ITTF WTTTC Finals London 2026, 4/28-5/10

[Tiz]

Sun Yinsgsha clearly using boosted H3, you can tell by the curl close to the edge

 

[Tyce]

Sun Yinsgsha clearly using boosted H3, you can tell by the curl close to the edge

Must have been a bit too much, she had a hard time

 

[ThePongCommenter]

Sun Yinsgsha clearly using boosted H3, you can tell by the curl close to the edge

No way, I thought she was using unboosted H3

 

[Metaxa]

Hana and Kim are the two who are giving Sun to stagger. The future looks bright for the young talents.

 

[zeio]

They had ABC last time and lost, it was really the benefit of having played the first match which enabled adjustments for players to reverse or improve prior results.

Actually they didnt have ABC but my point still stands.

So far whenever Harimoto took the 1st match then Matsushima would take the 2nd match as well whenever JPN was the ABC team (FRA in Grp and GER in KO). On the flip side, Matsushima always lost the first match (GER in Grp and KAZ in KO) whenever JPN was the XYZ team.

If JPN were the XYZ team this time as well, there is no telling Matsushima might've lost. As the 2nd singles player, he's not shown the ability/stability to take on the 1st singles player of the opposing team. Given all that, Harimoto is less lonely but still lonely. And as Bobrow said at the end of the match, "Tomo, still the leading man for Japan."

 

[Persistence TT]

this is aging well

haha doesnt matter , it was still a great set for dang qiu, sora is such a power player and if you dont break his rhythm you are toasted in no time. at such a young age it is remarkable that he serves long fast serves alot, takes away from the opponent the ability to fool him with short short or flick openings. cuts straight to the rally where he is one of the best right now. Rosskopf should have put patrick 2nd , franziska was a better matchup against matshushima imo. He obviously had a different plan in his mind

 

[job59]

Also why this format is questionable, the concept of seeding groups to begin with, but then having a coin flip to face each other again. Korea beating China to be 2nd instead of 3rd just to draw them again, they could've had the same with a loss.

This match win was deserved for Japan though. DQ couldn't take any of the tight moments and it would've needed a lot.

TH took a break with his last lost matches, to be on top today. Ok, now 🤞 for the girls!

 

[zeio]

WTT Fan Vote
51% vs 49%
WT QF
GER 3-0 HKG
Winter 3-2 DHK (-10, -8, 8, 9, 4)
G1 04, 44, 45, 65, 66, 76 sideline for GER, 77, 87, 89 slight net for HKG, 99 slight net for GER, 910, 1010, 1012
G2 01, 11, 12 Winter served into the net, 15, 25, 26, 56, 57, 67, 68, 78, 710, 810, 811
G3 02 Winter served off the table, 22, 25 TO for GER, 35, 37, 47 DHK missed the fishing shot and TO for HKG, Zhang Rui told DHK to not kill loose balls on the first shot and vary the placement whichever side she feels more comfortable, 67, 68, 118
G4 10, 12, 22, 24, 44, 45, 55 DHK missed the fishing shot again, 75, 76, 96, 99, 119
G5 01, 81, 82, 92, 94, 114
HY 3-2 Ng Wing Lam (9, -7, -15, 11, 13)
G1 69, 119
G2 46, 56, 58, 78 TO for HKG, Zhang Rui told NWL to not force kill balls as HY was too far away from table for that to happen but focus on placement and spin, 711
G3 33, 44, 46, 56, 58, 78, 79, 109, 1011, 1111, 1112, 1212, 1213, 1313, 1314, 1414, 1415, 1515, 1517 dead net for NWL
Zhang Rui told NWL after G2 to fast loop on the first one to the corners and slow loop the subsequent ones to draw in HY and NWL carried it out pretty well.
G4 40 dead net for HY, 60, 63, 93, 97 TO for GER, 107, 1011, 1311
G5 02, 22 NWL saved the dead net but missed the next one, 23, 43, 44, 64, 66, 76, 77, 107 big net for HY, 1011, 1211, 1213, 1513
No gamesmanship. Pure battle of wits. Some on the men's side could take a page here.
Kaufmann 1-3 Su Tsz Tung (-10, 8, -8, -4)
G1 97, 910, 1010, 1012
G2 03 big net for STT, 13, 14 TO for GER, 44, 46, 56 slight net for Kaufmann, 57, 77, 78, 118
G3 04 TTR overruled a side call, 14, 15, 35, 36, 46, 47, 57, 58, 68, 69 endline edge for STT, 610, 810, 811
STT's BH rip on receive is very spinny.
G4 23 medium net for STT, 24, 44, 47 slight net for STT, 411
Winter 3-0 Ng Wing Lam (1, 5, 6)
G1 90, 91, 111
G2 03, 53, 54, 64, 65, 85 slight net for Winter, 115
G3 20 TO for HKG, 22, 32, 34, 54, 55, 65, 66, 116
HY - DHK

WTT Fan Vote
35% vs 65%
MT QF
SWE - TPE
Moregard - LYJ ()
Kallberg - Kuo Guan-Hong ()
Ranefur - Feng Yi-Hsin ()
Moregard - Kuo Guan-Hong
Kallberg - LYJ

 

[M51]

Bobrow: "Doo, or do not. There is no try."

Always took issue with that philosophy. Life is not a zero-sum game, and sometimes the best we can do is try to do our best.

That said, I hope Sabine gets it together. This is way too one-sided right now.

 

[Persistence TT]

tactical display for a seminar from doo hoi kem against sabine . win or lose this is the way you should play against anti/short pips, keeping it simple and be patient

 

[M51]

tactical display for a seminar from doo hoi kem against sabine . win or lose this is the way you should play against anti/short pips, keeping it simple and be patient

Yep. Absolutely clinical and by the book.

 

[NextLevel]

Also why this format is questionable, the concept of seeding groups to begin with, but then having a coin flip to face each other again. Korea beating China to be 2nd instead of 3rd just to draw them again, they could've had the same with a loss.

This match win was deserved for Japan though. DQ couldn't take any of the tight moments and it would've needed a lot.

It is instructive to see how much better Harimoto returned serve and defended his middle. He needs to play more like that and less like a statue.

haha doesnt matter , it was still a great set for dang qiu, sora is such a power player and if you dont break his rhythm you are toasted in no time. at such a young age it is remarkable that he serves long fast serves alot, takes away from the opponent the ability to fool him with short short or flick openings. cuts straight to the rally where he is one of the best right now. Rosskopf should have put patrick 2nd , franziska was a better matchup against matshushima imo. He obviously had a different plan in his mind

You mean the fact that Dang beat Sora comprehensively just a few days earlier would encourage you to try a different strategy?

 

[NextLevel]

Sabine keeps getting tempted to overwhelm without placement. It's not going to work, she needs to get in the point on her forehand opening and then overwhelm with placement later in the point.

 

[job59]

Yep. Absolutely clinical and by the book.

Puhhhh 😅

 

[M51]

Bravo, Sabine!

 

[job59]

Bravo, Sabine!

Go for it!

 

[Persistence TT]

It is instructive to see how much better Harimoto returned serve and defended his middle. He needs to play more like that and less like a statue.

You mean the fact that Dang beat Sora comprehensively just a few days earlier would encourage you to try a different strategy?

Well rosskopf is a german and german people in general dont like changes. I dont watch it only from rossi's POV though , mixing the cards is a double edged sword but I would have confidence in patrick's performance. Also I think dang qiu could beat togami, togami seems to be affected alot psychologically when things go even slightly wrong

p.s. lol it seems like I jinxed DHK, sabine adapted very well. what a fight

 

[dewnyc]

Winter starting turning things on just in time in the 3rd game

 

[JackJohnson]

Sabine coming back hard

 

[job59]

Go for it!

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