Oh, yeah, it's only Monday. So as long as KOR reaches the final here, the 2nd seed will be secured.
Suppose KOR reaches the final and JPN wins:
KOR 4110-210+420=4320
JPN 3605-105-280+400+600=4220
JPN (3605 pts) is behind KOR (4110 pts) at this point (505 pts apart). Both pairs have no expiring points before 7/16. Not enough points from the pool for JPN to catch up even if they win here (4100 pts vs 4110 pts). Losing the final 0-3 in Rio hurt a lot.
WS F
Harimoto 4-0 Odo (10, 8, 8, 3)
MS F
Harimoto 4-3 Uda (-9, 7, -9, 6, 7, -4, 9)
Muscle cramps are gonna be the biggest hurdle for Miwa's brother at Paris 2024. But other than that, it is refreshing to see a different Harimoto.
Not gonna happen. Those within or close to JTTA with the balls to make that happen are either dead or retired. Miyazaki is actually a proponent of the BH-oriented style for both genders (see his field trip to South Korea in 2019 with Shinozuka, Yoshiyama Ryoichi, Tanigaki Yuma, Hamada Kazuki...
MS SF
Harimoto 3-2 Matsushima (9, -9, 6, -2, 10)
G5 31, 35 TO for Harimoto, 45, 46, 66, 69, 99, 109 long serve to Matsushima's FH from Harimoto, 1010, 1210
Matsushima took a page from the Lebrun brothers and served as quickly as he could in the first 2 games. He slowed down in G3 after that...
MS SF
Harimoto vs Matsushima (9, -9, 6, )
Matsushima took a page from the Lebrun brothers and served as quickly as he could in the first 2 games. He slowed down in G3 after that didn't work as well as he hoped.
MS SF
Uda 3-2 Shinozuka (-6, -8, 7, 8, 3)
As far as this tournmanet is concerned, Shinopi has gotten much of his game-reading ability back after coming out of low back injury.
WS SF
Odo 3-1 Nagasaki (-9, 1, 5, 5)
Nagasaki's problem still persists. The habit of hitting off-the-bounce even when she is off only aggravates the problem but she just keeps at it. Let the ball drop some more, slow down the pace a little, add a little more spin and the match could've...
XD F
Harimoto/Hayata 3-2 Karlsoon/Kallberg (-8, 11, 10, -6, 7)
G5 71, 73 TO for JPN, 86, 106, 107, 117
For G1, Harimoto played and finished with FH much more (as planned?) but Hayata was clearly out of it when Karlsson got up to speed and blocked back shot after shot. Tasei speaking to Hayata...
It was no fluke that THA defeated IND and PRK to take bronze medal in WT at Asian Games 2022. Highly likely to cause trouble at Paris 2024.
WD SF
Paranang/Sawettabut 2-3 Yokoi/Odo (-9, -5, 8, 8, -2)
Sawettabut was off to a good start last time but missed on that pop-up at 5:2 and Pavade got an edge for the next 2 points, which killed the momentum. Not so lucky for Pavade this time. She is very vulnerable to a spin-based game.
WTT CT Zagreb 2024
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It looks like JPN has won all match-ups against IND in MS/WS/XD. IND is wiped out except for WD.
WS R16
Nagasaki 3-2 Ghorpade (10, -9, -7, 6, 3)
MS R16
M. Yoshimura 3-2 Achanta (-6, 6, -9, 5, 6)
Gnanasekaran 0-3 Matsushima (-5, -5, -8)
Oikawa 3-2 Thakkar (-9, 8, -10, 8, 9)
MS
R32
Desai 1-3...
Look for those with old-school high-density sponge like Butterfly Bryce Highspeed, Andro Plaxon 350/400/450/525, or those with slower porous sponge like Andro GTT 40/45, Donic Blues T1, Joola Zack, Xiom Vega Intro, Victas Ventus Regular...