ITTF-ATTU Asian Teams Championships 2025, Bhubaneswar, 10/11-15

[ThePongCommenter]

He's lost to Matsushima, Rassenfosse, Bardet, Calderano, Harimoto and Duda in the past calendar year.

So you're trusting LSD in the fifth if Japan played Harimoto in that position, when Harimoto is 5-1 against him?

LJK has clearly not been in the best health at points throughout the last year but the Chinese coach will know his current state better than any of us. Lin Shidong is also 0-2 against Calderano so that's an interesting knock against LJK.

 

[zeio]

Comebackman is back.

 

[ThePongCommenter]

At some point does the Japanese team need to discipline Sora for blatantly quitting on matches? If they can even afford to...

 

[SFF_lib]

As expected Sora with all the advantage in age, physiques and endurance, he can't handle the mental pressure.

With this mental pressure, Sora could still lose to a 50yo ML tbh

 

[fore.n.back]

At some point does the Japanese team need to discipline Sora for blatantly quitting on matches? If they can even afford to...

just put him to a labor camp for god sake, even when the whole team bowed in front of the audience he didn't bow along

 

[ThePongCommenter]

even when the whole team bowed in front of the audience he didn't bow along

He bowed, we don't need to go that far.

 

[joshmak10]

THE TEAM MATCH OF THE CENTURY!!!!!

 

[SFF_lib]

Be be fair Hiroto performed more consistently than Sora. Yes Hiroto ranked lower but I would say he already outperformed his level today.

Sora on the other hand just crumbled under pressure. His top spin shots went all over the place in the 5th game. LJK literally just played more gentle, placed the ball on the table and wait for Sora to hit the net or the sky.

 

[joshmak10]

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. Sora has all the talent in the world, yet he gives up yet again in a 5th set match in a 5th team match. LJK played really well, I’m very glad he fought through. But Soras mentality stinks right now. He was so impressive against WCQ. He beat LJK before. But all of a sudden you go down 8-3 or smth like that and you feel the need to throw in the towel, in probably one of the most crucial matches of your life. But of course @NetProphet will say some bull on “Playing the WR6 is daunting and if Sora at 18 years old doesn’t have the belief or ability to do better than 2-3 then so be it, I won’t criticize this guys performance because it’s ‘abusive’”

 

[joshmak10]

Be be fair Hiroto performed more consistently than Sora. Yes Hiroto ranked lower but I would say he already outperformed his level today.

Sora on the other hand just crumbled under pressure. His top spin shots went all over the place in the 5th game. LJK literally just played more gentle, placed the ball on the table and wait for Sora to hit the net or the sky.

Hiroto taking LSD to a 5th set is quite impressive already. I expected a wipeout from LSD personally but fair play to Shinozuka

 

[NextLevel]

He's lost to Matsushima, Rassenfosse, Bardet, Calderano, Harimoto and Duda in the past calendar year.

He was rumored to be injured. Did you see him against Noshad and Harimoto?wasn't it obvious his fiom was back?

 

[JackJohnson]

I was expecting 3-0 to China but Japan played really well, they prove me wrong. Even though they should have won from the situation they were in leading 2-0 in matches. I’m not going to blame any of the players since the games they lost were really close 3-2.

 

[joshmak10]

In my opinion, Sora has the potential to be better than Felix in terms of who is the closest player to his age. But what separates Felix imo is that no matter how often he cries, crashes out, or smashes his racket, is that he gives his 100% every single point. No matter how badly he is losing. He fights till the very end. And that’s something I really commend of the Frenchman. If Sora had that mentality, he could be Top 5 within like a year.

 

[NextLevel]

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. Sora has all the talent in the world, yet he gives up yet again in a 5th set match in a 5th team match. LJK played really well, I’m very glad he fought through. But Soras mentality stinks right now. He was so impressive against WCQ. He beat LJK before. But all of a sudden you go down 8-3 or smth like that and you feel the need to throw in the towel, in probably one of the most crucial matches of your life. But of course @NetProphet will say some bull on “Playing the WR6 is daunting and if Sora at 18 years old doesn’t have the belief or ability to do better than 2-3 then so be it, I won’t criticize this guys performance because it’s ‘abusive’”

It isnt bull. Hopefully you will read up on talents like Sora who had issues. Federer was not that different with his anger management.

 

[joshmak10]

He was rumored to be injured. Did you see him against Noshad and Harimoto?wasn't it obvious his fiom was back?

That Super league back injury impacted him I could tell. The way his form and his movement was the last few games definitely hurt him, plus the time he had to take off to recover of course he might be slightly rusty. But he kept on grinding, and they don’t call him comeback man for no reason. Impressive showing today

 

[JackJohnson]

I hope Wang Hao is alright. This match was probably not good for his health.

 

[joshmak10]

It isnt bull. Hopefully you will read up on talents like Sora who had issues. Federer was not that different with his anger management.

Sure it’s not bull that he has mentality issues. What’s bull is that he is free from people pointing it out as a negative of his and must be fixed. You think Federer would be who he was in table tennis if nothing changed in terms of his anger management? I am sure many people criticized his anger as a major setback of his

 

[NextLevel]

That Super league back injury impacted him I could tell. The way his form and his movement was the last few games definitely hurt him, plus the time he had to take off to recover of course he might be slightly rusty. But he kept on grinding, and they don’t call him comeback man for no reason. Impressive showing today

When he was Sora's age he was losing to Jang Woojin in juniors. Food for thought.

 

[joshmak10]

I hope Wang Hao is alright. This match was probably not good for his health.

LJK saved his job

 

[joshmak10]

When he was Sora's age he was losing to Jang Woojin in juniors. Food for thought.

And yet, did he ever have that “Imma just give up cuz i’m down by 5“ mindset?