Ma long defeated by Koki Niwa!!

[TTANKEY]

So heres the match you've all been waiting for!!

Ma Long vs Koki Niwa in the Asian Olympic Qualifiers 2012

Photo by: ittf.com

 

[paras.oriental]

Ma was not in his Proper form which can be clearly seen.

He didnt played his Original game..or if he wud have crushed Koki...

 

[strangeloop]

Exactly what I was looking for.. Thanks!

 

[YosuaYosan]

lol Koki Niwa exploiting Ma Long's backhand

As usual, Coach Liu looks pissed x)

 

[Dan]

Koki Niwa played out of this World exploiting Ma Long's backhand! Amazing!

Congrats Koki!

 

[TTANKEY]

Amazing game!! good game Koki!!!

 

[YosuaYosan]

He is indeed playing very smart
Other than exploiting Ma Long's backhand, his placement is awesome and probably his quick loops and blocks off the bounce really throw Ma Long's game off..

Congrats to Koki!

 

[chughtai]

koki niwa thinks he won the Olympics
i guess Ma Long was jet lagged he wasnt moving swiftly as he does nd i guess he hasnt been training that much because he was missin too many forehands

 

[azlan]

koki niwa thinks he won the Olympics
i guess Ma Long was jet lagged he wasnt moving swiftly as he does nd i guess he hasnt been training that much because he was missin too many forehands

China and Hong Kong mainland is just next to each other. I think it's about an hour flight depending where he came from. Besides, this is not the 1st match for Ma Long

 

[chughtai]

well then there is no explanation y he lost the match

 

[azlan]

I think Koki played extremely well. Ma Long was caught off guard from the word go. You really should've seen the match. I couldn't believe it myself. Koki had a game plan, and he stuck to it, no matter what. The others will be watching the game and learn from it. If Ma LOng doesn't buck up, he's in for a torrid time in London this summer.

 

[chughtai]

well yeah i watched the match no doubt the kid did play good he glued Ma Long to hsi backhand but still he was missing shots more than usual there was some flaw in his game

 

[harrybelafonte]

Koki niwa ,class, fav player at the min,,, the new stellan, cool, clever, fearless, ..lacks power but quality to watch..

 

[Tinykin]

I don't know why you guys are trying to excuse MaLong. Koki Niwa has been touted as the player to eventually challenge the Chinese for at least a year. So at 17yo and #18 in the world, he is proceeding quite nicely. Let's see how he does in the next couple of years.
Great editing in that video. Sometimes there is no flow with some TT videos, but this was well done.

 

[Tadex]

Your move LGL. Ma Long isn't invincible as so many people think and both he and ZJK have lost to non-Chinese players more recently than WH who surely has to be in the singles portion for me. I think today's Ma Long is a resurfacing of an old Ma Long whereby he can sometimes go missing when he's nervous.

 

[lefty]

I think it was the speed of Koki Niwa that seemed to catch Ma Long out! That and his flat backhand down the line.

 

[Fernando]

Nice match! Koki Niwa played really well, I'm happy for him because he is going to be in olympia. On the other hand, Ma long said he was nervous in the match and that was reflected on the scoreboard.

 

[WiWa]

I don't know why you guys are trying to excuse MaLong. Koki Niwa has been touted as the player to eventually challenge the Chinese for at least a year. So at 17yo and #18 in the world, he is proceeding quite nicely. Let's see how he does in the next couple of years.
Great editing in that video. Sometimes there is no flow with some TT videos, but this was well done.

Exactly my point of view. Nerves, jetlag, lack of training.... None of all this is true. Trust me, the CNT prepared Ma Long very well for this tournament. He just faced a better player.

 

[cmetsbeltran15]

The tournament is in Hong Kong, jetlag is irrelevant for both really, China is in the same time zone, and Japan is just an hour away. Both flights are short, and even shorter from Beijing.

 

[Bollforte94]

Ma Long is a human. That's the explanation. Koki played well though