ITTF World Youth Championships 2025, Cluj Napoca, 11/23-30

[NextLevel]

Just let it go now.

this is no different to some people calling Wang Hao, Hao Wang, and thinking Wang is the first name and Hao is the surname.

everyone may know its Wang Hao, but there will still be someone not getting it correct.

double i and li is a common mistake, just like Wang Hao's example - because even today, it happens with many Asian players name (especially on shirts).

and I won't be surprised there is no one else here getting ii and li wrong.
you don't represent everyone and @piligrim did make an honest mistake, just like commentators too, and @TTTT replied very politely.

the only unpolite response is by you, are you are trying to make it become an argument?
Don't become another stiltt (the assistant admin/mod on mytabletennis.net forum)

@Tony's Table Tennis , consider the possibility that just as you and I have a very specific history, @TTTT and I also have a specific history. I think most people fail to realize that contentious interactions between specific users are not why web boards have issues unless these issues dominate or affect threads. The way the current interactions are affecting this one.

When I have time, i will clean up this thread so it can refocus on the tournament.

 

[TTTT]

My apologies, I didnt know that Ilzuka was a special case. And yes I do care about players being treated respectfully not juat young ones, I think if people are maliciously misspelling their names or accidentally doing so and this is hurting the player, that is an issue. I juat have never thought of innocently misspelling someone's name as something that is a major affront to them. Maybe I will rethink that. Thanks for raising the issue.

OK. I'm just trying to clarify the name, because it is a bit unusual and can be confusing based on the way it's written (in which font, upper case vs lower case etc.). Even now you write again "Ilzuka" instead of "Iizuka"... If one looks at the YouTube stream and also the ITTF/WTT results site, it seems pretty clear though.

The bigger issue here is how to deal with "exotic" names, and in this case more specifically the Japanese roots of much Brazilian table tennis culture.

 

[piligrim]

That's even worse, if everyone makes the same mistake and doesn't bother to get a player's name right. That's why I linked to my post from October (prompted by the YouTube commentators butchering Iizuka's name).

I thought you cared so much now about respect for young players, guess I was wrong.

If I don't spell my name people always make mistakes. I am not pro player so its ok ))

 

[piligrim]

Oops, looks like i was very wrong. Congrats Faraji.

No way div 3 player will beat div 1 player

 

[NextLevel]

No way div 3 player will beat div 1 player

I believe Ilzuka is a defending bronze medalist.

 

[driversbeat]

At this rate might as well get faulted for breathing.

 

[pongfugrasshopper]

 

[NextLevel]

Tiago eliminates Kuo. Tiago is the son of Nigerian former international Bode Abiodun. Bode was a Great athlete even if not always technically sound. Beat Quadri and Pitchford in big matches. So Tiago has high pedigree. He has beaten Kiril in TTBL but has the growing pains of the young.

 

[Tony's Table Tennis]

@Tony's Table Tennis , consider the possibility that just as you and I have a very specific history, @TTTT and I also have a specific history. I think most people fail to realize that contentious interactions between specific users are not why web boards have issues unless these issues dominate or affect threads. The way the current interactions are affecting this one.

When I have time, i will clean up this thread so it can refocus on the tournament.

I do not know what your beef is with tttt (i dont see his posts much), but you calling him names in this instance does sound low.

Do you really want to have a long term war with everyone? I thought you said (in the mod announcement) that you are a nicer person now.

 

[NextLevel]

I do not know what your beef is with tttt (i dont see his posts much), but you calling him names in this instance does sound low.

Do you really want to have a long term war with everyone? I thought you said (in the mod announcement) that you are a nicer person now.

Let's continue this on another thread at another time which I will create out of this one. All me to enjoy the glorious victory of a boy who could have played for Nigeria if the country had better leadership. He beat an amazing player you agree?

 

[igorponger]

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At this rate might as well get faulted for breathing.

Hi, dear
Nasty habit will fetch you troubles a lot.
-- At the start of serve NO part of the ball is allowed inside the end line. Put it in your pipe and smoke, smoke, smoke it.

 

[piligrim]

Can Faraji beat Nandan? ))

 

[NextLevel]

Can Faraji beat Nandan? ))

Can Nandan beat Faraji? I think at the youth levels upsets are more common but a lot will depend on mutual serve return. But Faraji is the favorite and has by far the more impressive results by almost any measure.

 

[piligrim]

 

[piligrim]

 

[JackJohnson]

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At this rate might as well get faulted for breathing.

Damn, these umpires are amateurs. I would like to know why he faulted him. Was there any interference from the other tables like ball going into another table?

 

[FIXPOINT]

ITTF World Youth Championships 2025 U19 GS

ITTF World Youth Championships 2025 U19 BS

ITTF World Youth Championships 2025 U15 GS

ITTF World Youth Championships 2025 U15 BS

 

[driversbeat]

Damn, these umpires are amateurs. I would like to know why he faulted him. Was there any interference from the other tables like ball going into another table?

Umpire claimed palm wasn't open.

 

[FIXPOINT]

Scheduled Matches:
All times are local time.
Live streaming: https://www.youtube.com/wttglobal

Fri, 28th Nov 2025
09:30 T1 U15 GS R16 Cocona MURAMATSU(JPN) - Nina GUO ZHENG(FRA)
09:30 T2 U15 BS R16 Soma ONO(JPN) - Francesco TREVISAN(ITA)
09:30 T3 U15 BS R16 LEE Seungsoo(KOR) - Thitaphat PREECHAYAN(THA)
09:30 T4 U15 GS R16 Vania YAVARI(IRI) - Koharu ITAGAKI(GER)
10:15 T1 U15 BS R16 CHEN Kai-Cheng(TPE) - Gorkem OCAL(TUR)
10:15 T2 U15 GS R16 Divyanshi BHOWMICK(IND) - KIM Minseo(KOR)
10:15 T3 U15 GS R16 LIU Ziling(CHN) - Kulapassr VIJITVIRIYAGUL(THA)
10:15 T4 U15 BS R16 Faraz SHAKIBA(IRI) - YU Haiyang(CHN)
11:00 T1 U15 GS R16 HEO Yerim(KOR) - Patricia STOICA(ROU)
11:00 T2 U15 BS R16 Kenan KAHRAMAN(TUR) - ZHOU Guanhong(CHN)
11:00 T3 U15 GS R16 LIN Wan-Rong(TPE) - Kokomi ISHIDA(JPN)
11:00 T4 U15 BS R16 Danilo FASO(ITA) - Jan MRUGALA(POL)
11:45 T1 U15 BS R16 Kenyu HIRATSUKA(JPN) - Emanuel OTALVARO(COL)
11:45 T2 U15 GS R16 Josephina NEUMANN(GER) - Abigail YU
11:45 T3 U15 GS R16 YUEN Sum Lok(HKG) - ZHU Qihui(CHN)
11:45 T4 U15 BS R16 MA Yeongmin(KOR) - CHENG Min-Hsiu(TPE)
12:30 T1 U19 GS R16 Bianca MEI-ROSU(ROU) - QIN Yuxuan(CHN)
12:30 T2 U19 BS R16 KIM Gaon(KOR) - LI Hechen(CHN)
12:30 T3 U19 BS R16 Kazuki YOSHIYAMA(JPN) - Ankur BHATTACHARJEE(IND)
12:30 T4 U19 GS R16 Constantina PSIHOGIOS(AUS) - YEH Yi-Tian(TPE)
13:15 T1 U19 BS R16 HSU Hsien-Chia(TPE) - Iulian CHIRITA(ROU)
13:15 T2 U19 GS R16 Hana GODA(EGY) - Sachi AOKI(JPN)
13:15 T3 U19 BS R16 CHOI Jiwook(KOR) - Ryuusei KAWAKAMI(JPN)
13:15 T4 U19 GS R16 Anna HURSEY(WAL) - Veronika MATIUNINA(UKR)
14:00 T1 U19 GS R16 Mia GRIESEL(GER) - Yuna OJIO(JPN)
14:00 T2 U19 BS R16 Abhinandh PRADHIVADHI(IND) - WEN Ruibo(CHN)
14:00 T3 U19 GS R16 Sara TOKIC(SLO) - ZONG Geman(CHN)
14:00 T4 U19 BS R16 Tiago ABIODUN(POR) - Daniel BERZOSA(ESP)
14:45 T1 U19 BS R16 Alan KURMANGALIYEV(KAZ) - Flavien COTON(FRA)
14:45 T2 U19 GS R16 YOO Yerin(KOR) - Taneesha KOTECHA(IND)
14:45 T3 U19 GS R16 SU Tsz Tung(HKG) - Leana HOCHART(FRA)
14:45 T4 U19 BS R16 Nandan NARESH(USA) - Benyamin FARAJI(IRI)
16:30 T1 U15 GD SF ZHU(CHN)/LIU(CHN) - HEO(KOR)/KIM(KOR)
16:30 T2 U15 BD SF CHENG(TPE)/CHEN(TPE) - ZHOU(CHN)/YU(CHN)
17:00 T1 U15 BD SF OCAL(TUR)/KAHRAMAN(TUR) - HIRATSUKA(JPN)/ONO(JPN)
17:00 T2 U15 GD SF ISHIDA(JPN)/MURAMATSU(JPN) - NEUMANN(GER)/ITAGAKI(GER)
17:30 T1 U19 BD SF KAWAKAMI(JPN)/YOSHIYAMA(JPN) - ABIODUN(POR)/CHIRITA(ROU)
17:30 T2 U19 GD SF ZONG(CHN)/QIN(CHN) - YEH(TPE)/WU(TPE)
18:00 T1 U19 GD SF GRIESEL(GER)/HURSEY(WAL) - GODA(EGY)/MATIUNINA(UKR)
18:00 T2 U19 BD SF WEN(CHN)/LI(CHN) - KUO(TPE)/HSU(TPE)
19:30 T1 U15 XD F PREECHAYAN(THA)/VIJITVIRIYAGUL(THA) - YU(CHN)/ZHU(CHN)
20:00 T1 U19 XD F LI(CHN)/QIN(CHN) - CHIRITA(ROU)/HURSEY(WAL)

 

[NextLevel]

Can baby Hugo (Otalvaro) beat a chopper (Hiratsuka)? Lots of great matches on tap today. So far no major upsets, Kulapassr is a major talent.