

It's gonna be another 4-3 for HC or 4-1 for WCQ.

That's whole another level of pesimism.

 

[banbekas]

That's whole another level of pesimism.

It's a nuclear war, so I see no reason to be optimistic. Both will shoot ICBM with nuclear warhead at each other. It's all about chinese technology vs german technology lol

 

[travelt123]

Tomorrow’s final would be a really nerve-wracking final to watch with China facing a foreigner which is unlike 2019 and 2021 where Ma Long and Fan Zhendong were strong and Falck and Truls weren’t threatening opponents unlike Hugo. And Wang Chuqin is not as dominant as ML or FZD.

 

[zeio]

WS SF
CXT (3) 0-4 WMY (2) (-8, -8, -2, -8)

MD SF
Lebrun/Lebrun (1) 1-3 LYJ/KCJ (6) (-8, -7, 9, -10)

 

[baotran]

Alexis missed shots that he should not miss if he is totally healthy. This will be a good lesson for him. Next time will be their time.

 

[Takkyu_wa_inochi]

Kaolin So Sure...

 

[NoSpin]

hugo was the better player, he didnt seem to understand though that with variation, the match would have ended 4-1 4-2 at best. There is no need to loop kill every ball

Feel sorry for LJK also, he is a rallying beast but not the smartest tactician in the chinese pot

First of all I think Hugo, LJK and their coaches are just a lil bit better qualified than you. Second - you must be really stupid to say LJK is bad at tactics.

Hugo hammered every fkng ball and it landed on the table and LJK won 4 more point in the match. You blind or wut?

 

[JackJohnson]

I hope Hugo wins tomorrow against WCQ

 

[NoSpin]

@TTFrenzy Its 4:3 and 11-9 in the decider, go to tiebea plz

 

[baotran]

If Hugo can play like first 4 sets today then he is very likely to win, maybe with a 4-1 like the World cup final. The problem is that the semi-final game took a lot of his energies. I do not know if he still can keep that kind of beast form tmr. Let's wait.

 

[Takkyu_wa_inochi]

Add Miwa to the list of crying Japanese players

Hirano

Kenji Matsudaira

Yoshimura

Ito

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Miwa

 

[Robin0910]

If Hugo can play like first 4 sets today then he is very likely to win, maybe with a 4-1 like the World cup final. The problem is that the semi-final game took a lot of his energies. I do not know if he still can keep that kind of beast form tmr. Let's wait.

At the world cup it was also a 4-3 victory before the finals so it’s likely not gonna be lack of energy problems. If he plays like he did today and WCQ is not in top form he’s gonna win if WCQ is also in an impeccable form I don’t see Hugo winning.

 

[zeio]

Ma Long vs Fan Zhendong in World Tour grandfinals' final 2015. It was 6-6 in the 7th set and Ma Long won 4 in a row, then Fan win 3 in a row and Ma Long won the last point to seal the title. It was just a mini version of Hugo-LJK game today, but I think it is the closest if you compare to this game.

WTTC 2017 MS F
FZD was down 1-3 against ML and made it back to 3-3, 9:7 before losing the next 3 and then FZD forced it to deuce before losing the next 2.

Ma Long v Fan Zhendong | #WTTSmashback | 2017 World Championships
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iE5GrhrY_o8

 

[baotran]

At the world cup it was also a 4-3 victory before the finals so it’s likely not gonna be lack of energy problems. If he plays like he did today and WCQ is not in top form he’s gonna win if WCQ is also in an impeccable form I don’t see Hugo winning.

4-3 victory in WC and 4-3 victory today are two very different stories. One was about chasing an opponent that is stronger than you and a favorite for the titles. It does not drain that much, since he does not feel heavy for winning. Today's match is totally different. He was the one who was being chased by his opponent, was very likely to slip all the matches points and repeated the history. This kind of game is the most fatigue one. Just look how he lost his focus, missed 6 points in a row like an amateur.

 

[latej]

4-3 victory in WC and 4-3 victory today are two very different stories. One was about chasing an opponent that is stronger than you and a favorite for the titles. It does not drain that much, since he does not feel heavy for winning. Today's match is totally different. He was the one who was being chased by his opponent, was very likely to slip all the matches points and repeated the history. This kind of game is the most fatigue one. Just look how he lost his focus, missed 6 points in a row like an amateur.

That's true, but I'd say we are generally not good in things, which we couldn't/didn't practice often - I mean such situation, it's kind of new. Add to that, that he practically entered god mode in that set, then asked himself wtf is happening, 9 points in a row, in a decider??? At the same time, he should be able to go over it, and throw it away for tomorrow. I somehow don't expect he'll be tight tomorrow... We'll see... Cheers.

 

[NextLevel]

That's what Mizutani argued and remind me what you said about his comment? Stop using that as your argument only when it fits your narrative.

You are on your own there. Mizutani can't tell people how they should deserve medals he never won.

 

[Zezima]

Hugo 4-2 WCQ or 4-1 for WCQ