That is fair based on ittf ranking. I guess France can decide whether being National champion counts for anything.
so, other than Hayata, 90 other womens in the Top 100 needs to retire too right?
For context: there is only one bronze medal at the Olympic games.
I think Alexis is a big risk at the moment
According to the French national federation (FFTT). The international ranking counts. Only exception would be a recent exceptional result (that is in the year June 2023 to June 2024) for example beating WCQ
If there is criteria, then if Gauzy meets the criteria, he should go. But for me, Alexis's ceiling is clearly higher (beaten Fan Zhendong and Liang Jingkun), even with Gauzy's recent results and the most important thing is the medals, the upside not the downside. But if the criteria dictate that Gauzy qualifies, then he qualifies.
This is why I think there is a fundamental flaw in the JNT internal Trials system ( and Korea’s similar decision earlier, which they rescinded). You can knock out all the Japanese players (thru exhausting fracticide) but at the Olympics, you’re up against players from all over the world, not from Japan. Time spent studying/preparing to beat your own can be better utilize to study/prepare other world players who you’re not too familiar with. The next Olympic cycle, selection should include considerations of international performance.
Is he using an outer ALC now? I thought he was a career SZLC user of his personal blade?
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I think the way the WTT rating system worked originally and even now made it harder to trust(and some people still massively mistrust it) so Japan tried to use the internal trials to fairly work around it. I don't think Japan was wrong in creating such a system given the competing aims of doing so, especially fairness, and they did give poonts for beating CNT. The challenge is how to balance national limitations in entering events with fairness to give more players a chance.
Okay. So why were you discussing an outer ALC blade and LYJ? You just meant his blade was super fast?
From Butterfly's website on the LYJ SZLC.
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Oops, too used to Chinese terminology which doesn't usually distinguish between ALC or ZLC. I meant outer composite vs. inner composite.
There is no medal that Gauzy has a bigger chance of winning than Alexis.
Exactly, for the sake of nuance, dynamism, and security. There is no totally fair system. There'll always be winners and losers. Players just gotta adapt on the fly and do their best.
So you seriously believe that Fan Zhendong, Liang Jingkun and Lin Gaoyuan or even Timo Boll with their outer fiber blades have a serious problem loop killing pushes vs inner fiber blade users?
Alexis style may be difficult to contend with for Chinese righties not playing at their top form, but his style is very vulnerable against other players. You can play him in the Olympics and he might go on to lose to Assar or Kirill in the first round.
