Celebrate and analyze. Did table bounce/slip not affect XX’s receives? Were there no tactical changes available to mitigate or lessen the effects of the loss of the short push?
A DN fangirl I am not, but I found her bounce-back and closeout in the SYS match very convincing and don't expect a walk in the park for CM later today, and definitely would not be surprised to see DN pull out a hard-fought victory.
Looks like they were. Then again, even now a Harimoto encounters a Samsonov, both acting at the top with 30 or so years separating them.
The more I see of Bengtsson the more I admire him. But that footage, it shows strong TT roots. It must be more than just mountainous runs through the...
I think his high may have been a bit of overreach, and his implied low a bit exaggerated.
He’s a fine second tier pro, and wuite constant at that, barring periods of injury and subject to slight form conjectural fluctuation.
As a TRUE BELIEVER of the CHURCH OF ITO, I still believe the great ITO can turn things around, but she has to get a better handle on these longfastdeepserves of Wang Manyu's.
"Step size and wing span", Adam opines on Mima Ito. Having stood next to her, I thought to myself, ain't no such thing, really. Yet if she keeps finding that extreme BH angle so consistently, well, no need to have either, really.
XX straining his ankle on the table cage? It looks awfully wide. Suitable for wheelchair TT these tables are not, and the fact that the pro's often stumble into it while moving about the table is awkward.
Not after the TO, I'd say.
The true test of the moment (to me) would be a matchup of in-form Xu Xin against an in-form Ma Long. That just might happen too; if it does, let's see.