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And now Jishan Liang takes out Paul Drinkhall.

The Takahashis are the heroes of the day for Brasil.

Don't know if this holds up, but Giulia is more than holding her own against Sarah. Up 2-1 with the 3rd game at 11-2.

Bruna showed some real mental toughness to beat NXL.

If the rules do allow for a let (2.9.2.4: because the conditions of play are disturbed in a way which could affect the outcome of the rally.), then the umpire has the discretion to use it. She did not. BTW, there is a separate rule for disturbances outside the control of the players (2.9.1.3 -...

I think there's a bit of a judgement call here. I know I've seen plays in which one player makes a great shot and thinks the point is over and cho's loudly only to see the other player make a play on the ball either to win or nearly win. It's often just a play on situation with an apology by...

I think it's possible to call a let depending on the interpretation of: 2.9.1 The rally shall be a let: . . . 2.9.2.4 because the conditions of play are disturbed in a way which could affect the outcome of the rally.

At best they should have just called a let and replayed the point. Ending the match like that with the teams tied at 2-2 is just an awful way to end it.

In the Zhou/Kallberg match I was confused as well when it happened. The umpire initially calls the point in favor of Zhou, but after Kallberg talked to the 2nd umpire, the call got overturned. I thinked what happened is that Zhou made a loud noise when Kallberg was making contact with the...

My concern for Hirano is that she has a tendency to lower her standard when playing someone ranked lower than her. She's one of, if not the best, at playing the top Chinese, but you have to make your way through the draw if you want to meet them. Hopefully, she and her coach fixes this before...

Go India!

WYD down 0-2 against Sreeja Akula! Is China having another Moscow moment? It's getting really interesting.

Unfair? If you can't deal with your own spin, that's on you. I am saying that as a double inverted player.

Hmmmm... maybe Japan should have fielded Kyoka Idesawa.

SYS in trouble against Mukherjee. Down 1-2 in a bo5. Maybe the future threat doesn't come from Japan but from India.

Why are people angry about Mima Ito's refusal to substitute? Mistakes created by media illusions

Personally, I think that a TEAMS championship should include doubles (the truly team component of TT) in it's format. It's 3 players playing singles matches being cheered on by their compatriots. Oddly enough, the WTTC (non-teams) includes WD, MD, and XD.

There is no WD. For the World Teams TT championship it's already set: Hayata, Ito, Miwa, Hirano, and Kihara. For the Olympics: Hayata and Hirano in Singles, Miwa as the 3rd team player. The P Card is an additional player in case of injury. This player has not been selected yet, but Ito and...

She didn't make the cut. The team is 5 players: Hayata, Ito, Miwa, Hirano, and Kihara.

For some reason it feels strange to me that Taiwan's women's team is ranked 4th and S. Korea is ranked 5th. I feel S. Korea should be 4th if not 3rd.