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For the USA, NBC owns the broadcast rights to Paris Olympics. I think I will pay $8 for 1 month of their Peacock streaming service to watch the Olympics.

MS: 🥇 FZD 🥈JWJ 🥉WCQ Dark horse: Hugo Shock early exit: Felix WS: 🥇Hayata (pulls out a RSM like performance) 🥈SYS 🥉CM Dark horse: Hirano Shock early exit: SYB XD: 🥇Hayata/Tomo 🥈SYS/WCQ 🥉Doo/WCT

Suggestion for @UpSideDownCarl : this is a great topic but should it be merged with zeio's Paris 2024 thread?

WMY did not qualify for Women's singles.... only SYS and CM (there's a max of 2 players from the same country in singles at the Olympics). It's a shame, really. She's been practically unbeatable by non Chinese up until she met Manika Batra. WMY beat Batra 4-0 at the World Cup, but lost to...

I guarantee you Wang Manyu will not be winning the silver in WS ;)

zeio created a topic for this already.

With her Finals appearance at SC Bangkok, Honoka Hashimoto rises to WR#41. That makes 9 Japanese women in the top 50. Hashimoto and Sato winning SC Bangkok in WD pushes them to WR#10 in WD. That makes 3 pairs of Japanese women (Kihara/Nagasaki, Sato/Hashimoto, and Odo/Yokoi) in the top 15 of WD.

Now that I think about it, although it was amazing for SHW to beat CXT, it probably ended up preventing fellow defender Hashimoto from winning the title. That doesn't take away from amazing run of taking down Miwa, Sato, JJH, and SYB. In any case, Hashimoto will get the full 420 pts from...

I really do think Hina switched because as andzejgolot pointed out, the red Gyo En blade that she was using before is definitely thicker than the blade she is using now. I don't know about more speed than before because I don't think H2 is a particularly fast blade (slower than my previous...

This has got to be a huge morale boost for Team Japan winning all the titles at the Star Contender Bangkok going into Paris: MS: Tomo WS: Mima Ito MD: Tomo/Matsushima WD: Sato/Hashimoto XD: Tomo/Hayata Not even Chinese scouts Chen Xingtong or Lin Gaoyuan could spoil the party.

Great effort from Honoka, but the clock has struck midnight for Cinderella. WTT and tournament hosts need to be seeking out Honoka to hand her wildcards and host nominations. She's an amazing player to watch.

Just woke up, and Ito and Hashimoto match starting soon, but the Hashimoto/SYB will be the 1st match I watch after the Live ones. I want Hashimoto to complete the Cinderella run. She's poetry in motion.

FWIW, Hashimoto took Mima Ito to 7 games the last time they met at the 2023 Nojima Cup. If it comes down to Mima vs. Honoka, although I'm a fan of both, I want Honoka to win the championship.

Wow, Amy Wang got dismantaled by Coach Hong Lin 4-1. After game 4, Amy spent maybe 20 seconds or so in her corner and went back to the table as if to say let's get this over with.

I only own the H2 so I can only comment on it, but I would say it's slightly head heavy which imho is desirable if you are a looper.

Hayata switched to her signature Nittaku Hina Hayata H2 blade during the Saudi Smash and has played with it ever since. I don't know how much the blade has contributed, but she's been playing exceptionally well with it.

Looks like SYB and Honoka Hashimoto both have the same birthday, July 5. They face each other in the WS SF. And it's now Hina's turn. Born July 7, 2000; she is now 24. Happy Birthday, Hina Hayata!

I think you can pair Hayata with anyone, but I think Hayata/Hirano is probably the strongest pairing. Speaking of Asian Championships, looking at the schedule, it looks like the China Smash (9/26-10/6) is immediately followed by the Asian Championships (10/6-10/13) even overlapping a day. That...

Superstar defender, Honoka Hashimoto, takes down JJH in 5 games. JJH was well prepared for Honoka's transition to BH smash, but she threw all her punches early and didn't have enough in the tank to close it out. Great match to watch if you haven't already seen it. It's so satisfying for the...

I'm not supposed to be awake right now, but SHW just beat CXT 11-7 in the 5th !