WTT Champions Japan 2025 - 7-11 Aug 2025

[rpb23]

Nice touch for a super short push towards forehand corner from Felix that absolutely pinned Jang at last play of the third game.
Even still very young, Felix has already proven he has a balanced skill set, a 3D player, covers short, mid, long and left to right.

 

[Tony's Table Tennis]

Why is Munier coaching Felix and not Molin? Molin on vacation?

coaches also need holidays

 

[d3nium]

Jang's athleticism is crazy. Great player to watch.

 

[NextLevel]

Jang and Felix are so much fun to watch in rallies. Is that legal?

It is illegal but it is okay. I hope they continue to exceed the speed limit in game 5. So much beautifully physical table tennis.

 

[NextLevel]

Jang's athleticism is crazy. Great player to watch.

Both of them. Both of them.

 

[Tony's Table Tennis]

It is illegal but it is okay. I hope they continue to exceed the speed limit in game 5. So much beautifully physical table tennis.

are you really talking to yourself?
we need to have a chat man, i'm worried

 

[Tony's Table Tennis]

With DHK
I chatted to her during WTTC,
she really needs to take few months off, and heal from all her ailments.
It is truly affecting her performance, and at age 28, recovery will take longer and injuries will surface more regularly.

past 12 month, this is event number 20 for her

 

[NextLevel]

are you really talking to yourself?
we need to have a chat man, i'm worried

Haha. One of my favorite books is on the topic of what to say when you talk to yourself lol...

 

[NextLevel]

Best match of the tournament for sure.... this has been a good year for TT.

 

[turbozed]

Man this JWJ and Felix matchup is so fun to watch. Both guys with lightning quick strokes and movement at the table.

 

[Takkyu_wa_inochi]

Best match of the tournament for sure.... this has been a good year for TT.

tbh this is kind of becoming the norm
the level in our sport has been going UP ONLY (as many other sports)

 

[rpb23]

What a match! Totally entertaining.
Talking about athleticism, did you notice a matrix move from Jang?
In the last game, at 4:3 with Felix leading, fearless Felix served a long bullet to the thick teeth of Jang, Jang reacted with a immediate step around fast forehand loop which itself was impressive. After the loop, Jang wasted no time trying to reposition his body to cover the forehand. Somehow, Felix blocked Jang's shot and redirected back to Jang's backhand corner. Matrix movement happened when Jang's body already was moving to the forehand and had to do a quick pivot reversing the body motion in the air.
Beautiful play even though it lasted only a couple of seconds.

 

[zeio]

With DHK
I chatted to her during WTTC,
she really needs to take few months off, and heal from all her ailments.
It is truly affecting her performance, and at age 28, recovery will take longer and injuries will surface more regularly.

past 12 month, this is event number 20 for her

Then she didn't tell you the truth. Her condition is incurable and she doesn't know how long she can keep playing.

傑運直擊｜乒乓港將分途當選十傑 杜凱琹台上哽咽感激團隊
https://www.sportsroad.hk/archives/554184/傑運直擊｜杜凱琹再當選十傑-台上哽咽感激團隊/

杜凱琹展望未來，直言未定太長遠目標：「現在的年輕球手很強，我知道自己要更努力才能追趕到這個水平。但其實傷患不太穩定，看過很多醫生都說目前未有治療方法完全根治，不知道自己能打到幾多，所以好珍惜每次比賽。」至於黃鎮廷就認為今次再奪傑出運動員獎為對自己成績肯定，這位33歲球手把目標定得長遠：「未來希望能繼續突破自己，早前落實洛杉磯奧運有新項目（雙打），男、女團體賽又變成混合團體，自己都會搏盡，看看有無機會2028年再入奧運，盡力吧。」

 

[backspacer]

Alexis is missing because they removed the metal plate in his injured hand and he has to rest for a month now.

 

[rpb23]

Japan's Odo will meet American Lily next round. Odo is obviously a better player. Somehow, playing style wise, Lily has a decent chance against Odo. For Lily her best chance is playing typical women's game, i,e exchange with fast pace mainly from backhand. Odo is a powerful player but fast pace with occasional wide angle will handicap her from launching those power shots. Of course, Lilly needs to control her unforced errors.

 

[NextLevel]

Japan's Odo will meet American Lily next round. Odo is obviously a better player. Somehow, playing style wise, Lily has a decent chance against Odo. For Lily her best chance is playing typical women's game, i,e exchange with fast pace mainly from backhand. Odo is a powerful player but fast pace with occasional wide angle will handicap her from launching those power shots. Of course, Lilly needs to control her unforced errors.

Odo has the nuclear weapons of hidden illegal serves and there is no TT Review here. That to me decides the match.

 

[NextLevel]

BTW, "Only Good for Doubles" takes Miwa to the 5th. I guess Miwa needs more time to recover from South America as she can't be struggling with players that are only good for doubles.

 

[Oliverpool]

Interesting Felix was winning most forehand to forehand loop rallies against forehand monster Jang.
Jand had 4 lucky nets in the second game but still was lost in close margin.

He somehow has upgraded his power on his forehand in just the last month or so. And he sometimes slows down the game when he usually would have gone all in. Definitely a step in the right direction

 

[NextLevel]

He somehow has upgraded his power on his forehand in just the last month or so. And he sometimes slows down the game when he usually would have gone all in. Definitely a step in the right direction

Just the last month? Seriously? What was he working on all those.months people were complaining about after the Olympics?

 

[Tony's Table Tennis]

Then she didn't tell you the truth.

there you trying to act like a god
do you know what she told me?