Mima hopefully is in an okay headspace after her last match...
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Congratulations Ito!
Thank you Yu Mengyu for that courageous display
Poor Ito.
She was not even happy for the bronze.
Congratulations Mima! I know you wanted gold and so many in the world wanted it for you as well. One more medal to go.
Congratulations to YMY for a great Olympics.
Yes bronze was the minimum for her standards, given there were only 2 chinese players and she beats regularly easily all the other players. except Kasumi perhaps, but she lost in the National Championships more because of her underestimating Ishikawa and taking it a bit too easy.
Ito was crying during her post-match interview and it wasn't tears of joy. She was open about her disappointment.
I'm hoping that Chen will win this match.
This is probably her last chance to play in the Olympics, she's 27.
On the other hand, Sun is younger she is 20 and she has at least one more if not 2 Olympics to play in the future.
On the men's side, I'm rooting for Ma Long to make history and to become the first double grand slam winner
Chen Meng looks ready to block and tire out Sun Yingsha
Before Tokyo 2020:
Is Harimoto's screams disrespectful to the opponent?
After Tokyo 2020:
Is Chen Meng's screams disrespectful to the opponent?
They had to rush their approach to developing him. The footwork and forehand issues are still real - that will be his battle for the next 2-3 years. But he has skills that are unteachable on defense, but he needs to be able to impose his game and not just counter. That's part of his game that is missing that makes him vulnerable vs the lower ranked players who are playing with higher risk.
The lack of experience showed. Chen Meng was more than happy to just take two steps back and counter everything. Went exactly like their last few matches. Sha Sha needs a soft block or two thrown in between her loops
CM stands to become the first and hopefully only player to win the Olympics and WTTC in the same year.
I hope Lin and Ma Long win tomorrow to make up for the lacklustre women's finals