Dima Ovtcharov's quality loss

TheKhan123 · Jul 4, 2019

So, despite not being honest with his fans about things such as equipment, let's not be kids and respect the fact that he could use whatever he likes. I still can't find a better idol for myself, so I stick to him. If you take a look at his gameplay, since becoming the world no.1, he didn't really shine as much as expected. I mean, beating Europeans is easy(of course, for Dima

) but, let's not forget that he freaking beat FZD and really deserved it. Nowadays, we see him lose to players we don't expect. Such as Pucar and Groth(I know their good, but not Dima good) and I don't know if it's injuries or lack of desire. Ma Long had injuries with his knee and in a short time after that, he overcomes everyone. Do you think it's because of injuries or lack of desire?

Tony's Table Tennis · Jul 4, 2019

its called sports
the ball is round
it can go either way

bobpuls · Jul 4, 2019

And it's called life....
I wish him the best.
I like him

729B2 · Jul 4, 2019

what do you mean honest with equipment ?

Tony's Table Tennis · Jul 4, 2019

729B2 said:
what do you mean honest with equipment ?

I think OP is saying Dima is lying
I don't think Dima every said he is using Donic, so I don't know how Dima can be honest or not honest on something he never said.

Loopadoop · Jul 4, 2019

His becoming #1 was somewhat due to fortunate circumstances.

He is a quality player and person.

Ilia Minkin · Jul 4, 2019

I have the same question... His losses to Samsonov in Rio and to Pucar at the recent WTTC were hard to swallow. Hopefully he will improve his game even more and challenge the top Chinese once again.

TheKhan123 · Jul 4, 2019

Tony's Table Tennis said:
I think OP is saying Dima is lying
I don't think Dima every said he is using Donic, so I don't know how Dima can be honest or not honest on something he never said.

you can go to his official website. There's a part named Material where he says he uses Ovtcharov Original senso carbon with bluefire m1 rubbers.
Anyway, that is not thebpoint of the thread. So, let's protend that was not said

TheKhan123 · Jul 4, 2019

btw what does op stand for? i play games and stands for over powered but im sure thqt isnt the case

frankhond · Jul 4, 2019

I’m wondering if players like Dima, Harimoto, Ito etc did exceptionally well in the beginning because of some unconventional element in their play. With Dima it could be his backhand for example. Then the rest find ways to meet the new style and things become complex again. Note that this in no way takes away any accomplishments, it’s rather an attribute to innovation and, given that these players are still at the top, continued dedication.

starsky27 · Jul 4, 2019

OP- original poster

Astorix · Jul 4, 2019

Tony's Table Tennis said:
I think OP is saying Dima is lying
I don't think Dima every said he is using Donic, so I don't know how Dima can be honest or not honest on something he never said.

I think Donic, his Sponsor, claims he is using their stuff and not he himself. misunderstanding here if so.

chenqi89 · Jul 4, 2019

quality player

mrk · Jul 4, 2019

Ovtcharov was injured last year for several months, since then he couldn't regain his level.

Nelt · Jul 6, 2019

Dima’s setup for 2nd European games was w968 with Donic handle + Dignics 05 both sides.

vvk1 · Jul 6, 2019

IMO, DO's lack of results is a direct consequence of his inability to adapt to the new poly ball. He just cannot stay at the table and bang the ball off the bounce like the younger players. And he's no XX to play powerfully away from the table with the poly ball.

RidTheKid · Jul 6, 2019

Care to elaborate?

Nelt said:
Dima’s setup for 2nd European games was w968 with Donic handle + Dignics 05 both sides.

Tony's Table Tennis · Jul 6, 2019

vvk1 said:
IMO, DO's lack of results is a direct consequence of his inability to adapt to the new poly ball. He just cannot stay at the table and bang the ball off the bounce like the younger players. And he's no XX to play powerfully away from the table with the poly ball.

correct me if i'm wrong
didn't he get to world number 1 in the Poly ball era?

Tony's Table Tennis · Jul 6, 2019

mrk said:
Ovtcharov was injured last year for several months, since then he couldn't regain his level.

yep, this is probably the most fact to his below par performance of late.
Hope he gets to full form in time for Tokyo

NextLevel · Jul 6, 2019

Tony's Table Tennis said:
yep, this is probably the most fact to his below par performance of late.
Hope he gets to full form in time for Tokyo

And the truth is that he is not that far from the top, he is losing to mostly the best players in the world. On the tour, Lin Yun Ju has been his biggest hurdle. IMO, he was supposed to beat Lin Gaoyuan, but the result was what it was. In the European games, he lost to Jonathan Groth, who only lost to Timo Boll in *all* the matches he played there. Dima also beat every other player other than Groth in *all* the matches he played there, including Freitas and Falck.

I think Dima just needs more time to find himself completely. I would be more concerned about Pitchford losing to defenders so consistently.

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