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Damn that was amazing. With the Wang Hao drama, and after getting straight whooped by WCQ recently 0-4, I didn't think Harimoto would come out and take a clean victory from WCQ like that. Pretty incredible that we have now two mens' players that can legitimately challenge the top tier Chinese...

Here's a clip of the Harimoto/WH handshake incident: https://www.youtube.com/clip/Ugkx0XRtKgGwVRCCIgu7Gkw1Fp4sKJJTCwaG I didn't notice it the first time, but after trying to shake hands with Wang Hao, Harimoto turns around again and shakes hands with the air. LOL

Anyone catch the little bit of drama after the Harimoto/XP match? HT goes over to shake Wang Hao's hand. Wang Hao really wants to lay into XP, doesn't really acknowledge HT, and sticks his arm out lazily while facing the opposite direction. HT kinda left hanging, goes over to try the...

Almost all the women in the VIP front row were on their phones the entire session, not clapping or showing any reaction for any player. SYS finally shows up they finally put away their phones and they actually decide to watch some TT.

I don't think I've ever seen player timeouts cause such a dramatic shift in fortune for both players in the same match. Anders was dominating Duda until Duda took a timeout. Then Duda went on to win 9 straight points to win game 2 and then win an easy game 3. Looked like Duda was going to...

Man this JWJ and Felix matchup is so fun to watch. Both guys with lightning quick strokes and movement at the table.

Did muay thai before TT. Now I've joined the dark side and play pickleball since all of my friends also play and it's more healthy than getting drunk all the time like we used to do. I tried getting my friends to play TT with me for years and nobody wanted to. I still haven't stopped watching...

Two Americans into the next round of a Champions event. When's the last time that happened? Also, is anyone else noticing way more power coming from both Lily and Kanak? Kanak seems to have a lot more sting on his FHs, and Lily's slinging some putaway shots on both sides that I've never seen...

I don't think it's been mentioned yet but this Brazilian crowd should be comnended. Small venue and not that many people there, but they cheered enhusiastically for great points no matter who the player was. There was even polite applause for just standard points as well in the finals...

This Aida/Hashimoto XD combo is so fun to watch. I only watched 2 of their matches and already know I will be tuning into every match of theirs in the future. Their amazing footwork really pays dividends putting them in good position to switch to offense and finish points.

This point at 11:11 in the final game was ICE COLD from Honoka

I thought Hari was done too. Badly giving away 2 sets while up 4+ points late would shake anyone. Seemed like it was headed to 4-2 win for Lin. Harimoto's resilience really is something else.

This is some peak zeio logic here. Using an anime quote about strong competitors not participating when they literally did participate but got eliminated 😂

Hina not ready to be surpassed by her juniors just yet. Thought when I saw that she started her own youtube channel that she was heading towards the Ishikawa media personality route:

I tried using TT shoes for playing pickleball on a hardcourt. The outsoles wore down significantly in just a few sessions. Bad idea. You need to be using shoes with outsoles specifically formulated for harder surfaces. I'd go for all-court tennis shoes that are light. Tennis generally requires...

What you conjecture about how the quiet eye works seems like a reasonable interpretation. But sounding feasible and being borne out by research aren't the same thing. There are studies where specifically longer gaze time at the ball is related to performance. This is from tennis but here's one...

Miu really looks off. Was constantly missing high balls and sitters. A few misses is understandable but she could not find the table at all. Hope she works through whatever it is and finds her groove again. Mima was looking pretty off last year too and she was able to regain form and look...

Thats not actually how vision in sports work. If you look at research on "quiet eye" an athletes performance absolutely improves when they are able to focus for longer on the ball. If the ball disappears, then performance decreases as focused gaze is broken. This explains why there's been an...

That's the difference between us casual players and pros. We don't know what it feels like to lose and have food taken from our mouths because some other dude was breaking the rules and maybe getting an advantage. I also don't think a pro really believes that a couple of points won by TTR...

Great effort by Goda. Really had SYS flustered for most of the match. It's always a joy to watch Goda compete. Girl wears her heart on her sleeve, has the most colorful reactions (none negative), and never gives up on herself. She's got a mentality that I'm sure many coaches would love all of...