Yokoi has been on a roll and also beat Hayata on Christmas Day and many 5ch users said Ito was afraid of playing. I actually wonder if Yokoi can keep that up.
https://tleague.jp/schedule/detail.php?id=697
Nakazawa's comment makes it clear Hirano's ultimate goal is to build up and "explode" at Zennihon Takkyu 2024. Hirano even joked about her loss and made a reference to her press conference on Christmas Day.
パリ五輪切符争う平野美宇 24年初戦は黒星発進も前向き「成長すれば結果ついてくる」中沢監督は太鼓判「いつか爆発する」...
FB said in his live stream commentary that SYS was outgunned in 3rd balls and rallies (at 5:35 in the douyin video) and couldn't keep up with Harimoto's speed. He and Fang Yinchi kept dropping the F-bombs throughout (check out their reactions after that point at 4:21). Both FB (at 5:12) and...
Actually not a good sign for Ito (Yokoi in her block). Hirano and Harimoto held back. Odo also held back.
Hirano has lost only twice this season and both times to Yokoi, with the first time right after coming back from WTT CS Frankfurt 2023. Harimoto also lost to Yokoi in that team match...
LGY/LSD after SF
https://weibo.com/7556183438/NAsEbzqoH
Yuan Licen/XP after SF and F
https://weibo.com/7556183438/NAt70g1dC
https://weibo.com/7556183438/NAudg9qZj
WCQ after F
https://weibo.com/7556183438/NAuPKbZ8C
Some folks on PTT are saying the same thing after that final. Some folks on Tieba also feel the same about FZD but most are focusing on WCQ's hidden serve.
https://www.ptt.cc/bbs/tabletennis/M.1703950823.A.19E.html
Just because there are so few FH-oriented players on the women's side.
See how SYS got owned by Harimoto (165/166cm) in FH throughout the match
[url unfurl=false]https://youtu.be/Je095Fwjr38?t=1785[/url]
FZD and WCQ have lost the same number of foreign matches in MS and MT for the Paris 2024 period. Of the top 5 on the CNT, WCQ and LJK have lost the most and FZD the least against top 20 players.
截至多哈,男队本周期外战胜率 (CNT Men's Foreign Matches Win Rate for Paris 2024 period as of WTT Finals Men Doha...
It seems folks only remember the LYJ in Tokyo 2020. To be honest, his overall result should be much better.
巴黎男单夺冠概率分析 (Paris MS odds of winning analysis)
https://tieba.baidu.com/p/8786267669
咒術少校 灣林高了 實際上他除了上次冠軍賽勇奪冠軍 我沒記錯的話他完全沒有其他具含金量的成人大賽單打冠軍 連洲際冠軍的頭銜也沒有
摩托能連續擊敗小胖 他分也低了 應該跟灣林交換...
Wu Jingping, former CNT coach of MLin, WH, XX (for a short while) and FZD, has made the same observation after Harimoto beat FZD at XTWC 2023.
https://mytabletennis.net/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=93561&PID=1147109&title=ittf-mixed-team-world-cup-2023-chengdu-12-410#1147109
As WCQ said, he didn't play that well. He served into the net at 9:9 of G1 and he trailed in G2.
Harimoto was also trying out new things according to his latest interview. He gave up after G2, likely saving it for the upcoming WTTC 2024.
QD says taking G2 was crucial.
https://weibo.com/7556183438/NAiX92dlK
FZD says he entered the game quicker than he did in the previous match.
https://weibo.com/7556183438/NAjkCFX3i
LGY says he remained firm and didn't let his guard down even after having the lead...
Harimoto's latest interview on his sense of crisis after WTT CS Frankfurt 2023, where he lost to LYJ. Posting the whole thing since it's behind a paywall.
https://mainichi.jp/articles/20231229/k00/00m/050/130000c
QD 3-2 LJK (-2, 12, -6, 9, 6)
G5 52 TO for LJK, 92 slight net for QD, 96 QD served off the table, 116
The key moment came at 5:7 of G4 when QD turned the tide by playing a few crucial pivot FH.
WCQ praises F. Lebrun, saying he deserves his top 10 ranking.
https://weibo.com/7556183438/NAbubimjM
LGY says he played safe towards the end of G4.
https://weibo.com/7556183438/NAbhMmMAo
ML says it has been several years since their last encounter, that the match was rather close and JWJ had...