Europe Smash 2026, Malmö, 8/8-16

[zeio]

WS R32
Kihara WR30 (WC) 3-2 CXT WR5 (4) (-10, 10, -10, 3, 7)
G5 53, 55, 106, 107, 117

Nagasaki WR20 3-0 Winter WR8 (7) (7, 7, 3)
G3 51, 52, 62, 63, 113

Those doubters should be silenced now.

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https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/forum/topics/wtt-contender-taiyuan-2025.36976/post-518539
https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/forum/topics/thread-about-japanese-players.38013/post-555503

https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/forum/topics/wtt-champions-doha-2026-jan-7-11.38644/post-559276

WS QF
Nagasaki 1-4 KM (2) (-7, -3, -3, 8, -9)
Given more chances, Nagasaki and Kihara should be able to do similarly as the golden generation.

https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/fo...asian-cup-2026-haikou-2-4-8.38624/post-563448

https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/fo...s-to-call-it-a-rivalry-1135.35128/post-564877

Straw man argument once again. Holding me accountable for my predictions is your own problem. Once again, your beef (I seriously couldn't care less, let alone write that wall of text that I didn't finish reading) started when you questioned my opinion that who among Harimoto/Kihara/Nagasaki could make CNT sweat bullets, with WMY/SYS/WYD specifically named by you. Will you own up to your question? And while you're at it, your stance on Uda?

https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/fo...ash-2026-singapore-2-19-3-1.38748/post-565517

 

[zeio]

MS R32
Feng Yi-Hsin 2-3 Matsushima (-11, 5, -4, 2, -6)

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

 

[latej]

Happy for Dima... @zeio what do you think is more appropriate? getting on knees or putting sand on the head ;-)

 

[zeio]

WD QF
Harimoto/Hayata 3-1 WYD/CY (4, 3, -9, 9)

https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/forum/topics/thread-about-japanese-players.38013/post-555503

It's in JTTA's best interest after WTT SCT London/Muscat 2025, XTWC 2025 and WTT F Hong Kong 2025. Doubles will be the main battlefield even though WR will be the major selection criterion.

Of the 3,
Hirano could remain somewhat competitive if she gives it another push given her sturdy body type (here and here) and to my surprise she will play WD with Kihara at Zennihon Takkyu 2026;
Hayata's injury- and disease-prone body type is just unsettling, and 3 years down the road?;
Ito's solo personality and the limit of her playing style and stubby body type are frankly out of tune with XT.

 

[zeio]

Happy for Dima... @zeio what do you think is more appropriate? getting on knees or putting sand on the head ;-)

You tell me. How many here were of the opinion that Ovtcharov should not have been picked for Paris 2024?

https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/forum/topics/world-cup-2024.33476/post-456237

Below is the discussion over at Tieba on the online poll done by mytischtennis.de. The general consensus is that Ovtcharov has been subjected to systemic racism by many German fans because he was born in Ukraine during the Soviet era, so technically a Russian by birth.

如何评价：德媒投票波邱奥弗谁将无缘巴黎奥运 奥恰高票数当选 (How to evaluate: German poll on who, among Boll, Qiu, Ovtcharov, and Franziska, will miss the Paris Olympics and Ovtcharov was elected with high votes)
https://tieba.baidu.com/p/8971641927

Needless to say, turboblock (and some others) has a problem with Rosskopf's lineup.
https://forum.tt-news.de/showpost.php?p=3608916&postcount=4773
https://forum.tt-news.de/showpost.php?p=3610182&postcount=4780
https://forum.tt-news.de/showpost.php?p=3610460&postcount=4786
https://forum.tt-news.de/showpost.php?p=3611671&postcount=4805
https://forum.tt-news.de/showpost.php?p=3611761&postcount=4814
https://forum.tt-news.de/showpost.php?p=3612009&postcount=4821

https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/forum/topics/sabine-winter-switches-to-antispin.36350/post-548851

Oh, please. You're comparing Boll who has a proven track record in MT in contrast to MS. Read that TT-News thread. The members are calling for a change of policy of using washed-up players after Paris 2024. Winter would be the oldest German player in recent times to play her first Olympics, older than those former CNT players after the mandatory "cool-down" period.

https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/forum/topics/wtt-singapore-smash-2024-3-7-3-17.33147/post-447975

 

[Dr Evil]

Pucar played very well, but Jang Woojin barely bothered to show up. He wasn't trying, didn't seem to care.

 

[NextLevel]

The washed up player with a vengeance:

 

[NextLevel]

You tell me. How many here were of the opinion that Ovtcharov should not have been picked for Paris 2024?

https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/forum/topics/world-cup-2024.33476/post-456237


https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/forum/topics/sabine-winter-switches-to-antispin.36350/post-548851

Because Dima was washed up or because they considered Franziska deserving? And was it really Dima or Timo that was the subject of scrutiny?

 

[piligrim]

Because Dima was washed up or because they considered Franziska deserving? And was it really Dima or Timo that was the subject of scrutiny?

What Tieba users say about this?

 

[zeio]

Because Dima was washed up or because they considered Franziska deserving? And was it really Dima or Timo that was the subject of scrutiny?

https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/forum/topics/china-smash-2025.37870/post-538103

其实现在男线最强的外协 (Who's actually the strongest man of oversea association?)
https://tieba.baidu.com/p/9983733809
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两面弧圈 奥恰、吉村、法尔克和卡尔森都过气了，户上和大灯拿一次世乒赛双打冠军也当不起最强外协称号，评价球员实力强弱不能只看一次大赛表现。
IP属地:山东来自Android客户端3楼2025-08-25 23:41回复
(Ovtcharov, Yoshimura, Falck and Karlsson are all washed-up. Even if Togami and Hiroto have won the WTTC MD title once, they are not worthy of the title of the strongest foreign team. When evaluating a player's strength, we cannot just look at his performance in one major tournament.)

 

[NextLevel]

https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/forum/topics/china-smash-2025.37870/post-538103

Ah, the Tieba experts. Not someone on this forum. Thanks for comfirming.

 

[JustANoob]

Watching Ovtcharov vs Junsung and knowing Harimoto scored a point on another table cause the fucking banshee still needs to scream out his lungs after almost every point.

 

[piligrim]

Watching Ovtcharov vs Junsung and knowing Harimoto scored a point on another table cause the fucking banshee still needs to scream out his lungs after almost every point.

Did you watch LJH? He scream each time he hit the ball

 

[zeio]

Ah, the Tieba experts. Not someone on this forum. Thanks for comfirming.

As I've repeatedly stressed, this wouldn't even raise any eyebrows in East Asia.

How many of you who have argued with me about Harimoto being the best non-CNT player as ML told Riley or ML not being the goat in certain respect, which he has also humbly receded, have been humbled? So please, get off your high horse.

 

[jonol]

Glad to see Nagasaki making a deep run, one of my favourite players.

 

[NextLevel]

As I've repeatedly stressed, this wouldn't even raise any eyebrows in East Asia.

How many of you who have argued with me about Harimoto being the best non-CNT player as ML told Riley or ML not being the goat in certain respect, which he has also humbly receded, have been humbled? So please, get off your high horse.

So a couple of questions: who ha argued with you about Harimoto being the best non CNT olayer and how has this person been humbled? This is hilarious. You seem to make up arguments in your head to replace the real things people are focused on.

 

[d3nium]

Am I the only one who doesn't have much interest in doubles?

There's so many doubles matches on all the time, I'm kinda missing pulling all the singles matches on multi-screen 😅

 

[FIXPOINT]

Europe Smash - Sweden 2026 WS R32

Europe Smash - Sweden 2026 MS R32

 

[golden_son]

Am I the only one who doesn't have much interest in doubles?

There's so many doubles matches on all the time, I'm kinda missing pulling all the singles matches on multi-screen 😅

You're not alone. It's fun to play but for some reason I can't get into watching it. But I also feel that way about baseball as a whole lol.

 

[FIXPOINT]

Europe Smash - Sweden 2026 WD QF

Europe Smash - Sweden 2026 MD QF

Europe Smash - Sweden 2026 XD QF

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