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From the Official T2Diamond Weibo post above, these players are confirmed. https://www.weibo.com/6063330150/HzwkXC9B6?from=page_1006066063330150_profile&wvr=6&mod=weibotime&type=comment#_rnd1560952757529 ML XX FZD Harimoto Boll Mizutani Calderano...

Those don't matter here. What matters here is that China don't want Ito to play singles. They want Ishikawa. Once she qualifies for the singles, Japan will be forced to choose Ito over Hayata for the team. That will essentially take out the strongest pair for singles(Ito, Hirano)...

The point reserve doesn't matter. Seeding is hardly affected. Ishikawa and Hirano have a huge World Cup buffer that Ito don't enjoy. The T2 is now serving as Ishikawa's lifeline. These bonus points could potentially end Ito's run.

To nullify the effect of Ishikawa's entry, Ito will have to: reach the final(800 pts) if Ishikawa loses in R16(400 pts); win the T2(1000 pts) if Ishikawa reaches QF(500 pts) or finishes 4th(600 pts). Ishikawa will be back in the race if Ito finishes lower than her. Must be fuming right now.

Just took a quick look. Could be wrong. They're neck and neck if you count 4 events only. Niwa 2018/4 2018 WTTC 750pts 2019/3 Qatar Opn 900 2019/4 2019 WTTC 1500 2019/4 Asian Cup 1170 2019/5 China Opn 900 Subtotal 5220 Mizutani 2018/4 2018 WTTC 1500pts 2019/3 Qatar Opn 1125 2019/4 2019 WTTC...

China is officially interfering with Japan's internal selection for Tokyo 2020.

CNT has gotta give these 2 a push... https://www.weibo.com/6063330150/HzCqikknQ?from=page_1006066063330150_profile&wvr=6&mod=weibotime

In that case, Ovtcharov should've been left out if we go by the book. But like apacible said, automatic qualification for the defending T2 Champion(Boll and Szocs, respectively), or wild card for that matter, is never mentioned in any official documents and then that Facebook post on Jun 11...

Yea, Hayata is comparable to XX. A master key for doubles, yet vulnerable for singles. I feel bad for Ishikawa.

Hmm, I never expected an ass pull for table tennis. Automatic qualification for the defending T2 Champion is so Trumpish.

Oh, that criterion is for the 2 singles spots, for the case where 3 or more players have the same ranking points for the 1st spot or 2 or more players qualify for the 2nd spot, in which case they'd consider, in descending order, the WTTC, WC, WTGF, World Tour Platinum won in 2019, the number of...

Is it possible they're inviting Doo over Polcanova because of the 2nd bullet point? It could be interpreted such that only 1 of them could qualify. https://t2apac.com/t2-content/uploads/2019/01/T2-Diamond-2019-Overview-of-Tournament-Qualification-Comp-Format_FINAL.pdf

The JTTA don't usually count the JNT players for the Top 30 beaten so Ishikawa is in the lead and Hayata is dead last. For the T2 Diamond, Polcanova is not playing?

The Director, yes. The Dictator, no. All references to "The Dictator" that I could find are in English. Couldn't come up with one in Chinese. One poster claims "The Dictator" actually started as a mistake. OTOH, "the Director" started as a meme and is related to the backstory about how...

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Rookie mistake.

This kid is walking down a totally different path from Harimoto. He plays like those from the 90s. Uses wit to contain power. Doesn't mindlessly powerloop everything. Very balanced. Like how Sun Wen said, he exploited the path of many shots in their match.

Ishikawa will have to go bust in the World Cup and ideally the Korean Open and Australian Open for that to happen. Even if that happens, Sato will likely not be chosen for the 3rd spot as a chopper just doesn't pair well with an attacker.

It's gonna be a year of headache for LGL.