WTT Star Contender Foz do Iguaçu 2025 7/30-8/3

[zeio]

MS SF
Ovtcharov 0-3 Duda (-7, -4, -5)

No, no, no. T_T
I wonder if Alexis could reach the final as the 2nd seed?

MS QF
Hamada 0-3 Duda (2) (-3, -9, -8)

Duda overtook A. Lebrun in WR after reaching the QF (1985-90+105=2000) and will now widen the gap this coming Tuesday. Please stop winning... LOL

https://www.ittf.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2025_31_SEN_MS.html
11 Lebrun 2125-175 (Paris 2024)+45=1995
12 Duda 1985-90+210=2105

 

[zeio]

Showing your class I see.

Tell that to Moregard who said in a pod cast interview that players are too nice and could trash talk more.

莫嘎采访。 (Naughty Mo's Interview)
https://tieba.baidu.com/p/9924020015

 

[kindof99]

Will Honoka and Aida get a wild card for XD for Sweden Smash? Maybe

 

[pongfugrasshopper]

Will Honoka and Aida get a wild card for MD for Sweden Smash? Maybe

I hope so. BTW, MD is short for Men's Doubles. XD is short for Mixed Doubles.

 

[zeio]

杜达老叔要进世排前十了 (Old Uncle Duda makes the top 10 in WR)
https://tieba.baidu.com/p/9924910196
贴吧用户_JRUXe78 31岁首进世排前十，德男都大器晚成啊，31岁正是闯的年纪
IP属地:浙江来自Android客户端1楼2025-08-04 00:41回复
(First time entering the top 10 in WR at 31 years old, German men are all late bloomers. 31 years old is the age to make breakthroughs)

贴吧用户_JRUXe78 与此同时，老昀叒要掉出世排前十了
IP属地:浙江来自Android客户端2楼2025-08-04 00:44回复
(Meanwhile, Old Yun is about to fall out of the top 10 yet again)

张智和（三岁版） 杜达还是有前十实力的，很少输比自己排名低的人
IP属地:广东来自Android客户端3楼2025-08-04 00:45回复
(Duda is still top 10 material and rarely loses to those ranked lower than him)

乐悠TOINT 有一说一，真觉得欧男挺耐草的……
IP属地:广东来自Android客户端4楼2025-08-04 00:46回复
(To be honest, I really think European men are quite hardy...)

石洵瑶（迷妹版） 杜达自从去年欧锦赛之后就一飞冲天了
IP属地:陕西来自iPhone客户端5楼2025-08-04 01:07回复
(Duda has been on a tear since last year's ETTC)

星迹_绿竹猗猗 能和骰子打到决胜局甚至差两分就掀翻了，有点东西
IP属地:北京来自Android客户端6楼2025-08-04 01:20回复
(Being able to push Dice to the final game and even two points away from overcoming is quite something)

 

[zeio]

WS F
Harimoto 4-2 Nagasaki (-9, 9, 5, -5, 9, 9)
Harimoto's FH has been off since G3 against Hashimoto. Could be fatigue and/or minor injuries.
Nagasaki's age-old problem persists in G3. Still very resistant to adjusting her shot timing even after Harimoto adapted her game by slowing down (not forcing the FH at 10:9 of G1). Same scenario at 10:9 of G5.
Harimoto got off to a quick start on her serve in G6 by playing wide to Nagasaki's FH rather than pinning her down to the BH that she had been doing prior to that point.

 

[dewnyc]

Miwa wins 4-2 to take WS, turned things around after dropping the first game with a timeout at 10-9 in the 2nd.

The crowd is crazy for Hugo, as expected and should be

 

[pongfugrasshopper]

Back to back championships for Miwa. She had strong challenges from both Honoka and Miyu. Honoka and Miyu I think are #1 and #2 respectively in terms of biggest improvement in 2025. No shame in losing to Japan's best player.

 

[mikeytt]

intense final between duda and hugo right now...

 

[zeio]

MS F
Calderano 4-3 Duda (7, 7, -9, 8, -9, -10, 8)

Phew! "And you really think the level of their opponents was comparable?" LOL

It took Duda 2 games to figure out what serve and receive worked against Calderano and to get used to Calderano's shot quality, path, and placement. Dropping G4 after leading 6:3 was near-fatal for Duda but he managed to find his way back in after Calderano lost his concentration in G5. If not for the home-crowd advantage, Calderano could've returned to his former self.

https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/fo...buenos-aires-2025-jul-22-27.37652/post-533141

Oikawa, Liao Cheng-Ting and Apolonia showed the top 50 players have forgotten how to handle Calderano.

 

[FIXPOINT]

WTT Star Contender Foz do Iguacu 2025 MS Final

 

[FIXPOINT]

WTT Star Contender Foz do Iguacu 2025 WS Final

You can find information about other categories on the following sites:
English version
日本語版

 

[pongfugrasshopper]

The Champions

 

[NextLevel]

MS F
Calderano 4-3 Duda (7, 7, -9, 8, -9, -10, 8)

Phew! "And you really think the level of their opponents was comparable?" LOL

It took Duda 2 games to figure out what serve and receive worked against Calderano and to get used to Calderano's shot quality, path, and placement. Dropping G4 after leading 6:3 was near-fatal for Duda but he managed to find his way back in after Calderano lost his concentration in G5. If not for the home-crowd advantage, Calderano could've returned to his former self.

https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/fo...buenos-aires-2025-jul-22-27.37652/post-533141

More slimy behavior again. Let's remember, Uda played this tournament and couldn't get a game off Calderano. This is what zeio wants us all to believe:

1) Duda today is playing at the same level today as he was in March when he lost to Uda (the same Duda by the way who at that time had never beaten Alexis Lebrun and still hasn't till this day, though that could arguably be attributed to not playing each other recently).
2) Uda, having surpassed Togami, can't get a game off Hugo, yet improved so much that he could beat Duda and now should be rewarded for this with superior JNT status.

This is what some call ridiculousness, but zeio has never let truth and reasonableness get in the way of his desire to win an argument. (it should be noted as an aside that Togami has actually beaten both Duda and Alexis).

 

[turbozed]

I don't think it's been mentioned yet but this Brazilian crowd should be comnended.

Small venue and not that many people there, but they cheered enhusiastically for great points no matter who the player was. There was even polite applause for just standard points as well in the finals.

We've been so used to dead silence for nearly every player except for fan favorites at previous events. Seeing people attend and stay engaged for the sport itself is something rare for WTT events. And I personally think we need much more of this. Thank you Brazil for coming out, even for a city I've never heard of (Fogo de Chao?)

 

[Bollwerk]

Thank you Brazil for coming out, even for a city I've never heard of (Fogo de Chao?)

It's right near the border with Paraguay and Argentina, famous for having the largest waterfall system. Some players became tourists:

 

[BlopChock]

I don't think it's been mentioned yet but this Brazilian crowd should be comnended.

Small venue and not that many people there, but they cheered enhusiastically for great points no matter who the player was. There was even polite applause for just standard points as well in the finals.

We've been so used to dead silence for nearly every player except for fan favorites at previous events. Seeing people attend and stay engaged for the sport itself is something rare for WTT events. And I personally think we need much more of this. Thank you Brazil for coming out, even for a city I've never heard of (Fogo de Chao?)

I wholeheartedly agree. They should also be commended for respectfully shushing themselves as players readied for each point.

And kudos to the local organizers for putting the much larger (and assumedly better funded) Vegas Smash to shame by having proper risers - so all fans had unobstructed views - rather than the ridiculous few rows of folding chairs at the US event.

 

[zeio]

杜达越来越难打，心腹大患 (Duda is becoming increasingly difficult to play against, and is a major concern)
https://tieba.baidu.com/p/9925657594

 

[ThePongCommenter]

And kudos to the local organizers for putting the much larger (and assumedly better funded) Vegas Smash to shame by having proper risers - so all fans had unobstructed views - rather than the ridiculous few rows of folding chairs at the US event.

The staff who put together the arena are not at fault here - they are given specific instructions by WTT and execute on those instructions. In this case, WTT's agreement with the MGM Grand as well as the equipment sponsor folded mere weeks before the tournament began and they put together an emergency band aid solution. Which resulted in the shoddily put together arena you are referring to. Again, on WTT, not on the venue staff who are just following their instructions on what to do. It is actually a minor miracle that Vegas Smash even occurred. And it would've been WTT's fault had it not.

edit: terminology

 

[zeio]

Ahem, unless it was amended in later revisions, both the event organizers and the local organizers (aka local organizing committee in the WTT Handbook) for US Smash were WTT...

EVENT PROSPECTUS – LAST UPDATE 07 MAY 2025

EVENT ORGANISER(S)
WTT
38 Beach Road, South Beach Tower #06-
13, Singapore 189767
[email protected]

WTT US Smash Inc.
251 Little Falls Drive, Wilmington, DE
19808, USA