WTT Contender Almaty 2025 Sep 2-7

[NextLevel]

Agent Tony indeed.
Even Liam’s club asked me if I have a player to reduce the injured him.
Im talking Pro A, not MLTT

Creating career opportunities for pros, not just theory entertainers and debate mastering on TTD like some

Great for you, feel free to go to your day job, the pros surely appreciate you. We all contribute to our love of the sport in our own way.

 

[ThePongCommenter]

How many games will Florian take off Togami?

Zero

 

[zeio]

WTT Contender Almaty 2025 WS R16
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WTT Contender Almaty 2025 MS R16
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WS R32
Idesawa (Q) 0-3 KNY (5) (-9, -7, -6)
YHE (Q) 3-0 A. Mukherjee (4, 3, 8)

I suppose KNT is also taking appropriate measures against combination players?

 

[Catenaccio]

WS QF | Hashimoto vs XY 3-1 (-9,9,7,7)

G2 5:8, 7:8, 7:9, 11:9

Strong challenge by XY, but Hashimoto weathers the storm and prevails. Hashimoto pulled out the same amazing play at important stages at 9:7 in G3 and 7:7 G4. She was defending and at some point moved closer to the table, twiddled, and blocked with inverted to the wide FH.

 

[Takkyu_wa_inochi]

Hashimoto is really impressive. I’m happy she will be playing at Asian champs

 

[zeio]

WS QF
Sato 2-3 HZJ (6, 14, -12, -9, -6)
Sato got yellow-carded at 4:6 of G2 and then red-carded at 6:8 of G5.
HZJ beats Sato by expedite rule, the same tactic used in her win over Hashimoto at WTT FEE ESS in 2022.

Year	EventName	Stage	Sub-Event	Round	Player A	Player B	Games	Result	Winner
2014	World Junior Table Tennis Championships Shanghai 2014	Main Draw	JGS	R16	HE Zhuojia (CHN)	SATO Hitomi (JPN)	9:11 11:9 9:11 9:11 11:9 11:7 11:5	4 - 3	HE Zhuojia

Year	EventName	Stage	Sub-Event	Round	Player A	Player B	Games	Result	Winner
2022	WTT Feeder European Summer Series Budapest 2022	Main Draw	WS	Final	HE Zhuojia (CHN)	HASHIMOTO Honoka (JPN)	11:9 11:8 6:11 9:11 11:7 11:4	4 - 2	HE Zhuojia
2019	ITTF World Tour Czech Open Olomouc 2019	Main Draw	WS	R16	HE Zhuojia (CHN)	HASHIMOTO Honoka (JPN)	14:12 11:9 6:11 13:11 11:5	4 - 1	HE Zhuojia

MS QF
ZQH 3-1 Matsushima (9, -4, 12, 7)
A fully-charged Battery #7 vs the same ol' Matsushima.

 

[backspacer]

I didn't catch the whole match, but did He go for expedite from the start? Wouldn't be surprised since she can't beat Sato otherwise. That said Sato needs to up her attacking game with or without expedite. Hashimoto is superior in that regard and that's how she makes plenty of points.

 

[turbozed]

WS QF | Hashimoto vs XY 3-1 (-9,9,7,7)

G2 5:8, 7:8, 7:9, 11:9

Strong challenge by XY, but Hashimoto weathers the storm and prevails. Hashimoto pulled out the same amazing play at important stages at 9:7 in G3 and 7:7 G4. She was defending and at some point moved closer to the table, twiddled, and blocked with inverted to the wide FH.

I've watched maybe all of international Honokas matches in the past year and that twiddle to BH punch against the loop is new to me. Usually she uses the BH punch against high pushes.

Xu Yi sent some safe high loops to Honokas FH side and she was able to smash those back so later in the match she tried it to Honokas wide BH side and then those got punched for winners. Happened twice towards the end. Beautiful stuff and awesome to see her trying new weapons.

 

[Catenaccio]

I've watched maybe all of international Honokas matches in the past year and that twiddle to BH punch against the loop is new to me. Usually she uses the BH punch against high pushes.

Xu Yi sent some safe high loops to Honokas FH side and she was able to smash those back so later in the match she tried it to Honokas wide BH side and then those got punched for winners. Happened twice towards the end. Beautiful stuff and awesome to see her trying new weapons.

iirc, Hashimoto used this tactic (successfully) once in her loss to WMY. Agree it's impressive she is adding new weapons to her arsenal. At 7:7 in G4, this tactic changed the momentum back in Hashimoto's favour. She was leading 7:3, got a bit complacent and it was suddenly tied 7:7.

 

[zeio]

WS QF
SXY 0-3 Yokoi (-4, -11, -12)
It's at a time like this that makes or breaks a world-class player.

https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/fo...r-ljubljana-2025-june-17-22.37449/post-529075

WS QF
Nagasaki (16) 3-1 HZJ (12) (3, -6, 6, 7)
SXY (11) 1-3 Kihara (14) (-7, 7, -6, -7)
Indeed the 1st most unfortunate generation. What they have managed (especially the contribution to members of their own teams and other teams) under the shadow of the golden generation makes it hard to dislike them. In much the same way, what Miki House has done to JTTA makes it hard to like Odo and Yokoi.

OTOH, I never found out why SXY was put on the back burner after winning WJTTC 2016, the only gold medal (1 out of 7) for CNT, now I do. Like QTY, Tieba/Douban users who followed SXY's Weibo back then noted that her mind was not quite on table tennis...

WS QF
Harimoto 2-3 CY (8, -7, -7, 5, -8)
First win for CY and only against a run-down Harimoto.

 

[zeio]

MS QF
Jorgic 1-3 Yoshiyama (-11, -10, 6, -9)
Togami: He's mine, Yoshiyama!!!

 

[Catenaccio]

With SXY's QF exit, Hashimoto will reclaim the no. 11 spot in the WR on September 9th. SXY is/was the defending champion at Almaty and she will lose 295 points (400-105), leaving her with 2,290 points. In contrast, Hashimoto will have at least 2,360 points.

 

[fore.n.back]

MS QF
Jorgic 1-3 Yoshiyama (-11, -10, 6, -9)
Togami: He's mine, Yoshiyama!!!

what Yoshiyama lacks in power and technique, he compensates with his serve, spin execution and landing point, one hell of a smart player.

 

[Catenaccio]

WD SF
Hashimoto / Sato vs Qin / Zong 3-1 (11,6,-14,8)

 

[TTLOVE]

Sora was using a FanZhenDong super zlc, that's why he lost to Zhou QiHao

 

[backspacer]

Sora was using a FanZhenDong super zlc, that's why he lost to Zhou QiHao

Barely any pro on the tour plays a ZLC, right?

 

[NextLevel]

WS QF
Sato 2-3 HZJ (6, 14, -12, -9, -6)
Sato got yellow-carded at 4:6 of G2 and then red-carded at 6:8 of G5.
HZJ beats Sato by expedite rule, the same tactic used in her win over Hashimoto at WTT FEE ESS in 2022.

Year	EventName	Stage	Sub-Event	Round	Player A	Player B	Games	Result	Winner
2014	World Junior Table Tennis Championships Shanghai 2014	Main Draw	JGS	R16	HE Zhuojia (CHN)	SATO Hitomi (JPN)	9:11 11:9 9:11 9:11 11:9 11:7 11:5	4 - 3	HE Zhuojia

Year	EventName	Stage	Sub-Event	Round	Player A	Player B	Games	Result	Winner
2022	WTT Feeder European Summer Series Budapest 2022	Main Draw	WS	Final	HE Zhuojia (CHN)	HASHIMOTO Honoka (JPN)	11:9 11:8 6:11 9:11 11:7 11:4	4 - 2	HE Zhuojia
2019	ITTF World Tour Czech Open Olomouc 2019	Main Draw	WS	R16	HE Zhuojia (CHN)	HASHIMOTO Honoka (JPN)	14:12 11:9 6:11 13:11 11:5	4 - 1	HE Zhuojia

MS QF
ZQH 3-1 Matsushima (9, -4, 12, 7)
A fully-charged Battery #7 vs the same ol' Matsushima.

According to some experts, attackers never play for the expedite rule, @zeio. You must be hallucinating....

 

[NextLevel]

MS QF
Jorgic 1-3 Yoshiyama (-11, -10, 6, -9)
Togami: He's mine, Yoshiyama!!!

Togami will live. Yoshiyama is interesting, he plays direct TT in an inherently weird way.

 

[NextLevel]

WS QF
SXY 0-3 Yokoi (-4, -11, -12)
It's at a time like this that makes or breaks a world-class player.

https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/fo...r-ljubljana-2025-june-17-22.37449/post-529075

Your comment on Chen Yi was of interest, still think she got Harimoto because Harimoto wasn't rested?

 

[piligrim]

I don't understand why there where ball kids on R16 but not on quarter final