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Bartra looks mostly figured out. Akula showing the most potential.

Boll should have been the P player, they're wasting Franziska's prime with this unnecessary appeal to age/seniority. Next chance for Franziska is in another four years. Who knows what condition he'll be in by then?? Dima too will be 39 by LA 28.

I wonder why the CNT second string players are not playing, there are ranking points to win and to lose. Maybe because it's Olympic year, more resources are devoted to the players in contention for Olympics spots.

Looks like he's ready to join the Korean Elites as a stable player.

Where can I see this??

Usually there are no drastic time zone changes when there are two or more tournaments in a month. Remember the days when ITTF used to place Japan Open, China Open and sometimes Korean Open back to back in a month duration so that they can get the East Asian series over with quickly? That's a way...

Yeah, there's that little issue of coordination with the national associations, but in a calendar where they're playing 1.3 events per month, with an average of 5 - 6 days per events, there's ample time to participate in league duties. Matches in local leagues can be spread out over months, and...

I took a cursory glance at the ITTF timetable for the year, and for the 2024 Calendar, here's what I could find for the big tournaments where the biggest stars play (i.e Star Contender, Champions, Smash) January : Star Contender Doha, Star Contender Goa February: None, only WTTTC March...

A master's program is only a year or two in most countries. That shouldn't necessitate a stop, but she's probably also considering her age.

Sad, let's see if QTY and KM can be good fill-ins. Only Harimoto is from the next wave TBF. Hayata still has Paris and LA, and Harimoto may not be impactful until LA.

These girls organized fan groups and monitor the movement of their favourite players strictly, they're usually on hand too to welcome them at the airport. We can't rule out CNT's publicity department helping them with getting a flight ticket, but it's obvious that these people want to be there...

Or maybe he met his match in short play and keeping the ball on the table in backhand rallies??

Well, Shasha has had not one or two moments when she looked extremely vulnerable against Hayata. So her guard needs to be up. It's competitive sports, anything can happen, China will definitely not want a repeat of WH - RSM, so Hayata shouldn't be underestimated.

Yep, and he's always had issues with it since time memorial. Harimoto's on and off FH and footwork issues, LYJ stamina and power issues too was what led me to the conclusion that any weaknesses that are not plugged before a player settles into their style in their teens usually comes back to...

I think she's just being humble, and she's getting really close. She had a couple 2-3 losses against CM too and eventually won at the WTTTC. Sun needs to be careful to avoid that happening at the Olympics. All that 13 wins will be for nothing then.