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Perhaps to conclude this thread, I would say the biggest winner is surely CNT. More specifically, the women's team as the order in the men's team (ML/FZD/XX) is clearly still rather firm. If I understand it right, they had three main goals for Qatar Open and all were met. 1) To ascertain the...

1) Chen Meng 2) Wang Manyu / Liu Shiwen / Sun Yingsha 5) Ding Ning 6) Zhu Yuling 7) Chen Xingtong 8) Wang Yidi 9) He Zhuojia

A bit of luck on her side too I would say. During the crucial third game, LSW led 9-8 and the rally went in her favour, only for the ball to clip the net at the end in a irrecoverable manner which WMY acknowledged empathetically. Then at 9-9, it was LSW's serve but that didn't go over the net...

If ML wins this, he will gain 2230 points and possibly return to top 5 o_O

They misheard "medal" at the end for "Ma Long" ~

Liu Shiwen completely shut down Wang Yidi. Seems like those famous CNT close-door training camps are quite something, well at least for the female players XD

I'm surprised Japan didn't switch out Hirano or Kasumi for Ito. After all, CNT did replace DN with CM to increase the chances of the latter clinching her first World Singles title (Asian Cup -> World Cup). I imagine Japan would want to do the same for Ito, grooming her to amass all the Singles...

Is she playing Asian Cup?

If Ito loses, she's gonna vent all her anger on Ding Ning. DN will then become the next Zhu Yuling??

29 March 2019 Highlights - Revenge Match #1: Ito Mima vs Doo Hoi Kem (Austria Open 2018) - Revenge Match #2: Wang Manyu vs Chen Xingtong (Marvellous 12) - Revenge Match #3: Harimoto Tomokazu vs Liang Jingkun (Korea Open 2018)

It's working fine for me though. https://tv.ittf.com/livestream/ittf-qatar-open-table-1/1503496

Feng Tianwei handled Yoo pretty well. Wonder if it's because she's used to playing against BH serves, like Li Jia Wei from several years back if anyone else remembers haha.

To prepare for Asian Cup (5-7 April)

Men's Draw is out too. First Quarter - Xu Xin vs Lim Jonghoon - Mohamed Abdulwahab vs Oshima Yuya - Patrick Franziska vs Simon Gauzy - Niwa Koki vs Yoshimura Maharu Second Quarter - Lee Sangsu vs Pavel Sirucek - Jun Mizutani vs Andrej Gacina - Ma Long vs Tristan Flore - Timo Boll vs...

Even if she beats SYS, Ishikawa will likely end up with her recent nemesis HZJ two rounds later. I'm more interested in how Hirano is doing at the moment. She seems to have upped her game a little but still lost rather miserably to Hayata a few days ago. Hmm. Thoughts?

Croatia's Tomislav Pucar is proving to be rather promising. Ousting Wang Chuqin and Liam Pitchford o_O

Women's Main Draw is out 1st Quarter - Ding Ning vs Chen Szu-yu - Shibata Saki vs Han Ying - Doo Hoi Kem vs Lee Ho Ching - Ito Mima vs Ando Minami 2nd Quarter - Feng Tianwei vs Yoo Eunchong - Sato Hitomi vs Kato Miyu - Chen Xingtong vs Choi Hyojoo - Wang Manyu vs Margaryta Petsotska 3rd...

Although watching this match again shows that Yoo has always served using her BH and favoured BH exchanges. The fact that Hayata was having so much trouble with this style leads me to think that she might have underestimated her opponent a little and was somewhat negligent in studying Yoo.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEXhRpmyxoU&t=7s Game 5 at 9:8 dispute over an edge ball and 15:16 for putting up her hand too late or something.

I don't remember much about Yoo except her controversy with Minnie Soo at the WTTC last year ._.