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This was the last meeting I believe - the set score doesn't show the degree to which the gap closed:

More seriously, the draw has interesting matchups. Measuring how far Miwa has come in her lifelong quest to topple the CNT is one. Whether Hayata has any hope of beating a top CNT player not named Wang Yidi is another. Whether Shin Yubin is ready to challenge the bottom of the top is...

At this point, it is all... pointless. :ROFLMAO:

"Man makes the money, money never makes the man." - LL Cool J.

Joo is still going through the nationalization process in Korea which requires her to wait 3 years. before she is eligible to play the Olympics so she will end up missing the Olympics. Maybe there are other reasons, but they probably took the players who are a part of their current Olympics...

Yes, but if you don't use the sticky sheets, cleaning may help but not much. The main point is that using largely breath or water is pretty sufficient for cleaning, but if stickiness is the fear, the sheets are what do it. I haven't used more than water and my fingers in years after watching...

I was wondering about this but I didn't follow up on my initial thoughts. This is ridiculous.

People said the same thing when they played Shin Yubin early as well. Ultimately you can't say how best to develop a player until you have developed a few. Or you say what frame work is being violated. Exposing young talents to senior play is common. She also took a game off Hayata. And if...

Easily the fastest player with only his compatriots coming close.

I play with sticky rubbers (Golden Tango. Razka Z, Rakza Z EH) and do this all the time. The cover sheets are what preserve the tack, not how you clean them. As long as you use the cover sheets to prevent dust and oxidation, they will stay sticky.

This is IMHO clearly throwing the match while using it to collect information.

Hurricane Hirano did not help calm discussion over not playing vs South Korea lol.

He believes that Harimoto should be unbeatable given his results and growth trajectory as a youth. Anything short of that would validate his theory as long as the victories are not at majors.

Other than a few players from one country (China) in the TT landscape, who has won the big titles? Thanks.

I was hoping to give him time to volunteer his opinion unsolicited since this is the weekend. We will hopefully also get to see Jang vs FZD, though I suspect that Lim may get the call for that matchup.

The shakehand restriction was not a restriction, nor is the small racket - those restrictions I have seen before and they drop your level by at most 300 points, I don't practice penhold or Seemiller and I can play decent with either. The real restrictions were all the ones that Adam won - using...

It's a bit sad that he is forced to retire so early. Hoping something can miraculously happen for him medically in the next few months, but if not, best of luck and thanks for a lot of thrilling matches. When I think of ninja table tennis, he is one of the first players that comes to mind.

One point to make - Lim and Jang were Vice WTTC Champions in MD in 2021 *and* 2023. They are not an ordinary doubles team. I struggle to remember the last time Harimoto actually played doubles with Togami as his partner. Add the lack of lefties and it just isn't even a serious conversation...

Results are basically decided unless some miracle results happen. This was the only really meaningful match in the event.

There are rules around building the teams that limit the combinations of players you can pair together. But they only had two mixed doubles combinations anyways and Sora, who is Miwa's true doubles partner, prioritized the WJTTC. For the most part, Japan pretty much brought the stars that...