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Man, Gauzy did it in the freakiest way possible - well done! Now can he win two games?

China vs France... Can France win games unlike Egypt?

German Men's Team have an absurdly difficult draw - getting through that draw should deserve a medal just for doing it.

It is easy to forget that Wang Manyu and Sun Yingsha are the world doubles champions.

The problem is that a lot of things are read off one match. Losing 3-4 to Jorgic who Lin beat 4-0 easily. ML struggles to beat Dima 4-3 and is not in form because he is losing a game here and there, but for some reason in the final, FZD forgot how to do a backhand down the line consistently...

They should wait to the semifinals or finals to implement this - it just might work, but for the problem that Ito hasn't done that well against any of the Chinese ladies other than LSW, who the Chinese will definitely hide, and Miu Hirano has nothing to offer as well.

Ma Long has beaten all those players, except maybe Pitchford, but I am not in the mood to check. Ultimately, Ma Long always has a lucky draw when he wins and an unlucky one when he loses - he creates his own luck. Maybe Dima should be thankful that Japan sent Niwa and not Mizutani?

The biggest thing in favor of Waldner for me is Europe was much more competitive during his era. The sad thing is that Europe's top players remained top players for too long. Even now, many of Europe's top players belong to a previous era (Samsonov, Boll). So we can debate how strong Europe...

I haven't seen the draw but the best candidates are Taiwan, Germany, Korea then maybe Sweden - I think Taiwan are the darkhorses. Japanese men are a mess. They would have to play Mizutani in singles and Harimoto and Niwa in doubles to make sense.

All is fair in love and war between teammates in an Olympic final. This is the rule I tell you,..

I kid you not, the first time I head a noise, I was like where is that coming from - it can't be Dima...

Didn't become timid - took more risks and didn't convert. After someone has beaten you so badly so often, it becomes a form of Stockholm Syndrome.

Most of the "Ma Long is not the GOAT" arguments before this were largely trolling or emotional or based on the belief he is competing in a significantly weaker era. By the numbers, there really is no argument. But he took Dima's best and that is the best Europe had to offer no doubt. The two...

This is going 7.

Yes. The one thing that people often point out when describing Dima or contrasting Dima and Boll is that Dima spehds a lot of hours training hard at the table. You can't doubt his hustle.

This is why it is best of 7... Fan is always nervous when these things start...

My prediction was wrong - Dima is a legend in his own right.

As we can see, Silent Assassin is not so silent. No one would fault him for doing it in a bronze medal match. Not every time he plays his pet teddy bear in competition.

Is it me, or does this table have weird bounces?

It's because he struggled with Dima and other players, but I think others may not appreciate how much the rest of the world has improved during the pandemic. I think the most obvious issue is that he is not defending the backhand down the line well enough against all these players and Fan...