World Table Tennis Championships 2019

hipnotic · Apr 22, 2019

TT Guru said:
Table 2 has the top ranked player from Oceania Heming Hu, (from AUS not NZL by the way) so there are likely a few people down under who give a hoot. There will be players from each of the listed countries watching their representatives. But it's unlikely that people from outside of those countries will focus on matches from Madagascar, Cote D'Ivore, etc.

Live streaming Maze vs Karakasevic would have given us one of the best matches in the group stage to watch, but the video quality isn't great, and it's also important that lesser known countries get a sliver of the limelight. Most of these guys will never get live streamed again, they can hold on to it forever. Hope they play well and do their countries proud.

The best way to see all the matches you want is to go there in person, WTTC is an experience of a lifetime.

I also get your argument and agree with it. But it's funny that ITTF gives so much spotlight to Maze, with photos and articles on the front page, put then doesn't broadcast his matches.

TT Guru · Apr 22, 2019

NextLevel said:
I get the lesser countries argument, but I think you (suspecting you have close ties to the ITTF) are rationalizing the ITTFs inability to work something out for situations like this.

Consider also that these matches are not actual televised content, just live stream content, and are unimportant to the ITTF (a major reason for redesigning the WTTC in future years).
When televised matches commence, with commentary and multiple cameras the ITTF are more selective with their choices. Japan always has a table to themselves in the main hall, where Japanese broadcasting is held. You will notice most of the big matches for Japan are on a specific table.
Aside from having a Hungarian player on T1 in that run of matches, the others were just in order of group number. Qualification matches are not important enough. ITTF focuses on social media content, with much further reach than ittv.

NextLevel · Apr 22, 2019

TT Guru said:
Consider also that these matches are not actual televised content, just live stream content, and are unimportant to the ITTF (a major reason for redesigning the WTTC in future years).
When televised matches commence, with commentary and multiple cameras the ITTF are more selective with their choices. Japan always has a table to themselves in the main hall, where Japanese broadcasting is held. You will notice most of the big matches for Japan are on a specific table.
Aside from having a Hungarian player on T1 in that run of matches, the others were just in order of group number. Qualification matches are not important enough. ITTF focuses on social media content, with much further reach than ittv.

Understood. And you believe that a match between Karaksevic and Maze won't generate social media content?

NoFootwork · Apr 22, 2019

NextLevel said:
Understood. And you believe that a match between Karaksevic and Maze won't generate social media content?

ITTF web site has Maze on its home page as one of their leading stories about Day 2 action. They have previously published articles about his decision to come out of retirement. Yet they don't stream any of his matches. ITTF doesn't seem to have any idea of promoting their own story lines, no idea how to push human interest stories to generate some buzz.

Most of the matches they put on the streamed tables at the time of the Maze - Karaksevic match ended up as 4-0 or 4-1. Meanwhile Maze is up 3-2 in what appears to be a close match. An opportunity lost by ITTF.

NextLevel · Apr 22, 2019

Amy Wang playing Ruta. Going to be a tough one for Amy dealing with Ruta strength to strength on the backhand.

Olufunke is on table 1. Pillar of Nigerian TT but she needs to be replaced too.

NextLevel · Apr 22, 2019

NoFootwork said:
ITTF web site has Maze on its home page as one of their leading stories about Day 2 action. They have previously published articles about his decision to come out of retirement. Yet they don't stream any of his matches. ITTF doesn't seem to have any idea of promoting their own story lines, no idea how to push human interest stories to generate some buzz.

Most of the matches they put on the streamed tables at the time of the Maze - Karaksevic match ended up as 4-0 or 4-1. Meanwhile Maze is up 3-2 in what appears to be a close match. An opportunity lost by ITTF.

Hey, you have heard TTGuru's lawyerly defense of the ITTF. So they are doing the best they can. I would just put a cellphone there and stream it but what do I know.?

zeio · Apr 22, 2019

WTTC 2021 goes to Houston, USA, 83 votes out of a total of 128, 1 spoiled.
WTTC 2022 goes to Chengdu, China, 75/128, 1 spoiled.

NoFootwork · Apr 22, 2019

And its over. Maze loses 3-4 and is knocked out from advancing to the main draw.

NoFootwork · Apr 22, 2019

NextLevel said:
Olufunke is on table 1. Pillar of Nigerian TT but she needs to be replaced too.

Zeio, is that you?

NoFootwork · Apr 22, 2019

zeio said:
WTTC 2021 goes to Houston, USA, 83 votes out of a total of 128, 1 spoiled.
WTTC 2022 goes to Chengdu, China, 75/128, 1 spoiled.

CHO, Houston here I come.

Tony's Table Tennis · Apr 22, 2019

FruitLoop said:
There's way more here about the woman's than that thread. Maybe you should start a doubles thread, separate for women's, men's and mixed of course.

Then start a USA only thread, hm.. I see there is one already
lets start a national thread for all the countries that takes part

NextLevel · Apr 22, 2019

NoFootwork said:
Zeio, is that you?

Hahaha... I am also on record as saying that Toriola needs to go too... I understand they need to be removed by upcoming talent but it needs to happen.

zeio · Apr 22, 2019

zeio · Apr 22, 2019

I find the AGM more interesting to watch than the matches here. LOL. The ITTF's financial statements and Sharara's suspension...

NextLevel · Apr 22, 2019

Amy Wang finding it pretty easy so far vs the old timer.

Tony's Table Tennis · Apr 22, 2019

zeio said:
I find the AGM more interesting to watch than the matches here. LOL. The ITTF's financial statements and Sharara's suspension...

that's why for some countries, you have more delegates going to the meeting, than the actual players playing in the competition

zeio · Apr 22, 2019

Very heated discussion over the new WTTC format when the interests of your country come into play.

Robert from Uganda is very active and down to earth. "We should not play in the finals because we not good enough yet."

igorponger · Apr 22, 2019

It came out now, Weikert's presidential salary 94K for 2018.

It should be noted that within the expenses of 306,767 USD, incurred in relation to the ITTF President, 94,233 USD was paid to Mr. Tomas Weikert as an honorarium for the services provided.[/FONT]

zeio · Apr 22, 2019

Former World Champion Koji Kimura of JTTA is against the multi-color-rubber proposition on the premise of higher manufacturing cost. Is that a joke?

73 in favor out of 93 total.

It's passed!!! We can have rainbow colors for topsheet!

Ioiettino · Apr 22, 2019

Holy cow.

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