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Jarvis wins a match for England!

Will Ursu do Ursu things or Jarvis do Jarvis things?

I struggled to see a path to any result other than 3-0. Kanak has beaten better players but it would have taken a lot given his opponents would be playing more freely than he would.

You are the last person I would have thought would ask this question, lol!

Carey almost did it though. And the team got her here smoothly, this is already a major improvement for Wales. I would give them a pass this time though I suspect this will be the regular entry in the future.

It feels weird looking at a draw like this and not seeing China in a corner, especially the top left one.

A lot of it is about the new ball as well. Quality doesn't get you quite the same premium it used to because the ball always slows down when it comes off the table, especially if you still use old school technique.

Hmm... looks like the Harimoto of Kazakhstan may no longer be as worthy of that name - beating Robles is not a trivial task:

I have had coaches tell me that physically, in the training hall, Harimoto is one of the best athletes and it is very obvious. I'm deferring to their observation. The way he plays is more about his style than his physical or technical limitations. And there are people with worse/similar...

The funny thing about Harimoto is that he refuses to use his athleticism unless he is relatively relaxed with the lead - he should be using it all the time and stop all this control blocking and countering - what a waste of talent!

Per @zeio, Sweden would sure love to have him. Vs Truls the troublemaker. He keeps the team harmonious vs Truls, who chafes and loses whenever as the best player he is placed in the #3 position as he has been twice... lol... joking....

If Carey had pulled out thr 3rd match (lost deuce in the 5th), it would have been an upset.

China got a fantastic draw. France awaits them in the semis. England, France and Korea with Korea in the quarters. While they will be getting a full Korea with Jang if they get to play again, they will also habe Wang. They can also build up some players with all the matches and rest Wang vs...

It is generally not smart to estimate someone's ideal fat /muscle percentage based on just looking at them, especially when tendon strength and muscle mass are invisible. Most top athletes who are still into training do keep tabs on what weight they play best at. Also bigger athletes in TT are...

Thanks. My brain needs a fix.

The tiebreaker on matches won/lost Japan 3-0, Taiwan 3-1, Germany 3-2, so Germany is 3rd and you are right. So Japan 5-3, Germany 4-5, Taiwan, 3-4. 4-3 is better than 5-4 but I forgot that 4-5 is better than 3-4.

They had probably worn out their welcome, these things cost money lol.

France, Japan, Taiwan, Germany. Crazy how fortunes change in 24 hours lol. Though with China looking weaker, this is not as big a deal as it would have been. That two European teams topped both groups is fascinating...(lets forget conveniently that two European teams were also at the bottom...

Great match. He couldn't finish it, but Togami, this is what happens when you can't finish the job after coming so close. It is better to lose easily so that your teammates are ready lol.

6-9 to 1!-9. Baby steps for Little Master!