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Wang, yes, Fan fooled me too. Ma Long had better be ready if he beats Hugo.

Wang finally playing with more spin for consistency. He needs this variation to win this match. I suspect he hasn't practiced it enough to maintain it but this what he needs.

I am doing the 45 degree.

I think people are seeing the difference between when there are stakes and when there aren't.

Yeah, I had the advantage of watching it in person, so I remember it well. I am happy people are giving Truls credit, though his true test is Wang Chuqin.

FZD won 4-0 in Houston. It is more important for Fan to peak in Durban - he has done his job. In fact, all the top CNT players have done their job. Only Ma Long has a match vs Hugo. I almost feel as if Wang Hao coaching Ma Long has given Ma Long an edge/fix to his backhand that he didn't...

Golden Tango for sure.

Fan looks injured so I would bet on Wang. But otherwise, I always bet on Fan. He is just too consistent for most of his compatriots when he is on.

Thank you CTTA for preventing this from happening in Houston!

Yet Darko plays Ma Long way better than Hugo ever has and even Harimoto as well. I think you are misreading the dynamics of a particular matchup and using it to deprecate a player whose style you don't like. The issue is in the specifics on the matchup, even Darko's backhand vs topspin wasn't...

It is just ther matchup. While Aruna won a game in Singapore in 2021 when they played last, you could see that since Aruna has no offense over the table, Hugo almost always knows he will get thr first opening in the short game. I honestly think Aruna was very satisfied with how far he got...

Darko can beat Hugo, that is a very different matchup that can flip depending on how fit Darko is. Darko has a very underrated forehand, it is a bit weird to hear that it hs supposedly bad. He is especially strong on the countertopspin and I think it is to put too much stock in one match or...

1 and 2 get put in opposite halves of the draw as do 2 and 4 but 1 can be in the same half as 3 or 4 but who gets seeded in the same half as 1 can't be in the same half as 2. So 1 and 3 is possible (so that 2 and 4 are in the other half).

To put it in perspective many people ehonused to be able to beat him can't get a game off hu I'm now.

It's a great question. He was an unrated amateur in the 1800 range or so around 2013/2014. He started training and playing more seriously around 2015, got into tournaments soon after and was already pushing 2000‐2100 around 2017 in practice matches. By the time I first played him informally he...

I am fairly sure they played each other the last time they were in Singapore and Hugo won 3‐1. The main advantage Hugo has as you pointed out is the backhand, not just as a stroke but the variation it gives him on serve receive. Quadri becomes a bit predictable after a while as he doesnt...

In my case, my backhand was technically better than my forehand when I was lower rated, I won much more points with backhand opening and backhand exchanges. I closed the gap a bit more, but my concern is more about what will happen with more passive play, because as you pointed out, things that...

Trained a little yesterday evening for the first time in about 10 days - too busy to get out as much but there should be a window this weekend. Did a lot of practice trying to spin the ball very slowly in fast rallies - the shot is probably useless but it is part of my range training. It isn't...

FZD's destruction of LJH was pretty comprehensive. It was is if someone found some interesting data about ball placement vs LJH and FZD executed it perfectly.

Nah, just run down everything, you just have to be the Flash.