World Team Table Tennis Championships 2018

[Dan]

Patrick Franziska after Germanys incredible victory over Korea! Sorry it was so short guys Patrick’s bus was leaving!

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[Suga D]

Patrick Franziska after Germanys incredible victory over Korea! Sorry it was so short guys Patrick’s bus was leaving!

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Lovely catch. Thanks Dan

 

[Garrison]

Boll moved really well today. I hope to see an exciting match in the final, maybe he even gets to play two?

 

[NextLevel]

Boll moved really well today. I hope to see an exciting match in the final, maybe he even gets to play two?

Greedy. Don't know who is worse, fans of the German men or haters of Ishikawa...

 

[Richie]

The best teams are winning so the matches you will see will be better. I have been impressed by how hard the top players are being challenged.

You were so right about this. What a match between Germany and Korea.. my god. I don’t think I will ever witness such table tennis again. Lee sangsu might be one of my new favorite players.
The only disappointing matchup was with ovtcharov, he doesn’t seem to be feeling well. If he’s still in this condition for the final I would’ve much rather have Korea in the final.

 

[PatriciaPinheiro]

Really sad to see Mima with this expression

Hope Japan gets better and better specially in the mental game, cause I'm really almost looking forward for them to win in 2020, just not made my mind fully cause I'm obsessed with DN and I don't want her to lose either or LSW. But I don't know if they'll keep strong, fit and healthy for 2 more years

 

[Ilia Minkin]

Relive it once again

 

[huaweip9]

Great match in the 2nd SF between GER vs KOR, stretched to 5 matches. I just watched till the dawn in Asia. What a high intensity fight to get one of the top spot in the finals.

But I have no doubt that China gonna have a relatively easy gold medal match this afternoon (easier than its compatriot women's team in the finals vs JPN), Boll, Dima, Patrick, Filus won't stand the Chinese mighty trio there.

 

[Takkyu_wa_inochi]

Great match in the 2nd SF between GER vs KOR, stretched to 5 matches. I just watched till the dawn in Asia. What a high intensity fight to get one of the top spot in the finals.

But I have no doubt that China gonna have a relatively easy gold medal match this afternoon (easier than its compatriot women's team in the finals vs JPN), Boll, Dima, Patrick, Filus won't stand the Chinese mighty trio there.

you forgot Bastian Steger

 

[huaweip9]

Many times Bobrow simply talked too much, and worse about something not directly related to the ongoing games. Too far the diversion, a distraction for a good watching. Why don't help viewers to better focus on the game itself and understand it better esp when it's in high intensity rather than talking a remote subject???

 

[huaweip9]

Yeap, I forgot Bastian Steger but neither him will make the different outcome. Anyhow congrats to GER team to make it this far. Just didn't think they would play in the finals earlier. The KOR team after defeating the JPN team was a favourite to get there. It's an achievement already to play today with the injury or unfit-ridden line-up.

 

[mlax]

If the guys at ITTF would have half a brain, they'd start the final around 17:00 CET which would be 8:00 AM PST and 11:00 AM EST. Instead, they schedule it at 5:30 AM PST / 8:30 AM EST.

People are wondering why table tennis isn't more popular - it's because the good people at ITTF are freakin clueless on how to promote a sport and make it watchable.

 

[huaweip9]

The fielded players of the gold-medal match are not yet available at this ITTF site:
https://bornanblob.blob.core.windows.net/ittf-web-results/html/results_2018-05-06.html

 

[phorkyas]

Really sad to see Mima with this expression

Hope Japan gets better and better specially in the mental game, cause I'm really almost looking forward for them to win in 2020, just not made my mind fully cause I'm obsessed with DN and I don't want her to lose either or LSW. But I don't know if they'll keep strong, fit and healthy for 2 more years

In the Ito's post-match interview there was some small irritation with the translator. Anyone knows what it was about?

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[Garrison]

From tischtennis.de

Fraglich ist [...] wer überhaupt das Match gegen die [...] Auswahl Chinas bestreiten wird. „Morgen frühstücken wir, dann machen wir Mannschaftsbesprechung und ich werde fragen: Wer kann noch laufen? Wer dann aufsteht, ist in der Mannschaft“, scherzte Jörg Roßkopf nach dem Südkoreamatch.

"It's questionable who is even gonna play against China. Tomorrow we have breakfast, then the team meeting and I will ask: Who can still walk? Whoever stands up is in the team", Jörg Roßkopf joked after the South Korea match.

 

[zeio]

If the guys at ITTF would have half a brain, they'd start the final around 17:00 CET which would be 8:00 AM PST and 11:00 AM EST. Instead, they schedule it at 5:30 AM PST / 8:30 AM EST.

People are wondering why table tennis isn't more popular - it's because the good people at ITTF are freakin clueless on how to promote a sport and make it watchable.

They are catering for China, not the US. I'm so sorry, but the US is a 3rd-world country in table tennis. How big of an audience is there?

 

[Richie]

We’ve just received news ovtcharov won’t be playing in the final, Ruwen will instead take his place. I think that was the right decision and will make it more entertaining.

 

[belugma]

Final matchups:
Ma Long - Timo Boll
Fan Zhendong - Ruwen Filus
Xu Xin - Patrick Franziska
Ma Long - Ruwen Filus
Fan Zhendong - Timo Boll

This will be a tough one for Germany.

 

[Junting]

For Germany, this is the best lineup against CNT, for ML, FZD and XX will be uncomfortable playing agianst them respectively in the first 3 games.

ML vs TB: no need to say.
FZD vs Filus: 4:2 in WTTC 2017.
XX vs Franziska: 4:2 in German Open 2018.

 

[Garrison]

Let's hope for the miracle. Boll played very good yesterday, Filus can pump himself up in these matches and a tall guy like Franziska is good against Xu Xin