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I am ready to give him a chance after he lost weight. No way he was going anywhere with those extra pounds. This isn't 1995 and his name isn't Wang Tao.

Classic Zhang Jike. Brings his best game when he feels his opponent is worthy.

Quadri doesn't do well against CNT tactics. Anything other than a ZJK win would surprise me and if Quadri got more than 2 games it is progress. All that said, other than the backhand dynamic, this is is his best CNT matchup.

Also very interesting is that LJK came back from 0-3 down vs Niu Guankai. It seems that the young one may also be getting really sharp.

https://www.ittf.com/2018/05/29/slow-start-successful-start-star-names/ “I feel a little strange about playing. Even having played for over ten years, I feel different today; I need two or three months to feel right about the matches. I have to improve my fluency. The number of rounds has...

Thanks. Too much rushing.

I felt so as soon as I played with the seamed ABS (D40+,A40+,V40+) balls, the problem was that my local tournaments refused to switch. But since the ITTF tour has accepted the ABS balls, it is a matter of time.

Well said, most of Ito's risk is heavily concentrated in the first two or three shots, much more than even the Chinese. Her serves, returns and third and fourth ball are ridiculously strong. But the rally is so so. Because the Chinese are used to dominating on the first 3 shots, she is going...

We gotta be careful... a bit more meticulous...

Her style is high risk high reward. It will not be a surprise if she wins but she will not win as much as someone with a more stable and better style. Maybe I am wrong and I need to see more, but there is still more for me to see before I can be convinced that her level is stable. Even when...

A fantastic men's semi. There is a high level of table tennis coming out of Korea and Japan. Tomorrow's men's final will hopefully be as great, though that is a tall order.

Master the short push and getting to the ball early. It is important to be able to deny the first attack with a short or half long but uncomfortable return.

So amongst the CNT guys, who kept their ability to continue playing world tour events? Zhou Qihao, Zhang Jike, Ma Te, anyone else?

It looks like Chen Xingtong benefits from spending time with He Zhuoja as a junior vs. Liu Shiwen who was probably less familiar.

The HK crowd did well!

Why are you giving Freitas two lets? That has to be a fault!

While I might be slightly biased as a Nigerian, the Hong Kong organizers understand exciting table tennis as well as putting their nationals on the show tables. They have put Quadri on the TV tables twice and his matches have not disappointed.

It's almost like they just care about the score but they don't want to watch the matches and compare how he played in German Open last year to how he looks now. His athleticism is much better. He just has to get used to some balls coming back and a few other things like whether he ha healthy...

Guys, ZJK is 6 months to a year out from top form even with his current limitations. He is match rusty and you don't get that by just playing in practice halls. I honestly did not think he could look this good again after last year and the fact the CNT sent him gives me great confidence that...

They must be evaluating umpires here.