WTT Champions Japan 2025 - 7-11 Aug 2025

[OvrChkn]

That was a sweaty Game 5!

 

[rpb23]

After been as number 1 for a few months, everyone is paying close attention to him and finally LSD's vulnerability has been exposed. He will suffer defeat like today more often until Chinese coaches figure out a way help him.

Good news from China that FZD is back in the hunt for LA Olympic and that's a big relief especially LSD started showing regression. Compared to women's team, Chinese men's team is vulnerable.

 

[Dr Evil]

I hate to say it, but it's time for LSD to retire. He's already 20 and still losing to unseeded players in the second round of tournaments. And barely got past the first round against some other unseeded guy called Lin! Are you kidding me? Off you go to MLTT.

 

[driversbeat]

After been as number 1 for a few months, everyone is paying close attention to him and finally LSD's vulnerability has been exposed. He will suffer defeat like today more often until Chinese coaches figure out a way help him.

Good news from China that FZD is back in the hunt for LA Olympic and that's a big relief especially LSD started showing regression. Compared to women's team, Chinese men's team is vulnerable.

Women's team may also be vulnerable after LA28 unless KM and Chen Yi step up. Or SYS and WMY might have to pull a Ma Long playing until 36.

 

[BlopChock]

Odo beat Lily Zhang in a walkover? Anyone know the story?

Fraser said after Chen Yi's match "Unfortunate news, Lilly Zhang has had to withdraw due to illness."

 

[BlopChock]

Women's team may also be vulnerable after LA28 unless KM and Chen Yi step up. Or SYS and WMY might have to pull a Ma Long playing until 36.

Chen Yi appears to be stepping up already: came back from three games down vs Hayata and beat SYS in Vegas, now just won this one from two games down and then five straight points àt 7-10 in game 5 against WR2. Not just talented, but has ice water in her veins.

 

[Janard]

It's official. The strategy is to provide a dizzying 200+ food options for the players so that they focus less on playing, thereby causing all these upsets.

 

[Tony's Table Tennis]

So Chen Yi beats Hayata from 0-3 behind
KM from 2-3
WMY from 0-2

Hayata if i recall was laughed at by zeio
I wonder what abusive names zeio will now label WMY

Never the less, CY is becoming a giant and not just by her height

 

[mamedium]

So Chen Yi beats Hayata from 0-3 behind
KM from 2-3
WMY from 0-2

Hayata if i recall was laughed at by zeio
I wonder what abusive names zeio will now label WMY

Never the less, CY is becoming a giant and not just by her height

it's interesting to see how a tall player play. Unlike Dima getting really low to the ground, CY stays low just enough and her elbow controls how she plays especially the BH flick

 

[TampaBayTableTennis]

great match there too... and now Kanak, let's go!!!

 

[zeio]

Odo beat Lily Zhang in a walkover? Anyone know the story?

Same as what Fraser said in WTT's latest Instagram post.

https://www.instagram.com/wtt/p/DNHyeitvTkR/

 

[baotran]

After been as number 1 for a few months, everyone is paying close attention to him and finally LSD's vulnerability has been exposed. He will suffer defeat like today more often until Chinese coaches figure out a way help him.

Good news from China that FZD is back in the hunt for LA Olympic and that's a big relief especially LSD started showing regression. Compared to women's team, Chinese men's team is vulnerable.

Really? I have not heard anything from Weibo or XHS that he is interested in comeback for LA.

 

[TampaBayTableTennis]

OH YA!!!

 

[piligrim]

I hate to say it, but it's time for LSD to retire. He's already 20 and still losing to unseeded players in the second round of tournaments. And barely got past the first round against some other unseeded guy called Lin! Are you kidding me? Off you go to MLTT.

He should take Kao with him to MLTT

 

[Tony's Table Tennis]

He should take Kao with him to MLTT

so we going to have a MLTT with a WTT champions roster ownership.
but I can't say the same about the players.

This will be the only sport league in the world where the owners will out play the professional players hired by them.

 

[backspacer]

Sad to see Hashimoto lose after a promising start.

 

[Tony's Table Tennis]

I never understand how the scheduling works.

AJH vs Felix playing now.
Lind vs Togami in 1 hours time.

but winner of AJH vs Felix will play tomorrow evening 19:45
while the last match of tonight - Lind vs Togami, the winner will play tomorrow at 12:45

 

[NextLevel]

Champions is just tough...where you can be the better player and lose at deuce...

 

[zeio]

MS R16
AJH 3-2 F. Lebrun (-3, 4, -5, 9, 12)
MS R32
JWJ 2-3 F. Lebrun (11, -10, -8, 8, -9)

Felix said he beat JWJ in the short game, not unlike how Moregard beat Togami at WTTC 2025.

WTT横浜。「勝負を分けたのはネット際」──F.ルブラン、大接戦を突破。今夜、安宰賢と対戦
https://world-tt.com/blog/news/archives/288960

張禹珍（韓国）戦のプレーについては、「台上のプレーがとても良かったことが勝因です。相手を攻略する上で重要な部分だったので、うまくいって嬉しい」と分析。次戦は韓国の安宰賢と対戦する。「前回は、昨年のサウジスマッシュで負けている相手なので、この間にどれだけ成長できたか確かめたい」と意気込んだ。

Regarding his performance against Jang Woojin (South Korea), he analyzed, "The reason I won was because my over-the-table play was very good. It was an important part in defeating my opponent, so I'm glad it went well." In his next match, he will face South Korea's An Jaehyun. "I lost to him last year at the Saudi Smash, so I want to see how much I've grown in the meantime," he said enthusiastically.

https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/forum/topics/ittf-wttc-finals-doha-2025-5-17-25.36703/post-524930

With this win, AJH proves he's the worthier one (over JWJ) for the WTTC 2019 MS bronze.

https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/forum/topics/ittf-wttc-finals-doha-2025-5-17-25.36703/post-525158

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.

 

[baotran]

Lol Felix is not that upgraded. He is still in the radar of Korean TT team.