Sweden vs Japan - WTTTC Warm Up Match 2018

[TTLondon2012]

The World Team Championships host nation Sweden took on Japan in a warm up match today! The match you have all been waiting for took place! Tomokazu Harimoto vs Truls Moregardh!

More matches to follow!

 

[TTLondon2012]

Yuya Oshima vs Mattias Karlsson

 

[Arkady]

Moregard was unlucky, lost the 4th set from an 8-2 lead.He could easily have won Harimoto 3-1...

 

[Xylit]

Two questions:

1. How did Moregardh manage to lose that match, particularly that 4th set?
2. Since when is Harimoto behaving like a normal human being during matchplay?

 

[bircham boi]

2. Since when is Harimoto behaving like a normal human being during matchplay?

He's probably been on the TT forums reading about how much we hate his screaming.

 

[RidTheKid]

The commentators offered the explanation that Truls seemed to just wanted to win that set more than play for every point and that made him passive. I couldn't agree more. TT is a "cruel" sport, if you lose focus or initiative for a moment that could mean a lost set.

Two questions:

1. How did Moregardh manage to lose that match, particularly that 4th set?
2. Since when is Harimoto behaving like a normal human being during matchplay?

 

[TTHopeful]

Am impressed by Truls. This is a very promising match, truls style is awkward for Harimoto.

 

[SFF_lib]

I hope Trul will develop into another Waldner that would lead Europe to another TT "Renaissance".

I miss the 90s to 00s when Europe and Asia were equally good.

Passionate about TT

 

[drunix80]

Truls is a natural talent unlike many manufactured players from China, very much like Waldner. If properly honed he will surely go places.

 

[Paul_K_89]

Two questions:

2. Since when is Harimoto behaving like a normal human being during matchplay?

lol I was wondering about the same thing!! the first time I watched him play without shivering once