CHJ as the trump card had already lost its surprise effect when it failed to take out JPN at TWC 2019. On the flip side, that failure actually revealed KOR was severely limited in lineup flexibility - SYB was stuck in doubles with either JJH or CHJ, both lefties. Keep in mind JJH and SYB were...
Tieba users have long put the blame on Ito for losing to Solja at Rio 2016, instead of Fukuhara when both of them lost 2 matches (singles and doubles).
Minnie has been praised as the heroine for beating HY and SXN at Tokyo 2020. If she lost either, chances were LHC was going to lose the 5th...
KOR is no longer the team from 2004 and 2008. They don't produce choppers like they used to and hence don't play choppers as well now. Remember KOR lost to GER at Tokyo 2020 and SYB, their best hope, was the culprit. Like I touched on last month, JPN is now better than CHN (and likely the...
Yen refreshes its 38-year low on 7/3, 1 USD ~ 161.94 JPY.
https://www.fxstreet.com/news/japanese-yen-remains-weaker-as-business-activity-shows-signs-of-contraction-202407030323
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/06/28/yen-hits-161-against-us-dollar.html
Slightly off-topic. Table tennis trumps badminton and tennis.
https://www.worldsportsphotographyawards.com/winners-and-shortlists-per-year/winners
https://www.worldsportsphotographyawards.com/per-category/year-2024/racquet-sports-24
Racquet Sports
Gold
Untitled by Benjamin Lau
Special Merit...
Posting this paywalled article on Togami by Mainichi from late March that I somehow missed. Also another one by Table Tennis Kingdom from late May.
https://mainichi.jp/articles/20240318/k00/00m/050/027000c
戸上隼輔、「オクセンハウゼン」と契約。2季ぶりのブンデスリーガ挑戦。「世界のトップクラスに仲間入りしたい」...
早田曼谷女单退赛 (Hayata withdraws from WS of WTT SCT Bangkok 2024)
https://tieba.baidu.com/p/9072917830
弥留春夏 本子还是不自信啊 (Japanese still isn't confident)
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弥留春夏: 还冲什么混双 混双主动权压根不在他们那 只要林申进决赛他们就没戏 纯粹是单打怕输丢面子 (Why are they still going for XD? The initiative in XD is not in their...
Miwa's brother is the first non-CNT player to become a Triple Crown winner in WTT's history. They are also the first siblings to win in MS and WS together.
Togami: Didn't play me.
【WTT突尼斯常规挑战赛】日乒包揽五冠 ([WTT CT Tunis 2024] JNT sweeps all 5 titles)
https://tieba.baidu.com/p/9072440200
Table tennis, the sport that has achieved gender neutrality.
WTTC 2011 WS Champion - ZJK
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WTTC 2013 WD Champions - GY/LXX
[url unfurl=false]https://youtu.be/4Hzn_PkcF-s?t=271[/url]
Time flies. It's been 6 years since my first post about Uda. But yeah, Uda is "The Last Samurai" born in the wrong place at the wrong time. I really want to see him play in a team event along with Harimoto and Togami...