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This Czech Open is a very valuable experience for Hirano's future growth.

Hirano has finally understood the importance and good use of tactical variations.

Look what happened at the WTTC Budapest. http://results.ittf.bornan.net/ittf-web-results/html/TTE5000/results.html#/match/M.SINGLES-----------.R64-.000300--

Luck was on LYJ's side in G7. Can't rely on that at the majors.

TO too late. Should've called TO in G5. He lost that game too fast and the tables were turned.

Who will prevail? If we go by track records, the odds are against Hirano. Hmm, may the best player win.

Let it spread like fire.

This. That's why double inverted is said to have the highest ceiling. Pips have a tighter tolerance level because of timing, which in turn lowers the threshold of your effective range - the distance you could play from the table.

Listen to what Li Xiaoxia has to say.

Exactly. In a previous interview, HZJ says her BH has more or less reached the end of development and that she wants to work on her FH instead. So the game plan Qiu came up for Ishikawa is specifically playing into the weakness of pips.

Perhaps Franziska intended to push Ovtcharov up the ranking, for the 2nd seed over Japan at the upcoming Team World Cup.

Done shopping...

First blood...

These table hoarders.

They do to an extent. They have something like a range, a certain threshold before they lose control. That's why they're so effective at the amateur level because most inverted players can't cross the threshold.

Basically, pips, whether short, long, or raw, fear strong spin. These styles feed off on pace and excel in disruption. Therefore, inverted players want to avoid that by spinning the heck out of the ball. That's the reason China has ditched these styles over the years, because double inverted...