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Choking is sometimes overused for a loss.

If you keep hitting into the net, it is more likely due to technique problem than equipment. Post a video here and a lot of people can help. For most amateurs, the problem for equipment is usually too fast not too slow.

I think it mainly due the fact that he can read WCQ's serve better. WCQ did not use hooked serves for the match that much.

Unforced errors are usually for amateurs with poor fundamentals, not for professionals. You can talk to a USATT 1500 player about unforced errors, but for a world No 1? Haha

No coaching should be allowed for clothes change and medical timeout. I think ITTF should write it in its law. HT mentioned that he took the medical timeout because WCQ took the clothes change after game 5. Medical timeout is actually written in the law book, and clothes change is not.

Pretty impressed by HT’s game today. He adopted a lot of ZYL style, spin, short stroke, good placement, variations of strike power . Well prepared. Breaking bad HT= Winning HT

It’s obvious that HT changed paces to cause WCQ’s errors.

Man, these two are playing like twins.

Kanak stood little chance when HT plays like a bigger Kanak. Harimoto's short game is better than Kanak's and that alone almost determines the match result.

Kanak Jha beat Dang Qiu quite convincingly in the short game, but Harimoto's short game is pretty good as well. Kanak Jha was well underestimated from the beginning of the tournament. Let's see whether Harimoto prepares well for their match.

Will Honoka and Aida get a wild card for XD for Sweden Smash? Maybe

The lighting + green floor is so bad for viewing

I think Honoka did not do too badly after the expedite rule applied. It was bad to go from 4:1 to 4:6(?) without adjusting. Honoka did punch on the backhand once and it went into the net and it probably stopped her to attack more. I think she should have pivoted to play more forehand loop as...

Honoka should have attacked more after Miwa's time out at 1:4 in the 5th game. The only strategy that Miwa could change was to slow down and push more. Honoka seemed to follow that change without changing her own strategy. If she attacked more, I think Miwa should have been more nervous. And...

ML has given an example of beating WCQ 4:0, and I think a lot of people have learned from that match except Harimoto. Maybe Harimot is anti-ML, just can't learn or do what ML did.

I doubt whether Harimoto ever analyzed his games against WCQ. He played just clueless. Maybe his style is of disadvantage to playing against WCQ, but it looks like he did not even try. Never disappointed, a disappointed HT vs WCQ match. I would rather watch my two 1700 friends play.

LYJ always looks calm (passive) from the outside. Harimoto has a good fighting spirit for this tournament. See whether he can keep doing it against WCQ

See whether Harimoto will challenge WCQ's serves tonight. I think he should try it maybe in the first game if he feels a serve illegal.

Ito having best performance so far is the fact. I also wanted to see Hashimoto win, but it is just childish (/naïve) to think that Ito should let Hashimoto win.

Why Someone can only challenge opponent's serve on one aspect, angle, hidden, or height? It just makes no sense. If a TTR review shows a serve is illegal, then either one would count.