ML's response when asked about that at the press conference.
http://sports.sina.com.cn/others/pingpang/2018-05-07/doc-ihacuuvu1487317.shtml
(I never thought much about it. Just did it on a whim. The power of the internet is too strong nowadays, so I hope people will not mimic that.)
The player can turn down a TO in individual events, say singles, doubles, and mixed. In team event, if the coach calls it, the players must take it. It's in the rules.
Soo said Hirano's too quick for her own good sometimes. Guess what? I wrote about this in late 2016 when Hirano came back from the CTTSL to attend the WJTTC in Capetwon. Rui Nakazawa(Wang Rui) actually touched on the stability issue in 2017, saying that Hirano would drop random matches for no...
In the morning hours of the 5th, after DN lost in the match against Soo Wai Yam Minnie the night before, Guo Yue posted her opinions on Weibo.
(Why blame injury every time after a loss? Always say not prepared well? Is it because the team is too forgiving or pampering? Is it an excuse or a...
His quads are busted? He flexed them on multiple occasions.
He cuts down on stepping around. Something is definitely off.
Adjusted well and disrupted JYS' flow.
I want to see the decider of the decider of the decider!
Boll gotta make his 2 serves count. 1 down! NOOOOOLLLL!
LSS spotted Boll 1. Yay, wish granted!
Boll's concentration started waning in the latter half of 2nd game...3rd game drifting away.
Boll still has not adapted to LSS's pendulum serve out to his short FH.
https://mao.5ch.net/test/read.cgi/pingpong/1525527077/
Discussion on 5ch, arguably the largest generic forums(like reddit) in Japan, posts #400-500 wondering why Baba puts in that linep, starting #800 people wondered why not let Hayata play, later on people commenting Ishikawa is a dead weight.