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I think the bronze mens match indicates a promising future for players on both teams, but a couple of questions occur. For the Lebrun's I wonder has the coach planned an intense year of gym time for the brothers? Alex seems quite shockingly flabby round the middle for instance. I wonder would the bothers cooperate with a regime to preserve their dazzling speed?. I would hate to see Felix acquire a "spare tire" too early in life. France need to ensure the physical health and development of their squad for the future. Maybe the government will invest?
On the Japanese side I wonder if TH will learn to conserve a bit of emotional energy by moderating his shouting?
More interestingly Shinozuka is a puzzle any coach would like to have. He seems to play just an ordinary game yet he shows himself to be so comfortable while playing against Felix's brilliance and Felix is often troubled by his placement and variation when Felix seems to read other players with ridiculous ease.
I. hope we get to see. more of Shinoxuka because there is a lot to be learned.
I feel the same about Shinozuka, well I wrote above that he reminds me of the plucky kid in the karate movies who always gets the crap kicked out of him!
But in the movies they always come good eh.

Having watched all the past 2 wks I don't know if any of these players, Truls, Harimoto, Felix, Shinozuka etc will ever get past the top Chinese though, especially if the Chinese level stays at that of Z Jike, Ma Long, FZD, an in form WCQ even.
There's a level there that only top form Timo and Dima threatened to reach but even they couldn't do it consistently. Timo beat a young Ma Long 3 times but that was 2005, 2008 & 2010. He has one victory V prime Ma Long in 2017 and Dima has never beaten him...
There's just so much information, intensity, training, mental toughness and absolute knowhow in Chinese TT that I can't see this crop surpassing it. Fan Zhendong is 12yrs on CNT already so I can hardly imagine the lessons from all he has played with and against in that time.
I know I'm not saying anything controversial or new here but the Olympics has served to remind me just how steep that hill is for everyone...
 
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https://www.nielsen.com/news-center/2024/virtual-medal-table-forecast/
Top 10 G S B
1 USA 37 34 52
2 CHN 36 29 22
3 GBR 14 25 23
4 FRA 29 17 10
5 AUS 13 22 13
6 JPN 12 13 21
7 ITA 11 20 15
8 GER 10 12 15
9 NLD 17 08 09
10 KOR 08 05 16

Impressive virtual forecast. Got the top 10 correct in order, except for Netherlands and Germany swapping places at 8 and 9. As appropriate, France beat the forecast by the most medals.

Final Medal results

Top 10 G S B Total (difference from forecast)

  1. USA 40 44 42 126 (+3)
  2. China 40 27 24 91 (+4)
  3. Great Britain 14 22 29 65 (+3)
  4. France 16 26 22 64 (+8)
  5. Australia 18 19 16 53 (+5)
  6. Japan 20 12 13 45 (+1)
  7. Italy 12 13 15 40 (-6)
  8. Netherlands 15 7 12 34 (+0)
  9. Germany 12 13 8 33 (-4)
  10. South Korea 13 9 10 32 (+3)
 
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I feel the same about Shinozuka, well I wrote above that he reminds me of the plucky kid in the karate movies who always gets the crap kicked out of him!
But in the movies they always come good eh.

Having watched all the past 2 wks I don't know if any of these players, Truls, Harimoto, Felix, Shinozuka etc will ever get past the top Chinese though, especially if the Chinese level stays at that of Z Jike, Ma Long, FZD, an in form WCQ even.
There's a level there that only top form Timo and Dima threatened to reach but even they couldn't do it consistently. Timo beat a young Ma Long twice but that was 2005 & 2008. He has one victory V prime Ma Long in 2017 and Dima has never beaten him...
There's just so much information, intensity, training, mental toughness and absolute knowhow in Chinese TT that I can't see this crop surpassing it. Fan Zhendong is 12yrs on CNT already so I can hardly imagine the lessons from all he has played with and against in that time.
I know I'm not saying anything controversial or new here but the Olympics has served to remind me just how steep that hill is for everyone...
When a team has a budget that allows it to build Ira own replica of the playing hall and get tournament balls in advance for private practice and fly out a boat load of training partners, you know it is playing a different game from everyone else.
 
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I feel the same about Shinozuka, well I wrote above that he reminds me of the plucky kid in the karate movies who always gets the crap kicked out of him!
But in the movies they always come good eh.

Having watched all the past 2 wks I don't know if any of these players, Truls, Harimoto, Felix, Shinozuka etc will ever get past the top Chinese though, especially if the Chinese level stays at that of Z Jike, Ma Long, FZD, an in form WCQ even.
There's a level there that only top form Timo and Dima threatened to reach but even they couldn't do it consistently. Timo beat a young Ma Long twice but that was 2005 & 2008. He has one victory V prime Ma Long in 2017 and Dima has never beaten him...
There's just so much information, intensity, training, mental toughness and absolute knowhow in Chinese TT that I can't see this crop surpassing it. Fan Zhendong is 12yrs on CNT already so I can hardly imagine the lessons from all he has played with and against in that time.
I know I'm not saying anything controversial or new here but the Olympics has served to remind me just how steep that hill is for everyone...

Just FYI:


Timo Boll also beat Ma Long in the 2010 WTTTC also: China vs Germany.
 
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I feel the same about Shinozuka, well I wrote above that he reminds me of the plucky kid in the karate movies who always gets the crap kicked out of him!
But in the movies they always come good eh.

Having watched all the past 2 wks I don't know if any of these players, Truls, Harimoto, Felix, Shinozuka etc will ever get past the top Chinese though, especially if the Chinese level stays at that of Z Jike, Ma Long, FZD, an in form WCQ even.
There's a level there that only top form Timo and Dima threatened to reach but even they couldn't do it consistently. Timo beat a young Ma Long twice but that was 2005 & 2008. He has one victory V prime Ma Long in 2017 and Dima has never beaten him...
There's just so much information, intensity, training, mental toughness and absolute knowhow in Chinese TT that I can't see this crop surpassing it. Fan Zhendong is 12yrs on CNT already so I can hardly imagine the lessons from all he has played with and against in that time.
I know I'm not saying anything controversial or new here but the Olympics has served to remind me just how steep that hill is for everyone...
China is loosing more and more games in both singles and teams.
it will soon be like badminton
 
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Then got 3-0'ed right in the next Wtt starcon, we can't glaze that 3-4 lost forever. Togami has what it takes to be the best player Japan has ever seen, but he needs a coach that can give him wider tactics as well as train his mental toughness.

Shinozuka is like the opposite of Togami, calm and collected, good adaptability but his small physique hold him back from reaching new heights
Togami is too stupid. I like him and I think he has the biggest ceiling like no ceiling mffuca with Lil Wayne Voice but his Table Tennis IQ is low. What makes Waldner and Ma long or Jay Z and Lil Wayne as GOATS ?
Longevity and IQ. Smart moves. Knowledge.
Togami is spitting his super power shots and overshoot everything.
Ma long used Spirit, TB alc and he played like Togami super mechanical and super fast but in old celluloid balls you need get a lot of knowledge to fight with spinny loopers and know how to read a spin, how to put spin and get time to next powershoot and how to treat the ball well. Togami is like me white : 2400 elo in London opening and then 1000 elo when I play with black. His attacking skills are high but defensive skills are low. He is very good in open rallies but when someone counter his powershoots.... He is kind of second tier player. Karlsson, Ovtcharov and Truls are the best counter players on the table from Europe.
 
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the next flash point for cyber nonsense that somehow relates to TT may have just started.
On 8-12 Hayata started a Weibo account, and within 24 hrs garnered a following of 150,000 Chinese.
On 8-13, barely 24 hrs after, in an reception, when asked, she said…
"I also want to go to the Kamikaze Museum in Kagoshima and realize that being alive and being able to play table tennis like this is not something to be taken for granted," she said, naming the Chiran Kamikaze Peace Hall, which displays materials related to the kamikaze attacks of the Imperial Japanese Army Air Corps, which were organized at the end of World War II, as a place she wants to go.

The bombardment on her has began at Weibo, and picking up steam. 😮
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Conspiracy theories captured in Youtube shorts as usual...

It did indeed hinder her carrier, she was on the way to become the female goat. But she still is, she needs to win the next 2 Olympics which will be extremely hard because of the selection. For now, she’s closer to female Wang Hao. Btw, not cheering Chen Meng because of this is not justified
 
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It did indeed hinder her carrier, she was on the way to become the female goat. But she still is, she needs to win the next 2 Olympics which will be extremely hard because of the selection. For now, she’s closer to female Wang Hao. Btw, not cheering Chen Meng because of this is not justified
When I make these posts/comments, the intended audience know themselves. ;)
 
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Togami is too stupid. I like him and I think he has the biggest ceiling like no ceiling mffuca with Lil Wayne Voice but his Table Tennis IQ is low. What makes Waldner and Ma long or Jay Z and Lil Wayne as GOATS ?
Longevity and IQ. Smart moves. Knowledge.
Togami is spitting his super power shots and overshoot everything.
Ma long used Spirit, TB alc and he played like Togami super mechanical and super fast but in old celluloid balls you need get a lot of knowledge to fight with spinny loopers and know how to read a spin, how to put spin and get time to next powershoot and how to treat the ball well. Togami is like me white : 2400 elo in London opening and then 1000 elo when I play with black. His attacking skills are high but defensive skills are low. He is very good in open rallies but when someone counter his powershoots.... He is kind of second tier player. Karlsson, Ovtcharov and Truls are the best counter players on the table from Europe.
I came across an interview of JPN mens after the bronze medal lost, Togami was srsly holding back his tears and when Harimoto said all the responsibilities were on him, he shook his head multiple times. I hope this could be a career changing moment for Togami, so he can reflect on his game as a whole to evolve. He's 23 now, by LA28 he'll be 27, dude can't rely on his muscle forever.
 
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the next flash point for cyber nonsense that somehow relates to TT may have just started.
On 8-12 Hayata started a Weibo account, and within 24 hrs garnered a following of 150,000 Chinese.
On 8-13, barely 24 hrs after, in an reception, when asked, she said…
"I also want to go to the Kamikaze Museum in Kagoshima and realize that being alive and being able to play table tennis like this is not something to be taken for granted," she said, naming the Chiran Kamikaze Peace Hall, which displays materials related to the kamikaze attacks of the Imperial Japanese Army Air Corps, which were organized at the end of World War II, as a place she wants to go.

The bombardment on her has began at Weibo, and picking up steam. 😮
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Lol and right as every Chinese fans think she's next in line to Ishikawa, Fukuhara as that "lovable Japanese tt girl"
 
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the next flash point for cyber nonsense that somehow relates to TT may have just started.
On 8-12 Hayata started a Weibo account, and within 24 hrs garnered a following of 150,000 Chinese.
On 8-13, barely 24 hrs after, in an reception, when asked, she said…
"I also want to go to the Kamikaze Museum in Kagoshima and realize that being alive and being able to play table tennis like this is not something to be taken for granted," she said, naming the Chiran Kamikaze Peace Hall, which displays materials related to the kamikaze attacks of the Imperial Japanese Army Air Corps, which were organized at the end of World War II, as a place she wants to go.

The bombardment on her has began at Weibo, and picking up steam. 😮
there is because someone taught these chinese netizens that they have the right to boss other people around and harass or bully your opinion down the throat of others is perfectly normal.....
 
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there is because someone taught these chinese netizens that they have the right to boss other people around and harass or bully your opinion down the throat of others is perfectly normal.....
Have you wondered why they've not attempted to bully other Japanese athletes on Weibo, and it took Hayata pining for a WW2 memorial museum for them to unleash their fury? The issue of WW2 is very sensitive to the chinese

This reaction is absolutely normal everywhere in the world.
Try posing as a German, then hop on Twitter and say you enjoyed going to a museum that honors the Nazis because it teaches you to appreciate life and freedom, and see how Jews, Russians, other Europeans and NAFO folks react to that. The deluge of hurtful missives would overwhelm you.

But I'm sure in your totally sane mind, when the Europeans do it, it's perfectly normal, but when the Chinese do it, someone must have taught them to be bullies.
 
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the next flash point for cyber nonsense that somehow relates to TT may have just started.
On 8-12 Hayata started a Weibo account, and within 24 hrs garnered a following of 150,000 Chinese.
On 8-13, barely 24 hrs after, in an reception, when asked, she said…
"I also want to go to the Kamikaze Museum in Kagoshima and realize that being alive and being able to play table tennis like this is not something to be taken for granted," she said, naming the Chiran Kamikaze Peace Hall, which displays materials related to the kamikaze attacks of the Imperial Japanese Army Air Corps, which were organized at the end of World War II, as a place she wants to go.

The bombardment on her has began at Weibo, and picking up steam. 😮
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人蠢冇藥醫。Well, more than being dumb, she is sick. Of all the places to visit in Kagoshima (I saw the Sakurajima not long ago), and Nagasaki is not that far away, she had to rub it in. Talk about getting on the wrong side of 1/5 humanity.

As if being born on the wrong month and wrong day was not enough, she had to tell her wish of visiting one of the most controversial sites on Earth that symbolize militarism, which is still lurking in modern Japan. And she had to pick the date close to the surrender of Japan in WWII (who keeps playing the victim year to year), when a Japanese veteran chose to apologize for the anti-human war crimes by Unit 731, not the only but the most notorious, which is denied by the Japanese government to this day.

Kihara, OTOH, actually paid a visit to the WWII memorial site during Singapore Smash 2023.
https://tieba.baidu.com/p/8315381801
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civilian_War_Memorial

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_PAj7_1ulE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-wPPqwbtQk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWKfdkPDAqA
 
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What Japan did to China could happen over the straits in a couple of years, this time from China to Taiwan
It'd be nothing unremarkable for the CCP to open a museum dedicated to the "great reunification/rejuvenation of the Chinese nation". By 2050, hyper jingoistic Chinese would go to the museum and proclaim how the museum fills them with pride after years of humiliation. I hope people remain clear eyed and allow them to express their "opinion."
At least it's just opinions uh??
 
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