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  1. Harimoto: "It's presumptuous to call it a rivalry." (#1135)

    Led 6:1 in G1 and then something inside buckled under like in the past... 【女子グループC】木原美悠 vs 平野美宇|アジア卓球選手権2026 兼 世界卓球2027 アジア大陸予選会 [url unfurl=false]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIPifDGC6D0[/url]
  2. TT11 Blind Rubber Test

    At a minimum (to keep down the complexity and time), they should've used 4 blades and 8 rubbers (2 identical rubbers for each blade) as it's been known the type of rubber on one side can affect the other side.
  3. TT11 Blind Rubber Test

    Other than T05H weighing in at 50g, the other Butterfly rubbers weigh at or below 48g. G1 at 47g is the lightest ESN rubber, which used to be among the heaviest back in late 2000s to early 2010s. Karahashi Takkyu's rubbers in tokuatsu/extra thick/>=2.1 and TB ALC head size. Not explicitly...
  4. TT11 Blind Rubber Test

    It actually provides some useful (but skewed) insight regarding the weight. For the 4 specimens in this experiment, the blade with Bluestar A2 is the heaviest and the one with D05 is heavier than the one with Z03 (when it should be the other way as per Butterfly). Weight is an important...
  5. TT11 Blind Rubber Test

    It would help the viewers better understand the tester's assessment by stating explicitly and precisely what they usually play with when comparing so we know where they're coming from.
  6. Harimoto: "It's presumptuous to call it a rivalry." (#1135)

    She lost to Akae next (KO QF) in 4 games after leading 10:7 in G4. There is currently no video for the complete match. 【Ch.2】アジア卓球選手権2026 兼 世界卓球2027 アジア大陸予選会 日本代表選考会 [url unfurl=false]https://youtu.be/gc_6pR9VoZw?t=2702[/url] 【インタビュー】木原美悠「嬉しいです」平野美宇を破ってGL突破|アジア卓球選手権2026 兼 世界卓球2027 アジア大陸予選会...
  7. TT11 Blind Rubber Test

    Not surprising. A big reason recent ESN rubbers can compete with Butterfly rubbers has to do with their weight making up for their deficiencies. Think of different weight classes in boxing.
  8. Harimoto: "It's presumptuous to call it a rivalry." (#1135)

    What's known with some certainty is that both were suspended at around the same time back in 3/2017 likely for breaking the dorm curfew during their enrollment at the JOC Elite Academy. The rest is conjectural, just like Oshima and Hayata... In East Asian cultures, men shave their heads and...
  9. Harimoto: "It's presumptuous to call it a rivalry." (#1135)

    In a sneak peek of the latest episode of Takkyu Project 2028, Miwa said rather than tears of joy, it was tears of intimidation and admiration, revealing that she cried ahead of her match against SYS in the WT F of WTTC 2026 not because she had just defeated WMY, but because of the fear SYS...
  10. Harimoto: "It's presumptuous to call it a rivalry." (#1135)

    Tanaka attributes his win to his newly-wed wife... 【卓球】新婚の25歳・田中佑汰が涙の優勝「うれしさ倍増」アジア選手権切符ゲット 3月9日に1歳下の一般女性と結婚 https://hochi.news/articles/20260527-OHT1T51293.html?page=1
  11. Harimoto: "It's presumptuous to call it a rivalry." (#1135)

    Double punishment. 【卓球】2日連続で涙…早田ひな4強敗退「ここで逃げては意味ない」世界卓球の傷癒えず0-3完敗 https://www.nikkansports.com/sports/news/202605270000387.html (For the second day in a row, with tears in her eyes, she accepted her defeat, saying, "Things just didn't go as usual. I lost because I couldn't play as usual."...
  12. Harimoto: "It's presumptuous to call it a rivalry." (#1135)

    【卓球】21歳赤江夏星は涙「早田さんに勝ったからこそ…」準決勝で番狂わせもミラクルVならず https://www.nikkansports.com/sports/news/202605270001206.html (Akae Kaho (21, Nippon Life Insurance), champion of the 2022 All-Japan Inter-High School Championships, came in second place. In the final, she faced Nagasaki Miyu (23, Kinoshita Group)...
  13. Harimoto: "It's presumptuous to call it a rivalry." (#1135)

    2026年アジア選手権、日本代表選考会。女子は接戦を制した長﨑美柚が優勝 https://world-tt.com/blog/news/archives/353279 (In the final, Nagasaki continued her attack without becoming passive against the momentum-driven Akae. As Akae reflected after the match, "I should have been more aggressive as the lower-ranked player, but I...
  14. Harimoto: "It's presumptuous to call it a rivalry." (#1135)

    Nagasaki said she couldn't view table tennis in a positive light before the selection trial. Tanaka said he wants to keep on growing. https://x.com/nikkei_sports/status/2059547228822515720 日経電子版 スポーツ @nikkei_sports 卓球のアジア選手権などの国内選考会の女子決勝は #長崎美柚...
  15. Harimoto: "It's presumptuous to call it a rivalry." (#1135)

    Hayata on 0-3 Akae, saying how she was totally not in the game. https://x.com/nikkei_sports/status/2059495324650229989 日経電子版 スポーツ @nikkei_sports 卓球のアジア選手権などの国内選考会の女子準決勝で #早田ひな 選手は0-3で #赤江夏星 選手に敗れました。 競り合いながらあと1、2本が取れない展開を「気持ちがついていかない部分が大きかった」と振り返り、「ちゃんとそこを振り返り、自分の心と頭と向き合って次に繋げたい」と話していました。
  16. Harimoto: "It's presumptuous to call it a rivalry." (#1135)

    Shinozuka on 2-3 Kawakami, comparing him to Matsushima, with both giving off the vibe of prodigies. https://x.com/nikkei_sports/status/2059473306110333148 日経電子版 スポーツ @nikkei_sports 卓球のアジア選手権などの国内選考会。男子準々決勝で #篠塚大登 選手は #川上流星 選手に2-3で惜敗。...
  17. Harimoto: "It's presumptuous to call it a rivalry." (#1135)

    He's talked about it recently when looking back on winning the U19 BS of WYC 2025 and JBS of Zennihon Takkyu 2026. 世界ユース U19男子シングルス優勝 川上流星インタビュー(前編) https://www.butterfly.co.jp/takurepo/interview/detail/027525.html 世界ユース U19男子シングルス優勝  川上流星インタビュー(後編)...
  18. Harimoto: "It's presumptuous to call it a rivalry." (#1135)

    MS F Uda 1-3 Tanaka G2 36 TO for Uda, 46, 47, 59, 510, 610, 611 G3 119 G4 39, 49, 410, 411 Gratz to Tanaka for earning the right to become the Water Dispenser.
  19. Harimoto: "It's presumptuous to call it a rivalry." (#1135)

    WS F Akae 2-3 Nagasaki G1 26, 36, 38 slight net for Nagasaki, 310, 410, 411 G2 11, 41, 42, 76, 86, 87, 97, 98, 108, 109 corner edge for Nagasaki, 1011, 1211 Nagasaki served into the net, 1212 sideline edge for Nagsaki, 1213, 1413, 1415, 1515, 1516, 1616, 1617 TO for Nagasaki, 1917 G3 12, 32, 33...
  20. Harimoto: "It's presumptuous to call it a rivalry." (#1135)

    Uda reaching the final again? Get outta here.
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