Don't you see CNT and other players have been finding ways to beat him? Let's see whether he can still performance well being studied.
It is not like they are just starting their studies on Sora lol
They both have high ceilings but low floors and inconsistent performances. They all start from scratch in 2027 in the race towards LA2028, but they're going to have to consistently perform better to have a chance at an Olympic spot. The golden generation have dominated the past 2 Olympic cycles. We haven't seen that dominance from the Miyus.
Almost perfect by 1 game less on ZQH, and crazy that he could not close the 9-7 at 2-2, a lot of pressure on him
Which is what I wrote back in 10/2025 and guess who didn't agree?
You have to earn the chance. You know all too well that Champions tournaments have an NER limit of 4 and Smash tournaments have an NER limit of 6. That's on them to try and position themselves to get to top 4/6 by the end of 2026 so they can play in those high level tournaments. They are both very good players, but they're competing against the likes of Hina, Odo, and Hashimoto who are ahead of them ranking wise. I mean I know you don't like Hina and Satsuki, but they are the ones winning tournaments this year apart from Miwa among the Japanese women.
This reminds me of a compatriot of mine who keeps saying Quadri needs to retire. In his view, the upcoming juniors don't get chances because of Quadri. The idea that the upcoming juniors are simply not as good as he is despite exposure never gets serious consideration...
Europe was also relatively weak and this compounded the problem. I love Boll, but his style while leaving him the best on Europe fell apart too often arguably because of his injuries but also because of lacking imposing power. Whether it is the ball or not, the current European generation is more physical in how it attacks.
