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Lol, from Li Jiayi's post-match interview, seems like the Chinese coaches do not think much about Hayata's techniques and potential? She basically name-dropped Xiao Zhan, Ma Lin, Li Sun and Guo Yan who all allegedly told her that Hayata's overall ability has yet to reach a level that can...

Someone must have cursed Hayata to face Chinese players all the time. But Li Jiayi is really only Tier 2/3 in the CNT so, hmm.

I was responding to the inaccuracies in the translations after watching the original interview. I don't presume to know what LSW actually thinks, just what she did say but was translated wrongly.

Wow, I didn't know she was once called the "bridesmaid". Would be interested to learn more about that. Googling "Li Xiaoxia" and "bridesmaid" got me reports about her actual wedding ;) Anyways, CM (power + spin) can prolly fend off WMY (power + spin) for a while. She's doubly motivated by the...

T2 Diamond ensues afterwards. 18th to 21st July. Most players would not want to give up the bonus points – at least 400 for just participating.

First Stage: 9 to 10 July 2019 | Main Event: 11 to 14 July 2019 Geelong, Australia Seeding Lists Men's Singles 1) Fan Zhendong 2) Lin Gaoyuan 3) Xu Xin 4) Tomokazu Harimoto 5) Ma Long 6) Liang Jingkun 7) Hugo Calderano 8) Mattias Falck 9) Jang Woojin 10) Lee Sangsu 11) Dimitrij Ovtcharov...

The first 3 games were an utterly one-sided victory but not unexpected. OTOH, SYS's loss to DN exposed her lack of experience, namely her inability to adapt to the different styles. She enjoys fast and furious rallies like against LSW, CM and WMY and that's where we see her at her finest but...

I'm a little confused about DN's tactics here. She played a carefully-curated control game against SYS during the SF which ultimately got her the victory. But here she's very willing to engage in strong rallies with CM even though she clearly cannot match the latter's shot quality. So... what's...

That's actually not true. She considers DN as both her friend (not the kind that she will share everything with but they do share a bond from growing up and training together) AND rival (亦敌亦友), not just the latter. There are also other oddities in the translation because the author didn't pay...

Since Korea Open is a fertile breeding ground for surprises and upsets, I'm actually looking forward to seeing Ito best WMY. WMY started off very strong in 2017 and dominated 2018 for a while. There was a period of time whereby she seemed invincible (within and outside of CNT) until CM (and SYS...

XX played like crap this XD finals.

Lol Fan's handling of crucial game points is catching up to Kasumi soon.

Haha maybe Kasumi heard the Japanese netizens' complaints that even Nagasaki, Hayata and Hirano could take 2 games from the top Chinese players so she felt motivated to do so.

Yeah, she looked so fatigued but her loss is to be expected I guess. LSW and SYS are not poles apart anymore in terms of skills so either one who is not at her 100% will be severely disadvantaged.

I plead with the CNT to stop using DN for doubles.

Nagasaki Miyu seems to be doing well against WMY. Is Japan on the path of cultivating talented left-handers :cool:

In the post-match interview (which zeio will probably sub), LSW acknowledged that Hayata's overall ability is not beneath Ito and Kasumi even though she is ranked much lower down the ladder. The young Japanese player is said to be very aggressive and possesses an advanced set of techniques.

Ooh, look at the Fan Zhendong vs Xu Chenhao match.

Yeah, that's surprising. Three (Lee/Jeon, Yoshikawa, Lin-Cheng) out of the four pairs (leaving only Wong/Doo) whom I thought were serious contenders have been ousted. Perhaps ItoMizu will be the dark horse this Open.

Unless LSW is tired out by her two doubles matches in the morning (but probably extra-motivated to avenge her Portugal Challenge loss though), Hayata will likely experience another first round exit. Sheesh, give this girl a break!