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  1. Fantastic match! US Open

    Oh I am so sorry. You want to list the 3 best leagues in the world as the only high level leagues, go ahead. In the real world, most people know that if Liam Pitchford, Emmanuel Lebesson and Benedikt Olah and such 2700+ players are playing in your league, you have a good league as these...
  2. Fantastic match! US Open

    You really should do some investigation before making such statements. I remember someone making a similarly degrading statement about Kou Lei saying there was no way he could be rated above Enzo Angles, even though Enzo had lost 0-3 lead to Kou at a US tournament and also lost 0-3 to Kou...
  3. Fantastic match! US Open

    In the US, one can play these players in Open round robins on rare occasions if they are not seeded out so while the question isn't typical, it isn't as radical as you might think for a player who is active on the US table tennis scene. I have played Wang Zhen at Cary Cup for example. I have...
  4. 2025 All Japan (Emperor's/Empress's Cup) 1/21-1/26

    Nah. He is Bill Murray's twin brother.
  5. 2025 All Japan (Emperor's/Empress's Cup) 1/21-1/26

    I can imagine them studying WCQ game plan for ideas. I also think having coaches favors Sora.
  6. 2025 All Japan (Emperor's/Empress's Cup) 1/21-1/26

    He did his job. Kenji Matsudaira will be encouraged to do his lol.
  7. 2025 All Japan (Emperor's/Empress's Cup) 1/21-1/26

    No, who kept remembering, you? Is anyone other than you bringing up Kato in context of Hayata's current success?
  8. 2025 All Japan (Emperor's/Empress's Cup) 1/21-1/26

    Yeah but did Ito beat all her major opponents 4-0? My memory is not always the best about these things... That said, Ito is still a top Japanese player. Let's show some patience with Hayata and not rush to end her career and trust every pessimistic thing she says about her condition which she...
  9. 2025 All Japan (Emperor's/Empress's Cup) 1/21-1/26

    Nah. The tombstone is important to their agenda. They don't realize everything is day to day.
  10. 2025 All Japan (Emperor's/Empress's Cup) 1/21-1/26

    How do they say "beatdown" in Japanese?
  11. 2025 All Japan (Emperor's/Empress's Cup) 1/21-1/26

    I hope all the people digging Hayata's tombstone can at least see that a lot of patience is warranted.
  12. 2025 All Japan (Emperor's/Empress's Cup) 1/21-1/26

    Not always politically correct to say this but if she intends to start a family, this is probably the latest reasonable age unless she is very wealthy.
  13. 2025 All Japan (Emperor's/Empress's Cup) 1/21-1/26

    Well, she gets a real test in semis - it is really funny to me at least how they put semis and finals on the same day and have only one day of quarters - now I think about it, it is probably to have decent value for visiting spectators in terms of number of matches.
  14. 2025 All Japan (Emperor's/Empress's Cup) 1/21-1/26

    Any comments from Togami following his loss to Tanigaki? To be fair, Tanigaki has acquitted himself well following the win so it wasn't an obviously bad loss...
  15. 2025 All Japan (Emperor's/Empress's Cup) 1/21-1/26

    The other interesting part for me is whether he will be accused of favoring the players with whom he already has a relationship.
  16. 2025 All Japan (Emperor's/Empress's Cup) 1/21-1/26

    When I watch Uda vs Shinozuka, I think of the Sith and their apprentice and how they destroy each other to take the position of thr master lol. Obviously it isn't quite true but you can see the guy who replaced Uda on the team. Would have been nice if we had Sora and Shinopi on the same side...
  17. What's the best blade of fan zhendong series?

    People who don't buy lots of similar equipment tend to put differences in performance down to brand. So FZD has supposedly better forehand than Viscaria. In reality, a lot of things other than handle, can drive dissimilar behavior between blades that should be exactly the same., especially...
  18. 2025 All Japan (Emperor's/Empress's Cup) 1/21-1/26

    Why is the Hayata Shibata score missing?
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