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But he can't just like Koki Niwa can not. The difference is that MA long was losing to one person. Koki Niwa keeps playing Fan and Ma Long and nothing changes. He will not stop trying or playing as TT is his life but playing in front of his home country the pressure to play well was immense...

Sure. It is not a fighting thing, he knows he lacks the weapons to get the job done. Ever played someone who after a few points you realize there is no point chasing the ball to block it because they will just loop to the opposite corner and never miss until you do? That is how Koki feels. He...

Tell Koki Niwa what to do. Coach him.

Well said. I am realizing the importance of this lesson too with less time to train. You have to define what you do and do it well.

They need someone to replace Liu Jia and they do have Polcanova.

Every good player like yourself goes through this. Revisit in two weeks. This is not the time to take what you think seriously. Even me right now I lost two matches yesterday, I feel like ****. But good coaches have told me this is normal when you feel down after losing so you need to just...

How you think about table tennis after losing is always affected by the losses. Playing against better players, losing is the natural result. The real issue is whether you can improve under the guidance of a proper coach.

BTW, Koki Niwa beats Harimoto in a somewhat meaningless match. But for who?

Li Xiaoxia once had the nickname "bridesmaid" because she always came second and look how that turned out. People just like to say nasty things without a shred of patience and context.

No, robots don't help with speed and you need careful coaching if you use one.

I think it Harimoto actually does much more with his forehand than he should because of the pressure to play vs. older players. What that means for his long term growth is not clear but the idea that his stroke is similar to Mizutani is ridiculous and is why I bring this up...

Look at the video when Ma Long was 14. Where was the talent? Harimoto has a very powerful forehand, especially so for his age. Nothing to be ashamed of. But even on the backhand side Ma Long was overpowering him. Harimoto redirects and plays faster. But saying that Harimoto should be looping...

Well we have the Ma Long from yesterday. Is his forehand as good as Harimoto's at the same age? To be honest , I didn't want to get into it, but the analysis of the matchup is wrong. Ma Long is just significantly more powerful than Harimoto is so Harimoto has to make up for the deficit...

Hard but quite possible. But you would need to find much better players to train against and learn from. It is hard to get faster playing against players who aren't above the level you aspire to play at. Your athleticism and talent are also a factor but I can't speak to that and unless you...

Watching table tennis with higher level players and coaches or discussing the game with high level players and coaches gives you a variety of insights and let's you know you different your naive perspective can be from a professional. I remember one time a good player told me that a higher...

Not to derail this thread in the absence of matches but here is Ma Long at 14. For Harimoto at 14, watch T2. https://youtu.be/99tgBH1n4Nc People watching Harimoto often confuse technique with age.

"Relatively weak forehand", "flat hits"... you do realize that this is a 15/16 year old playing against men and he is weaker from a power perspective on all fronts if he plays a consistency rally as opposed to a placement and speed game?

Yes points won to points lost ratio. This happened on year in the World Cup where all 3 players went 1-1 and all scores were 4-3 between Assar, Tsuboi and Appolonia.

This is clearly what they do. As yoass said you have to read between the lines. If you watch the Ice Cream video, I can hear Dan saying that one of the blades is too fast and likely unplayable for many players but maybe I am the only one hearing this as I am listening for it.

Not if he wins the group. Not if both ML and FZD win their groups.