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Miu played the #3 player on the other team throughout the tournament against the stronger teams. She struggled with the Iranian antispin lady. Let's not use her success now not to put her performance in perspective.

Wang Yidi has gotten a WTTC bronze in both 2021 ( and lost to Hayata in 2023 in a close match - my brain is a mess) which to me is pretty close. Ma Long was considered th besr player in the world between 2009 and 2013 !and three bronzes were literally all he had at the WTTC. Xu Xin never did...

That is one way of looking at it. The alternative is that WMY and WYD have both had years to earn their rankings on the tour and the rankings result in certain consequences. Wang Yidi on the finals team and Wang Manyu not on the finals team was one of those consequences. Technically both...

I think she is fine. The pressure for 2024 is not the same as the pressure for 2020/2021 Tokyo. I think that pressure ruined Harimoto as they rushed him rather than developed him doe the long term. Right now, I don't think Miwa has anything close to the same pressure, she is more like Ito in...

Yes but he did play match 1 and 4. Fan played match 2 and 4. Stress is real, we can and should excuse athletes for challenges dealing with the pressure but it is part of the team sport. Players are human beings, Jang has always had limitations with his style that expose him against certain...

His point is that it is all money and not so much fairness. In reality, it is always a mix of both, but the fairness definitely needs to be addressed.

I though An was a more natural Doubles partner for Lim but maybe things changed. He has shown some Ma Long type aging these past 12 months. Really impressive.

This ancient video with ancient arm driven technique (easier with thr celluloid ball) makes a similar point. Though at the highest level and with the new balls as well, the shot quality might made a difference depending on approach.

Depends on where you live. If it is covered by a local/regional contract, it will be blocked. If it is not, it will be available I think. But maybe I am wrong. I am in the US so I watch it on espn3.com. But before the second day of quarters and semis, I used a VPN tuned to Canada and it...

Someone posted that Germany Qiu Dang complained about Germany not playing much especially practice on table 1 and table 2 affecting them in the match vs Taiwan. For dingyvbus, it is not a fairness issue to be addressed, Germany need to build a training hall and make it replicate table 1 and...

I agree 100% with your conclusion. Maybe Wang Yidi would have handled the challenge that Miwa presented better? Hindsight is always 20‐20 but before a binary result event, it is really 50‐50. It's not like Hirano blew Wang Yidi off the table, it was always a competitive match despite the set...

Check out the Tom Lodziak video where he compares what he does to what Liam does. Both players actually track the ball with the backswing but the check mark motion or circular backswing is much more pronounced in Pitchford (for natural reasons) and ends up with his backswing leading with the...

It is stupid if coaching systems don't allow for playing favorites and that is a problem in this system where the coach is also the personal coach of some of the players. It's an issue inherent in most national teams selection so you have to be careful with the calls you make, especially if...

I think you give Jang too much credit and FZD nor enough.

I think playing your strongest player outside the power slot is asking for a lot of second guessing when things go wrong. Think about the massive security having Sun Yingsha and Fan Zhendong in the power slot gave their teams. In any case, it will communicate a healthy respect for Felix.

I think the match first and foremost even lies on Felix beating Wang. If that happens, I actually think he can beat FZD. Whoever can give one more win will be the hero. But if Felix doesn't beat Wang, the momentum will be impossible to break.

Why??? According to TB and Longie, isn't it some random accident that has no significance and relation to playing level?

Of course. But this was obvious even after Asian Games where WYD lost for the second time to Hayata. The real issue is how to select WMY to play singles.

Yep, Father Time is undefeated. But Ma Long is just playing doubles and last singles if necessary so he should be fine.

Alexis is the 2‐time defending/current national champion. He is also the second highest ranked player for the country. I understand why people feel down on him, but he has legitimately earned his spot. He has beaten 2 current CNT first team members in tour matches. Such players, it is...