WTT Champions Japan 2025 - 7-11 Aug 2025

[TampaBayTableTennis]

You want him to depress Japan lol?

i will settle for this ; )

 

[Tony's Table Tennis]

So the question arise now
can you take a toilet break, and have your medical staff meet you in the toilet and do treatment?

and while there, pull a table up, have sparing partner
coach
video analysis
the whole crew

gather in the toilet

 

[zeio]

Japanese table tennis columnist, Jota Ito, commentary on Hina / Miwa situation:

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news.yahoo.co.jp

The fact that treatment was administered by Hayata's physical trainer, Mr. Oka, is within the discretion of the tournament's doctor, and therefore not a problem under the rules. That said, while Mr. Oka is not a table tennis expert, he has recently served as Hayata's bench coach, and it is understandable that Harimoto's doubts could be understood as he could provide tactical advice. Normally, Harimoto would receive advice from his own bench coach during interruptions, so the playing conditions would be equal. However, since this was a match between Japanese players, the absence of either bench coach, as is customary, created a sense of unfairness. I feel that this is an opportunity to consider revising this practice. Regarding the lack of explanation from the umpire, I would like to add that the application of medical timeouts is only communicated by the head umpire; umpires are under no obligation to provide explanations. At international tournaments, the best practice to prevent trouble is to refrain from performing any duties other than those required.

https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/f7f28dccf2195fba5a2c7725de742d46bd1fb33e

Ito Jota with his weird logic yet again, even more so for the one ("no mistake or fraud") over the WTT's response to Sports Hochi's request.

There is a clear conflict of interest here as the whole point of the customary practice is to prevent outside intervention. JTTA had 2 massage specialists there that could have served as the "neutral" team therapist. An opportunity to consider revising this practice? That's like saying hidden serves should be allowed again since old habits die hard. Why spend time and money on TTR?

WTTチャンピオンズ横浜2025
https://jtta.or.jp/tour/30231

マッサー
佐藤　貢大（ケッズトレーナー）
戸谷　涼乃（ケッズトレーナー）

 

[tzifos]

Why does anyone trying to find if ball/table/rubber etc was the cause of Harimoto's victory!

Every rule has exceptions, as the rule: "Chinese rule the TT world"

 

[piligrim]

Too many cases of players slipping and falling

 

[TensorBackhand]

@TensorBackhand , President of the Harimoto Haters Club, your comments are welcome in the moment.

Best win of Harimoto's in years. Good for him.

But match quality was much lower than his near win against FZD at Olympics. Wcq was making so many errors and didnt make it much of a fight.

Would love to see a Harimoto vs wcq match where they both play their best.

Btw im not really a Harimoto hater. Im more of a hater of all the Harimoto excuse makers on TTD.

 

[TensorBackhand]

Crab style, FTW!

Even Muhammad Ali lost to Frazier who had a much less attractive style

 

[ThePongCommenter]

Best win of Harimoto's in years. Good for him.

But match quality was much lower than his near win against FZD at Olympics. Wcq was making so many errors and didnt make it much of a fight.

Would love to see a Harimoto vs wcq match where they both play their best.

Btw im not really a Harimoto hater. Im more of a hater of all the Harimoto excuse makers on TTD.

Why was WCQ making so many errors that he wasn't making in any previous match this tournament or a few weeks ago at Vegas Smash? Just suddenly lost his form in the finals?

 

[TensorBackhand]

Why was WCQ making so many errors that he wasn't making in any previous match this tournament or a few weeks ago at Vegas Smash? Just suddenly lost his form in the finals?

It was the Zyre

 

[NextLevel]

Best win of Harimoto's in years. Good for him.

But match quality was much lower than his near win against FZD at Olympics. Wcq was making so many errors and didnt make it much of a fight.

Would love to see a Harimoto vs wcq match where they both play their best.

Btw im not really a Harimoto hater. Im more of a hater of all the Harimoto excuse makers on TTD.

Even Muhammad Ali lost to Frazier who had a much less attractive style

Don't worry, when Butterfly releases Zyre 03, your prognostications will be proven right!

 

[d3nium]

I'm not a high level player by any means, but in over 20 years of playing table tennis, I've never had to dash off in the middle of a match because I needed a ****

Toilet breaks should be banned.

 

[mnt]

I'm interested in proper technical/tactical analysis on Hari's win today, other than all kinds of BS about MTO, the ball, the table, etc. What did he do differently than the last match one month ago where WCQ absolutely destroyed him?

 

[NextLevel]

I'm trying to remember a match where someone countered so aggressively and consistently against such a high level opponent. @TensorBackhand , please unharden your heart, and let my people go!

 

[piligrim]

I'm interested in proper technical/tactical analysis on Hari's win today, other than all kinds of BS about MTO, the ball, the table, etc. What did he do differently than the last match one month ago where WCQ absolutely destroyed him?

He just keep ball on table

 

[TensorBackhand]

I dont know why some people are acting surprised or gloating at a Harimoto win. This is not new. He has beaten fzd and wcq before. We know that when he gets hot he can pull that off or when his opponent plays poorly. Not to mention he had the easiest draw he has seen in a while.

My criticism was never that he cant win, but that his style hasnt evolved much since he was 14.

But, having said that, sometimes a King Crab can beat a lion in the wilderness.

 

[ThePongCommenter]

Don't worry, when Butterfly releases Zyre 03, your prognostications will be proven right!

No, only when Stuor releases a $5 clone which is totally just as good or better.

 

[NextLevel]

I dont know why some people are acting surprised or gloating at a Harimoto win. This is not new. He has beaten fzd and wcq before. We know that when he gets hot he can pull that off or when his opponent plays poorly. Not to mention he had the easiest draw he has seen in a while.

My criticism was never that he cant win, but that his style hasnt evolved much since he was 14.

But, having said that, sometimes a King Crab can beat a lion in the wilderness.

He was playing like this at 14????

 

[NextLevel]

I dont know why some people are acting surprised or gloating at a Harimoto win. This is not new. He has beaten fzd and wcq before. We know that when he gets hot he can pull that off or when his opponent plays poorly. Not to mention he had the easiest draw he has seen in a while.

My criticism was never that he cant win, but that his style hasnt evolved much since he was 14.

But, having said that, sometimes a King Crab can beat a lion in the wilderness.

Or like this at 14 as well?

 

[TensorBackhand]

He was playing like this at 14????

Not that hard to win when your opponent gives you miss after miss. WCQ was made a ton of bh flick errors, whiffed the ball a lot, among other things.

I think you are overexaggerating this win (again). I'm more impressed by Harimoto's match against FZD at Olympics. That was the best match he has played.

Today he just watched WCQ fall apart.

 

[TampaBayTableTennis]

to watch todays final and say nothing has changed or it was only because WCQ played badly is just poor trolling, cant be a serious point of view. he stayed in the rally and finished. few times his passive game started to creep back in and he got back in driver's seat. unbelievable performance from Tomokazu Harimoto.

and credit to WCQ that every time someone beats him in a final it is world news. huge moment for Japan and harimoto.