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Kaufmann seemed pretty happy to tie with Diaz even though the last game probably won't matter. Diaz wins in terms of both h2h and total games won.

Shao Jieni's only chance was in game 1. She only has speed in straight rallies and you're never going to beat CNT with that game. Should have called a timeout at 9-9.

They could have all three players on court at the same time with best of 3, have all 3 matches in succession. Done and dusted, easy. I think having all three players might switch up the dynamics and atmosphere too.

Finally a big win for Yuan Jia Nan after a long period of lackluster results. If I'm not mistaken Yuan will make it out of the group if Shao Jieni wins one game tomorrow. Not really a massive surprise considering how close their previous encounter was. Of course that was in 2022 which was...

forgive me but where/how do you guys keep track of each player's number of active events?

I don't fancy Japan's chances in mixed team. IMO they are underdogs against SK in the current format where WS is the ONLY event they have a clear advantage. They're slight underdogs in all the doubles categories and probably only have a marginal advantage with Tomokazu in singles. With NK thrown...

very commendable effort!

Silly move to keep max quota. So close to opening up careers for many more players but no cigar. JTTA's response... lmao just business as usual.

This completely changes the selection process. It will be absolutely crazy if they want the exact same players for all 3 events. Good singles players =/= Good MD/WD players =/= Good XD players. Stonks for Hirano and Ito just crashed and Kihara, Nagasaki, Hashimoto, Sato, Yokoi, and Odo's value...

Li Jie comes out of hiding to sweep KNT Team B(C?) Wonder if she's planning on playing regularly. Eerland really needs a good teammate.

she needs to take pointers from zhu yuling and win points subtly. always going for the kill and missing after 9-9.

We know Olympics is out for Zhu Yuling, but will she get to play Asian Games and World Champs? That will determine how much JNT should place her on their radar. Regardless, not a good look having your main players lose to someone who was essentially kicked out of CNT core right before premature...

I agree, but has Hirano formed any doubles pairings to make you come to that conclusion?

4 Japanese players ranked above her so she didn't qualify. china gets Kuai Man as hosts I guess.

Fukuhara mentioned that she was taught to do everything with her left hand outside of table tennis to minimize use/injury. She only broke the habit after she had to use her right hand to break a fall, I think while she was pregnant, don't remember the specifics. But wouldn't surprise me if this...

I guess that means Pan Am champion and regional champions (Kim Kum Yong) will also qualify for world cup? It'd be strange for them not to go otherwise.

Am I missing something? Why didn't Diaz play Pan Am?

Kim Nayeong also took Miwa to 5 sets. KNT girls making their presence known.

Ito has really good luck this time. Drawn against Kuai Man who's arguably the easiest for her to beat in the group stage, had her chances but blew them. As group second seed she's now drawn against Shi Xunyao instead of SYS/WMY/WYD/CXT. I have a feeling SXY will be a much tougher opponent than...