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  1. What does the Japanese Women's Team have to do to beat China in Tokyo 2020?

    I don't think Ito fears CM, it's just a bad match-up that will take some time to get used to and overcome. While short pips users has surely benefitted from the plastic ball (weaker spin compared to the past), heavy rotation (particularly underspin) is still what limits short pips from working...
  2. 2020 World Team Table Tennis Championships

    So... WTTC becomes like ATTC? Team, Singles, Doubles, XD. Sorry, more like back to before 2001.
  3. Road to Tokyo 2020: Chinese TT Team

    The Olympics is likely to be cancelled anyways, makes no sense to stay any longer. I guess the old guards will retire after National Championships next year.
  4. Road to Tokyo 2020: Chinese TT Team

    CM: How many bananas do I have to eat to so that I can maintain my very physical game at 30 years old? 34 seems unlikely for me... right?
  5. Road to Tokyo 2020: Chinese TT Team

    What's the big fuss over WR though? There's only one Gold medal so only the player who is most on-form during the Olympics would take it. She would simply have to take down whoever she is matched with. It would be an extremely honourable win for Ito if she is able to defeat two Chinese women...
  6. Ma Long and Liu Shiwen - Last World Singles Champions

    CM: Fine, I'll settle for a Grand Smash. Winning four Opens a year is my thing anyways.
  7. Japan Women's Race to Tokyo 2020 Singles

    Japan commences "Save Harimoto" project lol?
  8. Road to Tokyo 2020: Chinese TT Team

    Exhibition match between Zhang Jike and Hou Yingchao coming up on 18 April. As far as I know, it's not gonna be adopting the usual 11-point format (could be wrong though). Seems interesting. I have no access to zhibo.tv (looks at zeio).
  9. Caronavirus & Tokyo 2020

    Big Brother strikes ~ Coronavirus: Justin Trudeau hints at retaliation after White House orders 3M to halt ‘critical’ N95 mask exports to Canada health workers – https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3078403/coronavirus-white-house-orders-mask-maker-3m-halt ‘An act of...
  10. Road to Tokyo 2020: Chinese TT Team

    Ito: So the chances of becoming WR#2, the highest ever for a Japanese woman in the past 10 years, are still on the table. Gomenasai senpais Ishikawa (#3) and Fukuhara (#4). I'm the dai maou after all ~
  11. Road to Tokyo 2020: Chinese TT Team

    We were too shortsighted and assumed that the three sign meant defending her WTGF WS record three times in a row. CM was actually foregrounding the possibility of becoming the fastest Grand Slammer in Chinese history – Olympics, WTTC and World Cup in 2021 XD
  12. Japan Women's Race to Tokyo 2020 Singles

    "Fresh names" like...? So you're expecting all the national teams to nominate new players? Or only the Chinese (not the Japanese I presume since zeio has already posted that the JNT will send the same six players)? Not sure I follow the logic here.
  13. Japan Women's Race to Tokyo 2020 Singles

    Senpai: Nani? Do I have to compete for a Singles ticket again? LSW: The Olympics better be held before WTTC2021. Hirano: Yes! I'll seize the chance this time. ZYL: Watch out CM and LSW. I'm coming for you girls.
  14. Caronavirus & Tokyo 2020

    What I find interesting is how countries ranked high up in the global health security index are amongst the worst performing nations against covid19.
  15. Caronavirus & Tokyo 2020

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3J6zm6zgah0&t=395s Food for thought. Either way, it's unsurprising tbh.
  16. Road to Tokyo 2020: Chinese TT Team

    LSW: Hi CM, that's me. In a 2017 interview, Guo Yan (DN's current national team coach but this was said in the capacity of a provincial coach), gave an honest opinion of DN's playing style. Ding Ning has an affable personality but her style of play leaves many [coaches] befuddled...
  17. Road to Tokyo 2020: Chinese TT Team

    Nonsense. She was the (now defunct) East Asian Games 2013 WS Champion!
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