Czech Open 2018
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Dimitrij suddenly loses all feeling for the ball and forgets how to bring the ball on the table. That shouldn't really happen to pros...
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Mark my word Pitchford wins gold in euro champs this year
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who tf is this female commentator?
Can ITTF please not hire a commentator that is not english native, she's even struggling speaking in english
Can ITTF please not hire a commentator that is not english native, she's even struggling speaking in english
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Do you guys have streaks where you are just not playing...
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That match showed what domination and annihilation on the table looks like. Hard to believe Ovtcharov is ranked no4, and Pitch (whatever the meaningless rank he is given) is.
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Come on you call 4:1 a big lead or 10:8. Start beeing rational not ridiculous. She is on the good route to the final where she probably going to face ito.
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On the basis of Pitchford being British? Or on the basis of Pitchford not actually hiding his contact with his head when he does his punch serve?
It's not just Pitchford, many top players do it including Ma Long. And Pitchford dominated the rallies. But Dima relies heavily on serve return.
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"whatever meaning less rank he is given". lol. Round of 16 is the best result he got anywhere in the last two years. Domination and annihilation? I must have watched the wrong game then.
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Finally, an umpire is doing his job. The guy is flipping the ball so far back that it is hard for Steger to see and you want it it be a fair fight? Really?
Just wish they would be more consistent or we could go back to hidden serves.
Steger doesn't complain much. He lost that battle a long time ago in a famous meltdown vs Riuwu Tan.
Just wish they would be more consistent or we could go back to hidden serves.
Steger doesn't complain much. He lost that battle a long time ago in a famous meltdown vs Riuwu Tan.
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This service fault bullshit is ruining the game. It’s always applied against the Chinese. Never once have I seen it against a European player. They just use the vague terminology to put the Chinese players under pressure and to give unfair advantage to others.
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On the basis that he doesn’t hide the ball? Out of Liam and Dima who we’ve just seen, Dima is the one with the dodgy serves. His tomahawk serve’s throw up is awful! He actually has to move to the ball after he has thrown it up because it’s so far away from being straight...
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Give Dima time. They will also go to the lab and look at those Pitchford serves. Dima was very passive on serve return and that shouldn't happen with time to review the match.
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When it comes to illegal serving, while the ITTF regulations don't make distinctions, most experienced players will tell you that hidden serves are a class apart in their difficulty. But you can see the head thrust on Pitchford's serves. I don't know why you ate trying so hard to deny it. Most people just say that Ma Long does it so who cares.
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Yeah, I remember that match also.
To be fair, it looks like Steger has started to hide the ball with his hand/arm quite effectively as well, so...
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I think this is a matter of taste. She’s not “distractingly bad” like the guy commentating the recent Asia vs Europe match and other Asian events
. Personally I like that she’s just focusing on the actual game and nothing else. But I guess she’s quite bland - even more so for fans of Adam Bobrows style of commentating
Also, I believe that in many events this year, Bobrow has not been commentating the early matches on saturdays? Not sure why that is, though?
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