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ZJK's time is up. Sad but true. I saw olympics trial last year and he was ripping everyone apart. He needs to go to rehab and come back after fully recovering or simply retire. Sad to see a great champ in this condition. My prediction is he will end up 10th or 11th in this competition.
I bet he's taking part of this because of the female crowd wanting to see him live. Otherwise, the stadium would be almost empty and the "Marvellous 12" marketing act would have been a major fail. Let's see now what happens if he recovers on time for the WTTC.. will Liu Guoliang "pick" him instead of others that will have a much better performance on this trials? The selection must be done some time before the WTTC, so it seems ZJ will have real trouble.
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If I remember correctly the coaching staff will select two or one player after the trials have finished? ZJK is definitely a big money asset for chinese companies so Im speculating maybe they "Forced" him or gave him extreme motivation to play. The guy cannot move for gods sake , he played a fantastic game with FB tried his best with LDS but today was utter failure. He should have taken a break back in 2015, treating your body with injections all the time eventually comes with a price.
As much as I admire his character and style of play I would rather see a young gun take his place than to see him get rekt in the wttc even if he reaches the final . The only scenario that he could win is if the opponent is scared shitless or plays very bad. But no one is afraid of an opponent that is sluggish
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The only positive scenario I can think of is that ZJK does not try much in order not to worsen his injury and fight again in the 3rd stage. LGL will definitely pick him if he does not make it , but the coaching staff should be really sure about when he will be fully recovered. WTTC is in may so he has exactly 2 months to recover & prepare , so it all boils down to the seriousness of his ankle injury and how bad his back is right now
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well in his first game and the two games that he won he was doing good even in front of xu xin he did well . just his in his last two he wasnt ok . I guess he can recover soon . maybe he's saving his energy and power . but really i hate some of u talk about his retirement why?? he's a champion . you're tired of him ?? well dont watch his game . I hope liu guoliang would pick him for WTTC .
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I must say as a Cantonese speaker I am really poor in understanding Mandarin.I remember that funny moment when FB kept saying "Net" but no response from umpire and point given to ZJK. Then ZJK jokes "Serve touch your jersey".
Yes that part from FB was quite obvious. So ZJK was making fun of umpires being too sure about their call or just a casual joke?anyway good to see FB laughing also and not being bothered
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Everyone can talk about his retirement. Personally, ever since the match against Jeoung Youngsik at Olympics, he can retire when he chooses, he earned that right after that match for me in the best possible way with some of the best fighting spirit I have ever seen in a match.
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Ok, so after 6 rounds ML still didn't play against 3 top (currently at least) ranked players: LGY, LJK and FZD. The same goes for XX. LJK too is yet to face ML, XX and FZD. LGY not only has to play "just" ML and XX, but he already beat both FZD and LJK. Too bad he lost to ZY and ZQH.
Speaking of ZQH, both him and FB had pretty hard draw at the start, with ZQH already encountering ALL the top 5 ranked players (and winning 2 matches in the process), while FB has yet to face "only" LGY, so it's reasonable to assume that their percentage and ranking will go up from here. The same goes for YA.
Speaking of ZQH, both him and FB had pretty hard draw at the start, with ZQH already encountering ALL the top 5 ranked players (and winning 2 matches in the process), while FB has yet to face "only" LGY, so it's reasonable to assume that their percentage and ranking will go up from here. The same goes for YA.
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Personally I dont want him to retire, some people get too excited and judge the situation based on specific results only. In 2nd stage of trials and after the FZD highlights were published most people talked about how he is going to dominate and blahblah and LDS, LGY made him look like a fool.
A coach must consider many factors to choose a player, internal results on home soil is not the only one. LJK another example. He was crushing in the super league but he struggled hard against matsudaira and got humiliated by FB in qatar open . ML and ZJK are the only players right now that they have proven their worth not once but many times in all kinds of tournaments and types of pressure. I just want to see ZJK fight one last time even if he loses, it doesnt matter if it is 2017 or 2019 retiring before your 30's is just too early
Most people (at least in my eyes) judge/assess players too superficially. Mizutani and JYS were extremely close at achieving an upset against ML and ZJK in olympics. If ML lost most of them would say "oh I knew he was a choker" , If ZJK lost "oh LGL should have replaced him with XX or FZD" . You have to be a complete player both mentally and techically/physically to be the best and right now only ML is in such a condition. Let's see if ZJK can pull it off
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exactly what i wanted to say but really didnt wanted to have quarrel with some members who just change their opinion on a player in a second . again i hate to hear about zhang jike's retirement . i dont know maybe near or far he will do this as every player do but i hope he will fight for his fans ( include me
) as more as he can . he's the boss .
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So in the day 3 afternoon mens' matches, Ma Long beat Xu Xin (2-1), Fan Zhendong beat Xu Chenhao (2-0) and Zhou Yu beat Zhang Jike (2-0)
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Huh, I am not the only one with this problem! My 'fix' is to hit 'return' once to create new line, but then write post on previous lines (NOT the last one, space bar does not work there) - somehow it works.
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Some matches Jike can move a little bit and some he is just in total pain, it distorts the results. Liu please end it already, it makes no sense for him to play in this condition.
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its interesting to know , zhang yining in her commentating told that : standing there behind the table in that condition is a victory for zjk . they really want him to play
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