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That is amazing - I would have lost money betting they could win another game - it seems that the Japanese male players don't know how to play until they are down and have accept defeat then their Zen kicks in and they become monsters. That said, I still think they only delayed the inevitable.

I don't know if they played worse so much as that Harimoto is not a traditional doubles player , he always uses his head and his backhand more than his forehand. and footwork. So he doesn't pressure the opponent in quite the same was as Togami and Sora or even dare I say it Shinozuka, who are...

That's all on Japan. Noshad is likely the best server in the world, they disrespected him by not saving on getting TTR and paid the price.

Even with the loss of the JNT in men's singles, it is now becoming clearer that they are stepping up to the plate and trying to become more like the Japanese women. Whether they succeed will come down to a number of factors. The Japanese teams are clearly not as blended - the Chinese teams...

This is likely to be true, but making an assessment of an athletes needs from afar is not as easy as many make out. People who usually engage in it uncritically are usually unaware of the tradeoffs in doing so. It is something that most fitness teams are assessing as part of their...

Or maybe not - good decision making is not purely about the result but about the approach. The bottom line is that WH made decisions with good justification and given the journals shared on how how he approached team selection in the WTTTC 2026, he almost definitely gave the team the roles with...

Now I know I have to go into rehab... On a different note, after winning, see what happens here, it is not the match coach Lin goes to first... Also note how far Sora has to move to see the ball lol...

Remind us how many events did his opponent participate in? Some can't even blame his weight as usual since his opponent is almost as heavy. You just have to get better Sora.

They seem to have deleted/moved the streaming video but as you can see (and this is a common serve from Alamiyan), this serve is not vertica. - it is very hard to be less than 30 degrees if you start your toss at the middle of the table and contact it closer to the corner if you do not go well...

From Claude: Here's the translation of the Weibo post (from Tomokazu Harimoto's fan "super topic" page, reposting a Tokyo Sports article): #Tomokazu Harimoto# #2026 Nagoya Asian Games# September 26, 2026 [Table Tennis] Harimoto out in the quarterfinals after struggling with Iranian opponent's...

I think people underestimate what the Chinese team do in terms of preparation and analysis of critical opponents. Thsy focus on how well the player plays but do not appreciate often how well prepared he was to take advantage of the weaknesses of that specific opponent in a way that other top...

Noshad's serves are illegal but they are not always hidden but he does vary a few things so it isn't always the same serve. In any case i was speaking about the Sora vs LSD match which was not streamed.

Noshad blocks wrell but he also uses his backhand to change directions well so it isnt easy but you need to set him up and then overpower him but when Harimoto set him up, he often continued with rally backhands rather than pivot to bring the hammer. I suspect part of the danger was having beat...

Nah, such things never interfere with your ability to discuss your infallibility. All of a sudden all your comments about the potential of Harimoto have disappeared into the ether and smart projections about the potential of Thai juniors have been converted into predictions of the success of...

You don't think Wen could have beaten Togami? Interesting.

While there were some dubious serves for sure, Harimoto was often dominated in the rally. I suspect WCQ will have no problem using his forehand to take out NA though to be fair, he had been a victim of Noshad. In fact , Harimoto tends to play Noshad well even with struggle (beat him in 2024...

None of us have seen the matches, this is pure speculation.

Nah, we already had our glitch in the Matrix and if we get it we get one per event. The rest will go according to the script. I think the bigger problem for LYJ is the head to head vs his SF opponent. But of course miracles can happen. Just pointing out that you likely need not one but 2...

Playing league in France is likewise meaningless unfortunately as some have deemed WTT the only truly acceptable measure of a player's form until it clearly isn't. Though i suspect it is largely a result of a difference in attitude and possibly financial remuneration between Asia and Europe to...

Unless one can find streaming for tables 3 and 4, your best hope is likely Chinese or Japanese or Hong Kong or Taiwanese television. That said, Asia games is part of Olympic games umbrella and they are *merciless* about protecting their copyright so even if a link pops up on YTube, it will be...