Greetings. Have been watching the WC (both men's and women's) and loving it. So happy to have live international TT back again.
Can the ITTF please get us a better commentator? I am not sure who the guy is who is doing the commentary, but in my opinion, he is not that great. I don't want to pick on someone who's native language is not English as they are bound to understandably make some mistakes, but someone in his position as an "expert" really should know that a block or attack is NOT called a "push". He keeps using the term push incorrectly. Additionally, he should know that the German men's coach's first name is not Joergen. He also needs to keep track of the score in sets better. He actually said during one match that the match is "tied at 2 sets a piece and we are about to start the 4th set" when the score was really 2-1 in sets. More importantly, he really needs to enhance the viewing experience, rather than detract from it.
Maybe we have become spoiled over the last several years by having an entertaining and pretty knowledgeable guy doing the commentary (even though some people may not appreciate Adam's "quirkiness").....but surely the ITTF can do better, especially during this extremely high end tournament that seems to be very well run . Its pretty bad that I now prefers to watch the action with the sound muted.
Is it just me or do others feel the same way?
And, does anyone know why Adam is not the commentator?
Can the ITTF please get us a better commentator? I am not sure who the guy is who is doing the commentary, but in my opinion, he is not that great. I don't want to pick on someone who's native language is not English as they are bound to understandably make some mistakes, but someone in his position as an "expert" really should know that a block or attack is NOT called a "push". He keeps using the term push incorrectly. Additionally, he should know that the German men's coach's first name is not Joergen. He also needs to keep track of the score in sets better. He actually said during one match that the match is "tied at 2 sets a piece and we are about to start the 4th set" when the score was really 2-1 in sets. More importantly, he really needs to enhance the viewing experience, rather than detract from it.
Maybe we have become spoiled over the last several years by having an entertaining and pretty knowledgeable guy doing the commentary (even though some people may not appreciate Adam's "quirkiness").....but surely the ITTF can do better, especially during this extremely high end tournament that seems to be very well run . Its pretty bad that I now prefers to watch the action with the sound muted.
Is it just me or do others feel the same way?
And, does anyone know why Adam is not the commentator?