ITTF WTTTC Finals London 2026, 4/28-5/10

[rpb23]

Hayata was too tight, too many unforced errors.

 

[banbekas]

I usually don't agree with Zeio but yea, Hina is not good enough against China.

 

[rpb23]

One way to battle against WMY for Hayata is pinning her middle and forehand forcing her to use her forehand.

Actually, Hayata won many her points at WMY's forehand position. But, seems hard for her to stick with this approach.

 

[chandyrandy]

I'm surprised they didn't play odo against China

 

[pingpongnerd]

I'm surprised they didn't play odo against China

Yes. Odo should have been picked

 

[rpb23]

Lots of error from WMY's forehand shots. Hayata should take it as a clue how she should play

 

[pingpongnerd]

I usually don't agree with Zeio but yea, Hina is not good enough against China.

Hayata is just not good enough against the chinese. Japan's best chance to beat china is in 2030 with Miku Matsushima & Miwa forming a dynamic duo.

 

[pongfugrasshopper]

Yes. Odo should have been picked

Were you saying this *before* the JTTA made their decision which happened before Odo won SC Chennai and before she beat WMY?

 

[pingpongnerd]

Were you saying this *before* the JTTA made their decision which happened before Odo won SC Chennai and before she beat WMY?

That is the problem when you picked the team according to the ranking, you ended up with players with minimal chance of beating the chinese.

 

[chandyrandy]

Were you saying this *before* the JTTA made their decision which happened before Odo won SC Chennai and before she beat WMY?

Oh was she not picked at all for the team? Who else was on the team besides HH, MH and Hashimoto?

 

[rpb23]

WMY is just too good as the world number 2 to be counted to lose two matches in a row at the world stage.

After losing unexpectedly to Miwa whom she never lost previously, WMY steadied herself quickly and still performed under tremendous pressure securing the final win. It shows her strength and the strength of the whole Chinese team.

Let's see if Chinese men's team can follow the suit beating the same country their female team just beat.

 

[rpb23]

SYS is lovely and spoke well in the interview after the match.

 

[rpb23]

Congrats to China for the well-deserved victory.

Also solute to a great Japanese team, they fought hard and forced China to earn the victory. Miwa and Honoka performed well.

Japan just needs another world level player like Miwa.

Oda has the chance to be that player as she is still young. But I think they need someone with better physical condition and equal skill level like Miwa.

 

[NextLevel]

That is the problem when you picked the team according to the ranking, you ended up with players with minimal chance of beating the chinese.

No, if it was purely the ranking, Odo should have been picked. The point is that at the time the picks were made, Nagasaki was the one who had beaten Wang Yidi and Odo was yet to beat a single major CNT player. Odo got the wins vs Chen Yi and Wang Manyu after the team was picked. Unfortunately such details get forgotten and people then go on as if they know more than the coaches because they never have to make hard decisions and dealt with the fallout.

 

[kindof99]

WMY is just too good as the world number 2 to be counted to lose two matches in a row at the world stage.

After losing unexpectedly to Miwa whom she never lost previously, WMY steadied herself quickly and still performed under tremendous pressure securing the final win. It shows her strength and the strength of the whole Chinese team.

Let's see if Chinese men's team can follow the suit beating the same country their female team just beat.

Not much pressure for WMY to play against Hayata. All the pressure was on SYS when she played against Miwa at match 4.

 

[Janard]

I was wrong, I guess LJK's body will allow him to play two matches.

 

[kindof99]

SYS at matches 2 and 4 was a beast. No woman could beat SYS of that form

 

[NextLevel]

Oh was she not picked at all for the team? Who else was on the team besides HH, MH and Hashimoto?

Miyu Nagasaki and Rin Mende.

 

[NextLevel]

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I was wrong, I guess LJK's body will allow him to play two matches.

Repeat of Asian Teams but Togami replaces Shinozuka. If Japan cannot take this, then it will be a while.

 

[NextLevel]

Congrats to the Japanese women, their overpeformance has given me hope for the men's final. I wasn’t going to watch it at all after the debacle with France yesterday but I am now motivated to.