Europe Smash 2026, Malmö, 8/8-16

[NextLevel]

MS R64
Coton WR21 0-3 Park Ganghyeon WR49 (-7, -9, -9)

4 first-round exits after WTTC 2026:
WTT CT Skopje - R32 2-3 Aruna
USA GS - R64 2-3 Thakkar
WTT CS Yokohama - R32 0-3 F. Lebrun
EUR GS - R64 0-3 Park Ganghyeon

Yeah, I remember when Sora was useless too... heck, I remember when Truls was struggling before the Olympics....

 

[zeio]

XD R32
Franziska/Diaz CPR125 3-2 Green/Ho Tin-Tin CPR108 (-9, 6, -6, 2, 9)

An upset by CPR.

 

[zeio]

Yeah, I remember when Sora was useless too... heck, I remember when Truls was struggling before the Olympics....

Yup, you remember Szocs was overrated and yet also not overrated, and not to mention Diaz.

So go on with your straw man argument until you turn blue.

 

[Lazer]

It looks like Mattias Karlsson has left Yasaka, he is playing with a "Trulle nut"..,

Cheers
L-zr

 

[NextLevel]

Yup, you remember Szocs was overrated and yet also not overrated, and not to mention Diaz.

So go on with your straw man argument until you turn blue.

You sometimes forget the context in which the statements were made. The original context of "Szocs is overrated", which also applied to Shin Yubin as well, was that they were not meriting their Olympics seeding and deserved to be lower than Hirano, who had not played well up until then. You haven't said Hirano was overrated even though her rating has fallen way more than Szocs since then. Hirano did out perform Szocs at the Olympics but just by one round, with Szocs losing to Polcanova in the round of 16 and Hirano falling to the purportedly overrated Shin Yubin in the Olympics QF. So I guess you can be selective about who you call overrated in an attempt to win an argument.

Diaz is a personal weakness for sure. I still think her day will come. That said, she is 26. I could be completely wrong about her.

Flavien Coton is an 18 year old. Talking about and highlighting the underperfornance of an 18 year old to me speaks of a certain kind of mindset that I do not understand. And you have enjoyed doing it on many occasions, going so far as to call the performance of a 14 year old Japanese female player "useless". Wild variations in the performance of talented youth are the norm, not the exception. Even Harimoto, who you have taken a recent oath to defend, had incredible highs and lows at that age. It's just something you accept as they build out their game and become more complete players.

 

[NextLevel]

It looks like Mattias Karlsson has left Yasaka, he is playing with a "Trulle nut"..,

Cheers
L-zr

I don't know what Stiga pips he would use but he has been using some kind of Cyber for a while.

 

[zeio]

MS R64
Togami WR14 (13) 3-0 WCT WR38 (13, 3, 7)
G1 83, 84, 94, 98, 108, 1011, 1211, 1213, 1513

WS R64
QYX WR25 3-2 Ito WR17 (15) (-7, 3, 12, -4, 9)
G1 06, 36, 37, 57, 59, 79, 711
G2 40, 41, 91, 92, 102, 103, 113
G3 10, 12, 22, 24, 64 Ito served off the net, 66, 86, 87 TO for QYX, 89, 109, 1011, 1111, 1112, 1412
G4 31, 39, 49, 411
G5 01, 21, 22, 42, 43, 53, 54, 64 TO for Ito, 84, 87, 107, 119

Piccolin WR90 (Q) 3-2 Ch. Lutz WR56 (WC) (13, 4, -8, -1, 7)
https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/fo...h-2026-los-angeles-6-26-7-5.39444/post-580200

ITA has been getting better and better results at WTTC 2023/2024/2025/2026.

MS R64
Uda WR23 3-1 Gauzy WR19 (10, 5, -12, 6)
G1 08, 48, 49, 89, 99, 910, 1110 endline edge for Uda, 1210
G2 40, 42, 52, 53, 93, 94, 104, 105, 115
G3 20, 21, 31, 53, 63, 65, 95, 97, 107, 1010, 1110, 1111, 1211, 1214
G4 24, 74, 75, 85, 86, 116
Uda 3 H2H 0 Gauzy after this.
Resign, Kishikawa.

WS R64
Takahashi WR23 2-3 Winter WR8 (7) (6, -9, -10, 7, -5)
A good scare. And same old problem for Takahashi - haste.

 

[piligrim]

I don't know what Stiga pips he would use but he has been using some kind of Cyber for a while.

Probably just keep Rakza PO

 

[NextLevel]

Probably just keep Rakza PO

Or have ESN make and rebrand something very similar for Stiga...

 

[kindof99]

Diaz/Hashimoto is a fun combination. Diaz has been playing doubles with some fun combinations.

 

[Peter93]

Or have ESN make and rebrand something very similar for Stiga...

Stiga does have Symmetry, but he still does appear to be using Rakza PO.

https://flic.kr/p/2sr2383

It seems he's tried a couple blades now too. Above is in Sao Jose, below is in Malmo.

https://flic.kr/p/2suqsuB

 

[JackJohnson]

MS R64
Togami WR14 (13) 3-0 WCT WR38 (13, 3, 7)
G1 83, 84, 94, 98, 108, 1011, 1211, 1213, 1513

WS R64
QYX WR25 3-2 Ito WR17 (15) (-7, 3, 12, -4, 9)
G1 06, 36, 37, 57, 59, 79, 711
G2 40, 41, 91, 92, 102, 103, 113
G3 10, 12, 22, 24, 64 Ito served off the net, 66, 86, 87 TO for QYX, 89, 109, 1011, 1111, 1112, 1412
G4 31, 39, 49, 411
G5 01, 21, 22, 42, 43, 53, 54, 64 TO for Ito, 84, 87, 107, 119

Piccolin WR90 (Q) 3-2 Ch. Lutz WR56 (WC) (13, 4, -8, -1, 7)
https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/fo...h-2026-los-angeles-6-26-7-5.39444/post-580200


MS R64
Uda WR23 3-1 Gauzy WR19 (10, 5, -12, 6)
G1 08, 48, 49, 89, 99, 910, 1110 endline edge for Uda, 1210
G2 40, 42, 52, 53, 93, 94, 104, 105, 115
G3 20, 21, 31, 53, 63, 65, 95, 97, 107, 1010, 1110, 1111, 1211, 1214
G4 24, 74, 75, 85, 86, 116
Uda 3 H2H 0 Gauzy after this.
Resign, Kishikawa.

WS R64
Takahashi WR23 2-3 Winter WR8 (7) (6, -9, -10, 7, -5)
A good scare. And same old problem for Takahashi - haste.

Uda G1 was insane being down 0-8 to win G1 12-10.

 

[zeio]

Or have ESN make and rebrand something very similar for Stiga...

Convenient for you to say that now. Where was your impartiality towards me, @ThePongCommenter et al.?

https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/forum/topics/calderano-signs-with-joola-139.38480/post-558901

To spell it out for the special you:
ESN: Here's the reference design of the latest and greatest for all of you to express your creativity! Let me know when you're done!
Xiom: Let me add an Xiom logo, make the sponge black and call it a day!
Joola: Let me add a Joola logo and call it Hugo Calderano Trinity Series because why not?

Can someone explain what a reference card is and why everyone hates them?
https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/comments/38eua3/comment/cruhfi9/

https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/comments/38eua3/_/cruhfi9

 

[NextLevel]

Convenient for you to say that now. Where was your impartiality towards me, @ThePongCommenter et al.?

https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/forum/topics/calderano-signs-with-joola-139.38480/post-558901


Can someone explain what a reference card is and why everyone hates them?
https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/comments/38eua3/comment/cruhfi9/

https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/comments/38eua3/_/cruhfi9

I really dont get your point. Some stuff ESN does is similar across brands but some stuff is also proprietary to the brand that designs it. Beyond that I have no clue ehat you are talking about, you can post it on the relevant thread if you want to discuss.

 

[zeio]

WS R64
Mittelham WR39 3-0 Szocs WR24 (10, 5, 8)
At this point, does it even count as upset? Same tier, same round, same opponent, same ending as last time at USA GS 2026...

8 R64 exit out of 12 GS (67%)
3 R32 (25%)
1 R16 (8%)
https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/forum/topics/china-smash-2025.37870/post-543702
https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/fo...ash-2026-singapore-2-19-3-1.38748/post-565399
https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/fo...ash-2026-singapore-2-19-3-1.38748/post-565683

https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/forum/topics/united-states-smash-2026-los-angeles-6-26-7-5.39444/post-580384

https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/fo...okohama-2026-yokohama-8-4-9.39637/post-583795

WS R32
Goda WR21 2-3 Szocs WR24 (-9, 5, 6, -7, -9)
Hero in CS, yet Zero in GS...

 

[TTAntiPlayer]

WS R64
Mittelham WR39 3-0 Szocs WR24 (10, 5, 8)
At this point, does it even count as upset? Same tier, same round, same opponent, same ending as last time at USA GS 2026...

8 R64 exit out of 12 GS (67%)
3 R32 (25%)
1 R16 (8%)
https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/forum/topics/china-smash-2025.37870/post-543702
https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/fo...ash-2026-singapore-2-19-3-1.38748/post-565399
https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/fo...ash-2026-singapore-2-19-3-1.38748/post-565683

https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/forum/topics/united-states-smash-2026-los-angeles-6-26-7-5.39444/post-580384

https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/fo...okohama-2026-yokohama-8-4-9.39637/post-583795

With an umpire like this one, what can you say? If you are going to be strict about the service rules, then at least be consistent, at least 50% of Nina's pendulum serves have the ball hidden by her head. You can't really enforce the rule strictly for one player and ignore it for another, just becaouse it is easier to spot and there is less chance to making a mistake.

 

[kindof99]

Franziska was 2:0 and 6:1 in the third game, but managed to lose the match. Last point was a service fault. Quite unreal.

 

[zeio]

With an umpire like this one, what can you say? If you are going to be strict about the service rules, then at least be consistent, at least 50% of Nina's pendulum serves have the ball hidden by her head. You can't really enforce the rule strictly for one player and ignore it for another, just becaouse it is easier to spot and there is less chance to making a mistake.

Tell me about it. It was worse at SGP GS 2026. It could be related to the ITTF assessments.

 

[ThePongCommenter]

Sidorenko back down to earth

 

[NextLevel]

Jet lag? Anyone?

Csabas is a dangerous player but still...