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Ok, suddenly they play best of seven.. I can imagine why our sport confuses outsiders. Anyway, 3-0 Maze :)

I'm more suprised that there actually IS a 3rd place match ;)

It probably has to do with him wanting to get his good shape back. So maybe he split that into two goals :P Like practising hard and winning tournaments or something like that? I don't know :)

Thanks alot for the translations josh :D Great job!

Semi's, final and 3rd place match are tomorrow. The semifinals start 9 am GMT with Maze - Smirnov. Scheme and results here :)

It will be the final I predicted for the Euro Champs :P Maze - Kreanga. But Maze will win ;) I really hope he does.

Maze defeats Steger 3-0, really convincing group winner :) Skachkov took a game from Ovtcharov, 1-1 now. If Skachkov wins, he is through and Dima is out. Not the tournament of the Germans so far.

Seems like all the matches are pretty open. This is a cool event :D Baum should be out now though, just like Steger and Skachkov most likely.

U should more often bet on the upsets haha. They always get u :P Maybe it was because Dima didn't have a coach. I'm sure a coach would've told him to serve better in the last game :) U noticed? From 4-4 to 8-8, they made points on the opponents serve only. Then Maze made 2 points on his own...

Maze beats Ovtcharov 3-2!

The European Intersport Supercup is live here Photo by: Roscher Players that will play in this tournament are: In Group A: Dimitrij Ovtcharov Bastian Steger Michael Maze Kirill Skachkov In Group B: Vladimir Samsonov Patrick Baum Alexey Smirnov Kalinikos Kreanga Timo Boll had to...

I agree with that :)

It is hard to be a chopper in lower level competitions I think. The courts are often very small. So that is probably a thing that makes potential young choppers switch to a more attacking, closer to the table style of play.

Hahaha, expectations are skyhigh Matt, good luck :)

Ah I watched that match live, didn't know it was on YouTube as well. Thanks Spookytone :)

Haha probably. But all of his serves have the same motion, most are backhand tomahawk serves. A little bit like Kenta, but Sakai doesn't really put alot of time into preperation lol. He gets to the table, tosses and BANG. Sidespin serve :) Also he doesn't bend his knees much, just like in this...

I can imagine that very well. So many people in China following the sport. I heard that Boll earns 1 million+ annually, but that's just some rumor maybe. But he really is one of the best paid in Europe I guess. Maybe 100.000-200.000 Pro Tour prize money a year? His contract with Butterfly should...

Nah, China wins everything, Brazil doesn't :)

Yeah they get materials + money from sponsors, and of course within the Chinese team they also get money from government for facilities I think. Then there is prize money and I guess they have contracts at their clubs as well. So all in all it should be pretty much annually I think :P But I have...

That is a really interesting interview, and he is right about the fame of players in their own country. When the Dutch national womens team won the EC for the 4th time in a row, they weren't even nominated for sports team of the year awards.