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Hina definitely needed a timeout after serving off the table at 9-7 in the 4th. But the timeout was already used.

Understood, though in my experience, some of these things have precedents that you don't know because you are only privy to what is on camera. In any case, ultimately, what most fans judge by is the results, their quibbles with process are just scapegoating. Not saying that is the case here...

Nakazawa called the timeout but Hina still lost the game. Again the players have to perform.

At least no one will accuse Nakazawa of not being creative...

Sora rejected the timeout which he technically isnt allowed to but up to that point in the match, it was hard to wrap one's head around the danger of Liang Jingkun'a form. But as we all know, hindsight is 20-20. Hopefully this will be front of mind for team coaches when they decide to let the...

Yes I remember that video from Fang Bo On the flip side he had Lin Gaoyuan as someone with relatively low spin quality whose timing fell apart under pressure of close matches. It is what i also mean when I say mental issues are often technical issues or limtations just viewed through the story...

With both Sora and WCQ, I would like to see how they perform under a rigorous serve rule enforcement regime before giving them 100% keys to the kingdom. If really good TTR tech is developed, they may both be in significant trouble.

Youtube has a problem when a stream is over 12 hours long. It is something that a regular streamer who uses youtube would account for but not a single ATTU event that takes place once in a blue moon.

It wasn't too much for Sora, but I agree with you that it is perfectly okay when someone so young can't seize the opportunity. The problem with time is that the talented Chinese juniors are still getting better - Ruibo Wen, Li Hechen etc. might not be so accomodating in a few years. The...

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The time out recovery didn't fully kick in for a long time so I don't know about that. The time out definitely helped Liang stabilize but his comeback powers were the MVP, coming back from either 6-10 or 7-10 was just insane. Once he saved the second game, it made the rest easier even if he...

IMHO, its clear when you look at the scores that the last two games were more about something Liang figured out than about what Sora did wrong. Room for growth if fixable. As one of my favorite tennis coaches once said, people like to turn technical problems into mental problems. But when...

I was too busy going to a job interview to be upset but I clearly was lol.

The most exciting I have ever watched and I am most disappointed because I really thought Sora was going to do it before the end of game 2. Then Liang "Hydra" Jingkun grew a new head and it just became a slog....

You are probably a young guy who has not been burdened with life, or just a lucky person. People who have know that it is precisely moments like this where even your best efforts let you down and you have to work harder. But there is no resting spot at the top of a heavenly mountain, you will...

He had his first 0-2 comeback recently. He also had the last round against Cho where he had to fight off a comeback. He is clearly a bit too negative when he is struggling and writes of his day and body language. But getting someone to develop mental fortitude takes time and the right...

What i am looking for is how the ABC team lost after all the marvelous advantages of ABC and Liang sitting cold for three matches.

My main point is that he (Liang) worked on his issues. You are acting like Sora has not worked on his issues. Some never do but when you are young you are always given the benefit of doubt. What happened to all the people who said Liang was too fat to ever get into good enough shape to be a...

It has always been a cause for concern. But in today's match, his natural body's language issue was completely understandable and his regression completely justifiable given how he felt about games 2 and 4. Its like saying you have an alcoholic whose wife just died and he relapses after 2...

Let me get this straight. A guy with a record of struggling to play touhh matches beats the World's best player in a tough match and then loses a tough match after blowing 4 game points to get a 2-0 lead in the second and he is 18 years old and the narrative you want to pull is that he has...