WTT Singapore Smash 2022

pongfugrasshopper said:

Showcase Table 1 is side angle. Tables 2,3,4 are corner angle. I am guessing that side view is more attractive for sponsors as it's easier to view their logos.

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It's basically a tyranny to enrich the very few no matter how else you will try to convolute it in sugar-coated words but that's what it is.

The vast amount of comments and complaints on YT videos that are blaring saying how awful the side angle is and how probably an overwhelming 99% of people dislike it.

And it's not like you can't see the logos in the corner angle, that is just preposterous and ludicrous to claim otherwise.

So if you think this is democracy where people get what the majority want which is the corner angle then forget it. It's down to the very few and screw the rest.

mrk said:

Embarrassing from Harimoto but nothing new, we know that he is not as good anymore and he can lose against many players now, it's hardly a surprise. His increased body size and weight made him worse. I think Togami Shunsuke has a bigger potential in the next years but he lacks experience.

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You're reaching here, He still reached a final about 3 months ago or so. It's just that others are improving fast and putting the ball on the table consistently.

Shine said:

You're reaching here, He still reached a final about 3 months ago or so. It's just that others are improving fast and putting the ball on the table consistently.

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And he won Japan's recent Olympics qualification tourney; probs the best in Japan by a bit.

Not sure why Niwa isn't playing this time though

arlentan said:

And he won Japan's recent Olympics qualification tourney; probs the best in Japan by a bit.

Not sure why Niwa isn't playing this time though

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He said something about reconsidering whether to continue playing internationally or call it quits after a dismal performance in his last appearance.

aerial said:

i don't get the horizontal view angle hatred

to me it is just as good if not better, mainly because you can see the feet/body of both players at all times. the one caveat is there needs to be a camera-person adjusting if the rally goes to the mid-court or far-court and they do that already.

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It makes it almost impossible to appreciate the player's technical abilities and ball path (with spin) which is, when filmed accordingly, highly spectacular due to the extreme speed and ball trajectories involved. When filmed as it is now, ball trajectory and spin effects are practically unseen, everything looks "flat".

I've just tried watching Fan Zhendong vs Tiago Apolonia video and I just give up. For me it's completely unwatchable and I'll never watch any side angle table tennis video ever again. Thanks ITTF for ruining it.

aerial said:

i don't get the horizontal view angle hatred

to me it is just as good if not better, mainly because you can see the feet/body of both players at all times. the one caveat is there needs to be a camera-person adjusting if the rally goes to the mid-court or far-court and they do that already.

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M51 said:

Most child prodigies stop being prodigies once they stop being children. They move far ahead of the curve very early in life, but the curve eventually catches up.

There are many exceptions, of course, but I don't believe Harimoto will be one of them. There's absolutely nothing genius about the way he plays now...

Unlike Truls, whose shoddy footwork already improved noticeably since the WTTC. Once he's improved his mental game (kid's a loose canon), only the skies will be the limit for him.

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I think its too early to tell. i can feel definitely Harimoto has gained a lot more power on his FH thanks to his body change. But his footwork is a bit slower for sure, and that hasn't ever been his biggest strength.

If he can work on that, he'll get very good results again I think. His mental strength now is very weak because he keeps on losing. But this could change quickly and then we would all marvel how he is a winning machine. But yeh, his CURRENT level is not that special anymore.

Takkyu_wa_inochi said:

I think its too early to tell. i can feel definitely Harimoto has gained a lot more power on his FH thanks to his body change. But his footwork is a bit slower for sure, and that hasn't ever been his biggest strength.

If he can work on that, he'll get very good results again I think. His mental strength now is very weak because he keeps on losing. But this could change quickly and then we would all marvel how he is a winning machine. But yeh, his CURRENT level is not that special anymore.

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