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I have concluded that the table tennis deities will never let that happen. I really shouldn't have watched this match.

Togami about to play the biggest match of his life. Can he at least save his reputation?

Like I said the plot armor is unbelievable.

The plot armor is just too strong.... but Sora is fighting.... respect to the kid.

Can Sora and Togami save Japan?

Legendary.

For all the people beating up on Hayata - lets look at the alternatives and some of the nuances being overlooked: 1. It is not Hayata's fault that Rin Mende won the Japanese trials for an automatic spot. Usually, someone like Kihara or Nagasaki or Odo should have won such a spot. But Odo...

Well, you have to point out who is then. It is not like any player out there is that much better. China is China. That is reality.

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.

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

Miyu Nagasaki and Rin Mende.

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...

This is how you destroy meritocracies and team morale. These are the kinds of things that fans who don't seriously manage team politics come up with based on their notions of strategic risk taking. If Japan had lost 0-3, no one would lose any sleep. Even 1-3 in my head was based on only...

Rui Nakazawa built her up for this moment. Prepared Hashimoto for it throughout the event and she seized it.

Honoka has never beaten Wang Manyu. Before the match, the only way Japan had a chance was Miwa winning two. Whether you think it is possible or not, it is the only path. Japan needs better players.

Hashimoto has never beaten SYS or WMY. Neither has Hayata. Hashimoto has never lost to Kuai Man. Hayata has beaten Kuai Man maybe once in a very close match. So no, Hashimoto has a better chance against Kuai Man. This is the correct strategy. In any realistic situation of Japan winning...

This is the correct lineup. Kuai Man is evolving as she plays. Honoka will have to get lucky to win this even though she has never lost to Kuai Man because of when they last played. Japan needs better players. China is China. People should stop making players like Hayata culprits for thr...

Such risks are interesting but do not change the result. And they can destroy team morale.

I don't think it is entirely about her forehand, I find that players outside rhe CNT have massive problems returning her serves as well. The CNT teammates seem to know what to do to get into rallies without being on the backfoot.

Not even close. You say a lot of things like this and miss the point about matchups and what the coach is trying to do. The truth is that SYS and Wang Manyu are so strong that Japan doesn't really have options. And they know how to play choppers. Kuai Man would beat any topspin player from...