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Maybe Harimoto took this tournament as a walk in the park, therefore he was never mentally prepared for each match.
LYJ stated that the opponent's speed was actually not fast, but his shots were placed well and that he lost his cool half way through. "The problem is on me. My mental toughness still needs to be strengthened" LYJ said.林昀儒表示,對手的速度其實不快,但球都有打到位置,比賽中段開始也打得有點急,單打賽事告一段落,沒能為中華代表團添牌,林昀儒表示,「問題在自己身上,心理上面還需要再強化」。
After losing in the bronze medal match to Kanak Jha:
https://tw.news.yahoo.com/青奧桌球男單銅牌戰吞敗-林昀儒-心理待強化-225158928.html
LYJ stated that the opponent's speed was actually not fast, but his shots were placed well and that he lost his cool half way through. "The problem is on me. My mental toughness still needs to be strengthened" LYJ said.
Maybe Harimoto took this tournament as a walk in the park, therefore he was never mentally prepared for each match.
LYJ's coach Huang Chang-chun said Lin played very decisively in game 1, and that he could've taken game 2 and 3, but Harimoto started to suppress his step-around. Both players kept looking for chances on receive and that led to many errors.今天首局林昀儒開賽積極搶分,以11比6拿下,第2、3局都有機會拿下,但關鍵時刻失誤多。黃昶鈞表示,今天第一局打得果斷,但張本智和第2局開始壓制林昀儒的側身,兩人也在接發球上不斷想要變化,造成不少失誤。
LYJ stated his tactics worked well in game 1, but he couldn't extend it in game 2 and started to play safe. Otherwise, he could've taken it. He kept trying to slow it down in the latter half, stating "his BH speed is still faster than mine, and I have to carry out the tactics really well if I were to win."林昀儒表示,今天開局戰術執行奏效,但2局沒有延續,也打得比較保守,不然其實都有機會拿下來,後半段想辦法把節奏放慢,「他反手速度還是比我好,想要贏他,就需要把戰術執行得非常好」。
OTHO, Harimoto praised LYJ for his performance, saying "I almost lost that match. My goal is the gold medal" and that less errors at crucial moments was key to his win today.張本智和拿勝晉級金牌戰,他稱讚林昀儒表現很好,「我差點輸掉這場比賽,此次目標就是金牌」,也提到今天拿下比賽勝利的關鍵,是關鍵時失誤比對手少。
rather he was the #1 seed, everyone expected him to win, all the Japanese media was around for his gold medal, it gave him a lot of pressure. I mean its not an abnormal result to lose to WCQ, especially today's WCQ, but thats not the Harimoto that we've seen win ML, ZJK, TB or JM for example
Money is a great factor, but money is not all. For different players money has different weight in the development equation, depending on the talent and the personal capability ceiling. For someone you may spend millions where much less would be just enough for the best, and someone else may be still mediocre no matter how much you spend on him.
Looking at Kanak Jha I see really a LOT of training, may be very expensive training, but does he have the talent needed to implement this training in his own interpretation? In his play i don't see the smooth confidence of the talent, but rather a thinking and searching what he is trained. Excuse me if you think I'm wrong.
rather he was the #1 seed, everyone expected him to win, all the Japanese media was around for his gold medal, it gave him a lot of pressure. I mean its not an abnormal result to lose to WCQ, especially today's WCQ, but thats not the Harimoto that we've seen win ML, ZJK, TB or JM for example
Kanak was ranked #2, and has competed well against his peers on the junior circuit. People who focus think the ranking is biased underrated him but I never once doubted that his seeding was deserved. In the end, matchups matter and seeding based on performance reflects that.I see some major upsets in store here.
Very surprised Kanak won bronze as he was significant underdog there. Well played by him. Considering how Harimoto got crushed by WCQ in the final, Sidorenko and Truls should take heart.
I see some major upsets in store here.
Exactly this, everyone expected a win because he is number #8 in the ranking. Wang Chuqin is a much improved player this year, he didn't play many tournaments but can play against all the top guns from the chinese national team all year long. However the big difference to Harimoto is he is more than 3 years older which is a significant difference for such a young player.
Harimoto needs a very ballanced and careful to his maturation period training. His aggressive yelling is nothing but just an escape from his emotional sensitivity. I see in him just a shy little boy, pushed to deal with the giants. The great preassure may jeopardise not only his future development, but even make him doubt in his own capabilities. Building a strong mentality during puberty is a very thin process with sometimes unknown results even for the best specialists.
Kanak was ranked #2, and has competed well against his peers on the junior circuit. People who focus think the ranking is biased underrated him but I never once doubted that his seeding was deserved. In the end, matchups matter and seeding based on performance reflects that.
Wang Chuqin just finished playing China National Championship before Buenos Aires. He was severely tested in both the team event and singles event. Anyone who watched him play in China National Championship would not be surprised about Wang taking the gold at youth olympic. The round 16 match between Wang Chuqin and Liang Jingkun was a higher level match than any match Wang had played in Buenos Aires. Wang played really well, but was still soundly beaten by Liang Jingkun.
I know Harimoto is a genius, but he is not yet on the same level as Liang Jingkun (or any other top tier CNT players). Case in point, Liang Jingkun crushed Harimoto 4-0 several months ago at Korea open.
Harimoto has to improve his FH attacks and abilities away from the table. CNT has clearly figured out how to contain Harimoto's flicks and close-to-table BH attacks. It's not that Harimoto wasn't playing well, it's more like Wang Chuqin wasn't giving him any chance to play his best game.
Wang Chuqin just finished playing China National Championship before Buenos Aires. He was severely tested in both the team event and singles event. Anyone who watched him play in China National Championship would not be surprised about Wang taking the gold at youth olympic. The round 16 match between Wang Chuqin and Liang Jingkun was a higher level match than any match Wang had played in Buenos Aires. Wang played really well, but was still soundly beaten by Liang Jingkun.
I know Harimoto is a genius, but he is not yet on the same level as Liang Jingkun (or any other top tier CNT players). Case in point, Liang Jingkun crushed Harimoto 4-0 several months ago at Korea open.
Harimoto has to improve his FH attacks and abilities away from the table. CNT has clearly figured out how to contain Harimoto's flicks and close-to-table BH attacks. It's not that Harimoto wasn't playing well, it's more like Wang Chuqin wasn't giving him any chance to play his best game.