Men's World Cup 2018

[NextLevel]

Come on Vladi boy steal him a game or two!

Nah - to beat Fan, you can't just block. He is the most consistent and powerful player I have ever seen. You need to make him use his short forehand out of sequence. Vladi would do better vs Ma Long than Fan.

 

[zeio]

FZD says he could control the pace better and perhaps make some tweaks. He also points out that Samsonov is a player to look up to and the tactics he uses is inspiring.

 

[zeio]

Nah - to beat Fan, you can't just block. He is the most consistent and powerful player I have ever seen. You need to make him use his short forehand out of sequence. Vladi would do better vs Ma Long than Fan.

LGL didn't dub him "the bulldozer" for nothing.

 

[zeio]

Best Niwa in 2018.

 

[JST]

Best Niwa in 2018.

...but still not enough

 

[NextLevel]

Best Niwa in 2018.

Yes, lots of positive points for Niwa, he just lost focus too often on critical points. The two lazy points at 1-2, 9-9 were the most telling.

 

[Free bird]

Wow. The biggest surprise for me is How fast Dima is coming back. What an extraordinary match against LSS!

 

[zeio]

I fell asleep half way through. Most boring QF.

Harimoto's FH fix holding up pretty well. Was trailing behind from the get go until 4:8.

Boll in best-ever form this year.

Harimoto has a slight upper hand in the short game. 10:8, that edge couldn't come at a better time for Boll, 10:10, 11:13.

 

[ping fun]

Harimoto is frightening and dangerous vs timo . So fasttttttt . Omg . Sth I cant see the ball . But timo got the 3rd game


Edited : And fourth game . Timo is on

 

[zeio]

Harimoto misses the crucial FH kills in the 3rd and 5th games.

This Boll could steamroll Ovtcharov.

 

[ping fun]

Yesssss . Timo did it It was a very spectacular game , Also timo's victory made it more enjoyable . Really I dont know if harimoto will get better than this or not but he played really well vs timo . If he gets better he's gonna be a Monster for sure .....

 

[Free bird]

I’m in disbelief. I’ve never seen Timo played so aggressive before. He moves as better as anytime in his career at 36 years age. What a pleasant surprise!

I see real change in HT’s game in the right direction. Keep it going HARIMOTO

 

[lVegita]

This will be fun



Just noticed that these are the top 4 on the ITTF ranking as well (excluding Xu Xin, who is not participating).

 

[perham]

Harimoto will have many more fans if he stops the yelling between points. It’s so annoying. Happy to see Timo win. He’s always a gentleman.


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[TTHopeful]

Timo Fan Zhendong final pleasee

 

[eduardo1995filipe]

Now as the other semi final is between two german players, Lin Gaoyuan probably will be forced to loose, as FZD gives more hopes(theoretically)

 

[FruitLoop]

Timo is a god. I think he beats Dima who is just fighting so hard but will be tired.

 

[Superdragon]

What's wrong with the floor? Players are slipping and falling too much. Is there some "groundskeeper" guy who is going to get in trouble for the slippery surface?

 

[drunix80]

FZD vs either Dima/Timo would be a great final.

 

[ZhouZhekai]

Is it just me or have Fan Zhendong's legs gotten even bigger?