Who do you think will win the Qatar Open 2017?

  • Ma Long

    Votes: 28 32.9%
  • Fan Zhendong

    Votes: 27 31.8%
  • Xu Xin

    Votes: 8 9.4%
  • Zhang Jike

    Votes: 14 16.5%
  • Jun Mizutani

    Votes: 2 2.4%
  • Dimitrij Ovtcharov

    Votes: 4 4.7%
  • Wong Chun Ting

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Vladimir Samsonov

    Votes: 1 1.2%
  • Jeoung Youngsik

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Other (Post Below)

    Votes: 1 1.2%

  • Total voters
    85
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Prediction:

Ma Long def. Li Ping 4-1
Freitas def. Pucar 4-1
Wong Chun Ting def. Chuang Chih Yuan 4-3
Zhang Jike def. Niwa 4-1

Xu Xin def. Fang Bo 4-2
Liang Jingkun def. Karlsson 4-0
Ovtcharov def. Yoshida 4-1
Fan Zhendong def. Robles 4-0


Freitas will be a big step up in class from Alamiyan. Pucar might steal a set but no more in my opinion.

Ovtcharov should feel more comfortable against Yoshida than he did against Jiang Tianyi, should be pretty straightforward.

Can't see Karlsson troubling Liang Jingkun. If he gets a set it will be early on while LJK is still adjusting to an unfamiliar style, but Mattias tends to do a lot of damage in backhand to backhand rallies, where someone like LJK will have the upper hand comfortably (unlike Samsonov). My money is on 4-0.

WCT-CCY is a toss up.
 
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the surprise could come from ZJK vs NIWA. NIWA can play superbly or play very poorly depending on his mental state.
ZJK is sick and a bit injured, NIWA can be a tougher opponent than APOLONIA.

I'm not convinced OVTCHAROV will win that easily against YOSHIDA. I don't know this guy very well, but he seems to be in good form and he's not so well known so it could be a surprise match as well.
 
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2015 German open Ovcharov vs Y.Masaki 4-1. Ovcharov can play poorly and Yoshida seems to be in a good form. I think it can be anything from 4-0 to 4-3, but Dima will win.
For the ZJK-Niwa match: 4-1 is a bit strong bet. ZJK had fever 38.7C' and Niwa is definitely better than Tiago. ZJK might even stand off from playing. (I am sure that he wants to fight, but doctors and coaches can forbid him to play)
 
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Prediction:

Ma Long def. Li Ping 4-1
Freitas def. Pucar 4-1
Wong Chun Ting def. Chuang Chih Yuan 4-3
Zhang Jike def. Niwa 4-1

Xu Xin def. Fang Bo 4-2
Liang Jingkun def. Karlsson 4-0
Ovtcharov def. Yoshida 4-1
Fan Zhendong def. Robles 4-0

I think the same except Ovtcharov and Yoshida 4-3 :)
 
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The vods of the singles games are online now and I watched the Matsudaira vs LJK point, it looks more like the side of the table but it's not possible to be 100% certain from that angle. EDIT: nvm it is pretty clear that it was the side

Whoa Fang Bo was leading with 4+ points so many times and blew that lead, both him and XX have to deliver today, it's gonna be a tough match.
 
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