Austrian Open 2018

[Garrison]

I heard an interview where he said that he stopped practising because it caused a lot of injuries and now he just want to play for fun.

I think it would be impossible to keep this form if he literally just played matches. The body would just degenerate too quickly

 

[Suga D]

In recent interview interview Boll said that he has one workout per day. I assume 2 hours. Pretty amazing how he can stay in this physical shape

You mean this one?

 

[Garrison]

You mean this one?

Yup

 

[Ioiettino]

Mima Ito's loss is not too surprising. It's pretty common for athletes to perform bad directly after a huge success.

Yes, I was almost disappointed to see her in the entry list after such a high less than a week before (I know this was planned long beforehand, but still). I am actually kind of glad to see her out early against a non-CNT player rather than in, say, another semi against Ding Ning. Not sure if that makes sense. Just a bit of time to let the result sink in and confidence grow from there, analysing things a bit and coming out fresh for the next one. Instead, this felt rushed. Imagine the adrenaline after Sunday, now forget about it entirely to get on yet another plane and do it all over again. Sort of cheapens the sense of achievement. Also, the pressure and general attention on her will be huge from now, I hope she can preserve the mental state she got into last week.

All of this to say, it's mighty hard work to keep cruising at the top!! Sort of living the dream but man, the nerves it takes.

 

[usualsuspect]

But Samsonov is great grandfather & Boll grandad gen .Others can be considered getting old.

Despite their advanced age, Samsonov and Boll are always a challenge to play against for the first time. I think they have a special place in the hearts of young CNT players. Like some sort of litmus test. If you can win against these two legends, you are ready for success on the international scene. LGY definitely failed to pass. Now Zheng Peifung has failed too.

 

[zeio]

 

[NextLevel]

I think it would be impossible to keep this form if he literally just played matches. The body would just degenerate too quickly

It is actually well known that Boll doesn't practice that much and it isn't a recent thing either. It is probably more justifiable now because of his public injuries but compared to other TT players, some consider him lazy or injured. He does like it when he plays enough matches to keep his general form.

 

[Herbert]

let's see what Calderano can do

 

[zeio]

So many 7-gamers here in Linz.

Boll was beat after 10:7...

 

[Loopadoop]

Liam Pitchford 4-2 Timo Boll

2-2 Pitchford up 5-1 then
unforced errors 4-1 but still wins at deuce

Game 6 unforced errors
Pitchford 4-3 Boll
Pitchford wins at deuce

 

[The Omega Man]

Was Pitchford using Viscaria? the blade looked like a different one on a close-up shot.

 

[Simas]

Liam Pitchford 4-2 Timo Boll

Ouch. And I voted for Timo to win Austrian open... good luck Liam now!

 

[zeio]

Li Ching's sideline coaching saved game 4. And they don't speak Cantonese in Taiwan! So handy!

Li Ching: Sweet!
Li Ching: 1st class!
Li Ching: Beautiful loop!
TO by TPE at 2:5...

Li Ching: So strong!
2:6...4:6...5:6, TO by HKG

6:6...7:6...7:7...7:8...8:8...8:9...9:9...9:10...9:11

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO...

Avoid the phrase "so strong" when coaching.

 

[Loopadoop]

Ouch. And I voted for Timo to win Austrian open... good luck Liam now!

Liam didn't have a coach in his corner for that match.

 

[zeio]

 

[drunix80]

let's see what Calderano can do

Could not do much lost 0:4 against Liang.

 

[drunix80]

Wang Manyu rolled past Ding Ning. She can become the FZD of Women's world.

 

[NextLevel]

These were my exact sentiments watching Hirano. Her shots were more mature and her sequences were strong but she didn't play like someone who knew her true level.

 

[JesperStef]

Results from Day 4 (Fri 09 November 2018):

Men's Singles

Round of 16:

[1] Fan Zhendong 4:1 Jin Ueda (9:11, 11:4, 11:2, 11:4, 11:4)
[10] Koki Niwa 4:0 Kazuhiro Yoshimura (11:9, 11:7, 11:6, 12:10)

[11] Hugo Calderano 4:3 Jang Woojin (12:14, 11:6, 11:8, 9:11, 11:9, 5:11, 11:7)
Liang Jingkun 4:2 Lin Yun-Ju (6:11, 11:8, 10:12, 11:7, 12:10, 11:6)

[3] Timo Boll 4:2 Zheng Peifeng (10:12, 8:11, 12:10, 12:10, 11:3, 11:8)
Liam Pitchford 4:1 Koyo Kanamatsu (6:11, 11:3, 13:11, 11:7, 11:8)

[8] Tomokazu Harimoto 4:1 Jun Mizutani [12] (11:6, 11:5, 9:11, 11:8, 11:7)
[2] Xu Xin 4:1 Sathiyan Gnanasekaran (11:1, 11:7, 7:11, 11:2, 11:4)

Notes (from Round of 16):
- 1 out of 7 remaining seeds knocked out: [12] Jun Mizutani (Tomokazu Harimoto).
- 1 out of 4 remaining CNT players knocked out: Zheng Peifeng (Timo Boll).
- Nationalities: Japan (6), China (4), Germany (1), Korea (1), Chinese Taipei (1), Brazil (1), England (1) and India (1).
- Continental: Asia (13), Europe (2) and South America (1).


Quarter-finals:

[1] Fan Zhendong vs Koki Niwa [10]
Liang Jingkun 4:0 Hugo Calderano [11] (11:5, 15:13, 11:4, 11:9)

Liam Pitchford 4:2 Timo Boll [3] (11:6, 11:6, 5:11, 8:11, 13:11, 12:10)
[8] Tomokazu Harimoto vs Xu Xin [2]


Women's Singles

Round of 16:

[1] Zhu Yuling 4:1 Honoka Hashimoto (11:8, 8:11, 11:9, 11:13, 12:10, 10:12, 12:10)
[13] Doo Hoi Kem 4:2 Mima Ito [8] (9:11, 11:1, 11:2, 7:11, 14:12, 11:8)

[5] Chen Meng 4:3 Chen Xingtong [10] (11:6, 11:4, 11:4, 6:11, 4:11, 7:11, 11:5)
[3] Liu Shiwen 4:0 Bernadette Szocs (11:3, 11:2, 11:2, 13:11)

He Zhuojia 4:3 Suh Hyowon [12] (11:8, 11:8, 8:11, 8:11, 11:9, 8:11, 11:2)
[7] Cheng I-Ching 4:3 Feng Tianwei [11] (3:11, 11:8, 5:11, 11:7, 11:9, 11:13, 11:6)

[6] Wang Manyu 4:1 Miu Hirano [9] (11:5, 12:10, 12:14, 11:7, 11:7)
[2] Ding Ning 4:0 Sun Yingsha (11:8, 11:8, 11:6, 13:11)

Notes (from Round of 16):
- 5 out of the remaining 12 seeds knocked out: [8] Mima Ito (Doo Hoi Kem), [9] Miu Hirano (Wang Manyu), [10] Chen Xingtong (Chen Meng), [11] Feng Tianwei (Cheng I-Ching) and [12] Suh Hyowon (He Zhuojia).
- 2 out of remaining 8 CNT players knocked out by each other: Chen Xingtong (Chen Meng) and Sun Yingsha (Ding Ning).
- Nationalities: China (8), Japan (3), Chinese Taipei (1), Hong Kong (1), Korea (1), Romania (1) and Singapore (1).
- Continental: Asia (15) and Europe (1).


Quarter-finals:

[1] Zhu Yuling vs Doo Hoi Kem [13]
[5] Chen Meng vs Liu Shiwen [3]

He Zhuojia 4:0 Cheng I-Ching [7] (11:3, 11:5, 11:7, 11:4)
[6] Wang Manyu 4:3 Ding Ning [2] (11:5, 9:11, 2:11, 11:8, 11:6, 6:11, 11:7)


Men's Doubles

Quarter-finals:

[1] Jeoung Youngsik/Lee Sangsu 3:0 Fan Zhendong/Wang Chuqin [5] (11:9, 15:13, 11:4)
[3] Ho Kwan Kit/Wong Chun Ting 3:1 Tomokazu Harimoto/Yuto Kizukuri (12:10, 7:11, 11:8, 11:9)

Ovidiu Ionescu/Alvaro Robles 3:2 Martin Allegro/Florent Lambiet (6:11, 11:9, 11:4, 8:11, 11:5)
[2] Masataka Morizono/Yuya Oshima 3:1 Liao Cheng-Ting/Lin Yun-Ju [6] (11:6, 11:9, 7:11, 11:3)


Semi-finals:

[1] Jeoung Youngsik/Lee Sangsu 3:0 Ho Kwan Kit/Wong Chun Ting [3] (1:7, 11:9, 11:4)
[2] Masataka Morizono/Yuya Oshima 3:1 Ovidiu Ionescu/Alvaro Robles (3:11, 13:11, 11:5, 11:7)


Women's Doubles

Quarter-finals:

[1] Hina Hayata/Mima Ito 3:0 Katarzyna Grzybowska-Franc/Natalia Partyka (11:6, 11:9, 11:4)
Liu Gaoyang/Zhang Rui 3:0 Barbora Balazova/Hana Matelova [6] (11:6, 11:9, 11:8)

[5] Chen Xingtong/Sun Yingsha 3:0 Doo Hoi Kem/Lee Ho Ching [3] (11:6, 11:2, 11:9)
[2] Jeon Jihee/Yang Haeun 3:1 Elizabeta Samara/Bernadette Szocs (11:4, 5:11, 11:9, 11:2)


Semi-finals:

[1] Hina Hayata/Mima Ito 3:1 Liu Gaoyang/Zhang Rui (11:8, 5:11, 11:9, 11:8)
[5] Chen Xingtong/Sun Yingsha 3:2 Jeon Jihee/Yang Haeun [2] (11:13, 11:8, 11:4, 10:12, 11:4)


Mixed Doubles

Quarter-finals:

[1] Chen Chien-An/Cheng I-Ching 3:1 Laurens Tromer/Britt Eerland (7:11, 13:11, 11:9, 11:8)
[3] Wong Chun Ting/Doo Hoi Kem 3:1 Lubomir Pistej/Barbora Balazova [5] (7:11, 11:9, 11:2, 11:4)

[4] Jang Woojin/Cha Hyo Sim 3:1 Ruwen Filus/Han Ying [7] (11:5, 6:11, 11:9, 11:9)
Xu Xin/Liu Shiwen 3:1 Maharu Yoshimura/Kasumi Ishikawa [2] (8:11, 11:8, 11:5, 11:9)


Semi-finals:

[1] Chen Chien-An/Cheng I-Ching 3:2 Wong Chun Ting/Doo Hoi Kem [3] (8:11, 11:6, 11:9, 8:11, 11:9)
Xu Xin/Liu Shiwen 3:0 Jang Woojin/Cha Hyo Sim [4] (11:5, 12:10, 11:7)


Source: https://www.ittf.com/tournament/2822/2018/2018-ittf-world-tour-austrian-open/

 

[Garrison]

Damn, I think Timo needed this win to get into the world tour grand finals. WP Liam