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Well, ZYL was really only the 'golden child' because she was the disciple of Li Sun and hence granted more opportunities to play in the semis- and finals of team tournaments (which in her defence she has done well in). But the truth is she has lost the most matches to foreigners and clinched the...

Actually based on the timeline that Qin Zhijian had drawn up during the press conference, CNT might be skipping a few more events? According to him, they will leave for German Open on the second day of Lunar New Year (26 Jan). After the conclusion of German Open (2 Feb), they will head to...

Agree, SYS is the more economically-sound option as third person if China decides to go with both DN and LSW. SYS is only 20 y/o this year and can surely last till 2024 which makes her viable for at least two cycles. Considering that the career lifespans of Chinese players have been increasing...

Actually I didn't get why you put a picture of Nagasaki when announcing Uda as champ until I read the tabloid today :eek: Such racy 'old' news -gasps-

SYS: I'm the next big thing, obviously I'm in. / CM: Damn, I thought ZYL is out of the race already. / DN: I can lose 100x but still be in the team just 'cause I'm a Grand Slammer. Try hard WMY. / ZYL: Bitch please, I was the champion for M12, why is my name still last on the list? / LSW: Why...

CNT will probably not go for Hungarian Open. They fly to Sanya from Beijing on 5 February for closed-door training, which should last at least two weeks?

But as a country which prides itself on honour, I feel like JNT will still send the Olympics trio in the finals. Any other line-up is akin to admitting that their selection criteria is flawed, unless well you know one of them is 'injured'.

A pretty strong team for WTTTC2020 actually. Ito, Ishikawa, Hirano, Hayata and (Nagasaki/Sato/Kihara/Hashimoto)?

Hayata: Choosing the Olympics Singles players purely by WR? You must be kidding me. Let me show you why it's a fair (i.e. transparent) but poor system. Oops, Ishikawa-senpai heard it and took game 4.

Ishikawa-senpai keeping the Olympics-trio flag flying ~

Nagasaki because ZYL is going.

Apparently, Yoo Nam-kyu (main coach for the Korean Women's Team) has resigned and is replaced by Chu Kyo-sung (two times WTTC Men's Team bronze medalist in 1995 and 1997). While the ostensible reason cited for You leaving is "personal", other sources claim that his (over)emphasis on endless...

What if Ishikawa-senpai wins the entire tournament LOL

Lol, the other teams thank Ishikawa-senpai for stopping JNT from sending their strongest WD pair to the Olympics.

I suspect it's a mix of different reasons: 1) Diversifying playing styles – Choi Hyojoo is a leftie who uses short pips on her BH. Lee Eunhye, Lee Zion and Shin Yubin are all righties and inverted-rubber users. Makes sense to add a chopper to vary the play a little. 2) Seniority – South...

South Korea's lineup has been decided. Men: Jeong Youngsik (by WR), Jang Woojin (by WR), Lee Sangsu (by WR), Lim Jonghoon (through round-robin internal trials), An Jaehyun (through round-robin internal trials) Women: Choi Hyojoo (through elimination-format internal trials), Lee Eunhye...

While Ma Long could surely have done better than he did, he actually doesn't perform as well as people expects of him for internal trials. Out of the 12 times that he had made an appearance, he only secured a seat through this method on 6 occasions (success rate 50%). The biggest beneficiaries...

Umm, Ito is most motivated when playing Chinese players, especially the top-tier ones. That's why she is sometimes pushed to the brink of defeat by non-Chinese players – her sights (the entire JNT's rather judging by the number of times Chūgoku is repeated in their videos which is actually...

Well, at least Ito vs ZYL or LSW are both worth watching. The self-proclaimed "good for nothing" needs to redeem herself (especially after defeating team-mates who have all won their most recent encounters with Ito) while the World Champion needs this win to secure her Olympics Singles slot.

Lol at Ishikawa-senpai. Collector of bronze, even that is her goal for Tokyo!