Bigger picture:
Unlikely for Miwa to mature much in 1 month's time ahead of Paris 2024, even with the BH tweak, but should be adequate before WT F.
As hinted by Miwa's brother before, unnecessary of him to adapt his game to that of Togami in exchange for his end goal for Paris 2024.
WTT CT...
Feel free to check out the recent interviews, namely those with Spread that I posted in the big thread. The way they answered similar questions reveals a lot of difference in their thought process and priorities ahead of Paris 2024.
Harimoto actually did the right thing there, learning from his painful lesson against LJK at WTTC 2023. When it gets really tight, those loopkills wouldn't be so easy to execute for Togami, even more so at Paris 2024.
Like Hirano, Harimoto played with a set of rules here, trying out certain...
WTT CT Zagreb 2024
MS SF
Harimoto 2-3 Togami (-13, -12, 8, 9, -10)
In terms of mindset, Harimoto and Hirano are practically identical now that the top seeds are out of their hands. What matters is the bigger picture as Harimoto told in an interview at WTT CS Chongqing 2024.
Reading the youtube live chat while watching the Hayata vs Hirano match unfolded has convinced me that the majority have little idea what they're talking about. I think only 1 person insisted that Hirano could match Hayata and should not be underestimated at the start of G1. Even more...
SYB, Szocs, Diaz, CIC et al. should thank Ito at Singapore Smash 2024 and Hayata at WTT CT Zagreb 2024 for blocking Hirano from the 4th seed at Paris 2024, which was totally possible.
https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/forum/topics/wtt-singapore-smash-2024-3-7-3-17.33147/post-447641...
WS SF
Hayata 3-2 Hirano (-6, 5, -7, 4, 11)
Hirano's handling of serve to her short FH has really improved a lot and become her strength. In terms of short FH receive, Kihara is the other core JNT player that excels at it.
Hirano's spin reading ability has always been her trait (even better than...
How many SF and F rounds has AJH "collected" since last year?
MS SF
A. Lebrun 3-2 AJH (9, -10, 4, -7, 6)
MS QF
AJH 3-2 JWJ (9, 11, -13, -8, 8)
JWJ: Saudi Smash 2024 SF > WTTC 2019 SF
AJH: 4-3 JWJ at WTTC 2019 QF
Indian paddler Ayhika Mukherjee posts cryptic message after Paris Olympics omission
https://khelnow.com/table-tennis/paris-olympics-omission-ayhika-mukherjee-202405
'I will keep on pushing myself harder' - Manika Batra targets India's first medal in table tennis at 2024 Paris Olympics...
India’s table tennis coach Massimo Costantini interview: ‘Chinese are scared of playing against pimples’
https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/massimo-costantini-india-table-tennis-coach-interview-9378609/
印度佬都知道规则就是规则 (Even Indians know rules are rules)...
Was curious what exactly happened. In short, Ito's short serve lost effect roughly after G2 whereas Pavade's long serve turned the tables after G2.
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G1
Ito served short and...
Hirano met resistance only in G2, after a 4:1 lead and then somehow eased but regrouped in time. The level displayed in G3 could overwhelm Szocs tomorrow. Will see how Szocs deals with that.
WS R16
ZCZ 0-3 Hirano (-6, -9, -2)