2018 World Junior U18 TT Championships

[zeio]

The US had a terrible draw for both men and women. Its quite possible that no other team will take a match off China.

Very sad.

Sad indeed. This is the last edition for Kanak, right? They have a real chance of making podium.

 

[Loopadoop]

USA Girls'

lost to Chinese Taipei 0-3

Live now

0-2 Hong Kong

 

[Tony's Table Tennis]

The new ranking system now has separate senior and junior ranking lists, which makes it totally worthless for eligible junior players who are close to the top already to compete in.

South Korea doesn't even bother with the boys.

yep, I said this when the smart guys made this new rule
in fact, your seeded young "senior" players, will be unseeded in juniors if they don't have junior ranking points,,,, lol

 

[Loopadoop]

USA Girls' playing for 7 and 8 place

1-2 Hong Kong

Crystal Wang won a key third match to give them a chance

 

[Loopadoop]

USA Girls' 8th place

Live in 10 minutes

USA Boys vs Romania for 5th and 6th places

 

[zeio]

yep, I said this when the smart guys made this new rule
in fact, your seeded young "senior" players, will be unseeded in juniors if they don't have junior ranking points,,,, lol

There's some good in this. Folks complained when two 15-year-old's(looking at Ito in 2015 and Harimoto in 2018) popped up in the top 10. I once commented the new ranking system would make that much harder to happen. Check out Moregard, his personal best was 166 at the end of 2017, after the impressive showing at the WJTTC. Then the new system kicked in and he fell into oblivion at 944 in Jan, then 325 in Feb and it has been a slow and painful climb, at 163 now in Dec. It took him an entire year to get back to where he was, without the help from junior events.

Guess what? It's only going to get even harder next year with the new point table. Enjoy your ride!

 

[Loopadoop]

Live now

USA Boys vs Romania 2-2

USA S Alguetti vs R Sipos

 

[zeio]

Chinese Taipei has some great talents. Gave Japan a big scare.

 

[Loopadoop]

USA Boys got 6th place

lost to Romania 2-3

 

[FruitLoop]

USA Boys got 6th place

lost to Romania 2-3

Not a bad result at all considering the draw. Romania are probably tied best European team with France.

 

[Loopadoop]

Not a bad result at all considering the draw. Romania are probably tied best European team with France.

USA might have beat Romania if Kanak Jha had played 2 of the matches instead of 1.

 

[Danny21312]

USA might have beat Romania if Kanak Jha had played 2 of the matches instead of 1.

They put him in the 3rd position probably because he lost to that Iranian guy with the long pips on the BH in the previous round.

 

[Tony's Table Tennis]

Chinese Taipei has some great talents. Gave Japan a big scare.

Yep
I've been to a couple of training session with them and know the coaches well
The gold medal of Chuan/Chen also helped put more money into the sport
TPE does have a far more bunch of top juniors nowadays than oppose to the days of Chen and Chuan
and not to mention the top junior isn't playing and already WR50

 

[Tony's Table Tennis]

They put him in the 3rd position probably because he lost to that Iranian guy with the long pips on the BH in the previous round.

no
its not the first time where they "rotate" players.
since ending on 5th or 6th means nothing at the end of the day, they are just giving other players a chance at position 1 and 2
i'm sure the same happened last wjc if I recall

 

[Loopadoop]

no
its not the first time where they "rotate" players.
since ending on 5th or 6th means nothing at the end of the day, they are just giving other players a chance at position 1 and 2
i'm sure the same happened last wjc if I recall

The Iranian guy using long pips OX or with sponge, a pushblocker or chopper, who beat Kanak Jha ?

 

[Tony's Table Tennis]

The Iranian guy using long pips OX or with sponge, a pushblocker or chopper, who beat Kanak Jha ?

what are you talking about? this got nothing to do with rotating players for years during a not important match

 

[Loopadoop]

They put him in the 3rd position probably because he lost to that Iranian guy with the long pips on the BH in the previous round.

What style does that long pips Iran guy play, pushblocker or chopper ?

 

[Danny21312]

What style does that long pips Iran guy play, pushblocker or chopper ?

Not a chopper but i don't know if i'd call him a pushblocker. He does a lot of what Adam Bobrow would call "Strawberry".

 

[zeio]

This new Japanese generation plays better when trailing behind. They have to work on closing it out when having the lead.

 

[ttpshot]

There was a time when National Hopes (U12) champion in Japan wouldn't make it to the top level. Uda and Nagasaki both dominated U12 level and progressed to National Academy. Again, both have been under threat from non-Academy players as it so often happens to Academy players. It's good to see they're performing well so far. Keen to see how they'd go against China and in singles.