Europe Smash 2026, Malmö, 8/8-16

[zeio]

How is this pile of spam contributing to the thread?

That's unbelievably disrespectful. Do better.

Quoting Tieba should be prohibited

I counter-propose that one-liners should be prohibited.

If it were not for a Tieba user who broke the news on Calderano signing with Joola, you wouldn't have proven your worth with so many useless one-liners.

 

[zeio]

I'd refer you to Boll's and Ovtcharov's opinions on Harimoto compared to LYJ.

Their H2Hs against those 2, especially those wins against a junior Harimoto and considering he's almost 2 years younger than LYJ, don't reflect/support some of their wording.

 

[zeio]

Moregard 3 H2H 1 Ovtcharov after this
WTT 1 H2H 1

Date	Event Name	Stage	Sub-Event	Round	Player A	Player B	Games	Result	Winner
Oct 2025	WTT Champions Montpellier 2025	Main Draw	MS	R16	MOREGARD Truls	OVTCHAROV Dimitrij	7:11 11:6 11:7 11:7	3 - 1	MOREGARD Truls
Jul 2024	Paris 2024 Olympic Games	Main Draw	MT	QuarterFinal	MOREGARD Truls	OVTCHAROV Dimitrij	11:9 8:11 7:11 11:8 11:9	3 - 2	MOREGARD Truls
Jan 2024	Europe Top-16 Cup 2024	Main Draw	MS	QuarterFinal	MOREGARD Truls	OVTCHAROV Dimitrij	11:7 11:9 11:8 11:0	4 - 0	MOREGARD Truls

Harimoto 7 H2H 5 Ovtcharov
WTT 4 H2H 2
5 out of last 6 went to Harimoto

Date	Event Name	Stage	Sub-Event	Round	Player A	Player B	Games	Result	Winner
Nov 2025	WTT Champions Frankfurt 2025	Main Draw	MS	R16	HARIMOTO Tomokazu	OVTCHAROV Dimitrij	8:11 7:11 11:8 6:11	1 - 3	OVTCHAROV Dimitrij
Jun 2024	WTT Star Contender Ljubljana 2024 Presented by I Feel Slovenia	Main Draw	MS	QuarterFinal	HARIMOTO Tomokazu	OVTCHAROV Dimitrij	11:9 11:9 11:9	3 - 0	HARIMOTO Tomokazu
Jan 2024	WTT Finals Men Doha 2023	Main Draw	MS	R16	HARIMOTO Tomokazu	OVTCHAROV Dimitrij	8:11 11:8 5:11 11:4 11:7	3 - 2	HARIMOTO Tomokazu
Oct 2022	WTT Cup Finals Xinxiang 2022 Presented by China Construction Bank	Main Draw	MS	SemiFinal	HARIMOTO Tomokazu	OVTCHAROV Dimitrij	11:7 11:6 11:5 11:7	4 - 0	HARIMOTO Tomokazu
Jul 2021	Olympic Games Tokyo 2020	Main Draw	MT	SemiFinal	HARIMOTO Tomokazu	OVTCHAROV Dimitrij	7:11 13:11 11:5 11:9	3 - 1	HARIMOTO Tomokazu
Mar 2021	WTT Middle East HubWTT Star Contender Doha 2021	Main Draw	MS	SemiFinal	HARIMOTO Tomokazu	OVTCHAROV Dimitrij	8:11 11:8 11:8 11:13 11:7 11:7	4 - 2	HARIMOTO Tomokazu
Feb 2021	WTT Middle East HubWTT Contender Doha 2021	Main Draw	MS	SemiFinal	HARIMOTO Tomokazu	OVTCHAROV Dimitrij	11:8 11:6 9:11 4:11 3:11 7:11	2 - 4	OVTCHAROV Dimitrij
Feb 2020	ITTF World Tour Hungarian Open Budapest 2020	Main Draw	MS	SemiFinal	HARIMOTO Tomokazu	OVTCHAROV Dimitrij	11:9 11:8 11:4 11:8	4 - 0	HARIMOTO Tomokazu
Nov 2019	ITTF World Tour Platinum Austrian Open Linz 2019	Main Draw	MS	R16	HARIMOTO Tomokazu	OVTCHAROV Dimitrij	4:11 11:9 8:11 11:8 7:11 11:8 6:11	3 - 4	OVTCHAROV Dimitrij
Nov 2019	World Team Cup Tokyo 2019	Main Draw	MT	QuarterFinal	HARIMOTO Tomokazu	OVTCHAROV Dimitrij	11:8 9:11 11:8 11:2	3 - 1	HARIMOTO Tomokazu
Dec 2017	World Tour Grand Finals Astana 2017	Main Draw	MS	QuarterFinal	HARIMOTO Tomokazu	OVTCHAROV Dimitrij	7:11 13:11 8:11 14:12 8:11 11:5 7:11	3 - 4	OVTCHAROV Dimitrij
Feb 2017	World Tour India Open New Delhi 2017	Main Draw	MS	Final	HARIMOTO Tomokazu	OVTCHAROV Dimitrij	6:11 8:11 4:11 12:14	0 - 4	OVTCHAROV Dimitrij

LYJ 7 H2H 4 Ovtcharov
WTT 1 H2H 1

Date	Event Name	Stage	Sub-Event	Round	Player A	Player B	Games	Result	Winner
Jan 2026	WTT Champions Doha 2026	Main Draw	MS	R16	LIN Yun-Ju	OVTCHAROV Dimitrij	11:3 11:5 11:6	3 - 0	LIN Yun-Ju
Apr 2025	ITTF Men's and Women's World Cup Macao 2025 Presented by Galaxy Entertainment Group	Qualification	MS		LIN Yun-Ju	OVTCHAROV Dimitrij	12:14 11:8 10:12 13:15	1 - 3	OVTCHAROV Dimitrij
Feb 2024	ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals Busan 2024 Presented by BNK Busan Bank	Main Draw	MT	QuarterFinal	LIN Yun-Ju	OVTCHAROV Dimitrij	9:11 8:11 11:9 11:9 11:9	3 - 2	LIN Yun-Ju
Jul 2021	Olympic Games Tokyo 2020	Position Draw	MS	2	LIN Yun-Ju	OVTCHAROV Dimitrij	11:13 11:9 11:6 4:11 11:4 13:15 7:11	3 - 4	OVTCHAROV Dimitrij
Jul 2021	Olympic Games Tokyo 2020	Main Draw	MT	QuarterFinal	LIN Yun-Ju	OVTCHAROV Dimitrij	10:12 14:12 11:7 12:14 11:7	3 - 2	LIN Yun-Ju
Feb 2021	WTT Middle East HubWTT Contender Doha 2021	Main Draw	MS	Final	LIN Yun-Ju	OVTCHAROV Dimitrij	7:11 12:14 10:12 11:6 6:11	1 - 4	OVTCHAROV Dimitrij
Nov 2020	2020 ITTF Finals Zhengzhou 2020	Main Draw	MS	R16	LIN Yun-Ju	OVTCHAROV Dimitrij	8:11 11:3 4:11 11:9 11:6 12:10	4 - 2	LIN Yun-Ju
Aug 2019	ITTF World Tour Czech Open Olomouc 2019	Main Draw	MS	Final	LIN Yun-Ju	OVTCHAROV Dimitrij	11:9 11:5 4:11 11:5 11:9	4 - 1	LIN Yun-Ju
Mar 2019	ITTF World Tour Platinum Qatar Open Doha 2019	Main Draw	MS	R16	LIN Yun-Ju	OVTCHAROV Dimitrij	11:4 6:11 13:11 12:10 9:11 11:7	4 - 2	LIN Yun-Ju
Nov 2018	World Tour Austrian Open Linz 2018	Main Draw	MS	R32	LIN Yun-Ju	OVTCHAROV Dimitrij	14:12 10:12 12:10 12:10 7:11 11:7	4 - 2	LIN Yun-Ju
Nov 2018	World Tour Swedish Open Stockholm 2018	Main Draw	MS	R16	LIN Yun-Ju	OVTCHAROV Dimitrij	8:11 8:11 7:11 11:7 4:11	1 - 4	OVTCHAROV Dimitrij

 

[zeio]

Adriana oooops

4 months left of this season...

And Diaz just got a ZPP for skipping WTT CS Yokohama 2026, so only 7 events counting. Though there is still a slight chance if SYB falters and Diaz wins at CHN GS 2026 and does well in the remaining CS...

https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/fo...ash-2026-singapore-2-19-3-1.38748/post-565414

 

[M51]

That's unbelievably disrespectful. Do better.


I counter-propose that one-liners should be prohibited.

If it were not for a Tieba user who broke the news on Calderano signing with Joola, you wouldn't have proven your worth with so many useless one-liners.

You're being petty and childish.

 

[NextLevel]

I'd refer you to Boll's and Ovtcharov's opinions on Harimoto compared to LYJ.

Their H2Hs against those 2, especially those wins against a junior Harimoto and considering he's almost 2 years younger than LYJ, don't reflect/support some of their wording.

Changing topic again! He was washed up when he beat Truls but not washed up when he beat Harimoto? That's the relevant question.

Moregard 3 H2H 1 Ovtcharov after this
WTT 1 H2H 1


Harimoto 7 H2H 5 Ovtcharov
WTT 4 H2H 2
5 out of last 6 went to Harimoto


LYJ 7 H2H 4 Ovtcharov
WTT 1 H2H 1

So in other words, *all* these players have recently lost (in 2025 /2026) to the "washed up" Ovtcharov. Isn't that the obvious point rather than the waste of words you are engaging in?

 

[NextLevel]

That's unbelievably disrespectful. Do better.


I counter-propose that one-liners should be prohibited.

If it were not for a Tieba user who broke the news on Calderano signing with Joola, you wouldn't have proven your worth with so many useless one-liners.

There's a balancing act here - I honestly do not see the point in dumping a lot of posts from another forum onto this one and have said as much repeatedly, especially when the posts are from people who we have no context about. And while it is nice to know that someone on Tieba had the scoop on Hugo joining Joola, it is just that, it doesn't make Tieba any more reliable than someone like Matt who actually works for Joola, though I suspect you would disagree since you have repeatedly tried to claim insight into those issues that Matt doesn't agree with or have.

You called Dima "washed up" and while Dima is a big boy, I don't get the double standard when he has beaten Lin Yun Ju and Harimoto in the past year. But he suddenly is ":washed up" when he beats Truls. That was essentially disrespectful. Citing Tieba to justify the ridiculous statement then pushing back on one-liners is a very mixed bag.

 

[zeio]

Changing topic again! He was washed up when he beat Truls but not washed up when he beat Harimoto? That's the relevant question.

So in other words, *all* these players have recently lost (in 2025 /2026) to the "washed up" Ovtcharov. Isn't that the obvious point rather than the waste of words you are engaging in?

FYI, Moregard failed to prove his worth at WTTC 2026, well, he has consistently failed to prove himself time after time, way more than Harimoto (especially in WTT events) and people still trash talk the latter, something which Moregard couldn't care less and has actually encouraged, so here we are and some people are butt-hurt.

https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/forum/topics/run-in-between-moregard-and-sbtf.36653/post-572435
https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/forum/topics/run-in-between-moregard-and-sbtf.36653/post-572709
https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/fo...foz-do-iguaçu-2025-7-30-8-3.37685/post-533913

 

[NextLevel]

FYI, Moregard failed to prove his worth at WTTC 2026, well, he has consistently failed to prove himself time after time, way more than Harimoto (especially in WTT events) and people still trash talk the latter, something which Moregard couldn't care less and has actually encouraged, so here we are and some people are butt-hurt.

https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/forum/topics/run-in-between-moregard-and-sbtf.36653/post-572435
https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/forum/topics/run-in-between-moregard-and-sbtf.36653/post-572709
https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/forum/topics/wtt-star-contender-foz-do-iguaçu-2025-7-30-8-3.37685/post-533913

"Failed to prove his worth" - it is interesting how you describe these things. In fact, his team lost Taiwan partly because Kallberg could not beat Kuo - losing to Lin Yun Ju is entirely reasonable. In any case, it is okay if you feel that there is some kind of mutual enmity between Moregardh and Harimoto, the fact still remains that Moregardh has 2 WTTC medals (Silver and Bronze), both in draws where he would have met Harimoto if Harimoto had performed as a seed. He also has a two Olympic silver medals. No one has denied Harimoto is a good player, but the idea that Moregardh "has not proven his worth" or any other such nonsense has to stop. They are both good players, but one has quite a few medals that the other will hopefully get but has clearly failed to.

 

[karupinkun]

Fang Bo with the funniest challenge I have seen so far. High toss from Jha with the TTR saying it had a 6 degree angle xD

 

[Gozo Zyreruna]

Backhand dominant or forehand dominant? This is the eternal question that bugs all modern offensive European-style player. However, with this match, an answer is finalized. No more thinking backhand first or forehand first. It is set in stone.

Dima! Dima! Dima!
Divine Euro-BH!

 

[NextLevel]

Fang Bo with the funniest challenge I have seen so far. High toss from Jha with the TTR saying it had a 6 degree angle xD

He was roasted comprehensively in the YouTube chats lol....

 

[Takkyu_wa_inochi]

He was roasted comprehensively in the YouTube chats lol....

Maybe it was not about toss angle but about hiding the serve

 

[ThePongCommenter]

Sathiyan about to get a rude welcome back lol

 

[NextLevel]

Maybe it was not about toss angle but about hiding the serve

Yes, but you have to know how to appeal these things.

 

[zeio]

Sathiyan about to get a rude welcome back lol

There is some truth to what Matsushima said about being in poor form at the start of WTT CS Yokohama 2026.

 

[NextLevel]

Sathiyan about to get a rude welcome back lol

Definitely not as rude as expected lol...

 

[ThePongCommenter]

Definitely not as rude as expected lol...

Because that was bound to happen the second I posted it. You're welcome for making it interesting.

And then of course I forgot to post before Yokohama that I expected Sidorenko to come back down to earth after US Smash and would likely lose to XP.

 

[ThePongCommenter]

Definitely not as rude as expected lol...

I actually think Fang Bo overperformed expectations against Kanak moreso

 

[kindof99]

Fang Bo with the funniest challenge I have seen so far. High toss from Jha with the TTR saying it had a 6 degree angle xD

That call made many people's day