World Table Tennis Championships 2019

zeio · Apr 27, 2019

TTFrenzy said:
or maybe LGL's abscence made some big impact. I highly doubt XX would lose with liu on the bench. there were several "unexpected" from the chinese in world tours and the world cup, but not so unexpected when ur no1 coach is absent

Ya, I joked about banning LGL for being overpowered in the corner before he "was retired" in 2017.

Vlad Celler · Apr 27, 2019

Curious ... Ito practically does not play ....

yogi_bear · Apr 27, 2019

Both ML and LSW deserves to win. Chen Meng and FZD's time will still come I hope. Not much for XX.

FruitLoop · Apr 27, 2019

TTFrenzy said:
its not that simple. japan has a huge budget for tt compared to china and they didnt achieve something big. china has more employees involved that are paid much less.

chen qi for example was paid only 700-800 euros to be a provincial coach in his province. and he is a former olympic gold medallist. his wage was too small and he coped with his everyday expenses because he was connected with some local sponsors that helped him. imagine how less money a non famous TT employee gets.

Japan are clearly thee second best TT nation and one of the main reasons why is funding. Your example makes my point.

If a billionaire decided to invest in, say, Indian table tennis. A billion dollars over 10 years. I guarantee India are only behind China at that point and maybe ahead.

TTFrenzy · Apr 27, 2019

FruitLoop said:
Japan are clearly thee second best TT nation and one of the main reasons why is funding. Your example makes my point.

If a billionaire decided to invest in, say, Indian table tennis. A billion dollars over 10 years. I guarantee India are only behind China at that point and maybe ahead.

a billion over 10 years? dude. be realistic my example does the exact opposite. money alone does not make a difference, not as much as you think. you cant replace experience and quality of training that the chinese have just by funding money.

the swedes have beaten the chinese with a small budget, and they did some simple stuff. trained in china, studied their opponents and way of thinking, and believe they could do it. it took them 8 years of consecutive losses in world competitions befor they achieved it

tropical · Apr 27, 2019

Just love an emotional player after a huge win .. Congrats Liu Shi Wen.

eduardo1995filipe · Apr 27, 2019

tropical said:
Just love an emotional player after a huge win .. Congrats Liu Shi Wen.View attachment 19035

I agree! I never had seen LSW showing emotions before, always very serious

mart1nandersson · Apr 27, 2019

Amazing achievement by Falck. A bit unreal to be in a final especially when coming from a country that invests close to nothing in TT. A country with something like 6000 registered players. Feeling proud as hell.

Metaxa · Apr 27, 2019

mart1nandersson said:
Amazing achievement by Falck. A bit unreal to be in a final especially when coming from a country that invests close to nothing in TT. A country with something like 6000 registered players. Feeling proud as hell.

In the past they’ve been a big TT-nation for many years.

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RidTheKid · Apr 27, 2019

After the success from late 80's to early 2000's TT has been shamefully wasted and ignored in Sweden. Floor hockey, football and icehockey take center stage. Hopefully Falck reaching the final will spark another successful era.

zeio · Apr 27, 2019

RidTheKid said:
After the success from late 80's to early 2000's TT has been shamefully wasted and ignored in Sweden. Floor hockey, football and icehockey take center stage. Hopefully Falck reaching the final will spark another successful era.

That's so sad. Nonetheless, the legend lives on in China. Fans still reminisce about that era from time to time.

BlueScr33n · Apr 27, 2019

RidTheKid said:
After the success from late 80's to early 2000's TT has been shamefully wasted and ignored in Sweden. Floor hockey, football and icehockey take center stage. Hopefully Falck reaching the final will spark another successful era.

Sadly not the only sport in Sweden that lacked support in the last 20 years. I personally blame Ibrahimovic for this.

tropical · Apr 27, 2019

If Falck were in he’d lose 2-4 to ML. If An were in he could lose 0-4. Don’t kill me ha ha. But I love a non Chinese winner by all means.

bzing · Apr 27, 2019

I say if Falck wins the final then short pips are officially OP. He wouldn't have gotten nowhere near the semifinal if Falck had played with inverted rubber on his FH like the rest of the players.

zeio · Apr 27, 2019

CroneOne · Apr 28, 2019

bzing said:
I say if Falck wins the final then short pips are officially OP. He wouldn't have gotten nowhere near the semifinal if Falck had played with inverted rubber on his FH like the rest of the players.

I'm super excited to see MLs tactics against the pips smasher. After losing recently to a few of these types at the tt club, Im seeing this final as a lesson too

I am amazed by how ML changes pace on nearly every shot as his opponents try to hit through him. Curious if he will employ this on Falck.

Janard · Apr 28, 2019

Although chances are slim but I think Falck winning the title will be the best for everyone. Having a non-Chinese winner sends an encouraging signal to the rest of the world. Likewise if ML were to lose, it will spur the CNT to seriously groom the next generation of male players. Compared to the female team, the disparity within the male team is still rather pronounced, or rather the gap between ML and the rest of his compatriots remains palpable.

tropical · Apr 28, 2019

Many folks at my club are now seriously thinking about short pips on forehand. If Falck won we'd see many kids and even adult rushing to change equipment's lol.

BTW, I think Liu Shi Wen was chewing this during the match ...

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drunix80 · Apr 28, 2019

Lost at love ( ZJK), lost in the biggest finals (DN) and being slowly pushed by emerging new comers towards the end of her career, LSW showed what grit, determination , hard work and self belief can accomplish. What a great role model for anyone struggling with different things in life and come up on top. Will be cheering for you, LSW, at Olympics 2020 in person.

Herbert · Apr 28, 2019

bzing said:
I say if Falck wins the final then short pips are officially OP. He wouldn't have gotten nowhere near the semifinal if Falck had played with inverted rubber on his FH like the rest of the players.

I would say Ma Long wouldn't have gotten nowhere near the final if he had played with short pips on his forehand

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