Not exactly sure with japan putting harimoto twice instead of niwa.
Niwa in general just seems to do better in international matches
I just read(in some mídia sheet for wtttc) that Ma Long is the only player to win every major title possible and searched with no results what title (s) Ding Ning's missing to be in same condition. Cause I read a ittf news that she had won. If anyone knows, I'd be happy. Thanks
I am just thinking, are you Japan hater or what? I am really tired reading how ishikawa or mizutani miserable are. Team competition is something different, you need the team spirit which is sometimes more important then level of players. Nobody doubts that england and china team spirit are ones one the top.
The most important match was harimoto against pitch. England took great advantage after easy win. Niwa was upset to be 3rd player and here we are. Nobody likes harimoto in japan cause he is not real japanese and also too young to handle the pressure.
Seriously? I was actually rooting for Mizutani. Let me just make it clear, I follow news about Japan more closely than many here. Many folks do not get it straight here - the eminent crisis that was looming. In the TV promo for this WTTC, Mizutani says he has lost motivation ever since Rio. The rise of Harimoto has ignited a new spark in him to work towards Tokyo Olympics.
BTW, the most important match was Niwa's. Not Harimoto's, who was the 2nd singles against Pitchford who was the 1st singles. It's always the 3rd singles in team event that counts the most. That's how Japan lost to Germany in the SF in 2014, when Matsu-ken who had the upperhand in past record lost to Franciska. He was supposed to win, just like Niwa was yesterday.
Seriously? I was actually rooting for Mizutani. Let me just make it clear, I follow news about Japan more closely than many here. Many folks do not get it straight here - the eminent crisis that was looming. In the TV promo for this WTTC, Mizutani says he has lost motivation ever since Rio. The rise of Harimoto has ignited a new spark in him to work towards Tokyo Olympics.
BTW, the most important match was Niwa's. Not Harimoto's, who was the 2nd singles against Pitchford who was the 1st singles. It's always the 3rd singles in team event that counts the most. That's how Japan lost to Germany in the SF in 2014, when Matsu-ken who had the upperhand in past record lost to Franciska. He was supposed to win, just like Niwa was yesterday.
As expected, China already cracked Hugo service's return. Let's see if he can deliver more
Tried both Laola and ITTF of course. They both post the same thing that because of license they can't stream it to Sweden.