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n not a bad thing for team composition and long term outlook but I would have picked Ito over Odo, Hayata and Nagasaki based on merit.

Did Ito reject her spot again or has JTTA truly abandoned her?

married not pregnant 😆 she'll be a contender for sure if she comes back. it's not her fault germany lost bronze at WTTC 2024. But her longstanding injuries flaring up at the worst moments (and not being able to overcome them) does cast some doubt over her reliability

Thanks! Watching her match against Lutz at World Youth Championships 2024 I get the impression that her forehand attacks are pretty slow but still get the job done with accuracy and disruption. Her fundamentals seem better than Wan Yuan who plays a similar style.

First time I'm hearing of her. Seems like she's using some sort of medium pimples on the forehand. Any idea which one?

August update Winter (26) +14 Han Ying (30) Wan Yuan (64) Shan Xiaona (65) Kuafmann (69) +30 Nina (77) Winter and Han Ying are well within champions participation range, with Kaufmann's ranking finally catching up. She'll probably shoot up even further to reflect her real strength as she finds...

you jinxed it

Shi Xunyao has replaced Hashimoto as WR11. Chen Yi also leapfrogs Odo and Ito to become the new WR8. Not that this makes a difference to Hashimoto's effective seeding, but its almost symbolic how SXY and CY have risen up after I doubted the long term dominance of China outside of SYS and WMY...

Hashimoto will want to get into the finals or win the event to take herself one step closer to the 3000 mark, which is roughly what it takes to enter top 10. This tournament looks simple for her on paper but there are a few potential stumbling blocks: Shi Xunyao (unlikely but in good form...

I'm not sure why Hashimoto didn't use her reverse backhand serve more often. I think she used it three times total, first one was chiquita-ed nicely but the other two either gave her an outright point or nice setup IIRC. Still a very good tournament for her again, beating two CNT and stretched...

Winter will easily be in Top 30 after this with an additional 325 points. Looks like she needs a new goal. Maybe Top 20 isn't so unrealistic after all. Maybe not for 2025 but 2026?

Odo beats ZYL after getting bashed for her hidden serves the entire tournament and all over Chinese social media. Strange tactics from Zhu feeding into Odo's rocket backhand throughout game 3.

Hashimoto will likely meet CNT opponents every single round after the first. QTY > WYD > WMY > KM/ZYL > SYS/CXT

Coach interactions make good TV. Don't think this would be a good idea from a commercial nor play quality viewpoint. They can bring back coaches for same association matches with mechanisms in place to punish suspected match fixing, which I guess was why no friendly fire coaching was introduced...

Women's team may also be vulnerable after LA28 unless KM and Chen Yi step up. Or SYS and WMY might have to pull a Ma Long playing until 36.

between T league and CSL, Hirano's hustling for that coin.

how did Shibata place 8th at all Japan. Are there unbroadcasted playoffs for 5th-8th place?

relax lol. we're just happy Hashimoto got the chance she deserved.

WTT and JNT got it right this time. But Hashimoto needs to avoid Ito/Odo/SYS/WMY in the first round to avoid getting sent home with just 15 points.

besides Winter, Sreeja has the strongest forehand among all the funky rubber players. I always felt she had a more complete game than Batra. Perhaps limited by her height. Batra's non-existent forehand means she gets completely destroyed by choppers.