WTT Contendor Skopje 2026 (1 - 7 June 2026)

[Lando]

Kanakkkk!!! Holy shit!

 

[NextLevel]

Kanak's gonna win this tournament. His overall game has improved tremendously.

He's facing a very strong clubmate. That said, the fact they played Kanak #1 in their lineup against Saarbrucken says a lot. But they should have an idea of what results are reasonable.

Ps: I should have said league mate. But I hallucinate that Kallberg beat Jorgic when the result was the reverse. Kanak has largely dominated Jorgic in recent matchups. We will see whether the venue makes a difference.

 

[exotick]

Kanak seems to be using SALC, has he gone 2x Zyre too?

 

[NextLevel]

Kanak seems to be using SALC, has he gone 2x Zyre too?

I think he want to Boll plus 2 Zyre because he didn't like SALC + Zyre on backhand,

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[FIXPOINT]

WTT Contender Skopje 2026 WS Final

WTT Contender Skopje 2026 MS Final

Japanese version​

 

[FIXPOINT]

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

Sun, 7th Jun 2026
16:00 T1 WD Final ODO(JPN)/YOKOI(JPN) - MURAMATSU(JPN)/AOKI(JPN)
16:45 T1 MD Final LIM(KOR)/OH(KOR) - JORGIC(SLO)/KOZUL(SLO)
17:30 T1 WS Final Satsuki ODO(JPN) - Honoka HASHIMOTO(JPN)
18:15 T1 MS Final Kanak JHA(USA) - Darko JORGIC(SLO)

 

[NextLevel]

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

Sun, 7th Jun 2026
16:00 T1 WD Final ODO(JPN)/YOKOI(JPN) - MURAMATSU(JPN)/AOKI(JPN)
16:45 T1 MD Final LIM(KOR)/OH(KOR) - JORGIC(SLO)/KOZUL(SLO)
17:30 T1 WS Final Satsuki ODO(JPN) - Honoka HASHIMOTO(JPN)
18:15 T1 MS Final Kanak JHA(USA) - Darko JORGIC(SLO)

I must have fallen asleep during the semis I thought Kallberg won. Kanak has a cleat edge on Darko head to head but it is a big match so...

 

[allencorn]

Is it a rule or just a custom that even if a player has a ball in their hand after a point, they toss it away and use a ball that is thrown to them by the scorekeeper? Seems an odd practice.

 

[zeio]

Is it a rule or just a custom that even if a player has a ball in their hand after a point, they toss it away and use a ball that is thrown to them by the scorekeeper? Seems an odd practice.

Just a legit way to bide more time to think out the next point.

 

[Matteones]

I must have fallen asleep during the semis I thought Kallberg won. Kanak has a cleat edge on Darko head to head but it is a big match so...

I'm not sure a contender final is more of a big match than a big ttbl match with many many more spectators (and much bigger purses on the line in the league).
I think there is more pressure in general in the ttbl league, but I do agree the venue + tables definitely can make the difference.

 

[NextLevel]

I'm not sure a contender final is more of a big match than a big ttbl match with many many more spectators (and much bigger purses on the line in the league).
I think there is more pressure in general in the ttbl league, but I do agree the venue + tables definitely can make the difference.

I entirely agree, but the perspective isn't universal as much as I try to explain to people to stop being black and white about it. One of my coaches discussed with me a lot of his experiences playing in leagues and how the pressure to justify your pay or get to a team with more opportunities could be immense for some players and could affect how you felt about your results. But people who don't speak to players who have experienced it, especially as professionals (even though I think even amateur experience in such a system has elements that translate) think of it as matches where you get to play and play again. They trivialize the "play and perform for pay and stay" aspect of it.

 

[zeio]

Kanak into the finals. First time in a contender?

Yes.

Event	Player A	Player B	Sub-Event	Stage	Round	Result	Games	Winner	RunnerUp
ITTF-Americas Cup San Francisco 2026	CALDERANO Hugo	JHA Kanak	MS	Main Draw	Final	4 - 1	11:8 6:11 12:10 11:9 11:9	CALDERANO Hugo	JHA Kanak
ITTF Pan American Championships Rock Hill 2025	CALDERANO Hugo	JHA Kanak	MS	Main Draw	Final	4 - 1	11:6 11:6 9:11 12:10 11:9	CALDERANO Hugo	JHA Kanak
ITTF Pan American Cup San Francisco 2025	JHA Kanak	WANG Eugene	MS	Main Draw	Final	4 - 3	11:6 11:6 9:11 11:9 5:11 13:15 11:4	JHA Kanak	WANG Eugene
WTT Feeder Dusseldorf 2024	AN Jaehyun	JHA Kanak	MS	Main Draw	Final	2 - 3	11:13 11:5 11:4 8:11 8:11	JHA Kanak	AN Jaehyun
ITTF Pan American Championships Santiago 2022	CALDERANO Hugo	JHA Kanak	MS	Main Draw	Final	4 - 0	15:13 11:8 11:8 11:8	CALDERANO Hugo	JHA Kanak
ITTF Pan America Cup Guaynabo 2019	CALDERANO Hugo	JHA Kanak	MS	Main Draw	Final	4 - 1	11:2 12:14 11:3 11:8 12:10	CALDERANO Hugo	JHA Kanak
ITTF Pan American Championships Santiago 2018	JHA Kanak	CIFUENTES Horacio	MS	Main Draw	Final	4 - 1	12:10 13:11 11:4 9:11 11:8	JHA Kanak	CIFUENTES Horacio

 

[Lando]

Come on, Kanak! I believe!

 

[pongfugrasshopper]

Satsuki is just an absolute genius in playing choppers ... 4-0 against Honoka Hashimoto. The points here should be enough to put Satsuki back into the top 10 replacing SYB.

 

[dewnyc]

11-3 first game for Kanak

 

[Lando]

Wow, Kanak playing really well, combined with Darko's unforced errors = 11-3 first game for Kanak!

 

[Janard]

That alleged 'shirt' ball looks debatable 😬

 

[Lando]

I guess Darko is the umpire too. WTF.

 

[NextLevel]

Kanak needs game 4.

 

[Lando]

That alleged 'shirt' ball looks debatable 😬

I replayed it and it doesn't look like his shirt made contact.
We will have to wait for a closeup of that shot