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Looks like Zhang Jike is 100% from a physical standpoint and it pretty much shows. He is putting everything down to experience and accepting that spin doesn't do what it used to do to the opponent. I really believe Harimoto needs good fortune tomorrow. We have to be patient but I don't see...

That's one of the most intriguing draws I have every seen! Great stuff. For anyone looking at it, toggle to Men Singles at the top. Boll's draw is not that bad btw - it is what it is!

Poor Harimoto... Where are you seeing this info?

Those girls killed Quadri... just kidding, good match. Something about Zhang Jike's style changed after game 4 and I think it became like a practice match. Maybe Aruna picked his level up too but I feel the game just became more open. But I suspect people will start actually paying attention...

He was definitely not as fit as he could be. That's where the mental problems came from. I say all this because I feel strongly that if the CNT cannot fix LJK, their generational dominance might not be as secure. There is really no reason he can't go back and forth on the fitness scale like...

I am ready to give him a chance after he lost weight. No way he was going anywhere with those extra pounds. This isn't 1995 and his name isn't Wang Tao.

Classic Zhang Jike. Brings his best game when he feels his opponent is worthy.

Quadri doesn't do well against CNT tactics. Anything other than a ZJK win would surprise me and if Quadri got more than 2 games it is progress. All that said, other than the backhand dynamic, this is is his best CNT matchup.

Also very interesting is that LJK came back from 0-3 down vs Niu Guankai. It seems that the young one may also be getting really sharp.

https://www.ittf.com/2018/05/29/slow-start-successful-start-star-names/ “I feel a little strange about playing. Even having played for over ten years, I feel different today; I need two or three months to feel right about the matches. I have to improve my fluency. The number of rounds has...

Thanks. Too much rushing.

I felt so as soon as I played with the seamed ABS (D40+,A40+,V40+) balls, the problem was that my local tournaments refused to switch. But since the ITTF tour has accepted the ABS balls, it is a matter of time.

Well said, most of Ito's risk is heavily concentrated in the first two or three shots, much more than even the Chinese. Her serves, returns and third and fourth ball are ridiculously strong. But the rally is so so. Because the Chinese are used to dominating on the first 3 shots, she is going...

We gotta be careful... a bit more meticulous...

Her style is high risk high reward. It will not be a surprise if she wins but she will not win as much as someone with a more stable and better style. Maybe I am wrong and I need to see more, but there is still more for me to see before I can be convinced that her level is stable. Even when...

A fantastic men's semi. There is a high level of table tennis coming out of Korea and Japan. Tomorrow's men's final will hopefully be as great, though that is a tall order.

Master the short push and getting to the ball early. It is important to be able to deny the first attack with a short or half long but uncomfortable return.

So amongst the CNT guys, who kept their ability to continue playing world tour events? Zhou Qihao, Zhang Jike, Ma Te, anyone else?

It looks like Chen Xingtong benefits from spending time with He Zhuoja as a junior vs. Liu Shiwen who was probably less familiar.

The HK crowd did well!