ITTF-ATTU Asian Teams Championships 2025, Bhubaneswar, 10/11-15

[mikeytt]

harimoto vs liang jingkun is always a great match, these bh bh rallies are so fast

 

[NextLevel]

What a match! I struggled to watch that one lol!

 

[Janard]

ZQH and XP: We are going home with gold right?

 

[NextLevel]

BTW, this is a clear example of rearranging your team using data and like I said, it still comes down to the players, there is no guarantee that all these team changing matchups actually work.

 

[zeio]

MT SF
JPN 2-3 CHN
Harimoto 3-2 LJK (10, -11, 11, -9, 9)
Matsushima 3-2 WCQ (-8, 4, 10, -9, 7)
Shinozuka 2-3 LSD (12, -2, -5, 10, -6)
G4 03 TO for JPN, 66, 77, 79, 109, 1010, 1210
G5 02, 12, 14, 24, 25 endline edge for LSD, 45, 47, 57, 58, 68, 611
Harimoto 2-3 WCQ (8, -1, -9, 13, 8)
G5 41, 42, 52, 53, 63, 65, 75, 78, 88 endline edge for Harimoto, 811
Matsushima 2-3 LJK (8, -11, 11, -4, -3)
G2 106, 1011, 1113
G5 02, 12, 13 TO for JPN, 23, 25, 35, 311

 

[TTLOVE]

Harimoto says he told himself to improve his game and focus on his forehand.

He proceeds to play 90% of the match using only his backhand.

Good win for him anyway.

 

[NextLevel]

When I saw Harimoto go for the reverse serve, I was like WTF, and then he goes deep into the backhand with heavy backspin and Liang dumps it in the net. I felt as if the popup in game 1 set him up for that. Genius. Some players are doing it right.

And the game point in Game 3 to take the game - pivot forehand? Is this Harimoto?

 

[NextLevel]

Harimoto says he told himself to improve his game and focus on his forehand.

He proceeds to play 90% of the match using only his backhand.

Good win for him anyway.

You and I are watching different matches. You must have missed the forehand on many key points. Moreover, if there is a player that will make you use your backhand, his name is Liang Jingkun.

 

[NextLevel]

Can Sora go up 2-1 and create a massive stir in the TT world??

 

[TTLOVE]

You and I are watching different matches. You must have missed the forehand on many key points. Moreover, if there is a player that will make you use your backhand, his name is Liang Jingkun.

Using the backhand almost always (90%) is a choice. He scored some decisive points with his forehand, but this contrasts with his statements. Other forehand-oriented players would have used the forehand pivot much more or would have tried to move forehand vs forehand during exchanges.

 

[mikeytt]

Wow sora 2-1... could he do it

 

[NextLevel]

China's 300 moment has come...

 

[NextLevel]

Using the backhand almost always (90%) is a choice. He scored some decisive points with his forehand, but this contrasts with his statements. Other forehand-oriented players would have used the forehand pivot much more or would have tried to move forehand vs forehand during exchanges.

Alright, when those forehand oriented players beat Liang Jingkun, we can discuss it.

 

[TTLOVE]

shinozuka is going to play the next game?

 

[ThePongCommenter]

Using the backhand almost always (90%) is a choice. He scored some decisive points with his forehand, but this contrasts with his statements. Other forehand-oriented players would have used the forehand pivot much more or would have tried to move forehand vs forehand during exchanges.

lol

 

[Takkyu_wa_inochi]

Sora is playing with a lot of variation. 8-4 in G5, but the last 3 points are the most difficult to score...8-6 TO called by Japan

 

[ThePongCommenter]

shinozuka is going to play the next game?

Yes, maybe the goal was to keep Togami away from WCQ who owns him, but I feel Shinozuka poses even less threat of an upset. Lets see..

 

[ThePongCommenter]

Is that Sathiyan Gnanasekaran commentating?

 

[zeio]

Yes, maybe the goal was to keep Togami away from WCQ who owns him, but I feel Shinozuka poses even less threat of an upset. Lets see..

Shinozuka actually held match points in their very first encounter.

Year	Event Name	Stage	Sub-Event	Round	Player A	Player B	Games	Result	Winner
2025	ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup Shenzhen 2025	Qualification	MS		SHINOZUKA Hiroto (JPN)	LIN Shidong (CHN)	7:11 8:11 3:11	0 - 3	LIN Shidong
2024	Asian Championships Astana 2024	Main Draw	MS	SemiFinal	SHINOZUKA Hiroto (JPN)	LIN Shidong (CHN)	10:12 16:18 2:11	0 - 3	LIN Shidong
2022	WTT Feeder European Summer Series Budapest 2022	Main Draw	MS	SemiFinal	SHINOZUKA Hiroto (JPN)	LIN Shidong (CHN)	3:11 7:11 12:10 9:11 11:9 12:10 12:14	3 - 4	LIN Shidong

 

[Janard]

WCQ be like, is LSD losing worse or I having to play the fourth match and risk losing two points in my current form the greater evil