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It appears Miwa has added some substantial supination to her BH now. Very visible. Took a page from Szocs? Didn't work well if not at all. Will have to decide whether to give it another try or 2. It seems she dumped it in the middlegame of G2 and instead turned to a FH-oriented game with BH...

Calderano 3-2 LJK (6, 8, -11, -8, 6) Calderano has fixed some long-standing issues of his game at the table, especially on FH. If he could reproduce and maintain this form throughout Paris 2024, then reaching the SF with his seeding won't be out of the question. The potential concern is that...

Coming close against WCQ is worth bragging about now? What about Tanaka who actually beat him at ATTC 2023 which mattered much more? Great future ahead of him? He is still not sponsored to this day. All that effort and he got to play 1 match at WTTC 2024. There is a clear bias toward...

Why do Americans like straw man so much? See what I wrote again. Miwa is very likely 167cm tall at WTTC 2024, with Hayata side-by-side for comparison. https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/forum/topics/ittf-world-team-table-tennis-championships-finals-busan-2024.32987/post-444782...

Harimoto's interview during WTT CS Chongqing 2024, likely after his win over Assar. Even more Tieba users have taken a liking to him after this. 纸盒还挺实诚：我说金牌又要被骂了 拿十个公开赛冠军也不如一个奥运会奖牌 (Paper Box is quite honest: I would get told off again for saying gold medal. Winning 10 Opens is never as good...

Yes, she was lucky. She actually talked about how she didn't get enough sleep after winning the XD (3.5 hours) at Tokyo 2020 and how she was glad she got through the first 2 rounds in WS (Fu Yu and S. Sawettabut). Even before that, she had often talked about how she played worse when she...

WS R16 Zhang An 1-3 Hayata (-9, -10, 9, -6) G2 109, 1012 G3 810, 910, 911 G4 17, 37, 39, 59, 69, 611 Hirano talked about how the selection race for Tokyo 2020 was 10s of times more difficult than that for Paris 2024 because of jet lag. We've seen how Hirano fared in 2023 and now Hayata as...

Moving the goalposts? Look up my stance again a few posts up. I've already made that prediction in late 2023, which was reinforced during WTTC 2024.

Alexis may have a higher ceiling against core CNT players as of now, but Felix has a MUCH better chance of reaching/easier road to the SF for a medal match. At the end of the day, securing a medal takes precedence over beating CNT players if you can't have both. Keep in mind Alexis has not...

MS R16 F. Lebrun 2-2 Boll (9, -11, 10, -3, 10) G5 04, 64 TO for Boll, 65, 75, 76, 96, 97, 107, 1010, 1210 Lebrun: I'm a fan of Harimoto but I'm not mentally weak as Harimoto! Farewell, Boll!

Still think he should not play MS at Paris 2024 [1, 2]. MS R16 A. Lebrun 2-3 LJK (-7, 9, 3, -9, -9) G5 98 Lebrun served off the net tape, 911

Riley after G4: I'm gonna go with Dima in this G5. Something in the air and look...and also the Olympic results that I mentioned... Calderano 3-2 Ovtcharov (-4, -2, 9, 5, 7) G5 41 TO for Ovtcharov, 51, 52, 62, 63, 73, 75 TO for Calderano, 95, 97, 117

Brazil: I like you. Argentina: Then I hate you. Nagasaki: ...

MS R32 JWJ 3-1 Franziska (8, -6, 6, 10) G4 107, 108 TO for JWJ, 1010, 1110 Franziska served into the net, 1210 Togami at MT F of WTTC 2022: I know, right?

2024: Where is Moregard? 2021: Here, never left. https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/forum/topics/wtt-champions-frankfurt-2023.32185/post-429661

WS R32 Polcanova 2-3 WYD (-6, 9, -10, 7, -13) G3 26, 56 TO for WYD, 76, 79, 109, 1012 G5 20, 24, 64, 67, 77, 78, 88, 98, 99, 109, 1011, 1111, 1112, 1312, 1315 It's confirmed. WYD has trouble dealing with low-pace and spinny shots that she often whiffs (especially on those with sidespin that...

Looks like Diaz has worked on playing top choppers.

In G2, Hirano played too many shots to Meshref's BH, the quality of which was just right for the latter to rip right back to Hirano's wide FH. From Zhang Cheng's gesture, he likely told Hirano to send more shots to Meshref's middle, which she did in late G2.

Riley is still poor at discerning which way the match is heading.

Fun fact: China and Argentina are almost antipodes. Flying almost across the world back and forth for 1 match sounds even more exhilarating than Ping Pong without its very feature... https://www.antipodesmap.com/ Taiyuan, Shanxi - Departamento Puelén, La Pampa Mendoza - Sanmenxia, Henan