2026 European Individual Championships Ljubljana 11 October - 18 October

[J-fed]

That said Haug's power level is much higher than I remember, it has to land and it didn’t the first two games.

Looks absurd. Those blocks by Kallberg flew meters away. But yes. Looks like a 'you don't wanna play him when he's on' type.

 

[M51]

Truls' post-match statement - he compliments Haug, says he would have lost regardless of that service fault call... At first hand, it's a very respectful comment, admirable sportsmanship... TERRIBLE mentality for an elite athlete, though (if he honestly meant it). Especially considering the momentum was in his favor.

So he's back from 0-3, it's 2-3 now, he leads 2-1 in game six and the umpire faults his serve... He flips the F out, throws a tantrum and loses six points in a row, costing him the match...

Not the first time this has happened to him and it clearly shows he was mentally in a bad place all along. From personal experience, I'd say external factors that kept him from fully immersing himself into the match. Which factors... None of my business, or anyone else's, tbh.

Just an observation.

 

[NextLevel]

It seems the Freitas match removed his limitations. Whatever you think of Freitas he can hit a high quality ball with variation on both sides and will test all kinds of balls against you.. Adjusting to that kind of player makes you ready for anyone.

 

[NextLevel]

Trul's post-match statement - he compliments Haug, says he would have lost regardless of that service fault call... At first hand, it's a very respectful comment, admirable sportsmanship... TERRIBLE mentality for an elite athlete, though (if he honestly meant it). Especially considering the momentum was in his favor.

So he's back from 0-3, it's 2-3 now, he leads 2-1 in game six and the umpire faults his serve... He flips the F out, throws a tantrum and loses six points in a row, costing him the match...

Not the first time this has happened to him and it clearly shows he was mentally in a bad place all along. From personal experience, I'd say external factors that kept him from fully immersing himself into the match. Which factors... None of my business, or anyone else's, tbh.

Just an observation.

The response is class. Or do we want athletes who will share space repeatedly on many occasions to continually give opponents reasons to dislike them? After all, Haug did play well regardless of momentum. And if we open that can od worms, the Hugo may only have lost in the Olympics aemis because his coach didnt call a timeout and Wang may only have lost because his racket was broken on an uncontrolled timeline. Just let the table and the players determine the results.

 

[M51]

It seems the Freitas match removed his limitations.

Please rephrase, this sounds like a sentence that lost all meaning in the translation.

The response is class. Or do we want athletes who will share space repeatedly on many occasions to continually give opponents reasons to dislike them? After all, Haug did play well regardless of momentum. And if we open that can od worms, the Hugo may only have lost in the Olympics aemis because his coach didnt call a timeout and Wang may only have lost because his racket was broken on an uncontrolled timeline. Just let the table and the players determine the results.

You've misread my post completely.

 

[piligrim]

 

[NextLevel]

Please rephrase, this sounds like a sentence that lost all meaning in the translation.


You've misread my post completely.

1. He was up 3-1 on Freitas. Freitas raised the spin level and got it to 3-3, and Haug adjusted to get it to 4-3. When a opponent at the level of Freitas messes with your tempo and you find solutions, you become adaptable and your primarly limitations with being good at only one speed are gone.

2. No I read it quite well, you just considered he meant it truthfully which would be a terrible mindset for an athlete, I amsaying he had no choice but to say tbat, the alternative opens a can of worms and introduces hostility that is all competely needless.

 

[pongfugrasshopper]

Kaufmann showing the CNT how it's done... 4-0 over Han Ying. Impressive.

 

[J-fed]

Truls' post-match statement - he compliments Haug, says he would have lost regardless of that service fault call... At first hand, it's a very respectful comment, admirable sportsmanship... TERRIBLE mentality for an elite athlete, though (if he honestly meant it). Especially considering the momentum was in his favor.

So he's back from 0-3, it's 2-3 now, he leads 2-1 in game six and the umpire faults his serve... He flips the F out, throws a tantrum and loses six points in a row, costing him the match...

Not the first time this has happened to him and it clearly shows he was mentally in a bad place all along. From personal experience, I'd say external factors that kept him from fully immersing himself into the match. Which factors... None of my business, or anyone else's, tbh.

Just an observation.

Could just be a way to move on and acknowledge he was on edge and ready to blow. He’s human. We get tired and stressed. Athletes too.
Holding on to the anger and lamenting his reaction to the call doesn’t seem to be a better option to me.
To state that this is a ‘TERRIBLE mindset’ for an elite athlete is really not accurate.
Elite performers resist using external, uncontrollable factors (like an umpire's bad fault call) as an explanation for a loss because it would indicate helplessness (Coffee & Rees, 2008).
If a performer attributes a poor stretch or a loss to factors they cannot control their expectation of future success is more likely to go down rather than up.

Re-framing the outcome and attributing it to controllable factors or crediting an opponent's high play standard protects the belief that its all in their hands.

What Truls said indicated exactly that he has an elite mentality.

He did suffer what we would call a ‘catastrophic breakdown’ (Fazey & Hardey, 1988) though. He’ll likely do so again but it’s not down to poor mentality. More an inevitability of his high octane play style.

 

[J-fed]

The response is class. Or do we want athletes who will share space repeatedly on many occasions to continually give opponents reasons to dislike them? After all, Haug did play well regardless of momentum. And if we open that can od worms, the Hugo may only have lost in the Olympics aemis because his coach didnt call a timeout and Wang may only have lost because his racket was broken on an uncontrolled timeline. Just let the table and the players determine the results.

Correct. Brief psych breakdown as to why you are right posted above.

 

[zeio]

Kaufmann showing the CNT how it's done... 4-0 over Han Ying. Impressive.

Huh? 2 losses in straight games after 4 wins that all went the distance.

Did you even read what Sato and Hashimoto had to say about their latest losses?

Year

Event

Player A

Player B

Player X

Player Y

Sub-event

Stage

Round

Result

Games

Winner

Winner

2026

WTT Champions Doha 2026

HAN Ying (GER)

ZHU Yuling (MAC)

WS

Main Draw

SemiFinal

2 - 4

7:11 4:11 14:12 11:5 6:11 5:11

ZHU Yuling

2026

ETTU Europe Top 16 Cup Montreux 2026

WINTER Sabine (GER)

HAN Ying (GER)

WS

Main Draw

SemiFinal

3 - 0

11:8 11:5 11:9

WINTER Sabine

2026

Singapore Smash 2026 Presented by Resorts World Sentosa

HAN Ying (GER)

ZHU Yuling (MAC)

WS

Main Draw

R32

0 - 3

13:15 8:11 10:12

ZHU Yuling

2026

WTT Champions Chongqing 2026 Presented by AITO

ZHU Yuling (MAC)

HAN Ying (GER)

WS

Main Draw

R32

3 - 0

11:9 11:7 12:10

ZHU Yuling

2026

ITTF Men’s & Women’s World Cup Macao 2026 Presented by Galaxy Entertainment Group

HAN Ying (GER)

SHIN Yubin (KOR)

WS

Main Draw

R16

0 - 4

9:11 9:11 7:11 12:14

SHIN Yubin

2026

ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals London 2026 Presented by ACN

HAN Ying (GER)

PAVADE Prithika (FRA)

WT

Qualification

1 - 3

11:6 9:11 10:12 11:13

PAVADE Prithika

2026

ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals London 2026 Presented by ACN

HAN Ying (GER)

HAYATA Hina (JPN)

WT

Qualification

1 - 3

4:11 11:8 6:11 5:11

HAYATA Hina

2026

ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals London 2026 Presented by ACN

HARIMOTO Miwa (JPN)

HAN Ying (GER)

WT

Main Draw

SemiFinal

3 - 1

5:11 12:10 11:3 11:8

HARIMOTO Miwa

2026

United States Smash 2026

HAN Ying (GER)

HAYATA Hina (JPN)

WS

Main Draw

R16

0 - 3

6:11 9:11 7:11

HAYATA Hina

2026

Europe Smash - Sweden 2026

HAN Ying (GER)

HARIMOTO Miwa (JPN)

WS

Main Draw

R16

0 - 3

4:11 9:11 10:12

HARIMOTO Miwa

2026

WTT Champions Macao 2026 Presented by Galaxy Entertainment Group

CHEN Yi (CHN)

HAN Ying (GER)

WS

Main Draw

QuarterFinal

4 - 0

11:8 11:9 11:6 11:8

CHEN Yi

2026

China Smash 2026 Presented by Beijing Shijingshan Culture & Tourism Group

HE Zhuojia (CHN)

HAN Ying (GER)

WS

Main Draw

R64

3 - 0

16:14 11:6 11:4

HE Zhuojia

Year

Event

Player A

Player B

Player X

Player Y

Sub-event

Stage

Round

Result

Games

Winner

Winner

2026

WTT Champions Doha 2026

LEE Eunhye (KOR)

HAN Ying (GER)

WS

Main Draw

R32

0 - 3

7:11 5:11 3:11

HAN Ying

2026

WTT Champions Doha 2026

HAN Ying (GER)

CHEN Yi (CHN)

WS

Main Draw

R16

3 - 2

4:11 9:11 11:7 11:2 11:5

HAN Ying

2026

WTT Champions Doha 2026

WANG Manyu (CHN)

HAN Ying (GER)

WS

Main Draw

QuarterFinal

3 - 4

6:11 11:4 7:11 12:10 4:11 11:8 6:11

HAN Ying

2026

ETTU Europe Top 16 Cup Montreux 2026

KAUFMANN Annett (GER)

HAN Ying (GER)

WS

Main Draw

R16

2 - 3

9:11 6:11 11:9 12:10 6:11

HAN Ying

2026

ETTU Europe Top 16 Cup Montreux 2026

YU Fu (POR)

HAN Ying (GER)

WS

Main Draw

QuarterFinal

2 - 3

8:11 11:6 8:11 11:5 4:11

HAN Ying

2026

Singapore Smash 2026 Presented by Resorts World Sentosa

ZARIF Audrey (FRA)

HAN Ying (GER)

WS

Main Draw

R64

0 - 3

5:11 3:11 4:11

HAN Ying

2026

ITTF Men’s & Women’s World Cup Macao 2026 Presented by Galaxy Entertainment Group

HAN Ying (GER)

GIRET Maylis (NCL)

WS

Qualification

3 - 0

11:1 11:4 11:5

HAN Ying

2026

ITTF Men’s & Women’s World Cup Macao 2026 Presented by Galaxy Entertainment Group

HAN Ying (GER)

PAVADE Prithika (FRA)

WS

Qualification

3 - 0

11:9 11:8 11:6

HAN Ying

2026

ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals London 2026 Presented by ACN

HAN Ying (GER)

LUTZ Charlotte (FRA)

WT

Qualification

3 - 1

11:4 11:7 8:11 11:8

HAN Ying

2026

ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals London 2026 Presented by ACN

HAN Ying (GER)

TEE Ai Xin (MAS)

WT

Main Draw

R32

3 - 0

11:7 11:4 11:2

HAN Ying

2026

ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals London 2026 Presented by ACN

CHA Su Yong (PRK)

HAN Ying (GER)

WT

Main Draw

R16

0 - 3

8:11 5:11 9:11

HAN Ying

2026

ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals London 2026 Presented by ACN

HAN Ying (GER)

NG Wing Lam (HKG)

WT

Main Draw

QuarterFinal

3 - 2

11:9 7:11 15:17 13:11 15:13

HAN Ying

2026

United States Smash 2026

CHEN Yi (CHN)

HAN Ying (GER)

WS

Main Draw

R64

2 - 3

11:5 11:9 3:11 7:11 7:11

HAN Ying

2026

United States Smash 2026

HAN Ying (GER)

ZHANG Lily (USA)

WS

Main Draw

R32

3 - 0

11:3 11:8 11:2

HAN Ying

2026

Europe Smash - Sweden 2026

HAN Ying (GER)

BAJOR Natalia (POL)

WS

Main Draw

R64

3 - 1

10:12 11:3 11:3 11:8

HAN Ying

2026

Europe Smash - Sweden 2026

HAN Ying (GER)

ZENG Jian (SGP)

WS

Main Draw

R32

3 - 1

11:5 11:4 9:11 11:6

HAN Ying

2026

WTT Champions Macao 2026 Presented by Galaxy Entertainment Group

HAN Ying (GER)

KUAI Man (CHN)

WS

Main Draw

R32

3 - 2

6:11 11:8 11:3 10:12 11:6

HAN Ying

2026

WTT Champions Macao 2026 Presented by Galaxy Entertainment Group

BAJOR Natalia (POL)

HAN Ying (GER)

WS

Main Draw

R16

2 - 3

14:12 2:11 11:5 9:11 5:11

HAN Ying

 

[J-fed]

Oof. This is not even a contest. Felix on fire.

 

[kindof99]

OMG. Zaharia in tears after being egregiously called for a serve violation at 14-15 down.
Commentator is fuming. Saying he is the same guy who's made all the other awful calls and should be investigated.
Said he's gonna confront him after the match. He's so angry and Zaharia can't stop crying.

I think the commentator made it personal. Support all umpires rightfully call illegal serves.

 

[M51]

He’s human. We get tired and stressed. Athletes too.

Unlike us, elite athletes undergo psychological training with specialized professionals who get paid serious money for it.

 

[kindof99]

Truls' post-match statement - he compliments Haug, says he would have lost regardless of that service fault call... At first hand, it's a very respectful comment, admirable sportsmanship... TERRIBLE mentality for an elite athlete, though (if he honestly meant it). Especially considering the momentum was in his favor.

So he's back from 0-3, it's 2-3 now, he leads 2-1 in game six and the umpire faults his serve... He flips the F out, throws a tantrum and loses six points in a row, costing him the match...

Not the first time this has happened to him and it clearly shows he was mentally in a bad place all along. From personal experience, I'd say external factors that kept him from fully immersing himself into the match. Which factors... None of my business, or anyone else's, tbh.

Just an observation.

Truls' serves were borderline legal and illegal. He does not toss the ball with open palm, but kind of pinches it and throws it back.

 

[J-fed]

I think the commentator made it personal. Support all umpires rightfully call illegal serves.

He was emotional and I liked it. it was like back in the day with the Eurosport commentators on various sports.
Perhaps it was not egregious. I'll bow to the technical experts on that. He seemed absolutely convinced though.

 

[J-fed]

Unlike us, elite athletes undergo psychological training with specialized professionals who get paid serious money for it.

Seems you missed the rest of my post. You cannot create a robot. Things go wrong but he gets it right often. His response was not 'TERRIBLE'. It was very understandable and justifiable as an elite athlete.
I spent my day today at the annual Japan sports psychology conference with exactly the people you mention so I'm well aware of their utility. I'm not being adversarial here. Just offering some perspective.

 

[kindof99]

That said Haug's power level is much higher than I remember, it has to land and it didn’t the first two games.

Haug did play quite hard, which works against players like truls that do not spin a lot. Not surprised that Anton beat him.

 

[M51]

1. He was up 3-1 on Freitas. Freitas raised the spin level and got it to 3-3, and Haug adjusted to get it to 4-3. When a opponent at the level of Freitas messes with your tempo and you find solutions, you become adaptable and your primarly limitations with being good at only one speed are gone.

And I was supposed to get all this from "Freitas match removed his limitations."?

Yes, changing tempo and tactical pivots are essential components of competitive table tennis.

This is where coaches come in. They sit in their corner, observe and analyze. And all this amounts to exactly nothing if they can't communicate it to the player properly. This is what separates elite coaches from all the others.

You missed the rest of my post then.

I did, sorry.

Re-framing the outcome and attributing it to controllable factors or crediting an opponent's high play standard protects the belief that its all in their hands.

As opposed to... ?

You can take it or leave it.

Every argument is a learning experience.

 

[Gozo Zyreruna]

Go Anna , go go go Hursey

Her stance her movement just reminds me of Hirano Miu the original pocket hurricane.