Europe Smash Sweden August 14-24 2025

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Europe Smash - Sweden 2025 WD R16

Europe Smash - Sweden 2025 MD R16

Europe Smash - Sweden 2025 XD R16

 

[ThePongCommenter]

I was very impressed by the play of the Korean guys - An Jaehyun and Oh Junsung. In my opinion, they took the best from all tennis nations - Chinese-style forehand topspin is very low, powerful and reliable, Japanese speed, footwork and technicality, European ability to play at a distance, a sense of the ball and a reliable backhand.
In addition, I really like their attitude to the game. Such a contrast to the shouts of Moregard and Harimoto, seriousness of Chinese players. It feels like An and Oh are simply enjoying the game.

Agree with this assessment for AJH, but Oh Jun Sung, not so much. Oh's relative lack of forehand power stands out and his current playstyle minimizes the need for footwork. Nothing compared to step around and attacking heavy Koreans such as JWJ and AJH.

 

[joshmak10]

Agree with this assessment for AJH, but Oh Jun Sung, not so much. Oh's relative lack of forehand power stands out and his current playstyle minimizes the need for footwork. Nothing compared to step around and attacking heavy Koreans such as JWJ and AJH.

Can’t forget Cho Daeseong too. His forehand is crazy powerful. Been a weapon for him this Europe smash. Although I fear he has a slimmer chance against Moregard but still he had a great run this tournament

 

[Vlad Celler]

25 Sep - 5 Oct 2025
China Smash 2025
The lineups are out
This time WANG Chuqin is here.
But Hirano Miu is not here...
I have a feeling she will never return to the top....

 

[SFF_lib]

For men's single bracket, we've reached round 16. Among 16 survivors, we see,
4 Gemans,
3 Japanese, 3 Koreans
and noticeably,
only 1 Chinese in LSD

Are we seeing the declining of table tennis empire and entering a multi-polar world? Considering the last WTT champion event, there was also a lone Chinese WCQ but at the semi stage. This time, the lone wolf happens only at much earlier stage. The answer is clear, table tennis has reached parity, a very welcoming sign for global audience, at least in men.

For women, Chinese still maintains her solid dominance for now. European women still lacks behind in quite a distance. Japanese girls, especially younger ones(Miwa, Odo, etc) need to have another burst of growth to truly challenge the Chinese. It takes time.

That's the exciting part!! I was told table tennis was huge in the 1990s because you can't predict who will win the next tournament. The next champ can come from:
China
Sweden
France
Japan
Korea
Slovenia
Taiwan
Austria
Germany
.
. .
. . .

 

[BlopChock]

Lind/Diaz just played one of the most crazy doubles points I've ever seen at 7:7 in Game 3

And Lind's BH winner from miles behind the table made Fraser Riley literally gasp.

I'm sure that one and the final point of Hugo's first game (featuring a behind-the back) will feature on today's points of the day video once WTT posts it.

 

[Tony's Table Tennis]

Can’t forget Cho Daeseong too. His forehand is crazy powerful. Been a weapon for him this Europe smash. Although I fear he has a slimmer chance against Moregard but still he had a great run this tournament

Cho is a very strong player indeed.
If I recall, he was top 20 in the world at one stage

 

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[joshmak10]

Cho is a very strong player indeed.
If I recall, he was top 20 in the world at one stage

Highest WR of 19, which is how he was able to qualify as the second singles player.

 

[zeio]

I was very impressed by the play of the Korean guys - An Jaehyun and Oh Junsung. In my opinion, they took the best from all tennis nations - Chinese-style forehand topspin is very low, powerful and reliable, Japanese speed, footwork and technicality, European ability to play at a distance, a sense of the ball and a reliable backhand.
In addition, I really like their attitude to the game. Such a contrast to the shouts of Moregard and Harimoto, seriousness of Chinese players. It feels like An and Oh are simply enjoying the game.

OJS is actually pretty bad even compared to his teammates, but somehow he beat WCQ in MS at ATTC 2024 and ultimately got a bronze medal. The youngest-ever All-Korea TTC singles champion and first-ever WTT SCT singles winner from South Korea.

真正的皇: 吴太子一年半参赛33次，20站一轮游也能堆出排名 (Truly royal: Prince Oh competed 33 times in 1.5 years and despite 20 first-round exits, still managed to rank up)
https://tieba.baidu.com/p/9972303671
spxh 靠着父亲的资源拥有疯狂参赛的机会，31次成人赛，20次一轮游(不出线)，5次二轮游，一轮游率64.51%，而且大多数都是支线球挑的低级别比赛。更是创造惊人的连续8次一轮游记录。
今年靠着金奈球挑阵容不行➕绝世运气(晋级路上最强对手为普卡)，水了600分，直接变成前20，世排骗子。也能看出当今积分体系有多荒谬，即使你一轮游概率超过6成，只要刷参赛次数，都能硬生生把排名刷上来
IP属地:安徽来自Android客户端1楼2025-08-21 13:51回复
(Thanks to his father's resources [TL's note: Oh Sangeun], he's had a plethora of opportunities to compete. He's played 31 senior tournaments, 20 of which were first-round exits (out in prelim), and 5 of which were second-round exits, a 64.51% first-round exit rate. Most of these were low-level Feeder and Star Contender tournaments. He's also set an astonishing record of 8 consecutive first-round exits.
This year, thanks to the weak field of Star Contender Chennai and sheer luck (his strongest opponent on the way to the final was Pucar), he inflated his ranking by 600 points and landed in the top 20. What a WR con artist! This also highlights the absurdity of the current ranking point system. Even if your first-round exit probability exceeds 60%, you can still force your way up the ranking simply by increasing your participation)

 

[Tony's Table Tennis]

What a WR con artist! This also highlights the absurdity of the current ranking point system. Even if your first-round exit probability exceeds 60%, you can still force your way up the ranking simply by increasing your participation)

you (and teiba users) are looking too much into it and then painting an ugly picture that suits "your" narrative.

what ever the story behind participation amounts, 8 highest point counts and this is the same rule for everyone.
For many players, it is normally 1 or 2 good results, and bonus if it is a higher rating point tournament. That's just how it works. Not sure why you think it works by percentage....

so 1 x winner, 1 x finalist, 2 x SF, 4 x R16, these are enough points to get you to a good ranking.
Most importantly is to beat players to get into a higher tier of points - of which Oh did some of the times (you only need 8).

And as I talked about when Chen Chien-An fell out of the ranking and it was impossible for him to make it back inside 1 year with only feeders and contenders, the key is to get into Smash and Champions, and then you should have a safer passage to keep your world ranking.
But you still need to win and you (tieba user) fail to name other players that Oh beaten to get that extra 1 tier of points. I wonder if you (tieba user) failed to list by accident, or it doesn't suite well with "your" narrative?

I am also so happy you and tieba users are agreeing with me that quantity over quality is not good. HAHAHA

 

[mikeytt]

Does anyone know where Huang Youzheng is for this event? I remember him beating wen ruibo in the youth championships or something, it's good to see wen getting more time in the senior circuit i would have thought mini wcq would be here too

 

[pongfugrasshopper]

Does anyone know where Huang Youzheng is for this event? I remember him beating wen ruibo in the youth championships or something, it's good to see wen getting more time in the senior circuit i would have thought mini wcq would be here too

Grand Smashes has a NER limit of 6 per country. Even without WCQ, HYZ does not fall within top 6..

 

[Tony's Table Tennis]

Does anyone know where Huang Youzheng is for this event? I remember him beating wen ruibo in the youth championships or something, it's good to see wen getting more time in the senior circuit i would have thought mini wcq would be here too

you gotta see how many Chinese was in Beijing Smash last year.
Beijing Smash is the most difficult tournament on earth (that is provided if CNT 2nd string a-teamer can keep up with the reputation)

2024:
mens: 16
womens: 18

 

[pongfugrasshopper]

25 Sep - 5 Oct 2025
China Smash 2025
The lineups are out
This time WANG Chuqin is here.
But Hirano Miu is not here...
I have a feeling she will never return to the top....

The NER limit for a Grand Smash is 6 per country, and Miu Hirano is no longer top 6 Japanese woman. She would need to get a wildcard to get in. I'm assuming China will use their wildcards on their own players, but Miu Hirano has become very popular in China so who knows.

Returning to the top will be extremely difficult. She no longer has automatic entry into Smashes and Champions events. Her compatriots are both strong, eager, and active in WTT. Although we know of her loss to Lea Rakovic at the WTTC, her problems run deeper than that. The S. Koreans are very comfortable with her game. Her last loss in WTT was 3-0 to SYB at the US Smash, but she's also had losses to KNY and Lee Eunhye in the past year or so. Her next potential WTT tournament would be Star Contender London so we'll have to watch for her name in the player's list there.

 

[Tony's Table Tennis]

The NER limit for a Grand Smash is 6 per country, and Miu Hirano is no longer top 6 Japanese woman. She would need to get a wildcard to get in. I'm assuming China will use their wildcards on their own players, but Miu Hirano has become very popular in China so who knows.

Returning to the top will be extremely difficult. She no longer has automatic entry into Smashes and Champions events. Her compatriots are both strong, eager, and active in WTT. Although we know of her loss to Lea Rakovic at the WTTC, her problems run deeper than that. The S. Koreans are very comfortable with her game. Her last loss in WTT was 3-0 to SYB at the US Smash, but she's also had losses to KNY and Lee Eunhye in the past year or so. Her next potential WTT tournament would be Star Contender London so we'll have to watch for her name in the player's list there.

with Miu dropping out of the world ranking - she can now also play feeders.
her points are 265, then 90
so if she can get some wins in feeders, those 125s does come in handy.
and hopefully wait for the day those in front of her points to expire (its very difficult to over take without smash and champions)

 

[ZFT]

with Miu dropping out of the world ranking - she can now also play feeders.
her points are 265, then 90
so if she can get some wins in feeders, those 125s does come in handing.
and hopefully wait for the day those in front of her her expire points (its very difficult to over take without smash and champions)

Just crazy the continental advantage being eligible to be locked into Oceania and Latin America.

@Tony's Table Tennis you only compete with the rules set up in place. Wouldn’t it be strategic to have a promising junior under your care immigrate to such continents especially if there is family connections involved?

I do remember ITTF set up rules but it doesn’t really become punitive unless you are over 18?

In this hypothetical example the junior can register to naturalise to Oceania/Latin America and continue to compete in league in their original country or Germany/France?

Once in the WTT broken system, they are pretty much guaranteed a top 40 world ranking.

 

[pongfugrasshopper]

Bruna tied 2-2 right now with Chen Yi. Win or lose, Bruna has really defended her high ranking. In the past you could say ah yes, Continental boost, but the way she's playing her ranking is more reflective of her level.

 

[NextLevel]

Bruna tied 2-2 right now with Chen Yi. Win or lose, Bruna has really defended her high ranking. In the past you could say ah yes, Continental boost, but the way she's playing her ranking is more reflective of her level.

That has been obvious for a while but this event really solidifies it

 

[mikeytt]

nagasaki playing great against wang manyu