WTT Contender Istanbul 2026 (10 Nov - 15 Nov 2026)

[zeio]

Yoshiyama Ryoichi has been playing WTT events and even CHN GS 2026 but lost in the 1st round of qualification.

Kihara/Hirano have been busy appearing on TV Tokyo and Hirano even did a school visit as an instructor, so I'm prepared for the worst...

吉山僚一、フルゲームの死闘制し「我慢強く戦えた」　国際大会でも奮闘の22歳が覚悟示す「自分が勝てば勝つ」【Tリーグ】
https://spread-sports.jp/archives/400754

So far so bad.
WS R32
Akae WR37 3-0 Kihara WR19 (4) (9, 9, 5)

Phew!
WS R32
Voronina WR103 1-3 Hirano WR25 (-6, 4, -7, -10)
G4 27, 47 TO for Hirano, 87, 88, 108, 1012

 

[kindof99]

That is why I keep stressing that when members persistently refuse to come to terms with what the players and coaches said. Those who argue with what's reported in news/articles/interviews are the root causes of friction on this forum and yet folks still question the use of AI when they can't even accept the truths?

Meet the 15-year-old making Australian table tennis history
https://www.sbs.com.au/sport/articl...ing-australian-table-tennis-history/jrmif1axo

I was confused who you were suporting with. But why needs to raise a discussion to a friction? Is it a way to make things personal?

 

[kindof99]

Not sure which part of this contradicts my point that Adi learned table tennis in the USA.. In general, few people argue eith official news sources. Most people argue with deliberately spiteful interpretations of the content of thoae news sources, which doesn't apply here.

Saw Adi Sareen play at MLTT one time. He had the most humble smile among all professionals.

 

[zeio]

I was confused who you were suporting with. But why needs to raise a discussion to a friction? Is it a way to make things personal?

That's the point I'm trying to make, that some members were just arguing with what the players and coaches have said and when I told them to stop wasting my time, I got ridiculed. Now look what one of those members did here. Telling another member to not waste time of both sides, all without quoting what's been said by the player in question that would've ended the debate. In other words, it's not about "what's the truth?" but merely "who are you supporting?", exactly what your post showed. So who exactly made things personal?

 

[NextLevel]

That's the point I'm trying to make, that some members were just arguing with what the players and coaches have said and when I told them to stop wasting my time, I got ridiculed. Now look what one of those members did here. Telling another member to not waste time of both sides, all without quoting what's been said by the player in question that would've ended the debate. In other words, it's not about "what's the truth?" but merely "who are you supporting?", exactly what your post showed. So who exactly made things personal?

As i have explained prior, most members do not argue over facts, they argue over how the facts are interpreted.

Fact: Sora is #1.
Interpretation: Sora is lucky to be #1.

Fact: Hayata once referred to herself or her behavior as dumb in an interview.
Interpretation: Hayata is dumb.

Fact: Hayata had never beaten Sun Yingsha or Wang Manyu.
Interpretation: Hayata need to retire.

Fact: Hugo picked up table tennis in Brazil and moved to Europe to play and develop further.
Interpretation: Hugo's game was primarily developed in Europe (or primarily developed in Brazil or primarily developed in both, all of which are reasonable positions depending on the context).

Hope the difference, which of course can be philosophically blurry in individual experience and in individuals lacking a certain distance between their thoughts and reality, is clearer.

 

[zeio]

So far so bad.
WS R32
Akae WR37 3-0 Kihara WR19 (4) (9, 9, 5)

Phew!
WS R32
Voronina WR103 1-3 Hirano WR25 (-6, 4, -7, -10)
G4 27, 47 TO for Hirano, 87, 88, 108, 1012

Adding Voronina to the LA28 watch list was right after all.

WD R16
Hashimoto/Nagasaki 3-2 (4) Voronina/Panfilova (-9, 7, 9, -8, 8)
Shibata/Muramatsu 0-3 Kihara/Hirano (3) (-5, -9, -8)

 

[NextLevel]

Adding Voronina to the LA28 watch list was right after all.

WD R16
Hashimoto/Nagasaki 3-2 (4) Voronina/Panfilova (-9, 7, 9, -8, 8)
Shibata/Muramatsu 0-3 Kihara/Hirano (3) (-5, -9, -8)

I suspect the fact it was a rematch worked in Hirano's favor. This was arguably a worse result than the last time.

 

[zeio]

Yokotani posted on his X about the umpire's double (2) fault calls at 9:9 of G3.
https://x.com/YokoJo0501/status/2120846132704403551

 

[zeio]

WS R32
Muramatsu WR134 (Q) 2-3 Polcanova WR50 (9, 7, -6, -10, -8)
If Muramatsu doesn't grow at least a few to ideally several centimeters, then she will face the same issue as Ito did once her reaction speed peaks in the next Olympic cycle.

 

[zeio]

I suspect the fact it was a rematch worked in Hirano's favor. This was arguably a worse result than the last time.

The first encounter is usually the hardest/closest one (HY has also said that about CY winning in their first encounter recently). OTOH, Hirano losing her focus in G4 and blowing the lead (a habit that she has never fixed) actually reveals the lack of support she gets now (which would've helped), much like Kihara. If Voronina had more confidence (which will come with experience) and got that game, Hirano could've given up in G5 (another habit that she has never fixed).

 

[zeio]

MS R32
Aditya Sareen WR115 (Q) 3-2 Evgeny Tikhonov WR69 (4, 9, -5, -7, 9)

It was no fluke AUS made PRK sweat at WTTC 2026.

 

[piligrim]

Yokotani posted on his X about the umpire's double (2) fault calls at 9:9 of G3.
https://x.com/YokoJo0501/status/2120846132704403551

Umpire helped Li to win

 

[TampaBayTableTennis]

OK, Mr. Sareen!!!!

 

[v100ev]

Yokotani posted on his X about the umpire's double (2) fault calls at 9:9 of G3.
https://x.com/YokoJo0501/status/2120846132704403551

I believe this needs to be shared even more.
Yes - the first serve is questionable, but the second is not.
What's more questionable to be is how much can actually the umpire see from there..

 

[jonol]

I believe this needs to be shared even more.
Yes - the first serve is questionable, but the second is not.
What's more questionable to be is how much can actually the umpire see from there..

Saw this from another angle on instagram, forgot to save unfortunately.

Terrible refereeing, he shouldn't be allowed to continue in the role.

 

[MatsushimaAlc]

Giving two faults at such a crucial point in the match is too far I think. However, the ball is clearly hidden behind his head from the camera pov both times. I think this is the one rule umpires should actually be strict on instead of worrying if the toss angle is 25° or 35° which barely impacts the game at all

 

[FIXPOINT]

WTT Contender Istanbul 2026 WS R32

WTT Contender Istanbul 2026 MS R32

 

[pingpongnerd]

MS R32
Aditya Sareen WR115 (Q) 3-2 Evgeny Tikhonov WR69 (4, 9, -5, -7, 9)

It was no fluke AUS made PRK sweat at WTTC 2026.

Oceania is no longer a pushover in international table tennis. Even New Zealand is producing good junior players these days. Aditya lost 3-4 to 14-year-old Kiwi August Xiao in the Oceania Championships men's singles quarter-final only a few months ago. Ability-wise, there is not much separating Luu, Lum and Sareen. They will most likely get better because they are so young.

 

[pingpongnerd]

Umpire helped Li to win

The umpire had already called a fault on his second serve before he completed his service motion. It was ridiculous.

 

[pingpongnerd]

There were some serious time-wasting tactics going on in the match between Zong Gemen and Fan Shuhan. The whole match lasted almost an hour. The referee should have pulled out a yellow card for Zong.