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I wonder how Amelie feels watching Sabine succeed with a style that literally got her kicked out of the German team. Granted they play completely differently and Amelie's style lost effectiveness over time, but still makes you wonder.

+Timo being chosen over Franziska

Unfortunately I have to agree with Zeio's assessment that the long term viability of Winter's playstyle is in question. Her game while extremely effective now feels like it lacks dimensions, not just because of Anti, but her attack patterns that don't seem to vary much in terms of placement...

Odo v Zeng Jian rematch again. Ito finally finally gets to take on Yuan Jia Nan again, the woman who kickstarted her downfall, three years later.

Doesn't feel like Hashimoto has the advantage in rallies once opponents get used to her spin, or lack thereof (Ma Te rated her 6/10 on sheer spin factor). The inability to counterloop seems to be hurting her (rushed a counterattack towards the end of the decider). If she could reliably...

Unfortunately Hashimoto gets no extra points with this win. She has already replaced all of her 'bad' points with decent ones. She needs to get past Joo to add to her total and Miwa/WYD to leapfrog Ito.

Curious what Wan Yuan's stats are since Boros seems to favour a recovering Nina over her. From memory it seems like she's had several first round exits lately after a relatively strong start to the year.

Zeng Jian beats Odo. Can Hashimoto go all the way now? Likely WYD or Miwa in the semis. Japan had 5 players this time in a SYS/WMY tournament and 3 of them have exited in the first round lol. Miwa also drew YJN who can upset anyone on her day.

huge opportunity for Winter and Ito in the top half.

I meant in terms of ranking

Seems like neither Ito or Hashimoto are playing anymore tournaments until Hong Kong WTT Finals. Hashimoto has qualified but Ito is currently 15th with around 600 points separating her and Kihara at 16th. Wonder how safe she is and whether Odo and Hayata have a chance to overtake both of them...

Hashimoto draws Odo in R16, who draws Kuai Man in QF. Teammate killers indeed 🫠 Is it too much to expect Hashimoto to evolve into Joo Se Hyuk by then?

Ito/Hashimoto doubles would be interesting. Ito has built her entire game around pushing and sideswiping blocks against topspin which I think would complement Hashimoto's game well. Not sure if either of them nor the Japanese coaches are interested though.

seems like they are still selecting singles players first before deciding on the doubles pairings from among the selected players. So Sato/Hashimoto is almost certainly out. Ito/Hayata may be out too if the latter can't keep her ranking.

Why didn't Amy Wang play?

Curious to know who you think should go since without any of them we're left with Miwa, Hashimoto, Odo, Nagasaki and Kihara. Personally I'd go with Miwa Hashimoto and Ito. Also hoping for Hirano to have yet another resurgence. She showed promise against SYS at the China Smash.

Good choice, Hashimoto has a better chance against WMY and Miwa has a better chance against SYS. WMY seems to have figured out Miwa lately.

"zeng state of de mind"

Japan's record of questionable lineups/selections is there for all to see. Losing is ok, hurting your chances with a losing lineup or trying the same lineup over and over again expecting things to change is weird. As Zeio mentioned before, we're not the ones who are sad, it's Japan who should be...

China third singles QF: Kuai Man SF: Wang Yidi F: ? I suppose they picked Wang Yidi on the off chance Korea sent Shin Yubin for 3rd singles to 'catch' Kuai Man. China prepares for any possibility, something that can't be said for Japan...