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Now she knows what it feels like to be Miu Hirano - she is going to have to deal with this from China for the rest of her career.

Yeah. Reminded me in some ways of her win over Ding Ning. Now the challenge for Hong Kong is that to win, Minnie Soo needs to beat Xiona Shah and before that Hoo Doi Kem needs to beat Petrissa (which I think is possible). Because Lee Ho Ching is hopeless vs chop and will lose to Han Ying in a...

Yes, I mistyped - I definitely meant Falck/Karlsson and my brain read Falck/Karlsson so I was likely possessed while typing and may require an exorcism at some point...Boll has often said that Germany could contend for medals after Dima came of age - before that, it was really tough when he had...

I don't see it either. That said, with the home crowd, it is always possible for someone to outperform. That said, Japan is going to lose the doubles again for sure and then if Harimoto manages to beat Jang Woojin(who I am fairly sure none of the other Japanese players can beat) and Jeoung...

Yes, Germany is a really strong team. Chinese Taipei played really well, it is unfortunate that their doubles team couldn't deliver the way they hoped it would given their previous WTTC success. But this new team fixture pairing system has made doubles extremely relevant and unfortunately, the...

Lee Sangsu still able to give Ma Long some trouble after all these years with his go for broke style. Was reasonably close to giving Ma Long his first loss at the Olympics.

I really struggle to understand why you wouldn't re-use such an experienced doubles team as Falck/Persson especially in a match where you need your best singles player (Kallberg) to feature often. That said, Persson is a great TT mind and coach, he probably saw stuff in practice that didn't...

I can't see how Japan wins the match barring an injury from Germany. Germany have the more experienced and solid doubles team and I can't see how Niwa will get to play Franziska.

Not sure how Harimoto will get past Kallberg 2.0. I will hopefully learn something today.

Mizutani's level is returning...

The two lefties combo was an automatic L vs Sweden. This gives them far better chances. Even if Mizutsni loses to Falck, he won't lose to any other player using inverted. As long as Harimoto delivers 2 the job is done

Looks like Japan realized Australia is not Sweden and decided to play the only sequence I felt made sense.

Yes, Harimoto made the whole sense of stakes with respect to choing feel meaningless. I get that it helped his match nervousness, but he would cho on *every* single point at the top of his lungs for a while. He has mellowed a bit as he as gotten older but I guess he has also desensitized a lot...

In today's news, the Japanese women beat Chinese Taipei 3-0. Also mentioned in the news today: water is wet.

At this point, I think some things have become so legendary in TT they are grandfathered into the sport regardless of whoever is umpiring - 1) the Ma Long toss behind the body, 2) the Lebesson dance into a serve with contact behind the head, 3) the Maharu Yoshimura contact behind the head, 4)...

Many people take breaks to change shirts/clothes. It is no longer sporting (especially during the pandemic) to make the change in front of the cameras. Obviously, it can be a pep talk/coaching opportunity and the Chinese take advantage of that as well. If the ITTF sees it as a problem, they can...

I sometimes get this impression that the CNT A players enjoy playing Lebesson. Not just the usual TT fun, but they enjoy playing him because of his style.

Sour grapes all over the place... Takkyu, relax, they only beat your country...

Was lobbing down Fan Zhendong worth losing the match? Definitely not but I am sure Bobrow will debate it....

Gauzy is legit, I hope his day comes soon. He should really have beaten Lebesson in that European final and gotten over the hump then. He has real chances of winning this match, I don't want to jinx him but I have to say it,