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It is obvious - to beat bother China, you need to use pips. Maybe the conundrum of beating China should be renamed "The Pip Rubber Problem".

https://www.mytischtennis.de/public/fotos/1920/Profis-WTT-Champions-Frankfurt-2023---Die-Schlaeger-der-Stars/9/#content

He could but not by trying to play faster. But in any case, good luck to him, I hope he will do much better next time, I really like Darko's game, he is an European Liang Jingkun, he should probably go to sticky rubber on backhand like Liang lol.

Hindsight is always 20-20. IMHO, he didn't need the time out. He has the game to win this, but he has to continue to play to his strengths and not let his great shots make him assume he can do anything he wants.

Darko and Liang are very similar even if they use different equipment. Darko clearly has the game to win this. Hoping he can hold on, stay on track and do it in this tight contest. But he needs to reduce his error rate.

Blood rush activated...

Liang doesn't look right today, Jorgic is on track unless he gets a massive rush of blood to the head.

His girfriend looks overmatched. But it looks like romantic words have infused her with fighting spirit, but I suspect it will not be enough.

The article I cited in response to PPD claims that even in internal practice, the shakehand inverted players were doing better than the pips out penholders. The change was pretty much inevitable based on the easiest way to stay ahead of the curve - if you can't beat them, join them...

Bajor is a better player than many of the players that Bergstrom lost to at the WTTTC in Busan. In any case, next time, I will use an example with actual numbers, I accept this is not a good one.

He has been there for a while, this win isn't it, it's purely a matter of time and age.

Yeah but an ELO is not only about the year or recent losses. Paranang is bronze medallist at the University games. But I did miss that Bergstrom despite losing to such players as Gaponova and Kallberg also recently had wins over Szocs and YJN.

Linda Bergstrom beat Orawan Paranang. I don't have good ELO numbers so if someone thinks I am wrong, they can share, but this I suspect is the kind of example of WTT rankings outperforming the ELO rankings that people tend to ignore when it happens.

Gauzy over Dang qualifies.

Haha, everyone knew CNT would be ready for the rematch. The real test is whether the kid can evolve...

Mentally weak, technically sound, all round still almost impossible to put down.

This is the match I stayed up for - after this Hirano match, I am going to bed and hoping I wake up early enough to see the Fan-Sora rematch.

Hari-boy is playing well.

Batra trying to show that 2022 Asian Cup was not a fluke?

Continental points will probably put all the same players into the World Cup, probably a couple more with the size increase. I do prefer the old format though. Round robin is not a thing for WTT, seems they just want knockouts.