11-0 Good or Bad?

[Shree]

Person scoring 11 first is winner till he wins the point 11 I would appreciate that the winner should allow the opponent to score few points In the interest of game .

 

[WiWa]

SMIRNOV Alexey

BASTIAN Klaus

3:0 (11:1, 11:0, 11:0, 0:0, 0:0)

Not much mercy there from Smirnov ^^

 

[XIII]

All about Ding Ning style, serve and fail to give your opponent a point.

 

[T!Christian]

Just to give my precious input (lol) :
If i lead 10-0 and i play against somebody i know (i.e. my club or so) ofc its nice to give them a point as some statements were made before
Only if i really dislike the opponent and i have to psychologically tackle him (which is rare though)

On the contrary:
If i am down 0-10 and get a point for free from my opponent, i "chooo" very loud and if spectators are present i look at them and make some silly gestures or say: "Did u say this majestetic point?"
Just because it's very unusually to have a chance after 0-10 and a laughter is always nice

 

[XIII]

Just to give my precious input (lol) :
If i lead 10-0 and i play against somebody i know (i.e. my club or so) ofc its nice to give them a point as some statements were made before
Only if i really dislike the opponent and i have to psychologically tackle him (which is rare though)

On the contrary:
If i am down 0-10 and get a point for free from my opponent, i "chooo" very loud and if spectators are present i look at them and make some silly gestures or say: "Did u say this majestetic point?"
Just because it's very unusually to have a chance after 0-10 and a laughter is always nice

That makes you this guy:

 

[Dan]

SMIRNOV Alexey

BASTIAN Klaus

3:0 (11:1, 11:0, 11:0, 0:0, 0:0)

Not much mercy there from Smirnov ^^

Insane! Where did that match take place?

 

[XIII]

Insane! Where did that match take place?

That guy probably had no chance at all.

 

[WiWa]

Insane! Where did that match take place?

Champions League. Joao Monteiro missed his flight, so Saarbrückens coach (Bastian) played

 

[T!Christian]

That is what i ment exactly that

 

[Der_Echte]

That makes you this guy:

That is Adam Barbro and he made that vid as a parody joke.

HE was here in Korea last year and we had a hit at a former national player's club in Seoul. Cool dude.

 

[Der_Echte]

As to teh original question... Should I'z give away a mercy point at 10-0?

I answerz dat with a question and answer.

What was it that the Teacher in Conan the Barabrian asked Arnold Schwarzenegger?

What is best in life?

Mongol General: Wrong! Conan! What is best in life? Conan: To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their women

Having said that...

Do any of you think I will give away a point at 10-0 or at any time?

You lost your ever-lovin' freekin' mind?

I would only do that if it wasn't a real match, a practice match with a certain objective to practice a shot or combination series, or if giving away a point would really piss off the opponent and put him into a rage.

 

[Der_Echte]

Might as well post a clip to clarify context...

 

[XIII]

That is Adam Barbro and he made that vid as a parody joke.

HE was here in Korea last year and we had a hit at a former national player's club in Seoul. Cool dude.

Was he playing seriously or joking around the whole game?

 

[Der_Echte]

He was playing the same as I do in a match - to win, which he did 3-1. It got really REAL when I had him hit vs Lee Jae Chul, a former Korean National Player (Pesky J-Pen Lefty).

 

[XIII]

He was playing the same as I do in a match - to win, which he did 3-1. It got really REAL when I had him hit vs Lee Jae Chul, a former Korean National Player (Pesky J-Pen Lefty).

So he actually lost that badly?

 

[Der_Echte]

I lost to him a year ago 3-1, he lost to coach Lee 3-0. Coach Lee is old as Moses and still well over USATT 2400+ strong. Coach Lee is 2.5 to 3 levels above Adam B. It is natural for Coach lee to make players of my and Adam's class look ineffective.

 

[ttunreal]

Considering I don't participate in leagues or competitions in Australia, and only just in region and state 'school' competitions, our mindset is simple; if we VS someone whose skill set is... 'lower' than me, then I give them a point or even two or three points. If I approach the finals match against someone who has the same skill set as me or better yet, a high skill set than me, then I know that if I do 'happen' to get 11-0 (impossible for me!), then I wouldn't stand back at all, regardless of sportsmanship or not. You're at the finals, so you have to give it all you got!

But in general though, yeah, I give a point to the opponent when i'm at 11-0, leading

 

[Der_Echte]

I guess it would be fitting for Conan the Barbarian to also enjoy hearing the lamentations of the coaches and the fans of teh enemy.

 

[strangeloop]

I have done it once and I felt pretty bad about it. Won't do it again. Samsonov could have done that to Xu Xin here in the 4th game (starts at 4.45). I love his demeanor in this game. He does not cho or celebrate when he goes 10-0 up. He nets the return at 10-0 and Xu Xin acknowledges that. Sportsmanship is beyond languages and winning games.. Gentleman that Samsonov!

 

[T!Christian]

I have done it once and I felt pretty bad about it. Won't do it again. Samsonov could have done that to Xu Xin here in the 4th game (starts at 4.45). I love his demeanor in this game. He does not cho or celebrate when he goes 10-0 up. He nets the return at 10-0 and Xu Xin acknowledges that. Sportsmanship is beyond languages and winning games.. Gentleman that Samsonov!

That was one hell of a match!