Qatar Open 2020

[Vlad Celler]

@VladCeller who is it next to ITO ? Hirano ? doesn't look much like her ?

Hina Hayata ! (see left hand !)


(this is on the Hina Hayata fan page in the FB) ..

 

[zeio]

Mizutani isn't keeping up. Ito winning like 80% of the points.

Even WCQ eats Ito's serve.

 

[Xylit]

CNT needs Xu Xin in mixed doubles if they want the win

Well played by Ito and Mizutani!

 

[Takkyu_wa_inochi]

MIZUTANI + ITO are really playing better and better at each tournament. They really have good combinations, and thanks to ITO have a unique style. Its really very spectacular !

 

[zeio]

 

[Brs]

Mima is having a really good day.

 

[zeio]

Put these on the wall.

 

[Takkyu_wa_inochi]

Kasumi's younger sister Rika is really cute !

 

[zeio]

https://tieba.baidu.com/p/6535283784

 

[TTW]

https://tieba.baidu.com/p/6535283784

LOL
Seeing the Grim Reaper after a long time. Last time I saw, I remember it was German Grim Reaper

 

[Takkyu_wa_inochi]

@zeio
any interview from the Chinese side after Ding Ning's defeat ???

 

[drunix80]

@zeio
any interview from the Chinese side after Ding Ning's defeat ???

As usual DN will say she is still not 100% fit. Her waist and shoulder are dragging her down.

 

[drunix80]

CNT need a pair that can convincingly beat Mima and can't confidently say DN & LSW is that pair.

CM has the record, I think DN just had a really bad night, we all do at times but think she is safer option. The Mima threat is too real hence why I think tough decisions and realistic conversations will happen, end of the day the coaches also have a reputation to protect and if a disaster happens at Tokyo 2020, it easier to get rid of the coaching staff and start fresh than persist with them.

CM SYS and LSW (to a lesser extent) all have excellent record against Mima Ito. DN gets fried even by most of her team-mates these days. Picking DN for OG singles would be a disaster for CNT.

 

[mlax]

The ITTF quality is just unwatchable. What a disgrace for the sport this stream quality is

 

[Tempest/Comet]

I don’t recall a CNT woman losing 0-11, and 0-4 to a non-Chinese player, specially a TOP player. The only instance that comes to mind was the Ma Lin vs CCY match, but Ma Lin won that match, and it was a very long time ago.
Also I don’t recall China has ever sent a 30 yr old woman to the Olympics. For sometime now, DN’s stamina and agility have both been in visible decline, noticeably in internal tournaments. Is it wise for China to send her, when there are really good younger players in the pipeline? Would DN end her illustrious career like her debut in Moscow with a disastrous result ?

 

[zeio]

@zeio
any interview from the Chinese side after Ding Ning's defeat ???

There's none. Nothing for that and the XD final. 0 excuses this time. The media and general public are more focused on the score.

DN has made history as the first CNT member and a grand slam holder for getting handed 0:11 and 0-4.

Previously, only MLin(by CCY in Qatar Open 2002) and Hao Shuai(by Li Jungwoo in WTTC 2007) got handed 0:11 but they won the match.

 

[zeio]

I don’t recall a CNT woman losing 0-11, and 0-4 to a non-Chinese player, specially a TOP player. The only instance that comes to mind was the Ma Lin vs CCY match, but Ma Lin won that match, and it was a very long time ago.
Also I don’t recall China has ever sent a 30 yr old woman to the Olympics. For sometime now, DN’s stamina and agility have both been in visible decline, noticeably in internal tournaments. Is it wise for China to send her, when there are really good younger players in the pipeline? Would DN end her illustrious career like her debut in Moscow with a disastrous result ?

Wang Nan was 30 at the Beijing Olympics. However, the threat posed by North Korea and South Korea at the Athens Olympics were pretty much gone by that time.

 

[CroneOne]

Are there any spectators at this tournament? Seats look completely empty. **Never mind I see a few now.

 

[diavolo]

The last 2 point from WCQ to win the second set was stunning

 

[zeio]