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Such risks are interesting but do not change the result. And they can destroy team morale.

I don't think it is entirely about her forehand, I find that players outside rhe CNT have massive problems returning her serves as well. The CNT teammates seem to know what to do to get into rallies without being on the backfoot.

Not even close. You say a lot of things like this and miss the point about matchups and what the coach is trying to do. The truth is that SYS and Wang Manyu are so strong that Japan doesn't really have options. And they know how to play choppers. Kuai Man would beat any topspin player from...

Why is WMY not serving hook/shovel?

Togami has beaten LSD twice.

Shinozuka actually played in that match you are referring to and lost to Lin Shidong. Togami was injured.

Unfortunately, I have to agree. They have plot-armor.

Will China put defeating Harimoto on Liang or Lin's shoulder? Can Wang comfortably handle the Sora Hurricane? Who is going to get the task of handling Togami, the guy who has never loat to him or the guy who is playing better at the moment? I think it is 55‐45 Japan but since China had plot...

In the other hand, some have discussed his negative impact on aspects of his brother's emotional stability. I get that it is unlikely that Felix would be so good without Alexis. It's not the point of this at all. I actually think that Alexis's power level and athleticism should make him a...

If Alexis had prepared us for his donkeys by struggling massively with the likes of Connor Green and Eduardo Ionescu, I would probably have overlooked his donkeys as well.

While you have discussed for a bit whether it was Adam or not, I think that this partly misses the point of commentary roles during matches as Adam could very well have asked Frasier or any other commentator a similar quesrion if he was not playing the expert analyst role in the booth and the...

It isn't obvious but LJK is one of if not my favorite CNT player. I will calm down now. Alexis had better go find a Black Hat to wear for all his future matches.

I am.sure Liang had also never lost to the likes of Oh Junsung and Eduardo Ionescu or struggled with thr likes of Connor Green before this event. More seriously your point is taken. Alexis was 1-4 against Liang and the underdog based on head to head so I was pleasantly surprised when form was...

Shouldn't he be pissed at Alexis? Alexis should carry bags for the French team at every Grand Smash this year. BTW, French national champs this year will.be epic. I dont even know when they are scheduled....

The replay shows the ball.was sitting, but it was not that high. I am usually for their recovering but I am in a really bad mood after seeing that, lol, and want Alexis to suffer a little. I thought the CNT had lost their plot armor. Now I have to rematch the Asian Champs semi-final but with...

I might not even watch the final tomorrow, a final thatneould have excited me if i didn't watch match 3 today. It seems the CNT have plot armor lol. I don't want to see who chokes tomorrow.

Your statement reminds me of my late coach when I played a match and was trying to attack every ball and went down 0-2. He said, wtf are you doing, your opponent isn't Timo Boll, just play some topspins that land on the table and if he wins, we can at least know he can play table tennis. I...

He was not able to control the quality of topspin consistently close to the table without blocking. So that should have encouraged Alexis to just spin as well. There was nothing Liang did that he could not have fallen apart from in games 3 and 4. Game 5 was a different story as Alexis had...

Thankfully they hav Coton. So their entitled behavior may not last forever.

I dont quite see it that way but yes, Alexis needs patience and Liang is a quality player who can reproduce his form at inopportune moments. The worst example was trying to finish the point at 2-0 12-11. Yes, Liang made an amazing shot, but again, the whole point showed the loss of plot. Make...