ITTF WTTTC Finals London 2026, 4/28-5/10

[dewnyc]

Men's preliminary round matchups are: MDA-GRE, ITA-ARG, EGY-NGR, MEX-SRB

EGY-NGR to decide which team will represent Africa in the main draw. Aruna vs Assar (2 of the top 3 picks in the MLTT draft yesterday) should be a good one, if they meet.

 

[dewnyc]

Carey comes back in the 4th game, wins the match and group for Wales

SUI won against CHI in 5th game of 5th match

Last 2 matches in progress are of more consequence - CRO-TUR and GRE-HUN (in a decider) women determine which teams will advance in some way

 

[zeio]

The eldest player in this edition. Such an honor.

【73歳の現役プレイヤー！】05.01 今大会最年長『WANG Qi』擁するフィジーが笑顔で大会を締めくくり！｜世界卓球2026ロンドン100周年大会 （団体戦）5月2日（土）開幕！
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCpc2ar4pDg

 

[dewnyc]

Hungary (with twins Rebeka and Judit Nagy) win. Turkey & Croatia going to a decider.

 

[NextLevel]

Men's preliminary round matchups are: MDA-GRE, ITA-ARG, EGY-NGR, MEX-SRB

EGY-NGR to decide which team will represent Africa in the main draw. Aruna vs Assar (2 of the top 3 picks in the MLTT draft yesterday) should be a good one, if they meet.

EGY is winning that one lol. Nigeria has struggled to maintain the semblance of a professional squad with all the corruption within the country.

 

[dewnyc]

Automatic 2nd-place advancers for women are: Canada, Netherlands, Ukraine, Thailand, Malaysia, Puerto Rico
The listed playoff round matchups are: KAZ-BEL, HUN-SUI, POL-THA (should it be LUX instead of THA?), CRO-AUS

 

[dewnyc]

Assar saved a game point then won game 1 against Aruna

 

[dewnyc]

Aruna missed a chop smash in the 5th, then Assar won, then Egypt easily took the 3rd match.

Gionis came back from 6-10 against Ursu to win the game, then won the match 3-0 to force a decider between Greece and Moldova

Nincovic saved a match point by Arce to put Serbia up 2-1 against Mexico

 

[Metaxa]

Greece lost...

 

[zeio]

What if Moldova and Romania were one and the same country?

 

[NextLevel]

Aruna missed a chop smash in the 5th, then Assar won, then Egypt easily the 3rd match.

Gionis came back from 6-10 against Ursu to win the game, then win the match 3-0 to force a decider between Greece and Moldova

Nincovic saved a match point by Arce to put Serbia up 2-1 against Mexico

Ursu the enigma - usually beats Gionis but today...

Quadri won donkey of the day with that chop smash...

 

[dewnyc]

Moldova advanced to the main draw for the first time ever

 

[dewnyc]

For women's, it's Luxembourg that automatically advanced, while Thailand is in the playoff round

 

[zeio]

WT Pre
THA 2-3 POL
M1 Paranang 3-0 Wielgos (10, 9, 6)
G1 810, 1210
M2 S. Sawettabut 1-3 Bajor (-8, -9, 5, -6)
G1 64, 68, 78, 88, 811
M3 J. Sawettabut 1-3 Wegrzyn (-11, 9, -5, -7)
G1 108, 1010, 1110, 1113
G2 14, 64, 65, 75, 77, 87, 88, 108, 109 endline edge for POL, 119
G3 21, 26, 46, 49, 59, 511
G4 24, 44, 46, 66, 68 TO for THA, 69, 79, 711
M4 Paranang 3-1 Bajor (11, 3, -9, 5)
G4 42 epic comeback for Paranang, 52, 53, 83, 84, 94, 95, 115
M5 S. Sawettabut 1-3 Wielgos (-8, 6, -4, -6)
Overall a disappointing showing by Suthasini. Switching her with Jinnipa like they did at Paris 2024 might have been better.

AUS 2-3 CRO
M1 LYZ 3-2 Rakovac (-3, -13, 1, 4, 5)
G2 810, 1110, 1112, 1312, 1315
G5 42, 44, 104, 105, 115
M2 Wu Jiamuwa 0-3 Arapovic (-10, -12, -6)
G1 69, 109, 1012
G2 89, 109, 1010, 1110, 1112, 1212, 1214
M3 Psihogios 0-3 Malobabic (-8, -7, -12)
G1 51, 62, 811
M4 LYZ 3-1 Arapovic (3, 5, -9, 3)
M5 Wu Jiamuwa 1-3 Rakovac (-6, -10, 7, -10)
G4 710, 1010, 1012
Same story. Switching Wu with Psihogios could've done it.

SUI 3-2 HUN
History made for the Swiss?

 

[pongfugrasshopper]

Super reliable Orawan Paranang wins her 2 matches. Now it's up to Suthasini.

 

[NextLevel]

Super reliable Orawan Paranang wins her 2 matches. Now it's up to Suthasini.

Saw this article about her while looking for her equipment lol:

Tiny training space can't cramp Thai table tennis star's style

Thai table tennis star Orawan "Thip" Paranang fires balls across the practice table that dominates the living room of her modest house on the edge of Bangkok.

www.chinadaily.com.cn

 

[igorponger]

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Reputed inventor of non friction pips. The king of cheaters

 

[NextLevel]

WT Pre
THA 2-2 POL
M1 Paranang 3-0 Wielgos (10, 9, 6)
G1 810, 1210
M2 S. Sawettabut 1-3 Bajor (-8, -9, 5, -6)
G1 64, 68, 78, 88, 811
M3 J. Sawettabut 1-3 Wegrzyn (-11, 9, -5, -7)
G1 108, 1010, 1110, 1113
G2 14, 64, 65, 75, 77, 87, 88, 108, 109 endline edge for POL, 119
G3 21, 26, 46, 49, 59, 511
G4 24, 44, 46, 66, 68 TO for THA, 69, 79, 711
M4 Paranang 3-1 Bajor (11, 3, -9, 5)
G4 42 epic comeback for Paranang, 52, 53, 83, 84, 94, 95, 115
M5 S. Sawettabut 1-1 Wielgos (-8, 6, )

AUS 2-2 CRO
M1 LYZ 3-2 Rakovac (-3, -13, 1, 4, 5)
G2 810, 1110, 1112, 1312, 1315
G5 42, 44, 104, 105, 115
M2 Wu Jiamuwa 0-3 Arapovic (-10, -12, -6)
G1 69, 109, 1012
G2 89, 109, 1010, 1110, 1112, 1212, 1214
M3 Psihogios 0-3 Malobabic (-8, -7, -12)
G1 51, 62, 811
M4 LYZ 3-1 Arapovic (3, 5, -9, 3)
M5 Wu Jiamuwa - Rakovac ()

SUI 3-2 HUN
History made for the Swiss?

Poland: Go, Sabine! We got your back!

 

[pingpongnerd]

Edward ly with his illegal serves against Belgium . Martin Allegro was furious, and rightly so. Allegro vs Ly

 

[NextLevel]

Edward ly with his illegal serves against Belgium . Martin Allegro was furious, and rightly so. Allegro vs Ly

The assistant umpire needed to do better...