WTT Champions Macao 2026, 9/8-13

[NextLevel]

I think you misread my statement and I should have been clearer. What I meant was, Truls is winning matches from his backhand corner either by attacking from his forehand or thru backhand punches. His forehand is good no doubt, but others have equally good forehand. The difference being Truls constant short service to opponents forehand that is getting him weak returns which he kills by forehand or backhand.

Lot of opponent coaches will now have food for thought and have to deeply study his service to forehand, service receive game. These are the main differentiators for me in his game.

With all honesty i think you underestimate the edge of Truls forehand and overestimate the value of his punch (in fact i think one of his biggest changes to improve his game has been his ability to backhand topspin even if unconventionallyy). That said no point splitting hairs, we agree he is a great player, I am appreciating more.and more his work on being technically complete and versatile.

 

[M51]

With all honesty i think you underestimate the edge of Truls forehand and overestimate the value of his punch (in fact i think one of his biggest changes to improve his game has been his ability to backhand topspin even if unconventionally).

Some players really seem to struggle with that backhand. It's like they have trouble reading the bounce.

 

[Rao01]

With all honesty i think you underestimate the edge of Truls forehand and overestimate the value of his punch (in fact i think one of his biggest changes to improve his game has been his ability to backhand topspin even if unconventionallyy). That said no point splitting hairs, we agree he is a great player, I am appreciating more.and more his work on being technically complete and versatile.

No am not over estimating his backhand punch and I think his forehand is as good as others.

 

[NextLevel]

Some players really seem to struggle with that backhand. It's like they have trouble reading the bounce.

The flat backhand, i find that rhe guys wtih good looping backhands don't mind it. The toppsin is to me a different story especially vs. backspin. Sometimes he plays it dead sometimes he loads it up and for someone with "poor technique ", the amount of spin and the errors made blocking and countering it are fairly surprising. At some point, he might enter the textbook despite the disapproval of the experts.

 

[FIXPOINT]

WTT Champions Macao 2026 WS Final

WTT Champions Macao 2026 MS Final

 

[pongfugrasshopper]

Video from the stands shows the critical point where flash from a courtside seat causes Sora Matsushima to miss. He was down 3-2,9-7. Big difference between 8-9 vs 7-10. Just terrible.

usagi (@usagi2308) on X

現地で観戦していた方が撮った動画に、輝空くんの試合中にフラッシュが光った瞬間がはっきり映ってた。 選手が全力でプレーしている最中に、本当にありえない。ひどすぎる。 ※動画差し替えます #WTTチャンピオンズマカオ #松島輝空

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[JustANoob]

Video from the stands shows the critical point where flash from a courtside seat causes Sora Matsushima to miss. He was down 3-2,9-7. Big difference between 8-9 vs 7-10. Just terrible.

usagi (@usagi2308) on X

現地で観戦していた方が撮った動画に、輝空くんの試合中にフラッシュが光った瞬間がはっきり映ってた。 選手が全力でプレーしている最中に、本当にありえない。ひどすぎる。 ※動画差し替えます #WTTチャンピオンズマカオ #松島輝空

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These kind of assholes deserve something like a 5 year ban, at the minimum.

 

[chandyrandy]

Video from the stands shows the critical point where flash from a courtside seat causes Sora Matsushima to miss. He was down 3-2,9-7. Big difference between 8-9 vs 7-10. Just terrible.

usagi (@usagi2308) on X

現地で観戦していた方が撮った動画に、輝空くんの試合中にフラッシュが光った瞬間がはっきり映ってた。 選手が全力でプレーしている最中に、本当にありえない。ひどすぎる。 ※動画差し替えます #WTTチャンピオンズマカオ #松島輝空

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Wow that's really bad, I thought it was in the stands but courtside flash is nuts

 

[J-fed]

Choking is reaching the finish line and not being able to cross it due to a psychological block.

Harimoto came back from 6-10 in game 7, secured a mach point, and instead of capitalizing on the psychological advantage, started making errors.

It's actually a pattern he's been repeating for years, although less often lately.

Not limited to that. Choking can be cognitive and/or neurophysiological and can even be ongoing in a player who performs terribly for an entire match. Think of a person who loses 6-0 6-0 on their center court debut at Wimbledon. It is absolutely a choke and they never got anywhere near parity or a final endgame shootout.
What you are talking about is a type of choke and one that we care about very much because in that short moment, a match is won and lost, but it is not the only type of choke by any means

 

[JackJohnson]

Video from the stands shows the critical point where flash from a courtside seat causes Sora Matsushima to miss. He was down 3-2,9-7. Big difference between 8-9 vs 7-10. Just terrible.

usagi (@usagi2308) on X

現地で観戦していた方が撮った動画に、輝空くんの試合中にフラッシュが光った瞬間がはっきり映ってた。 選手が全力でプレーしている最中に、本当にありえない。ひどすぎる。 ※動画差し替えます #WTTチャンピオンズマカオ #松島輝空

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Sora post on IG about the flash, the comments section was people arguing whether the person that did the flash was Chinese or not.