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

[NextLevel]

Romania also did that a few years ago after winning the European championship

I can't believe I already forgot that lol.

That said, it is different when you win the final vs when you have matches to be played after yours.

 

[NextLevel]

Can you believe that the French #3 is the best player Hugo has played so far in this event?

 

[zeio]

WTT Fan Vote
25% vs 75% 24% vs 76%
MT QF
BRA 0-3 FRA
Calderano 0-3 Coton (-10, -8, -9)
G1 710, 1010, 1012
G2 30, 32, 42, 43, 53, 54, 64, 65, 75, 77, 87, 811
G3 03, 63, 64, 84, 810, 910, 911
Teodoro 0-3 F. Lebrun (-4, -2, -4)
Iizuka 1-3 A. Lebrun (11, -3, -4, -7)
G1 610, 1010, 1011, 1311
G2 15 big net for Lebrun, 311
G3 01, 11 Lebrun served off the net, 12, 46, 411
G4 01, 11, 12, 22 sideline edge for Iizuka, 42, 45, 55, 58 TO for BRA, 510, 710 TO for FRA, 711
Calderano - F. Lebrun
Teodoro - Coton

 

[travelt123]

Hugo truly has beef with the French. Haha.

He can't beat the Lebrun brothers and now he's struggling with Coton and about to lose to him as well.

 

[TampaBayTableTennis]

WELL NOW!

 

[Bollwerk]

Hugo truly has beef with the French. Haha.

He can't beat the Lebrun brothers and now he's struggling with Coton and about to lose to him as well.

Yeah idk about that, there's a reason Alexis plays on p3

 

[lightspin]

Hugo looked very off. Everything went long on his forehand.

 

[NextLevel]

We might get the 1998 World Cup Final Replay lol... France 3 Brazil 0 lol...

Come on, I was only joking... am I now Nostradamus lol...

 

[zeio]

Who was this Calderano look-alike?

 

[Persistence TT]

coton just doesnt care, love him

 

[travelt123]

Seriously, what happened to the Hugo Calderano that won the World Cup and the Silver Medal in the World Championships last year?

 

[NextLevel]

Who was this Calderano look-alike?

Still calling Coton the next LGY?

 

[NextLevel]

Hugo looked very off. Everything went long on his forehand.

This was a level up from all the players he had played prior in the event, so it isn't just about his form, but about the opposition.

 

[crystalline]

It’s easy to be young and hungry and play carefree, don’t have to worry about carrying your country’s hope on your lone shoulders and just go all out to win.
It’s 100 times harder to be Hugo in this match.

Just saying

(not taking away from anyone’s brilliant performance in such situation)

 

[NextLevel]

It’s easy to be young and hungry and play carefree, don’t have to worry about carrying your country’s hope on your lone shoulders and just go all out to win.
It’s 100 times harder to be Hugo in this match.

Just saying

(not taking away from anyone’s brilliant performance in such situation)

That is true but if the level difference is as large as reflected in the world ranking. It shouldn't matter. That it does matter shows the level difference is not that large at all.

 

[Matteones]

It’s easy to be young and hungry and play carefree, don’t have to worry about carrying your country’s hope on your lone shoulders and just go all out to win.
It’s 100 times harder to be Hugo in this match.

Just saying

(not taking away from anyone’s brilliant performance in such situation)

I agree, but nevertheless he should have stepped up and won it.

 

[crystalline]

That is true but if the level difference is as large as reflected in the world ranking. It shouldn't matter. That it does matter shows the level difference is not that large at all.

World #5 vs #23 in my view is not that large a gap, certainly not in a Teams event setting like this. There were bigger upsets ranking-wise in Teams.

The skills abilities were clearly there

 

[NextLevel]

World #5 vs #23 in my view is not that large a gap, certainly not in a Teams event setting like this. There were bigger upsets ranking-wise in Teams.

The skills abilities were clearly there

I can't disagree more. There is a significant difference between a top 5 player and a top 25 player usually. Losing 0-3 (the way Hugo did) makes no sense. He should have won at least a game.

 

[zeio]

Still calling Coton the next LGY?

The LGY in him did show up in late G1 and mid-G3 against that Calderano. Refer to the LGY vs Harimoto versus LGY vs ML at World Cup 2024.

WTT Fan Vote
25% vs 75% 24% vs 76%
MT QF
BRA -1 FRA
Calderano 0-3 Coton (-10, -8, -9)
G1 710, 1010, 1012
G2 30, 32, 42, 43, 53, 54, 64, 65, 75, 77, 87, 811
G3 03, 63, 64, 84, 810, 910, 911
Teodoro - F. Lebrun ()
Iizuka - A. Lebrun ()
Calderano - F. Lebrun
Teodoro - Coton

 

[DrBean]

I will tolerate no slander against the fuel of champions.