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That was amazingly ridiculous. And Florian seemed to have taken a leap too, I didn't think he was at that level.

You know what you have the last word - will get back to the tournament.

Most kids are inconsistent, even the top prodigies, the only one that I remember who walked on water was Fan Zhendong. Even Harimoto was losing to lower rated players under the pressure of expectations. You remember when Hugo was overrated? Even when he was winning events that showed he was...

You have already shown how much time you have to put down non-Taiwanese players.

Yes, but that is not the argument here, the argument is that he lost 0-3 to Cho who is ranked 65, he is not so good, his forehand is too big and then this list of juniors came up to support the point, he is overplaying junior tournaments, he is not a prodigy bla bla bla.... So have you...

One should still be given the choice though - I know a top player who uses custom max rubbers that you cannot get on the market.

Not at all, just pointing out that the standards for players tend to shift depending on the moment, you lose to a 65th ranked player 3-0, you suck, you lose to a 65th ranked player 3-1, you hear about how the player used to be top 20 and other things. Let the kids grow up!

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Tell that to the guy who said Faraji should not have lost to 65th ranked Cho... @joshmak10 , you listening?

Prodigies don't lose 0-3 to Cho, they lose 1-3.

Look's ancient to me - wouldn't be surprised if it predated 2010 at least, likely older.

The saddest part is that he was up 9-4 in the 5th and lost 7 straight points. I don't think he appreciated the danger of the moment.

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I remember him playing in the US in the 2010s when a Taiwanese national team coach was coaching in New Jersey. I thought his power was massive and he was going to be a big thing but it never came to fruition.

The most dangerous underdog lefty in the world lost to the most dangerous lefty server and backhand in the world...

Yeah. Thats the usual conclusion of any discussion about the technique of a non-Asian player.

Quite a few of the players he has losses against, he has beaten in other contexts. Let's see how it plays out, I am not a fan of writing off youth, it's something Asians seem much more comfortable doing. As an example of what context means, in the event he lost to Noah Tessier in the...

OK, he is not special to you given the group you are comparing him to. Let's see how his career shakes out.

A year is a lot of time. And Benjamin was born in December so make of that what you will, he turns 16 in December while Felix was 17 and a half at the time he won Goa a year later, though you are right, he was 16 and a half with the big run. But Felix was a super prodigy so I don't expect...

No, he isn't Tomo, Felix or Alexis. That said, you probably have your facts about the ages when these players made their first great runs (other than Tomo) messed up.