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The discussion arises because there is suspicion of fixing and the possibility is there. It doesn't matter if there is no way of knowing the truth. This is just like the World Cup 2012 when ML lost to CCY in the group and CCY had to lose to Crisan not 0-4, not 1-4, not 2-4, but 3-4 for ML to...

This is the time when knowing Chinese comes in handy. Read the comments by WH and FZD and you will see.

It's not pointless. The reason this whole fixing suspicion gains traction is due to the way the main draw was done. The draw for Winners/Runner-ups of Group A AND B are fixed. That's where fixing becomes possible.

They're still against post-factory boosting. The working group is just a mere empty promise to quell the anger of those who complain about blatant boosting.

Told you not to get your hopes up.

Ladies and gentlemen! That's it. The news is in. The proposal has been withdrawn. German TTA complained. ESN complained. Several manufacturers complained. Pundits complained. It's decided a working group will be formed to look for a simple way to inspect rackets. Take it to mean...

Everybody knows about Haritomo's forehand loophole. Not even a secret. Even Harimoto says himself he tries to steer the game to his BH game as much as possible. His dad has openly admitted to it multiple times since WJTTC 2016, and he just told the press that Harimoto worked on his forehand...

Glued H3?

In one report, Harimoto said he missed so much he squandered his chances. He got hotheaded and that clouded his judgment. His technique was like 60-80% but needed to be 80-90%. He needed to keep up the pressure until the opponent missed but he just went all in and doomed if the ball came...

HKTTA put in a proposal some years ago with the hand signs all filmed and photographed. It's been implemented for local tournaments to great effect. Doesn't matter if you're illiterate or deaf, so long as you're not blind. Zero ambiguity. It looks like it has been implemented for...

Oh, you bet. It's all over the news. It made to the top page on Yahoo.

Told ya. Peaking at the wrong time.

I'm not telling. Propaganda, Japanese style The big ass header reads "Harimoto Tomokazu beat World-Ranked Number 1 FZD!" The gist of the passage sums up the game, that Harimoto used his backhand to open up the angles and steered the game to his advantage.

Well, because he is ethnic Chinese. From the past matches he lost against DO and XX, he lost miserably the 1st time but by the 2nd time he had already come up with a clear game plan. It could be his dad, it could be his support team(yup, the Japan has a dedicated team of people doing analytics...

Not if you have followed them closely for several years. Ishikawa is the perfect counterexample. Mizutani peaked at the right time once at Rio. The JNT still hasn't cracked the code when it comes to peaking at the right time. WCT of Hong Kong has spoken he had always peaked at the wrong...

He won't turn 15 until Jun 27.

Most OVERRATED No.1 ever. On a serious note, that's the cost of supercompensation. Most CNT players are now at the trough of the performance curve ahead of the WTTC. Expect them to peak at the end of the month.

I'm not so sure about people not thinking about Communism. The way I see former Eastern bloc from the news is that the people there have lost their way after the collapse of communism. Instead of embracing the legacies left behind, the people have chosen to reject their past(see @4:16 in video...

It won't be voted on until the AGM starting at the end of this April, alongside the WTTC.