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The last couple of months its no race anymore. Its lame ducks going next to each other
Hirano and Ishikawa are so courteous to each other.
It'll come down to the NA Open and WTGF. Both of them will have to win(1100 pts) at the NA Open to gain points.
This is what you get for playing 19+2 and 18+2 events non-stop.
I just do not see koki niwa Play singles in olympics. I cannot understand how he can take singles spot having worst year in his career.
Japan has decreed that the top 2 Japanese in WR on Jan 6 2020 will take the 2 Singles spots (for both Men & Women). The WR is decided by the best 8 results +T2. Niwa certainly has an edge over Mizutani now, (see Apacible above).I just do not see koki niwa Play singles in olympics. I cannot understand how he can take singles spot having worst year in his career.
...Ishikawa and Hirano with a probability of one hundred percent in the first round will fall to the Chinese top 8 or Ito ......
So sorry Sali-san, but if rules can be changed when they appear to be unfavourable to one, then they’re no longer rules for everyone, isn’t that true ?T/C: Yes I know what you mean. But do you really think JTTA will choose Niwa over Mizutani?
I think rules can be changed
NL: yes but it was quite long ago and from that time he mostly lost every match he player.
T/C: Yes I know what you mean. But do you really think JTTA will choose Niwa over Mizutani?
I think rules can be changed
Everyone goes through tough periods. There isn't that much difference between Mizutani and Niwa in big events when both are at their peak. Mizutani is clearly the greater player but Niwa does pretty well. A bad patch cannot be what you look at only when deciding who to play.
There is a big difference between them, just check how many national championships mizutani has and how many Niwa (many times he never advanced to the final or even semis). Take how many ittf cups niwa won and how many mizutani.
The same would be if china takes LGY over Ma long just because he is higher ranked.
There is a big difference between them, just check how many national championships mizutani has and how many Niwa (many times he never advanced to the final or even semis). Take how many ittf cups niwa won and how many mizutani.
The same would be if china takes LGY over Ma long just because he is higher ranked.
Well, if you would rather send an injured Ma Long or a blind Mizutani over a healthy Lin Gaoyuan or Koki Niwa, that is your prerogative. My point is that Koki Niwa is an accomplished TT player and there is no point making it sound like he can't play when he goes through bad periods because you want to forget his good periods. In 2016 Olympics, he was eliminated by Zhang Jike and was part of the silver medal winning squad. He has been a quarter finalist at last 2 WTTC which is better than Mizutani. Mizutani is the greater player, but Koki Niwa is not undeserving. That is my point. Ma Long is the greater player, but Xu Xin is not undeserving and if chosen, neither is Lin Gaoyuan. If Mizutani was that much better in this year where Niwa has supposedly played like crap, then why are we having this discussion if Mizutani hasn't played like crap?