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Odo and Hirano face off to determine who gets to beat Sun Yingsha (who has to deal with PRK as well)... not great draws for anyone but KKY uses pips so Miwa will get her shots. And this should be a normal ball as well...

Miwa may have to get past Kim Kum Yong first...

Disruptive play (which I define as focusing on what the opponent doesn't like) is highly underestimated in TT when one focuses too much on what one is doing well because one is trying to improve and forgets that match results are also about doing what the opponent doesn't like, not just what you...

You have better insight than I do into what is driven by tactics vs relationships. My main point is that a lot of picks and trades in the MLTT are very hard to explain by looking at the logic of picking the best talent etc. It is often something under the hood that ia not divulged that is...

Maybe she knew mixed team Olympics were coming lol ... or she wants to be the reserve player...

The way through MLTT works is very often personality and relationship based at this time, not entirely sure they are being as coldly calculating as you are in assessing them. I think the coach for Florida is Cuban and that the club location as well would make Andy Pereira easier to work with...

Nah, enough CNT players play harder against foreigners than vs teammates for it just to be about the round ball.

@Brs 's favorite player is coming to the MLTT...

Blades and rubbers don't make that much of a difference when you get good coaching. They may slow you down a bit, But the hours, the player ans the coaching are usually the biggest driver.

This was the days of the 40mm cell ball and i was a serial EJ. Might be some Gambler texalium blade with reflection or giant dragon balsa def with rhyzm. Didn't really matter.

This tournament is Miwa's tournament. Not the best place for Hayata to defend her record.

I believe she is two time winner and current defending champion.

This tournament is Miwa's birthright if I remember correctly.

I don't think Hayata can win, especially after Yokoi got a game. But I thought the same thing in Japan Nationals...

It was close, at least the first two games. But for some reason, if Sora isn't front running or doesn't win game 2, he struggles to do something to change the tone of the game. It might be age but it might be a serious limitation.

The problem is that he is 18( in 3 days) and there are no equally promising prospects. It will be interesting to see whether he can build a better portfolio of 3-2 comebacks. Karlsson is a legit terrorist though... but it shouldn't have been 3-0 going away....

We aren't pros, we can use blades as long as we like. The only dangers to blades are accidents and overgluing (since wet glue used to frequently can soften and warp the blade but this is rare for players who don't use and change rubber with pro-level frequency.) So your romance can last forever.

Getting into position first means many things to many people. As someone with limited footwork, my position has always been that you need to always focus on aligning your swing with the ball before going through your strike zone.any good technique has a strike zone and the best technique has a...

Shinozuka and Odo can make a good team but you want your two best talents paired together. I wonder whether the internal vibes on Matsushima are the same as the spectator vibes because he would not be so privileged if they were.

Sora can't handle the Olympics... he needs to retire...