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But there is no point playing Xu Xin or Fan Zhendong after playing Jang Woojin like that. But you are right, no one will tell him no if he really wants to play. He has earned that.

There was no real table turning. Patrick just didn't get the first attack in and when he did, used less power. At some point, you have to realize that playing the way that got you the lead is the only way to win if the opponent doesn't change, not playing "safer" as the opponent's strength is...

Germany has made the final and they know they have no realistic chance of winning tomorrow. Whatever team they field is fine. I don't think Steger and Dima will play but I wouldn't be surprised if Steger did but I would be surprised if Dima did.

Very well played by Franziska. Don Parker did a fantastic job giving us good insights into the match. And Adam needs to find a better balance with his rambling humor and commentary. Congrats and go Germany!

I am a bit torn - I want Germany to win but I think Korea will give China the more exciting match.

I love Don, but Adam is being really stupid. It's easy to tell the logic behind the team selections if you have a rough idea of the player capabilities. OR at least have a compelling story. Here is mine - Filus, you chop so you sit. I got Boll, Dima, Steger and Fransizka. Boll can give me...

Bobrow needs to shut up sometimes - Go Timo!!!

Filus is actually the team #3, but the bigger problem is that as a chopper, the Koreans will have a field day with him.

Timo uses his timeout (probably with flashbacks to his Ma Long no-timeout debacle) and it doesn't work though this context is entirely different.

Great post, TWI. But whose track record is not terrible against all those players??? Mima Ito? Miu Hirano? Hina Hayata? My point is not that in some theoretical world that Hayata might have a better chance vs Zhu Yuling than Kasumi Ishikawa. My point is that people should stop blaming...

You keep missing the point - how many JNT players are repeatedly beating the Chinese? Ishikawa is to take the best arguments against her the worst of a bunch of losers. People should stop acting like she is a loser amongst a bunch of winners. She won exactly the same number of games in that...

To me there is nothing wrong with her usual schemes - the problem is that she doesn't have Ito's temperament where the misses are accepted as being necessary to support the style, knowing that it won't always be your day against the right level of player. If Hirano accepted the missing, she...

Ito's win got everyone's hopes up. It was simply the matchup between two people who have played the least and the JNT player that has been the least studied as a serious contender to the Chinese. Let's revisit Ito if she plays someone on the CNT again, especially LSW.

And I presume Hirano has it? Or Ito didn't just get lucky? This after the fact selective crowing is very unbecoming.

When was the last time that 3 different Chinese female players lost matches in a WTTTC event if ever?

The best teams are winning so the matches you will see will be better. I have been impressed by how hard the top players are being challenged.

I would say that under the old ranking system he would have broken the top 35 after this event and possibly the top 25. With the new ranking system he has to play more events but he is a good player. In the past he definitely was not this strong. It's that simple. I mean how many world tours...

Get a browser with VPN and watch from a country or continent that isn't banned. It might be a bit slower but it is better. Do beware as over time, the ITTF will sell more and more rights and this will make it harder to watch from more and more places.

You could be right though that being slightly taller is helping as well. I thought her face looked thinner.

Is it me or has Hirano lost quite a bit of weight?