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I can’t watch it either due to the glare. It’s nothing to do with the camera. When I watched the World Cup in London a couple of years ago I had to move seats as there was identical glare to what is on the current videos. Just by moving away seat and changing the angles we were watching it it took that glare away.
What I can’t understand is why somebody from ITTF quality control has allowed this to be broadcast either live or highlights on YouTube.
 
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Results from Day 3 (Thu 10 October 2019):

Men's Singles

Round of 32:

[1] Xu Xin 4:1 Simon Gauzy (11:4, 6:11, 11:3, 11:5, 11:3)
[15] Lee Sangsu 4:3 Panagiotis Gionis (2:11, 12:14, 11:9, 9:11, 11:6, 11:6, 13:11)

Yan An 4:2 Wong Chun Ting [14] (10:12, 11:6, 11:5, 9:11, 11:4, 11:2)
[5] Hugo Calderano 4:2 Jonathan Groth (7:11, 11:7, 11:1, 11:4, 8:11, 11:9)

Jeoung Youngsik 4:3 Lin Yun-Ju [8] (11:8, 4:11, 8:11, 11:6, 11:8, 8:11, 11:7)
[9] Koki Niwa 4:1 Kenta Matsudaira (4:11, 11:8, 11:4, 11:3, 11:5)

[13] Patrick Franziska 4:0 Kirill Gerassimenko (11:7, 11:5, 11:6, 12:10)
[3] Lin Gaoyuan 4:0 Yukiya Uda (11:3, 13:11, 11:9, 11:6)

[4] Tomokazu Harimoto 4:2 Anton Källberg (11:8, 11:1, 11:4, 9:11, 9:11, 11:6)
Vladimir Samsonov 4:3 Liam Pitchford [16] (11:7, 4:11, 11:4, 8:11, 12:10, 12:14, 11:5)

Yu Ziyang 4:3 Dimitrij Ovtcharov [10] (7:11, 12:10, 11:9, 11:7, 10:12, 6:11, 11:8)
[7] Liang Jingkun 4:0 Takuya Jin (11:8, 11:6, 11:5, 11:5)

[6] Timo Boll 4:2 Zhou Qihao (11:9, 11:9, 13:11, 3:11, 7:11, 11:4)
[11] Jun Mizutani 4:2 Liu Dingshuo (12:10, 13:11, 6:11, 8:11, 11:7, 11:3)

Wang Chuqin 4:0 Jang Woojin [12] (11:8, 11:8, 11:8, 11:8)
[2] Fan Zhendong 4:1 Quadri Aruna (8:11, 11:7, 11:9, 14:12, 11:7)


Women's Singles

Round of 32:

[1] Chen Meng 4:0 Matilda Ekholm (11:6, 11:4, 11:3, 11:6)
[9] Feng Tianwei 4:0 Manika Batra (11:9, 13:11, 11:4, 11:3)

[14] Hitomi Sato 4:0 Orawan Paranang (11:7, 11:2, 11:7, 11:4)
Shan Xiaona, GER 4:1 Doo Hoi Kem [8] (11:9, 12:10, 9:11, 11:8, 11:8)

[5] Kasumi Ishikawa 4:2 Margaryta Pesotska (9:11, 11:5, 5:11, 11:5, 11:5, 11:8)
Yang Xiaoxin, MON 4:3 Han Ying, GER [16] (8:11, 11:8, 4:11, 11:9, 11:5, 5:11, 13:11)

Qian Tianyi 4:3 Sofia Polcanova [12] (11:6, 6:11, 9:11, 6:11, 11:2, 11:7, 11:5)
[4] Mima Ito 4:2 Honoka Hashimoto (9:11, 8:11, 11:7, 13:11, 11:7, 11:2)

[3] Sun Yingsha 4:1 Zhu Chengzhu (11:7, 11:6, 12:10, 9:11, 11:5)
Olga Vorobeva 4:1 Bernadette Szocs [13] (11:9, 11:9, 11:9, 4:11, 13:11)

[10] Chen Xingtong 4:3 Hina Hayata (9:11, 11:5, 6:11, 11:4, 12:10, 6:11, 11:8)
Miyu Kato 4:2 Cheng I-Ching [7] (11:5, 11:9, 2:11, 11:8, 5:11, 11:9)

Wang Yidi 4:1 Miu Hirano [6] (7:11, 11:8, 11:4, 11:3, 11:7)
Zhang Rui 4:1 Suh Hyowon [11] (11:8, 7:11, 11:4, 11:1, 11:4)

Jeon Jihee 4:2 Petrissa Solja [15] (11:1, 11:7, 10:12, 6:11, 11:7, 17:15)
[2] Wang Manyu 4:0 Liu Fei (11:7, 11:6, 11:8, 11:2)


Men's Doubles

Round of 16:

[1] Liao Cheng-Ting/Lin Yun-Ju 3:1 Robert Gardos/Daniel Habesohn (11:2, 11:4, 6:11, 11:7)
[8] Chen Chien-An/Chuang Chih-Yuan 3:0 Robin Devos/Benedek Olah (12:10, 11:7, 12:10)

Benedikt Duda/Dang Qiu 3:0 Ho Kwan Kit/Lam Siu Hang [7] (11:9, 15:13, 12:10)
[3] Jang Woojin/Jeoung Youngsik 3:0 Nima Alamian/Noshad Alamiyan (11:3, 11:5, 11:6)

[4] Ovidiu Ionescu/Alvaro Robles 3:2 Jakub Dyjas/Cedric Nuytinck (11:8, 14:12, 7:11, 8:11, 11:7)
[5] Liang Jingkun/Xu Xin 3:0 Vitor Ishiy/Eric Jouti (11:6, 11:3, 11:4)

[6] Timo Boll/Patrick Franziska 3:0 Masataka Morizono/Maharu Yoshimura (w.o.)
[2] Fan Zhendong/Lin Gaoyuan 3:0 Martin Allegro/Florent Lambiet (11:4, 11:6, 11:6)


Women's Doubles

Round of 16:

[1] Sun Yingsha/Wang Manyu 3:0 Lin Ye/Zeng Jian (11:7, 11:6, 11:2)
Chen Szu-Yu/Cheng Hsien-Tzu 3:1 Barbora Balazova/Hana Matelova [6] (11:6, 9:11, 11:9, 11:8)

Sofia Polcanova/Bernadette Szocs 3:0 Doo Hoi Kem/Lee Ho Ching [5] (11:8, 11:7, 11:9)
[4] Jeon Jihee/Yang Haeun 3:1 Adriana Diaz/Elizabeta Samara (11:9, 11:8, 9:11, 11:4)

[3] Chen Meng/Gu Yuting 3:1 Manika Batra/Archana Girish Kamath (12:10, 11:7, 5:11, 11:5)
[8] Nina Mittelham/Petrissa Solja 3:2 Orawan Paranang/Suthasini Sawettabut (11:7, 12:10, 9:11, 14:16, 11:9)

[7] Ng Wing Nam/Minnie Soo Wai Yam 3:0 Yana Noskova/Olga Vorobeva (11:8, 11:9, 11:3)
[2] Miyuu Kihara/Miyu Nagasaki 3:0 Natalia Bajor/Natalia Partyka (11:8, 11:2, 11:5)


Mixed Doubles

Round of 16:

[1] Wong Chun Ting/Doo Hoi Kem 3:1 Aleksandar Karakasevic/Izabela Lupulesku (7:11, 11:6, 11:5, 11:3)
Tomokazu Harimoto/Hina Hayata 3:1 Patrick Franziska/Petrissa Solja [8] (8:11, 12:10, 12:10, 11:9)

Wang Chuqin/Wang Manyu 3:0 Ho Kwan Kit/Lee Ho Ching [6] (11:7, 11:8, 12:10)
[4] Lubomir Pistej/Barbora Balazova 3:2 Marek Badowski/Natalia Bajor (11:9, 4:11, 2:11, 11:5, 14:12)

[3] Jun Mizutani/Mima Ito 3:1 Chen Chien-An/Chen Szu-Yu (11:6, 11:8, 8:11, 11:8)
Xu Xin/Sun Yingsha 3:0 Stefan Fegerl/Sofia Polcanova [5] (11:1, 11:2, 11:4)

[7] Lee Sangsu/Jeon Jihee 3:0 Ovidiu Ionescu/Bernadette Szocs (11:5, 11:7, 12:10)
[2] Lin Yun-Ju/Cheng I-Ching 3:1 Cedric Nuytinck/Lisa Lung (6:11, 11:4, 11:6, 11:4)


Source: https://www.ittf.com/tournament/5011/2019/2019-ittf-world-tour-german-open/
 
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What I can’t understand is why somebody from ITTF quality control has allowed this to be broadcast either live or highlights on YouTube.

There is no quality control for the earlier round videos of every tournament. They are all filmed out of focus which are even worse when cropped in. Exposure is usually very low. The frame rate is terrible. Why not film 4K 60 fps? I even think that the color choice of tables and flooring could be improved as well. Example of nice viewability....

 
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The T2 has it spot on in regards to camera angles etc.
To be fair it’s the first time I’ve come across this type of glare on recorded images. I’ve pinged an email to ITTF regarding this issue . I’m sure they are aware but it will interesting to see their reply .
 
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Anyone know what was up with the referee for FZD and Aruna's game? She faulted Aruna's serve like five times. And seriously ITTF your video quality looks like tt videos from the 90s. And at least show me the score for the game. The second half of the match showed the score for another game.
 
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Reporting from Bremen:

The tournament is well organized, very well funded, and unfortunately lacking almost everything table tennis fans actually need.

The qualification stage (Tuesday-Wednesday) took place in a secondary hall, which was quite dreadful. There were about 200 seats available in total to accommodate the spectators as well as any players, coaches, umpires and tournament staff members who wanted to watch. By the time the evening singles matches came around, there were barely any free seats to be had.
In most tournaments, seats are located on both sides of the hall, so if you wanted to watch a match that takes place on a table on the far side of the hall, you could just walk over there and watch closely. In the qualies hall, the seats were all located on one side. The 14 tables were arranged in 2 rows of 7, and the far row was...well, far, and the vision of it was blocked by players at the closer 7 tables, as well as coaches, photographers, and cameras located in the middle alley. There was no screen in the hall, so people had to go online to check the "live" scores of a match taking place 20 meters in front of them. On top of everything else, there were two giant columns in front of the seating area that blocked certain tables depending on where you were sitting.

The main hall (Thursday-Sunday) is gigantic, and completely unsuitable for table tennis. There are about 200 seats (those portable platforms) situated at ground level which would allow for more-or-less proper viewing, but tickets for those were never on sale. This seats are occupied by players, coaches, and probably various other VIPs, and are generally much emptier than the spectator area.
The fans sit high up in the main stands, where there are thousand of seats, the closest of which are pretty damn far. In fact, the closest seat I can take this week (having bought the best tickets that were offered) are further than the furthest possible seats I could take last week at the Swedish Open (great venue, btw).
A very disappointing viewing experience as a whole. It's all very far, and from a nearly 45 degree angle which takes away a lot of the benefits of watching TT live. It's still better than watching on a stream, but for me it feels like an opportunity missed.

The biggest advantage of this venue is its great location - just a 2 minute walk from the train station and the city center.

Personally I won't be coming back to this arena for TT tournaments.
 
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Ha ha, Cheng I Ching still lost to Miyu Kato WR 24 an upset.
Szocs WR 17 lost to Vorobeva WR 181.

Ah ... ok I'll give you both then ... ; ) sure Szocs is an upset (don't know Vorobeva actually) and Kato vs Cheng ... considering how long Cheng presented her high level on the tour ... yeah ...
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Ah ... ok I'll give you both then ... ; ) sure Szocs is an upset (don't know Vorobeva actually) and Kato vs Cheng ... considering how long Cheng presented her high level on the tour ... yeah ...
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H2H stats vs CIC show Miyu Kato lost once in 2016 (Kuwait), won in 2018 (Swedish) , won at this year's WTTC, and now won at this German Open so I wouldn't consider it an upset.
 
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Today seems like a day with many promising matches. Just a couple of thoughts.

Mixed Doubles
- Strong contenders Jeon/Lee and Lin/Cheng will go head to head although the former seems to be in better form considering the latter has lost both their Singles. Or would the losses be a motivating factor.
- How far can the new Chinese pairs go? Personally, I'm hoping that Mizuto takes down XuSha to prove that Doubles is really about teamwork and requires a slightly different set of skills rather than individual capabilities.
- Wong/Doo and Hariyata are pretty similar IMO insofar as the ladies carry the team more than the men.

Men's Doubles
- Boll/Franziska has taken down the reigning World Champions (ML/WCQ) earlier this year so I think they are the favourites, particularly since FZD is pretty average in Doubles
- Ionescu/Robles are the WTTC bronze medallists but with XX as their opponent, this could go either way (LJK doesn't really excel at Doubles too but does pack a punch with his power shots so...)
- I wanted to say that the Battle of the Taiwanese might impact the Olympics selection but just remembered that CCY has left the national association

Women's Singles
- Chen Meng vs Feng Tianwei; former is the favourite for sure but I'm interested in how far Wu Jingping's coaching can stretch the latter
- Qian Tianyi vs Ito Mima; my bet is on the Japanese since young players (WMY, SYS) have shown that they lack a certain degree of adaptability to Ito's variations

Men's Singles
- Yan An pretty much belongs to the forgotten 'mid-gen' (alongside Fang Bo and Zhou Yu) so would be interesting to see how far he goes against Hugo
- Jeoung's explosiveness has been on point this tournament and is surely the favourite over Koki?
- With home support, Franziska seems like he can oust LGY
- WCQ vs FZD; a watershed moment which might affect who should actually be groomed to take over the helm?
 
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