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HK women scored 11 points in a row in game 4. Lol.

Yeah, saw reports about "recordings" and possibility of 'blackmailing' recently too although I'm curious as to what they actually contain beyond what was reported. Not sure that Yoo emphasising the need for endless competition is grounds for any disciplinary action tbh.

Republic of Korea: DPR unnie/noona, let's form a United Korea team again please.

Altho to be fair even with Jeon around, what's most likely is that there will be a deciding fifth match unless they replace Suh Hyowon completely. Well, I guess there is chance now for the Lees to appear in the 9th place matches.

Well, it's Suh, Choi & Shin again. Shin is a pretty decent doubles player though, I'll give her that. Both Lees will continue to be twin cheerleaders it seems. Singapore vs Netherlands = table-hoggers. M1: Li Jie's nifty switch between chopping and attacking gave Yu Mengyu/Lin Ye so much...

If memory serves, Choi Hyojoo and Lee Eunhye also achieved pretty decent results for last year's trials.

Yeah, agree that my conclusion is likely to be premature. And I guess what I should have said as well is I don't see the promised 'new synergy' from this first match and hopefully we do in subsequent matches, or else it's really about the naturalisation issue more than anything.

Maybe I should have elaborated further but one of the reasons Yoo Nam-kyu (ex-head-coach of the women's team) decided to allocate 3 slots to the winners from the internal trials was because he felt that they needed a revised team if any breakthroughs were to be achieved as the current core...

S. Korea is fielding Suh, Choi & Shin even against much weaker teams like Lithuania. I guess the other two Lees will just be benchwarmers? Jeon be like:

Oddly, Japan has yet to ratify the Mizutanito pairing to ITTF even though they are the only association to have publicly announced their XD pair. Meanwhile, XX/LSW, WCT/DHK and LYJ/CIC have been confirmed. https://www.ittf.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Tokyo_2020_XD_List_2020_01_15.pdf

Plot twist: Ishikawa-senpai is still around in 2024.

While I wouldn't occlude that possibility, I also think that it must be a 'strategy' that has been approved or instructed by the higher-ups. She was suspended by Kong Ling Hui previously under the allegation of "avoidance of matches out of fear" so it's unlikely that she would risk her Olympics...

Well, ZYL was really only the 'golden child' because she was the disciple of Li Sun and hence granted more opportunities to play in the semis- and finals of team tournaments (which in her defence she has done well in). But the truth is she has lost the most matches to foreigners and clinched the...

Actually based on the timeline that Qin Zhijian had drawn up during the press conference, CNT might be skipping a few more events? According to him, they will leave for German Open on the second day of Lunar New Year (26 Jan). After the conclusion of German Open (2 Feb), they will head to...

Agree, SYS is the more economically-sound option as third person if China decides to go with both DN and LSW. SYS is only 20 y/o this year and can surely last till 2024 which makes her viable for at least two cycles. Considering that the career lifespans of Chinese players have been increasing...

Actually I didn't get why you put a picture of Nagasaki when announcing Uda as champ until I read the tabloid today :eek: Such racy 'old' news -gasps-

SYS: I'm the next big thing, obviously I'm in. / CM: Damn, I thought ZYL is out of the race already. / DN: I can lose 100x but still be in the team just 'cause I'm a Grand Slammer. Try hard WMY. / ZYL: Bitch please, I was the champion for M12, why is my name still last on the list? / LSW: Why...

CNT will probably not go for Hungarian Open. They fly to Sanya from Beijing on 5 February for closed-door training, which should last at least two weeks?

But as a country which prides itself on honour, I feel like JNT will still send the Olympics trio in the finals. Any other line-up is akin to admitting that their selection criteria is flawed, unless well you know one of them is 'injured'.