2024 US Open, Las Vegas Dec 16-21

[5545]

If I'm not mistaken, a couple of former (or maybe even current pros) are in WS: Liu Gaoyang and Guo Yan (not the one you're thinking of, but a younger one).

Liu Gaoyang: the one who beat Hirano in 2018???

 

[pongfugrasshopper]

Liu Gaoyang: the one who beat Hirano in 2018???

I think so... she has an estimated rating of 2600.

 

[pongfugrasshopper]

Amy faces Liu Gaoyang tomorrow in the QF. Wow, so many quality contenders in WS: Liu Gaoyang, Nina Mittelham, Amy Wang, Minami Ando, Asuka Sasao.

 

[Novarac23]

Olah vs jarvis was a fun one to watch. Jarvis is really good

 

[5545]

Congratulations Youruo for being the first female to take a set off Ando by far

 

[pongfugrasshopper]

Liu Gaoyang: the one who beat Hirano in 2018???

She entered "Rising Star World TTA" as her affiliated club. Their website shows her picture which does look like the former CNT junior:

TEAM | Rising Stars World T

Meet the expert consultant team at Rising Stars World Table Tennis Academy (RSWTTA). Our elite athletes provide top-notch technique consulting and personalized advice to elevate your table tennis game.

www.rswtta.com

 

[NextLevel]

I made the semis of that!!! : )

Congrats, hope the sandbaggers didn't ruin your fun (well to get that far, you usually have to be sorta a sandbagger...)

 

[TampaBayTableTennis]

Congrats, hope the sandbaggers didn't ruin your fun (well to get that far, you usually have to be sorta a sandbagger...)

Thank you! It was great to make it that far. I had to pull off some game 5 wins in the later rounds. I certainly don’t feel underrated here haha but I know what you mean. Appreciate it.

 

[turbozed]

Olah vs jarvis was a fun one to watch. Jarvis is really good

There was some real animosity between the two during that one. Very rare to see.

 

[mcfly]

There was some real animosity between the two during that one. Very rare to see.

i think it was the serve of Tom - quite complicated and a bit hidden by the chest

 

[backspacer]

There was some real animosity between the two during that one. Very rare to see.

And a racket throw.

 

[Tony's Table Tennis]

So the U1700 Adult final was just streamed live - the lady who won it registered for the tournament with a rating of 660 and got to a rating of 1409 before the tournament. From my visual estimate, she is easily closer to 2000 at least and hasn't lost a match in any of the events she registered for so far (she is registered from U1000-U1900 Adult) so good luck to anyone who is playing any events she decides to play in. Hopefully she will pull out of a few to give others a chance lol.

haha
seems like these things happen a lot more than we know
wasn't there a big scene last year (not us open, but some tournament) and the guy had to apologies and return all his winnings.

i think entered with fake name or something, and was using a very low rating and sweep through the tournament

 

[Wrighty67]

i think it was the serve of Tom - quite complicated and a bit hidden by the chest

Nothing wrong with it from what I can see - Olah just didn't like it and then started trying to serve in a similar way and missed two on the trot. Poor sportsmanship in my view - purposely serving hidden and then dismissing a clear edge ball at the end of the fifth.

 

[Novarac23]

Yeah there was a lot of heat in the Olah vs Jarvis match which was interesting

 

[AutomaticBackhand]

Does anyone know about Defenders Playing?
I only know of Wang Wei

 

[pongfugrasshopper]

Does anyone know about Defenders Playing?
I only know of Wang Wei

Mathieu De Saintilan and I saw some junior named Connor Lee.

 

[AutomaticBackhand]

Nothing wrong with it from what I can see - Olah just didn't like it and then started trying to serve in a similar way and missed two on the trot. Poor sportsmanship in my view - purposely serving hidden and then dismissing a clear edge ball at the end of the fifth.

Although Tom's serves look strange, I don't see anything illegal about them.
He throws it high enough, very vertically imo, doesn't hide it.
He just does some arm movement before the throw but that's nothing illegal.

 

[pongfugrasshopper]

Although Tom's serves look strange, I don't see anything illegal about them.
He throws it high enough, very vertically imo, doesn't hide it.
He just does some arm movement before the throw but that's nothing illegal.

If anything, Olah is the one with the illegal serves. I noticed from the beginning of the match that he leaves his free arm hanging out there until the very last split second.

 

[Wrighty67]

Although Tom's serves look strange, I don't see anything illegal about them.
He throws it high enough, very vertically imo, doesn't hide it.
He just does some arm movement before the throw but that's nothing illegal.

I agree - Olah struggled with them and reacted very poorly and started serving clearly hiding the ball to make his point.

 

[pongfugrasshopper]

Based on the Facebook posted Day 4 livestream schedule cross referenced with omnipong players schedules:

10a WS QF Amy Wang vs. Liu Gaoyang
11a WS QF Asuka Sasao vs. Xuan Jiang
12p MS R16 Kanak Jha vs. David McBeath
1p MS R16 Jinbao Ma vs. Shin Ishiyama
1:45p WD QF A Sasao/R Aso vs. Z Deng/S Wang
2:30p MS QF
3:30p MS QF
4:30p MS QF
5:30p MS QF
6:30p MD R16
8:00p MD QF
8:45p MD QF