Europe Smash 2026, Malmö, 8/8-16

[Gozo Zyreruna]

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LSD should just focus on XD & totally forget about MS in Olympic games. Wasting time only.

 

[Takkyu_wa_inochi]

no chinese player in mens QF
👻💀

 

[zeio]

You have to earn the chance. You know all too well that Champions tournaments have an NER limit of 4 and Smash tournaments have an NER limit of 6. That's on them to try and position themselves to get to top 4/6 by the end of 2026 so they can play in those high level tournaments. They are both very good players, but they're competing against the likes of Hina, Odo, and Hashimoto who are ahead of them ranking wise. I mean I know you don't like Hina and Satsuki, but they are the ones winning tournaments this year apart from Miwa among the Japanese women.

Running in circles again.

For someone who kept arguing until the truth was confirmed by WTT personnel and then said "whatever the case may be...", I don't expect a different outcome here for this case.

With that said, one last time, Hirano and Kihara, in addition to Hashimoto, Sato, and Shibata, have already made it abundantly clear, hinting at the fact that they were not the top priorities of the team.

Heck, the way the composition of NT/NT candidate was deteremined didn't sit well with you, so please! Stop talking out of both sides of your mouth.

 

[Gozo Zyreruna]

Is it just me or does others notice Omar always looks like he is out of balance most of the time and he still returns the ball due to his tall body stature and by extension his superior reach? In short, he is using uber long limbs to his advantage.

 

[Matteones]

Is it just me or does others notice Omar always looks like he is out of balance most of the time and he still returns the ball due to his tall body stature and by extension his superior reach? In short, he is using uber long limbs to his advantage.

I noticed too that his movements have a tendency to become exaggerated and unbalanced especially when he is under pressure. I'd say he makes up for it with his athleticism and strength, he is remarkably (and surprisingly given his build) flexible too. But the quality of his ball is lower than the other top players IMHO.

 

[Gozo Zyreruna]

I noticed too that his movements have a tendency to become exaggerated and unbalanced especially when he is under pressure. I'd say he makes up for it with his athleticism and strength, he is remarkably (and surprisingly given his build) flexible too. But the quality of his ball is lower than the other top players IMHO.

other very tall players like Jonathan G & Patriz F do not seem to be tumbling here and there.

maybe it is african style, as Aruna Q seems also to be tumbling when hitting his trademark FH.

 

[pongfugrasshopper]

Running in circles again.

For someone who kept arguing until the truth was confirmed by WTT personnel and then said "whatever the case may be...", I don't expect a different outcome here for this case.

With that said, one last time, Hirano and Kihara, in addition to Hashimoto, Sato, and Shibata, have already made it abundantly clear, hinting at the fact that they were not the top priorities of the team.

Heck, the way the composition of NT/NT candidate was deteremined didn't sit well with you, so please! Stop talking out of both sides of your mouth.

Hina and Satsuki got to where they are because of their own efforts. As I said, they're the ones winning the tournaments. Hashimoto and Sato have actually done a really good job of moving up the rankings. They both will have a good shot at future teams events as well as WTTC with the larger number of entries than the Olympics. Hirano's ranking fell off a cliff and she hasn't done enough to move up to be in contention. Kihara has had injury and confidence issues. She's working her way back and had a great win over CXT at this tournament. In all cases, if they dream of LA2028, then they need to move up the ranking list. That's pretty clear. What I said about NT/NT candidate has no relevance here.

 

[zeio]

The last time Harimoto got past R16, he reached the F. What about this time?

Harimoto from SGP GS 2022 to USA GS 2026:
GS - 11
R64 - 2 (18%)
R32 - 1 (9%)
R16 - 7 (64%)
QF - 0
SF - 0
F - 1 (9%)

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本子赢了哇 (Moto won, whoa)
https://tieba.baidu.com/p/10944316207
西瓜默默time 虽然赢了但是能明显看出来本子打户上没有什么好办法，第三板永远是搓给户上起板然后硬抗，纯纯下风球了，而且户上今天光发球失误直接送分就有五六个了吧，最后总得分还是一样的，打得这样艰难，户口本还是有点意思的。
IP属地:江苏来自Android客户端1楼2026-08-15 02:57回复
(Despite the win, it was obvious that Moto didn't have a good way to deal with Togami. The third shot was always a push to let Togami put in a shot mano-a-mano. It was a completely disadvantageous game. Moreover, Togami made 5 or 6 service errors today, giving away points directly. In the end, the total score was still the same. Such a difficult game. Hukou book [Togami-Moto] is still quite interesting.)

大写的黑 在大满贯16强赢了，还是赢的户上，对老盒来说这不亚于一个大冠军了，你们别要求太高好吧😑
IP属地:广东来自iPhone客户端2楼2026-08-15 03:22收起回复
(Winning in the R16 of a Grand Smash, especially a victory against Togami, is practically on a par with a major title for Old Carton. Don't ask for too much, okay? 😑)
浮世前尘80: 户上也就在日本本土能赢
2026-8-15 07:23回复
(Togami can only win in Japan)

去年的夏天有点冷 沪上阿姨应该能载入史册了
IP属地:安徽来自iPhone客户端3楼2026-08-15 07:57回复
(Auntea Jenny should be recorded in history)

宁沪Z195 破了16进8魔咒
IP属地:江苏来自Android客户端4楼2026-08-15 08:50回复
(Breaking the 16-to-8 curse)

Aloe 张本全年备战横滨，沪上全年备战张本
IP属地:广东来自iPhone客户端5楼2026-08-15 09:00回复
(Harimoto preps for Yokohama year-round, and Togami preps for Harimoto year-round)

 

[zeio]

Hina and Satsuki got to where they are because of their own efforts. As I said, they're the ones winning the tournaments. Hashimoto and Sato have actually done a really good job of moving up the rankings. They both will have a good shot at future teams events as well as WTTC with the larger number of entries than the Olympics. Hirano's ranking fell off a cliff and she hasn't done enough to move up to be in contention. Kihara has had injury and confidence issues. She's working her way back and had a great win over CXT at this tournament. In all cases, if they dream of LA2028, then they need to move up the ranking list. That's pretty clear. What I said about NT/NT candidate has no relevance here.

Dude, you griped about the JTTA being stuck in the past despite Hashimoto's international results in 2025. Do you realize your latest post just brushes that all away, effectively telling Hashimoto to git gud?

You get zero funding from JTTA if you fail to make the first-string team and then you are at the mercy of your own affiliated team. What does that translate to? Tell me.

 

[Janard]

Quite interested in how far Peng can go, or rather how soon the novelty of her style will wear off.

She feels like another Idesawa Kyoka, albeit uses anti-spin rather than LP, and seems to twiddle much more frequently.

 

[pongfugrasshopper]

Dude, you griped about the JTTA being stuck in the past despite Hashimoto's international results in 2025. Do you realize your latest post just brushes that all away, effectively telling Hashimoto to git gud?

You get zero funding from JTTA if you fail to make the first-string team and then you are at the mercy of your own affiliated team. What does that translate to? Tell me.

Hashimoto I felt had done enough at that point and should have been on the national team. But the process for getting on the NT is a black box. Very different from the Olympic race where clearly you need to get your ranking up as high as possible. And Honoka is doing that. She's 4th highest Japanese woman which puts her within the WTT Champions NER limit. But even prior to being on the national team she did an amazing job moving up the ranks. You could say the same thing for Sato (WR#16) who has done amazing despite not being on the national team.

 

[fore.n.back]

MS R16
Togami (13) 2-3 Harimoto (4) (-12, 7, -10, 9, -9)
G2 75 Togami served off the table, 85
G3 107, 109 TO for Togami, 1012
G4 20, 21 Togami served off the table, 23, 33, 34 Togami served off the table, 35, 45, 46, 76, 78, 98, 99, 119
G5 20 TO for Harimoto, 23 sideline edge for Harimoto, 24, 44, 45 Togami served below the table, 55, 56, 66, 67, 77, 78, 88, 89, 99, 911

Two major factors behind the win, Harimoto's serve and Togami's serve. Couldn't have done it without both.

Even watching the highlights alone, having cut out all the service errors, you can still see Togami giving the match to Harimoto when he should have finish it 3-0, JNT should find a way to let Shinozuka soul possesses his body when he plays for real

 

[NextLevel]

Quite interested in how far Peng can go, or rather how soon the novelty of her style will wear off.

She feels like another Idesawa Kyoka, albeit uses anti-spin rather than LP, and seems to twiddle much more frequently.

She is, but theee are some important differences. She can actually can do all the strokes with both sides. And the ability to flat hit with anti offensively with consistency can be pretty devastating because of how dead the ball comes off. The commitment to playing this way is admirable.

 

[pongfugrasshopper]

Peng Yu-Han is going to be trouble for a lot of players. The 18 year old took out Pavade, Hashimoto, and Nagasaki on her way to the QF and was no pushover for WMY. She'll be within the top 30 after last year's Euro Smash points expire on 8/24.