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This is very untrue, but it isn't worth debating at length. Because specific factors or events can make the seeding imperfect doesn't mean that they are inaccurate. A rating system can't know that Wang Manyu was not in perfect form in a month in 2023 or that Wang Manyu getting beaten by Wang...

Technically, China missed Germany, the #2 seed in the final and got the #4 seed. So you are basing your assessment of a rough draw on your assessment of team strength.

He is re‐distributing the medals to match his visual assessment of what happened, not presenting the actual historical results.

You need one more Iron for Japan's men in 2024, they were robbed by their seeding and the draw lol.

While Felix is obviously much younger than Harimoto, given the diagnosis of Harimoto's struggles with Wang by @Metaxa , I would love to hear his diagnosis of Felix's struggles which are just as severe. Is it just age? Let's just say IMHO, that if Harimoto solves the struggles that Felix had...

Then you didn't follow the USA-KAZ drama.

He probably wants to give it to Miu Hirano.

You don't need to assume. He is not Jishan Liang, he has been tested for life.

Why not SYS? Best player on best team? Or you want to give it to players who didn't win it all just because they have perfect records over 3rd place team players?

Lol. Ma Long wasn't concerned so you should never have been. He carries his gauge in his bag at all times.

On Hirano, I don't doubt she is that ZJK type player. I just remind people that just like ZJK, you never know precisely what you are going to get and pretending you are can get you into trouble. But she has the Olympics now, let us see how it goes. She also needs to improve her seeding, so...

Gauzy was still in WJTTC in 2011, it is easy to forget this. For kicks, remember that Koki Niwa who has retired from national team play because of the competition is about the same age.

Anyone still think Gauzy should be replacing Alexis after watching this, regardless of the result?

I stressed this yesterday but it seemed I was on an island about that being the critical match. But maybe the other musketeers will change the plot

Miu played the #3 player on the other team throughout the tournament against the stronger teams. She struggled with the Iranian antispin lady. Let's not use her success now not to put her performance in perspective.

Wang Yidi has gotten a WTTC bronze in both 2021 ( and lost to Hayata in 2023 in a close match - my brain is a mess) which to me is pretty close. Ma Long was considered th besr player in the world between 2009 and 2013 !and three bronzes were literally all he had at the WTTC. Xu Xin never did...

That is one way of looking at it. The alternative is that WMY and WYD have both had years to earn their rankings on the tour and the rankings result in certain consequences. Wang Yidi on the finals team and Wang Manyu not on the finals team was one of those consequences. Technically both...

I think she is fine. The pressure for 2024 is not the same as the pressure for 2020/2021 Tokyo. I think that pressure ruined Harimoto as they rushed him rather than developed him doe the long term. Right now, I don't think Miwa has anything close to the same pressure, she is more like Ito in...

Yes but he did play match 1 and 4. Fan played match 2 and 4. Stress is real, we can and should excuse athletes for challenges dealing with the pressure but it is part of the team sport. Players are human beings, Jang has always had limitations with his style that expose him against certain...

His point is that it is all money and not so much fairness. In reality, it is always a mix of both, but the fairness definitely needs to be addressed.