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After the annual pre-WTTC closed-door training camp (happening right now), a mock rumble (dubbed the 'warm-up competition 热身赛') will also be held to assess the progress of the players. This year, the matches will be held between 4th April to 6th April and I believe this will probably determine...

Basically, kenta matsudaira, yoshimura maharu and ueda jin have been relegated?

Sun Mingyang will be an important practice partner. Haha. Her presence lingers over Budapest in an oddly ghastly manner. HZJ is only a threat to people who are not her teammates.

So CNT decided to adhere to the ranking for WTTC2019 except for one person. Female singles: DN, LSW, CM, WMY, SYS. Male singles: ML, FZD, XX, LJK, LGY.

Hashimoto has some biophysical advantages too, like her longer arm span (i.e. wider coverage), but she also possesses a stronger will to attack when necessary. Fielding a chopper is tactically smart because many of the top Chinese women are ironically having trouble with this style of play (e.g...

LSW only regained confidence and 'woke up' on the last day. DN's defence could not withstand 4 days of intense smashes, flicks etc. consistently. ZYL's amorphous taichi play was always 50-50.

I guess it's like how Ding Ning went all out to defeat Chen Meng to remind everyone that she is team leader and WR#1. Probably the same motivation for Ishikawa.

Poor SYS. She really didn't get a confirmed singles slot during the ceremony. I guess it will continue to be Ding, Liu, Zhu, Chen and Wang.

True that '名额' just means 'a slot' but seems anti-climactic to not mean the singles. All that trouble, only to get a WD/XD placing will be highly demoralising :confused:

Although the last match is still ongoing, the women's ranking has been decided. For convenience's sake, I will just list it here. 1) Chen Meng 2) Sun Yingsha 3) Ding Ning 4) Wang Manyu (LOL) 5) Liu Shiwen 6) Zhu Yuling 7) Wang Yidi 8) Chen Xingtong 9) Sun Mingyang 10) Wu Yang 11) He Zhuojia...

He revealed in an interview that he is injured, which is why his win against Lin Gaoyuan was a surprise for many.

Any link to where the match is being broadcasted?

CNT has five spots. The fact that ZYL bested WMY and SMY while LSW lost to SMY (who uses short pimples like Ito) seem to suggest that the former has a confirmed spot. But objectively since WTTC is an international event, LSW not doing well during internal trials may not be such a huge factor...

Well, congratulations to Chen Xingtong for securing her first win. Against Zhu Yuling no less.

As much as I don't want to admit as a LSW fan, SYS played a lot better earlier on. She was more aggressive, stable and speedier (gasp).

This thread is quite recent so probably still true: https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/forum/showthread.php?17014-Liu-shiwen-new-blade unless she's using Double Fish blades to support her new sponsor (but unlikely). Speaking of, another challenging day ahead for LSW. Sun Yingsha, Wu Yang and...

Xue Fei 1:3 Fang Bo Sun Mingyang 1:3 Chen Meng Zhao Zihao 2:3 Fan Zhendong Zhu Yuling 3:0 Gu Yuting Yu Ziyang 3:1 Xu Xin Liu Shiwen 1:3 Wang Manyu

Other Matches that I know of Wang Manyu 3:1 He Zhuojia Liu Shiwen 3:2 Zhu Yuling Liang Jingkun 3:2 Yu Ziyang Zhao Zihao 3:0 Zhou Kai Ding Ning 3:1 Wu Yang Xu Chenhao 0:3 Xu Xin

Not sure if she will rise to the top again but as a LSW fan, I am just glad she has someone whom she trusts and who also trusts her to guide her. Her greatest chances for Tokyo 2020 currently lie in Mixed Doubles and the Team event only. Ma Lin revealed in a recent interview that LSW's form has...

It's actually a 'known secret' that Xiao Zhan only cares about Wang Manyu and spends all his efforts on her, almost like he's trying to create a female Zhang Jike 2.0. XZ followed WMY around during the recently concluded Chinese Table Tennis Super League even though he doesn't have to while LSW...