Rio Olympics 2016 (Singles Event)

[TableTennisDaily]

Semi Final Schedule - Men and Women

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Women Matches take place today 10th August 2016

Li Xiaoxia vs Ai Fukuhara (10am)
Ding Ning vs Kim Song (11am)
Women's Singles Bronze Medal Match (8.30pm)
Women's Singles Gold Medal Match (9.30pm)

Men Matches take place tomorrow 11th August 2016

Ma Long vs Jun Mizutani (10am)
Zhang Jike vs Vladimir Samsonov (11am)
Men's Singles Bronze Medal Match (8.30pm)
Men's Singles Gold Medal Match (9.30pm)

UK users Live Stream: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/olympics/36674339

More stream links below

 

[steffi]

"Both right handed players"

It doesn't look good.

 

[Michal_Z]

Anyways, women semis on, I dont know if this works out Slovakia, but works for me..

http://rtvs.sk/rio2016/live/11#play

live stream

 

[TableTennisDaily]

The first semi final is up: Li Xiaoxia vs Ai Fukuhara UK users live stream: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/olympics/36674339

 

[NextLevel]

Fukuhara decided to conserve energy for the third place match.

 

[Tryzerlol]

What a massacre of a semi final ... 11:4 11:3 11:1 11:1, 4:0 for Li Xiaoxia

 

[fanTT]

first SF of women is just pure dominant by China. Is it really so big gap between the china and the rest of the world?? Sad..
I hope next semi will be much more interesting. Attack vs defence! GO PRK!

 

[steffi]

Gotta hand it to Fukuhara. That was a humiliating defeat but she always believed and kept her emotions in check.

 

[TableTennisDaily]

Crazy scoreline! Li Xiaoxia storms into the final of #Rio2016 with a 4-0 win over Ai Fukuhara! Score: 11-4, 11-3, 11-1, 11-1

 

[TTFrenzy]

Question : If Samsonov loses to Zhang Jike , does he still get a bronze or is there a third place play off ?

And I did not think I would be saying this in this olympics , even though Zhang Jike has a better chance to beat Ma Long than anybody else right now, I would still root for the Evergreen Tree when he plays Jike ... , but if he manages to beat him , he better beat Ma Long .... ! ...

Sorry @NextLevel , our man got a little too nervous is what I think , why else so many half long serves ... I think that handed the initiative to Ma Long in the 2nd set and he just got to a higher place mentally after that ...

? dont think aruna was nervous, his plan was clear on that serves, force ma long to pivot and BH punch kill whatever topspin comes back. he knew he didnt have chances at a rally so he went all out, pretty clever if you ask me, regardless the result

 

[mbl]

You can watch some of the highlights here in this forum, posted regularly by TTLondon2012: http://www.tabletennisdaily.co.uk/f...from-Rio-Olympics-2016-Table-Tennis!&p=156056

 

[Michal_Z]

2nd semi final much better match so far.. !!!

 

[SpinWins]

I agree with NextLevel. It was clear Aruna had not seen that type of spin often. He was struggle to return serve and was not use to getting pulled so wide to his right in rally. Long knew Aruna like to stay left and hit as many FH as possible, so he attacked with heavy spin and pace to his wide FH side and the ball was kick more to right after bounce.

Im sure Aruna has see balls to his wide fh side before, but not with amount of sidespin and pace Long puts on ball.

 

[mr. tom]

This second semi final(Kim Song I - Ding Ning) is turning out to become very entertaining,

 

[fanTT]

Can someone remember me why ding ning was picked to rio? She is not defending the title and also not a number 1 in rankings.

 

[mr. tom]

Can someone remember me why ding ning was picked to rio? She is not defending the title and also not a number 1 in rankings.

I think the final against Liu Shiwen where she got hurt and still won was very important

 

[TTFrenzy]

Can someone remember me why ding ning was picked to rio? She is not defending the title and also not a number 1 in rankings.

The title holder has nothing to do with who is eligible to qualify for the next oly,pics

coaching staff prefered ding ning over lsw, lsw clearly having some mental issues. they both lost though in the olympic qualifiers

the first invitation was send to LSW the chinese federation has the right to reject it and on and on untill they send invitation to ding ning

 

[Ilia Minkin]

Really impressed by counterlooping skills of Kim Song I!

 

[steffi]

Ding Ning is at a disadvantage having to play a chopper before the final.

 

[fanTT]

Ding ning is tired. Go prk!!!