Hong Kong Open 2018

ttpshot · May 23, 2018

iammaru said:
Uda Yukiya looks very promising. This is the first time I see him. He's very aggressive and actually has a lot of power despite his small frame.

Yep, he's been regarded as the Next One by many of us here in Japan. Harimoto has deservedly taken all the limelight but Uda is certainly top 20 material if not top 10.

drunix80 · May 23, 2018

ZJK somehow scrapes through his first match 4:2 against someone I have no idea who he is. It was glad to see he is atleast moving properly. However he does not seem ready for tournaments. He looks short of practice sadly. Nonetheless it is good to see him trying his best to get back.

Gladxu · May 23, 2018

drunix80 said:
ZJK somehow scrapes through his first match 4:2 against someone I have no idea who he is. It was glad to see he is atleast moving properly. However he does not seem ready for tournaments. He looks short of practice sadly. Nonetheless it is good to see him trying his best to get back.

I think it was a good match for him , after 6 month with out playing , playing vs unknown players is somehow more difficult .

Andy44 · May 23, 2018

underlaydisk · May 23, 2018

He did not improve one bit

ping fun · May 23, 2018

My favorite legs ( next round Ma Te 19:00 ) wish jike luck

More : https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/fo...7-Zhang-Jike-News-Pics-Videos-amp-more/page13

ping fun · May 23, 2018

underlaydisk said:
He did not improve one bit

After 6 month of not playing and having injury its not bad . But we expect more ofcourse .

zeio · May 23, 2018

ZJK had tons of trouble protecting his FH the entire game. Stoyanov took advantage of that, but lacked the techniques to carry out the game plan.

ZJK kept his reverse pendulum under wraps until the end of the 2nd game. His BH has deteriorated significantly. He also lost his focus multiple times.

Verdict? He won't get far.

JST · May 23, 2018

zeio said:
Verdict? He won't get far.

I'm afraid that's what unbiased observer must conclude. If Ma Te is in his better form then he is easily one of the best 3 defenders in the world (Gionis, Filus) so somewhere 20-50 WR. This will be big challenge for ZJK and I bet against him (sorry). The only advantage is that ZJK used to perform very well against defenders (as far as I remember) but he needs power, consistency and focus for that. I don't see anything like that in his play right now.

ping fun · May 23, 2018

zeio said:
ZJK had tons of trouble protecting his FH the entire game. Stoyanov took advantage of that, but lacked the techniques to carry out the game plan.

ZJK kept his reverse pendulum under wraps until the end of the 2nd game. His BH has deteriorated significantly. He also lost his focus multiple times.

Verdict? He won't get far.

I think even if zjk wins Ma te he will have problem vs Liverpudlian guy

but I wish he would finds his rhythm .

NextLevel · May 23, 2018

I was very happy with ZJK's play. It will clearly get better but he didn't look as crappy as in his last match vs Apolonia. Watching him today vs an underrated Stoyanov was inspiring.

underlaydisk · May 23, 2018

Another good win for Jha Kanak vs Ricardo Walther

Shifu · May 23, 2018

Edit: you are correct, was posted incorrectly somewhere else.

ZJK is gonna have a hard time against Ma Te...

JST · May 23, 2018

ping fun said:
I think even if zjk wins Ma te he will have problem vs Liverpudlian guy but I wish he would finds his rhythm .

If you men Liam then I doubt they will meet, 3rd round is the last in qualification and then he should meet one of 32 seeded players in R64, shouldn't he?

ping fun · May 23, 2018

JST said:
If you men Liam then I doubt they will meet, 3rd round is the last in qualification and then he should meet one of 32 seeded players in R64, shouldn't he?

Ah I guess u r right .

zoomtt · May 23, 2018

JST said:
I'm afraid that's what unbiased observer must conclude. If Ma Te is in his better form then he is easily one of the best 3 defenders in the world (Gionis, Filus) so somewhere 20-50 WR. This will be big challenge for ZJK and I bet against him (sorry). The only advantage is that ZJK used to perform very well against defenders (as far as I remember) but he needs power, consistency and focus for that. I don't see anything like that in his play right now.

Don't forget about Hou Yingchao, who is competing under the Canadian flag :O might be a "new" face in the international championships from now on, He has already beaten Jeoung Youngsik in the qualifiers (4-3), so he seems to be in good shape..

Yecats Encerwal · May 23, 2018

NextLevel said:
I was very happy with ZJK's play. It will clearly get better but he didn't look as crappy as in his last match vs Apolonia. Watching him today vs an underrated Stoyanov was inspiring.

From watching that match, the thing I took away most was that Stoyanov actually played really well. ZJK seemed to make some cheap errors, which is expected after so long without match play, but he looked faster overall, and he has slimmed down a bit.

Ma Te will be tough but ZJK has always been good vs defense, so lets see what happens

Sali · May 23, 2018

zoomtt said:
Don't forget about Hou Yingchao, who is competing under the Canadian flag :O might be a "new" face in the international championships from now on, He has already beaten Jeoung Youngsik in the qualifiers (4-3), so he seems to be in good shape..

He is very old, I do not remeber exactly how old, but about 10 years ago he was top 10 in the world. He has been playing for a long time in europe champions league and caused many troubles for top europe players. Anyway I am really disappointed that yungisk lost, koreans are good agains defenders, that is why german team did not put ruwen in the main squad in WTTTC.
So sumarizing it was a big surprise and of course he can make some upsets but I do not see him going far.

Shifu · May 23, 2018

underlaydisk said:
Another good win for Jha Kanak vs Ricardo Walther

No it is correct on the ITTF website, Jha Kana lost vs Ricardo Walther 3-4!

Shifu · May 23, 2018

ZJK took the first set

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