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ZQH was playing at 120% of his normal performance today, almost reminds me of his marvelous 12 and chinese trials days

The more u watch Togami play the more u appreciate Shinozuka's IQ, just pack it up and go sell Imuraya's sweets man

Hayata's performance in this match is comparable to Togami in the MD SF lmao, losing so badly I even felt second-hand embarrassment watching that match live

right now the problem of ShinoHari I think is that they lack a power shot to kill the rally or take the initiative. Both of them leans more towards outlasting their opponent compare to Sora Togami whose try to overpower and sacrifice safety to get points

after this Asian games, there's practically no spot left for Togami in LA except the P-card. That MD SF performance is just miserable, putting Matsushima in a 1v3 lmao

All that's left is MD to strive for the gold medal

I did NOT think it would turn out like this especially seing how Wang played in M1, should have not stopped watching after Togami lost 🤣. Maybe the gruelling fight with Sora drained his physicality

Highest pressure is on Togami now, the only way JPN can win solely depends on whether he can beat Lin SD, while Harimoto and Sora has to beat Wen

If only he could translate his club performance to major team events, at Oschenhausen he play like a goddamn ace

Nahh, he fumbled the 2 point lead situation in G4, crawled up to deuce then proceed to lost the set. He just doesn't have a sense of placement and safety in his shot, and that causes him to tense up everytime key point arrives

oof for Kawakami, 2nd defeat in a row to Dima. Forehand quality was unstable, especially on counter topspin, serve receive is too monotonous, you do not face a vet expecting to beat him at his forte

He has the calmness that's rare for a table tennis player his age, I think the reason for the slip in G2 starts with Kobayashi doing the reverse pendulum which broken his momentum

Chen got the soul beaten out of him in the last set, Kawakami got surgical on him, not to mention the kid came in the match without an on field coach

Kawakami's tactical execution and adaptability is too mature for his age, I thought he was a goner after the slip-up at the 2nd set. Kobayashi reverse pendulum almost won him the match

Harimoto might be the most stable player in the modern game when he's on form. His passive blocking is incredibly well on both wing and he stands nearly middle of the table so to break that defense you either has to up your spin/speed quality or go for the wide angle to move him around. Defend -...