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Again, going out of your way to read meaning into things that an athlete is doing for no obvious reason is your prerogative, but you need more than "oh, it has to mean something because I think it does." If he was asking "WTF just happened" with that gesture, it is his own business. If he wanted to flip the bird to Harimoto, it would be more obvious, and if he was flipping the bird and hiding it, then it was not for your consumption or anyone one else's.

You were also posting recently something ridiculous such as that a player must make the other player aware they are taking a timeout or they are being rude and targeted HZJ. No, the only person that needs to be aware is the umpire and timeouts can also be called by the coach and accepted by the player. It is becoming a pattern that you keep looking for meaning in things that not that big a deal as you make them out be for the player whether it be hidden serves that just about all the players do, timeouts/rules that are managed by umpires or innocuous hand movements that players do.
Come on, that is silly. No one does a middle finger salute to any "WTF just happened" situation.
 
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Come on, that is silly. No one does a middle finger salute to any "WTF just happened" situation.
Freeze frame the video at the time of the alleged scandal and you'll see his index finger is extended and straight far more than his BENT middle finger so this is really just getting silly. It's clearly a hand raise/shrugging type motion.

I'd imagine if a CNT newcomer was so emotional that he'd engage in poor sportsmanship that could jeopardize his position on the team, knowing that cameras were directly pointed at him at that moment, he'd actually commit to a middle finger rather than extending both the middle and index in some super cryptic way. Let's stop this.
 
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Come on, that is silly. No one does a middle finger salute to any "WTF just happened" situation.
As you can see in @ThePongCommenter 's post, I am not the only one struggling to find a "middle finger salute" - can we please give it a rest? I usually ignore such things (as probably most forum members do), but because it is becoming a pattern, my "someone is wrong on the internet" persona had to make an appearance. Athletes sometimes have more than enough pressures, and LLMs can pick up random unsubstantiated stuff and report it as true.
 
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Freeze frame the video at the time of the alleged scandal and you'll see his index finger is extended and straight far more than his BENT middle finger so this is really just getting silly. It's clearly a hand raise/shrugging type motion.

I'd imagine if a CNT newcomer was so emotional that he'd engage in poor sportsmanship that could jeopardize his position on the team, knowing that cameras were directly pointed at him at that moment, he'd actually commit to a middle finger rather than extending both the middle and index in some super cryptic way. Let's stop this.

Loot at his arm motion and the position of his middle finger from the photo below. Judge for yourself. I rest my case.
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Loot at his arm motion and the position of his middle finger from the photo below. Judge for yourself. I rest my case. View attachment 43999
Please give it up, that could just as well mean he was up 2-0 and lost or that he was so close. Just stop reading hard meanings into things that are hard to read serious meanings from.
 
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Loot at his arm motion and the position of his middle finger from the photo below. Judge for yourself. I rest my case. View attachment 43999

Please rest your case. There is absolutely nothing there that conclusively looks like a middle finger, it's even a stretch to say it might be. I've never seen someone flip someone off with their middle finger bent and their index finger (and thumb) extended, and you probably haven't either, but you really want to turn nothing into something.
 
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Please rest your case. There is absolutely nothing there that conclusively looks like a middle finger, it's even a stretch to say it might be. I've never seen someone flip someone off with their middle finger bent and their index finger (and thumb) extended, and you probably haven't either, but you really want to turn nothing into something.
Well, can't make it too obvious when there are cameras around.
This is the same image, just rotated. If you don't feel offended by this, that is your choice.
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How dare ATTF put the wrong national flag :LOL: Were they reusing the slides from WD ~
I guess that's why they took down the stream? LOL

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I guess that's why they took down the stream? LOL

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It took awhile for Wen and Yuan to notice 😂
 
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Well, can't make it too obvious when there are cameras around.
This is the same image, just rotated. If you don't feel offended by this, that is your choice. View attachment 44000
A man pointing at the table with a dissapointed look on his face after missing a chop and loosing 3-2 when he was 2-0 up?

His middle finger is still curled not straight up as it is very anatomically difficult to point and raise the middle finger straight due to ligament limitations

and besides this the middle finger up is exclusively done with other fingers curled and the middle straight up

I am to assume this is some kind of joke you are making?
 
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Even Hou Yingchao couldn't help but asked what if Sato were there as well and how it would've been even harder if Harimoto, Hashimoto and Sato played 1st, 2nd and 3rd singles, respectively, and went on to criticize KM for "hiding in 3rd singles".

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#侯英超谈国乒女团不敌日本#
2026年国际乒联塔什干乒乓球亚锦赛 中国队二比三日本队获得女团亚军🥈🎤侯英超进行赛后复盘:打削球没有捷径,
侯英超:其实在整个亚锦赛比赛开始之前,咱们的一个前瞻节目,我就已经在提到了,在中国大满贯前8名当中有3位削球选手对吧,而且我也说到了这个应该对于削球要有足够的重视。
确实你看这个在决赛当中让削球拿两分,这个反正我打球这么多年没见过,我是没见过让削球能拿两分,这个确实是我反正是没见过,所以这个这一点也是再次给咱们敲响了警钟就是。孙颖莎和王曼昱不来,谁来去治这个削球?对吧?
确实,如果咱们双核在桥本都不敢往前上,她只能打个三去,但是打三就跟世界锦标赛似的,团体赛她打三单,谁又来去对她?这又是一个问题摆在这儿。
你从目前来看,双核没有来,咱们这个蒯曼打的三单,然后前面的两个人都输给这个桥本了。那蒯曼为什么去躲三单去?她感觉跟桥本打下风,还有一个佐藤瞳没来呢,如果今天这个张本美和打1,桥本打2,佐藤瞳打3,更难受,所以我就说这个一定要引起重视。
打削球没有捷径,一直在说这句话 打削球没有捷径,只有练,必须要拿出时间来练了。你不能说,你再不拿出时间,天天再去上旋的这种强对抗,下旋球一定要去解决,如果再不解决的话,这以后不管是任何的大赛,你遇见削球的话都是隐患。
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(Hou Yingchao: In fact, during our preview show before the Asian Championships began, I already pointed out that 3 of the top 8 players at the China Smash were choppers. I emphasized then that we needed to pay sufficient attention to this style of play.

Honestly, seeing a chopper score two points in a final—in all my years in the sport, I’ve never seen that happen. It’s truly unprecedented in my experience. This serves as a major wake-up call: with Sun Yingsha and Wang Manyu absent, who is left to handle these choppers?

If our dual core were there, then Hashimoto wouldn't even dare to move up, and she'd likely play third singles. But if she plays third singles—much like what we saw at the World Championships—who is going to face her? That’s the question we’re left with.

Looking at the current situation, with our dual core absent, Kuai Man played third singles, while the two teammates ahead of her both lost to Hashimoto. Why was Kuai Man hiding in the third singles spot? It’s likely because she feels at a disadvantage against Hashimoto. And keep in mind, Sato Hitomi wasn't even in the lineup today! If Harimoto Miwa played 1st, Hashimoto 2nd, and Sato 3rd, the situation would have been even tougher. This is why I say it demands serious attention.

There are no shortcuts when it comes to playing against choppers—I’ve said this all along. There’s no way around it. You simply have to put in the training time. You can’t just keep focusing exclusively on high-intensity counterloops. The issue of dealing with backspin must be addressed. If it isn't, then whenever we face choppers in any major tournament, it will remain a significant vulnerability.)
 
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Even Hou Yingchao couldn't help but asked what if Sato were there as well and how it would've been even harder if Harimoto, Hashimoto and Sato played 1st, 2nd and 3rd singles, respectively, and went on to criticize KM for "hiding in 3rd singles".

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侯英超:其实在整个亚锦赛比赛开始之前,咱们的一个前瞻节目,我就已经在提到了,在中国大满贯前8名当中有3位削球选手对吧,而且我也说到了这个应该对于削球要有足够的重视。
确实你看这个在决赛当中让削球拿两分,这个反正我打球这么多年没见过,我是没见过让削球能拿两分,这个确实是我反正是没见过,所以这个这一点也是再次给咱们敲响了警钟就是。孙颖莎和王曼昱不来,谁来去治这个削球?对吧?
确实,如果咱们双核在桥本都不敢往前上,她只能打个三去,但是打三就跟世界锦标赛似的,团体赛她打三单,谁又来去对她?这又是一个问题摆在这儿。
你从目前来看,双核没有来,咱们这个蒯曼打的三单,然后前面的两个人都输给这个桥本了。那蒯曼为什么去躲三单去?她感觉跟桥本打下风,还有一个佐藤瞳没来呢,如果今天这个张本美和打1,桥本打2,佐藤瞳打3,更难受,所以我就说这个一定要引起重视。
打削球没有捷径,一直在说这句话 打削球没有捷径,只有练,必须要拿出时间来练了。你不能说,你再不拿出时间,天天再去上旋的这种强对抗,下旋球一定要去解决,如果再不解决的话,这以后不管是任何的大赛,你遇见削球的话都是隐患。
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(Hou Yingchao: In fact, during our preview show before the Asian Championships began, I already pointed out that 3 of the top 8 players at the China Smash were choppers. I emphasized then that we needed to pay sufficient attention to this style of play.

Honestly, seeing a chopper score two points in a final—in all my years in the sport, I’ve never seen that happen. It’s truly unprecedented in my experience. This serves as a major wake-up call: with Sun Yingsha and Wang Manyu absent, who is left to handle these choppers?

If our dual core were there, then Hashimoto wouldn't even dare to move up, and she'd likely play third singles.
But if she plays third singles—much like what we saw at the World Championships—who is going to face her? That’s the question we’re left with.

Looking at the current situation, with our dual core absent, Kuai Man played third singles, while the two teammates ahead of her both lost to Hashimoto. Why was Kuai Man hiding in the third singles spot? It’s likely because she feels at a disadvantage against Hashimoto. And keep in mind, Sato Hitomi wasn't even in the lineup today! If Harimoto Miwa played 1st, Hashimoto 2nd, and Sato 3rd, the situation would have been even tougher. This is why I say it demands serious attention.

There are no shortcuts when it comes to playing against choppers—I’ve said this all along. There’s no way around it. You simply have to put in the training time. You can’t just keep focusing exclusively on high-intensity counterloops. The issue of dealing with backspin must be addressed. If it isn't, then whenever we face choppers in any major tournament, it will remain a significant vulnerability.)

Even Hou Yingchao couldn't help but asked what if Sato were there as well and how it would've been even harder if Harimoto, Hashimoto and Sato played 1st, 2nd and 3rd singles, respectively, and went on to criticize KM for "hiding in 3rd singles".

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侯英超:其实在整个亚锦赛比赛开始之前,咱们的一个前瞻节目,我就已经在提到了,在中国大满贯前8名当中有3位削球选手对吧,而且我也说到了这个应该对于削球要有足够的重视。
确实你看这个在决赛当中让削球拿两分,这个反正我打球这么多年没见过,我是没见过让削球能拿两分,这个确实是我反正是没见过,所以这个这一点也是再次给咱们敲响了警钟就是。孙颖莎和王曼昱不来,谁来去治这个削球?对吧?
确实,如果咱们双核在桥本都不敢往前上,她只能打个三去,但是打三就跟世界锦标赛似的,团体赛她打三单,谁又来去对她?这又是一个问题摆在这儿。
你从目前来看,双核没有来,咱们这个蒯曼打的三单,然后前面的两个人都输给这个桥本了。那蒯曼为什么去躲三单去?她感觉跟桥本打下风,还有一个佐藤瞳没来呢,如果今天这个张本美和打1,桥本打2,佐藤瞳打3,更难受,所以我就说这个一定要引起重视。
打削球没有捷径,一直在说这句话 打削球没有捷径,只有练,必须要拿出时间来练了。你不能说,你再不拿出时间,天天再去上旋的这种强对抗,下旋球一定要去解决,如果再不解决的话,这以后不管是任何的大赛,你遇见削球的话都是隐患。
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(Hou Yingchao: In fact, during our preview show before the Asian Championships began, I already pointed out that 3 of the top 8 players at the China Smash were choppers. I emphasized then that we needed to pay sufficient attention to this style of play.

Honestly, seeing a chopper score two points in a final—in all my years in the sport, I’ve never seen that happen. It’s truly unprecedented in my experience. This serves as a major wake-up call: with Sun Yingsha and Wang Manyu absent, who is left to handle these choppers?

If our dual core were there, then Hashimoto wouldn't even dare to move up, and she'd likely play third singles.
But if she plays third singles—much like what we saw at the World Championships—who is going to face her? That’s the question we’re left with.

Looking at the current situation, with our dual core absent, Kuai Man played third singles, while the two teammates ahead of her both lost to Hashimoto. Why was Kuai Man hiding in the third singles spot? It’s likely because she feels at a disadvantage against Hashimoto. And keep in mind, Sato Hitomi wasn't even in the lineup today! If Harimoto Miwa played 1st, Hashimoto 2nd, and Sato 3rd, the situation would have been even tougher. This is why I say it demands serious attention.

There are no shortcuts when it comes to playing against choppers—I’ve said this all along. There’s no way around it. You simply have to put in the training time. You can’t just keep focusing exclusively on high-intensity counterloops. The issue of dealing with backspin must be addressed. If it isn't, then whenever we face choppers in any major tournament, it will remain a significant vulnerability.)

Agreed with what Hao YC said.
All Chinese ladies have difficulty playing choppers with the exception of Sun Ys and Wmy.
Even WMY found it difficult playing them on a few occasions. She did lost to both Sato and Han Ying this year.
 
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日本女乒主教练中泽锐估计也挺矛盾的,早田希娜目前对阵国乒主力基本就是送人头,竞争力比巴黎奥运周期差太多了。但日本第一女双目前是张本美和/早田希娜,而且早田希娜、大藤沙月这些球员都特别会打削球手,桥本帆乃香、佐藤瞳要从日本队内选拔突围并不容易,最终派谁参加洛杉矶奥运会挺头疼的。
其实中泽锐应该明白,张本美和/早田希娜这对女双面对王曼昱/蒯曼,差距也很大,作为教练心中该有第二套方案了,那就是张本美和+桥本帆乃香+佐藤瞳。或许让张本美和专注混双、放弃女双也是一个选择,重整双削的女双组合真的可以试一下。日本女乒想要挑战国庆,真的要仰仗削球手了!#国乒女团排阵错了吗##竞技时刻##微博视频精选大赏# [http://t.cn/AXjIVAhD] 国球人生的微博视频
(Nakazawa Rui, the head coach of the JPN WT, is likely facing a difficult dilemma. At present, Hayata Hina is essentially a "free scalp" [pushover] when facing the core players of the CNT; her level of competitiveness has dropped significantly compared to the Paris Olympic cycle. Meanwhile, the #1 JPN WD pair is currently Harimoto Miwa/Hayata Hina. Furthermore, players like Hayata Hina and Odo Satsuki are exceptionally skilled at handling choppers, which makes it very challenging for Hashimoto Honoka and Sato Hitomi to break through the internal selection trials. Deciding who to send to the Los Angeles Olympics is proving to be a major headache.

In reality, Nakazawa should recognize that the Harimoto Miwa/Hayata Hina pair remains far behind Wang Manyu/Kuai Man. As a coach, he ought to have a contingency plan—which is a lineup featuring Harimoto Miwa + Hashimoto Honoka + Sato Hitomi. It might even be worth having Harimoto Miwa focus exclusively on XD and drop WD, while giving the double-chopper pairing a serious try. If the JPN WT truly hopes to challenge the CNT, they may well need to rely on their choppers!)

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#张本美和盛赞哥哥伟大# 就日本乒乓球队目前的情况看,张本美和如果想在洛杉矶奥运会有所作为,如果她能决定的话,第一放弃女双,第二混双和哥哥张本智和搭档。当然也可以放弃混双,全力打好女单和女双,在奥运会身兼四项,我觉得她的心理承受能力还达不到。
张本美和之前和张本智和搭档过混双,还拿过冠军,其实女双她可以考虑搭档一下大藤沙月。#竞技时刻##微博视频精选大赏# [http://t.cn/AXjiFPBJ] 国球人生的微博视频
(Looking at the current state of the JNT, if Harimoto Miwa hopes to make an impact at the Los Angeles Olympics—and assuming she has a say in the matter—her best approach would be to drop WD and instead partner with her brother, Harimoto Tomokazu, in XD. Alternatively, she could forgo XD to focus entirely on WS and WD; I don’t believe she currently has the mental fortitude to handle the demands of competing in four events at the Olympics.

Harimoto Miwa has previously partnered with Harimoto Tomokazu in XD—even winning a title—and for WD, she could consider teaming up with Odo Satsuki.)
 
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A man pointing at the table with a dissapointed look on his face after missing a chop and loosing 3-2 when he was 2-0 up?

His middle finger is still curled not straight up as it is very anatomically difficult to point and raise the middle finger straight due to ligament limitations

and besides this the middle finger up is exclusively done with other fingers curled and the middle straight up

I am to assume this is some kind of joke you are making?
He had the self control to realize the cameras were on him so he couldn't do a crude gesture, but he also didn't have the self control to just not do the crude gesture, so he did a cryptic three finger salute that in no way resembles the way that everyone around the world gives a middle finger. But it is just definitely a middle finger bro, trust me bro.

Really funny :ROFLMAO:
 
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