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Yep, the FZD was so recent that I forgot to register it lol. That was a great match.

Lin Shidong/Ruibo Wen: Hold my beer.... More seriously though, that has always been tough and was likely over with the ML, XX and FZD era.

Franziska is probably the only non-Chinese person to have beaten Ma Long, Fan Zhendong and Xu Xin. Also one of the top players in the TTBL (he and Jorgic lead Saarbrucken and it isn't clear who is ther #1). He is admittedly an underachiever of sorts. Regardless, his loss to Kao was a huge...

For no spin, my approach is to treat it like underspin when I start the stroke, but make the stroke plane like topspin with a Calderano/Lin Gaoyuan straight arm type finish if i want to backhand loop drive the ball. Usually, I lift no-spin off the table but when I use the underspin contact...

Beating someone you are 3 to 4 years younger than is pretty normal even If you are close to the same level. The issue is whether those are things that can be addressed as you get more experience and training or not. After all, Fan Zhendong had a far worse record vs Ma Long at the same time...

And the ELO system takes into account injury and inactivity? It takes into account stakes? Does it rate only ittf matches or does it rate matches outside the Ittf? The ELO as a playing strength measuring system is usually designed to be more accurate at measuring playing strength, but it...

This is very untrue, but it isn't worth debating at length. Because specific factors or events can make the seeding imperfect doesn't mean that they are inaccurate. A rating system can't know that Wang Manyu was not in perfect form in a month in 2023 or that Wang Manyu getting beaten by Wang...

Technically, China missed Germany, the #2 seed in the final and got the #4 seed. So you are basing your assessment of a rough draw on your assessment of team strength.

He is re‐distributing the medals to match his visual assessment of what happened, not presenting the actual historical results.

You need one more Iron for Japan's men in 2024, they were robbed by their seeding and the draw lol.

While Felix is obviously much younger than Harimoto, given the diagnosis of Harimoto's struggles with Wang by @Metaxa , I would love to hear his diagnosis of Felix's struggles which are just as severe. Is it just age? Let's just say IMHO, that if Harimoto solves the struggles that Felix had...

Then you didn't follow the USA-KAZ drama.

He probably wants to give it to Miu Hirano.

You don't need to assume. He is not Jishan Liang, he has been tested for life.

Why not SYS? Best player on best team? Or you want to give it to players who didn't win it all just because they have perfect records over 3rd place team players?

Lol. Ma Long wasn't concerned so you should never have been. He carries his gauge in his bag at all times.

On Hirano, I don't doubt she is that ZJK type player. I just remind people that just like ZJK, you never know precisely what you are going to get and pretending you are can get you into trouble. But she has the Olympics now, let us see how it goes. She also needs to improve her seeding, so...

Gauzy was still in WJTTC in 2011, it is easy to forget this. For kicks, remember that Koki Niwa who has retired from national team play because of the competition is about the same age.

Anyone still think Gauzy should be replacing Alexis after watching this, regardless of the result?

I stressed this yesterday but it seemed I was on an island about that being the critical match. But maybe the other musketeers will change the plot