WTT London Star Contender - October 2025
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DQ averages over 11, Harimoto averages slightly under in a 4-2 match - that was really close even if sometimes, it didn't feel like it. Congratulations, Dang Qiu!
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Congratulations to Dang Qiu. That was impressive. The Harimotos will have to settle for 1 Championship winner time.
He actually uses Zyre-3 to make his loops spinier. The problem is that his shots are not strong enough to threat Dang Chill, only fast stroke is not enough, you need more power to make opponent feels hard because of dealing with speed and power at the same time.
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To me he sounded exactly like a distraught HT fangirl, but, yeah, let's be kind to him and say that wasn't the case. I would've much rather watched a livestream without any commentary where one could actually hear the exact sound player's bats make when hitting the ball, like the audience did.
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That's part of the story for sure, but part of the story is also missing - Zyre 03 is spinnier but also faster and it responds to fast hits. But to play all out with power and security and arc and powerful impact, I would argue that D09c is actually better. If your contact is off with D09c, it is more forgiving. With Zyre 03, not so much.
All that said, all we need to hear is that QD was using Zyre03 as well and the picture changes but I doubt it though...
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More or less like how Gauzy handled QD at ETTTC 2025. Gauzy and QD went down to the wire in their first 4 matches but Gauzy has gotten progressively adept at playing QD. QD becomes really passive against deep spinny shots.
DANG QIU (GER) vs SIMON GAUZY (FRA) | European Championships - Semifinals | Highlights
https://youtu.be/KCLiOoYyczs?t=90
https://youtu.be/KCLiOoYyczs?t=199
https://youtu.be/KCLiOoYyczs?t=267
| Year | Event Name | Stage | Sub-Event | Round | Player A | Player B | Games | Result | Winner |
| 2025 | European Team Championships Zadar 2025 | MAIN | MT | 4 | QIU Dang (GER) | GAUZY Simon (FRA) | 8:11 6:11 10:12 | 0 - 3 | GAUZY Simon |
| 2024 | WTT Champions Incheon 2024 | Main Draw | MS | R32 | QIU Dang (GER) | GAUZY Simon (FRA) | 8:11 11:3 10:12 6:11 | 1 - 3 | GAUZY Simon |
| 2023 | WTT Contender Durban 2023 | Main Draw | MS | QuarterFinal | QIU Dang (GER) | GAUZY Simon (FRA) | 11:8 3:11 11:5 8:11 9:11 | 2 - 3 | GAUZY Simon |
| 2022 | WTT Contender Doha 2022 | Main Draw | MS | R16 | QIU Dang (GER) | GAUZY Simon (FRA) | 8:11 9:11 11:7 11:4 11:8 | 3 - 2 | QIU Dang |
| 2020 | ITTF World Tour Hungarian Open Budapest 2020 | Main Draw | MS | R32 | QIU Dang (GER) | GAUZY Simon (FRA) | 14:16 6:11 15:13 9:11 11:5 11:9 11:8 | 4 - 3 | QIU Dang |
| 2019 | ITTF World Tour Platinum German Open Bremen 2019 | Qualification | MS | QR64 | QIU Dang (GER) | GAUZY Simon (FRA) | 8:11 7:11 8:11 11:7 11:6 11:7 8:11 | 3 - 4 | GAUZY Simon |
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Not sure, but I think he's only use Z03 on his backhand. Still D05 on fh. I agree his fh still lacks consistent elite power. When he's in perfect position, he lets his elbow extend and snap through, and he gets all his weight going forward, and then his power is excellent. But often he's a little cramped, he keeps his elbow bent all the way through the stroke, and he stands up on his heels more than driving forward. That tends to happen when he's playing very fast against someone like DQ who can send his bullets right back at him. I think more slower spinny loops would have given him more time to get his feet set and finish more consistently.
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AJH also used fast long serves plus spinny shots (especially on receives) with tons of FH step-around to suppress QD.
Highlights | An Jaehyun (KOR) vs Dang Qiu (GER) | MT SF | #ITTFWorlds2022
https://youtu.be/ywnrsTaKedM?t=121
https://youtu.be/ywnrsTaKedM?t=294
Highlights | An Jaehyun (KOR) vs Dang Qiu (GER) | MT SF | #ITTFWorlds2022
https://youtu.be/ywnrsTaKedM?t=121
https://youtu.be/ywnrsTaKedM?t=294
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The Butterfly website shows z03 on both sides since Oct 11. Hence the intrigue...
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Same question for Duda, who hasn't been as consistent lately as he was a few months ago.
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Posted this at MyTT, again for future reference. Other than Ishida, Hayata also admitted she was not bright (getting 40 to 50 points in tests and asking her mom why) in an interview in 2022 with her sponsor Sekisui. So please stop wasting your time in denial.
https://www.sekisui.co.jp/sports/article/column_hina_05.html
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Sure. If you call yourself an ass, it probably allows other people to call you an ass, but it says more about their character that they are willing to call you an ass than about you.
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Bowmar is the American site, you need to go to tt global...
Tomokazu Harimoto (JPN) | Sponsoring | Butterfly Global Site: Table Tennis Equipment
Tomokazu Harimoto (JPN) | Introduction of Butterfly players, teams, clubs and coaches who play in the top of the world. Table tennis equipment brand Butterfly by Tamasu Co., Ltd. since 1950.
www.butterfly-global.com
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I actually archived the pages for all Z03 users over at Wayback Machine...
6/18 - D05 and Z03
https://web.archive.org/web/2025082...y.co.jp/players/detail/harimoto-tomokazu.html
10/11 - Z03 and Z03
https://web.archive.org/web/2025102...y.co.jp/players/detail/harimoto-tomokazu.html
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Here's an excerpt from *your* link https://www.sekisui.co.jp/sports/article/column_hina_05.html :
"I actually quite enjoyed studying. My grades were pretty good, and I was usually ranked around 6th or higher in my grade. I wasn't so good at math, but I did social studies. I used English on overseas trips, so I kind of understood it. However, I'm not so good at Japanese, because my Japanese is a bit weird (laughs)."
The 40 or 50 pts you are referring to is when she missed class (the context you seem to have forgotten to add):
"When I was in my second year of junior high school, I went on several two-week overseas trips and missed class. I couldn't score well on the tests afterwards. I could only get 40 or 50 points."
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