Australian Open 2019 [Platinum]

Harimoto has been working on his FH since his sounding defeat to LJK in Korea Open 2018. The problem right now is not his stroke. It has to do with his stance and footwork. I'll probably post a video and write more on this after this Australian Open.

So busy catching up on these interviews.

I have written about this on mytt as well. His stance is way too backhand oriented and he needs to get stronger so he can hit good backhands and forehands from an open position.

And i written it here before, his reflex/reaction time is really poor for this level.
 
Not the first time that i see this from Dima:

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I have written about this on mytt as well. His stance is way too backhand oriented and he needs to get stronger so he can hit good backhands and forehands from an open position.

100% this

WCQ was basically not afraid of hammering harimoto on his FH side and harimoto was looping it at half power just trying to survive the rally which is the last thing you wanna give to a CNT player.

Coach Kurashima seems to be telling harimoto after the match how he was shuffled around and had no real chance to control the rally with his backhand, looking at his hand gestures
 
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Results from Day 3 (Thu 11 July 2019)

Men's Singles

Round of 32:

[1] Fan Zhendong 4:3 Kristian Karlsson (11:6, 8:11, 11:1, 8:11, 11:1, 9:11, 11:6)
[15] Patrick Franziska 4:0 Kazuhiro Yoshimura (11:8, 11:3, 11:3, 11:6)

[9] Jang Woojin 4:0 Zheng Peifeng (11:9, 14:12, 11:5, 11:7)

[8] Mattias Falck 4:0 Lim Jonghoon (13:11, 11:8, 11:7, 11:4)

[7] Hugo Calderano 4:1 Cho Seungmin (11:5, 11:8, 11:2, 6:11, 11:8)

Marcos Freitas 4:0 Heming Hu [16] (11:7, 11:1, 11:7, 11:3)

Lin Yun-Ju 4:3 Koki Niwa [12] (9:11, 11:5, 12:10, 6:11, 11:8, 9:11, 11:6)
[3] Xu Xin 4:1 Darko Jorgic (11:9, 8:11, 11:7, 11:6, 11:9)


Wang Chuqin 4:0 Tomokazu Harimoto [4] (12:10, 11:6, 11:4, 11:6)
[14] Liam Pitchford 4:2 Cho Daeseong (11:7, 9:11, 16:14, 11:8, 9:11, 11:8)


Jonathan Groth 4:2 Jun Mizutani [13] (13:11, 11:8, 9:11, 3:11, 17:15, 13:11)
[6] Liang Jingkun 4:1 Xu Chenhao (13:11, 11:8, 9:11, 11:8, 11:4)


[5] Ma Long 4:2 Mizuki Oikawa (11:6, 11:6, 11:8, 9:11, 7:11, 11:7)
[11] Dimitrij Ovtcharov 4:2 Yukiya Uda (11:2, 11:7, 11:4, 7:11, 9:11, 11:8)

[10] Lee Sangsu 4:1 Wang Yang, SVK (11:6, 8:11, 11:9, 11:4, 11:9)
[2] Lin Gaoyuan 4:0 Sun Wen (11:2, 11:5, 11:1, 11:3)


Women's Singles

Round of 32:


[1] Chen Meng 4:0 Chen Szu-Yu (11:7, 11:8, 11:7, 11:7)
Mu Zi 4:0 Doo Hoi Kem [11] (11:6, 12:10, 11:2, 12:10)

[14] Hitomi Sato 4:1 Nina Mittelham (10:12, 11:5, 11:7, 11:1, 11:6)
[6] Kasumi Ishikawa 4:0 Miyuu Kihara (11:9, 11:9, 11:7, 11:5)

Sun Yingsha 4:1 Wang Manyu [5] (14:12, 11:5, 11:5, 7:11, 11:2)
Shiho Matsudaira 4:3 Bernadette Szocs [15] (12:10, 9:11, 9:11, 11:9, 11:7, 9:11, 13:11)

Yui Hamamoto, AUT 4:3 Jian Fang Lay [16] (8:11, 3:11, 8:11, 11:9, 11:6, 11:8, 11:4)
Sun Mingyang 4:1 Zhu Yuling [4] (11:9, 11:8, 7:11, 11:7, 11:8)


[3] Ding Ning 4:3 Liu Weishan (11:5, 11:4, 7:11, 11:6, 5:11, 5:11, 11:9)

Choi Hyojoo 4:2 Feng Tianwei [12] (13:11, 8:11, 11:7, 11:8, 6:11, 11:8)

[10] Suh Hyowon 4:3 Lee Ho Ching (6:11, 11:8, 11:7, 11:9, 9:11, 8:11, 13:11)
Zhang Qiang 4:2 Cheng I-Ching [8] (11:13, 13:11, 3:11, 11:4, 11:8, 11:6)

[7] Mima Ito 4:0 Minnie Soo Wai Yam (11:9, 11:4, 11:2, 11:6)
[9] Miu Hirano 4:2 Qian Tianyi (6:11, 7:11, 11:3, 13:11, 11:7, 11:6)

Li Jiayi 4:0 Saki Shibata [13] (11:9, 11:3, 11:5, 11:3)
Jeon Jihee 4:0 Barbora Balazova (11:9, 11:5, 11:6, 11:3)



Men's Doubles

Round of 16:


[1] Jeoung Youngsik /Lee Sangsu 3:0 Lubomir Jancarik/Pavel Sirucek (12:10, 11:9, 11:8)
[6] Patrick Franziska/Ricardo Walther 3:2 Tomokazu Harimoto/Koki Niwa (5:11, 11:6, 11:6, 7:11, 11:9)

Amalraj Anthony/Sathiyan Gnanasekaran 3:0 David Powell/Kane Townsend [8] (11:7, 11:3, 11:8)
[3] Jang Woojin/Lim Jonghoon 3:2 Darko Jorgic/Florent Lambiet (11:3, 8:11, 11:7, 10:12, 11:3)


[4] Mattias Falck/Kristian Karlsson 3:0 Benedikt Duda/Dang Qiu (11:6, 11:7, 11:6)
[5] Lin Gaoyuan/Ma Long 3:2 Shunsuke Togami/Yukiya Uda (8:11, 11:8, 11:9, 4:11, 11:6)

[7] Fan Zhendong/Xu Xin 3:1 Lam Siu Hang/Ng Pak Nam (5:11, 11:6, 11:5, 11:6)
[2] Ho Kwan Kit /Wong Chun Ting 3:0 Can Akkuzu/Tristan Flore (11:6, 11:6, 11:8)


Women's Doubles

Round of 16:


[1] Chen Meng/Wang Manyu 3:0 Manika Batra/Archana Girish Kamath (12:10, 11:6, 11:4)
[5] Miu Hirano/Saki Shibata 3:1 Laura Gasnier/Audrey Zarif (11:5, 6:11, 12:10, 12:10)

[8] Jian Fang Lay/Min Hyung Jee 3:2 Chen Ting-Ting/Huang Yu-Chiao (4:11, 11:4, 9:11, 11:9, 11:7)

Miyuu Kihara/Miyu Nagasaki 3:1 Barbora Balazova/Hana Matelova [3] (11:4, 8:11, 11:9, 11:9)

Bernadette Szocs/Maria Xiao 3:0 Lee Ho Ching/Minnie Soo Wai Yam [4] (12:10, 12:10, 11:9)
Choi Hyojoo/Lee Eunhye 3:0 Ding Ning/Liu Shiwen [6] (w.o.
due to injury of Liu Shiwen)

Lin Ye/Yu Mengyu 3:0 Chen Szu-Yu/Cheng Hsien-Tzu [7] (11:6, 11:9, 12:10)
[2] Jeon Jihee/Yang Haeun 3:0 Jinnipa Sawettabut/Suthasini Sawettabut (11:8, 11:7, 11:5)



Mixed Doubles

Round of 16:

Jun Mizutani/Mima Ito 3:0 Xu Xin/Liu Shiwen [1] (w.o. due to injury of Liu Shiwen)
[8] Heming Hu/Melissa Tapper 3:0 Ashley Robinson/Charlotte Carey (w.o.)

[7] Tristan Flore/Laura Gasnier 3:0 Kane Townsend/Min Hyung Jee (11:6, 11:4, 11:1)
[3] Lin Yun-Ju/Cheng I-Ching 3:0 Sathiyan Gnanasekaran/Archana Girish Kamath (11:4, 11:6, 11:8)

[4] Lee Sangsu/Jeon Jihee 3:1 Lim Jonghoon/Yoo Eunchong (4:11, 11:7, 11:7, 11:8)
[5] Lubomir Pistej/Barbora Balazova 3:0 Wang Yang/Tatiana Kukulkova (11:9, 11:8, 11:2)

[6] Ho Kwan Kit/Lee Ho Ching 3:0 Achanta Sharath Kamal/Manika Batra (11:6, 11:3, 11:7)

[2] Wong Chun Ting/Doo Hoi Kem 3:2 Alvaro Robles/Maria Xiao (7:11, 11:8, 11:4, 7:11, 11:8)


Source: https://www.ittf.com/tournament/5007/2019/2019-ittf-world-tour-australian-open/
 
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Not to take away from the interviews but 80% of what they say are vague/rehashed statements. The players are probably given instructions not to reveal their tactics

Li Jiayi is pretty straightforward. She's like the boldest. Guo Yan, too. She's pretty open in Hong Kong Open about the women's team underestimating Ito.

Once you follow enough of their interviews, you could get a rough idea of the general thinking.

CIC did just that to beat Ito at the Grand Finals last year.

https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/fo...nd-Finals-2018&p=252380&viewfull=1#post252380

Tidbit: Sina Sports asked her "any difference in how you prepared for Ito versus other players? Any insights?"

"Every round is difficult. Every match deserves the utmost attention, but for this one I was prepared for the difficulty. I've watched her match videos several times, which is a must. I have also read some articles, and even more interviews. Other people usually don't bother with the interviews. I've read some Chinese news, because I need to understand how she thinks!"
 
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Given that Zhang Jike said Harimoto's speed is top 10, can you elaborate on what you mean?

maybe his muscle memory. he is without a doubt as fast as speedy gonzales, to say at least. but no matter how fast somebody is, you can still get them through the muscle memory, because you trained your brain to command your body in a certain way in certain situation. if you are able to spot a pattern you could aswell exploit it to your advantage. mind blown.
 
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Harimoto should go away from tournaments
Put some commercial h3 untuned and work on his forehand then go to Tokyo

Not sure if you mean all tournaments entirely, I just assume you do. Also assuming that your tactic would really make him play better at the olympics - he would lose way too many ranking points and his world ranking would drop a lot, which would mean worse seeding at the olympics.
Definitely something JNT doesn't want, I would imagine.
 
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To the ones who complain about Harimotos level of play and details in his game. Who are you again? I find it ridiculous people sit here complaining about a 16 year old who is ranked 4th in the world! Like he's not gonna be able to improve his fh or whatnot. Are you kidding me?! He would absolutely destroy all of you in TT even playing with his left hand. The TT brain on him is nothing short of genius, no matter what technical deficiencies he has in his game. Another fact: If I can improve my bh which I have he's sure as hell gonna get a top 3 fh if he works on it and he surely will.
 
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To the ones who complain about Harimotos level of play and details in his game. Who are you again? I find it ridiculous people sit here complaining about a 16 year old who is ranked 4th in the world! Like he's not gonna be able to improve his fh or whatnot. Are you kidding me?! He would absolutely destroy all of you in TT even playing with his left hand. The TT brain on him is nothing short of genius, no matter what technical deficiencies he has in his game. Another fact: If I can improve my bh which I have he's sure as hell gonna get a top 3 fh if he works on it and he surely will.
Nice observation you made here, thing is that perhaps Chinese have made lot of efforts in studying his game, and his advantages over CNT has now become not so serious. He's still great threat to non chinese players. Surely enough, I agree with you that his young age and being 4th in ranking no matter how this ranking system could be deceiving, but to me is quite fair, gives him enough credit and he's in the position to improve his game once again to be able to compete with CNT.
 
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