World Tour Grand Finals 2018

[Atas Newton]

Timo is said to have the reaction time of fighter pilots? Harimoto could probably pilot two jets at the same time.

 

[SFF_lib]

Harimoto is winning in morale as usual. Lin's usual powerful BH and tricky placement are not seen here. Lin needs to toughen up his mentality to win this game.

Harimoto has the upper hand in almost all aspects.

 

[SFF_lib]

Lin 14-12 second game. Great performance from both sides.

 

[Atas Newton]

Best backhand in the world, how about the best serve in the world. No one has solved Harimoto's serves, Xu Xin the closest to doing so. So many second-ball error from the opponents, so many third-ball attack opportunities for Tomo.

 

[zeio]

TO in deuce never worked for JNT for some reason. To be honest, it gave LGY some breathing room.

 

[SFF_lib]

Best backhand in the world, how about the best serve in the world. No one has solved Harimoto's serves, Xu Xin the closest to doing so. So many second-ball error from the opponents, so many third-ball attack opportunities for Tomo.

I agree, TH's serve looks simple yet ML and Lin both gave sky high return. He probably brushed with different part of the blade to create spin variation.

 

[zeio]

Should've been 3-0...

 

[NextLevel]

If LGY was righthanded he would be the perfect Harimoto clone.

 

[SFF_lib]

We used to say "China is a level above the rest of the world."

In maybe 2 yrs we will say "Haritmoto is a level above the rest of the world"

Just look at the gap between Harimoto and the next best player, it's like comparing the USA's military to the next best. The gap is there and is widening.

 

[zeio]

Harimoto still needs to work on controlling his pace.

LGY still true to his name "Lin Meimei"(Sister Lin)...

Should've been 4-0...

 

[drunix80]

Harimoto is going through the opposition like ML used to in his prime. I cant believe he is just 15. Hats off to the wonder kid champion.

 

[RidTheKid]

TH is the greatest TT talent the world has ever seen, period.

 

[Atas Newton]

Three - the number of games dropped in the whole tournament. Is the Shoolboy now the man to beat in table tennis world? It's certainly between him, Ma Long and Fan Zhendong.

 

[Atas Newton]

If LGY was righthanded he would be the perfect Harimoto clone.

nah mate, the most perfect clone of all is Ma Long, the Schlager's clone. So obvious even to the untrained eye. There must be an article in some USTT magazine just on that

 

[zeio]

You're so heavy, kid!

I'm not your dad!

 

[Atas Newton]

We used to say "China is a level above the rest of the world."

In maybe 2 yrs we will say "Haritmoto is a level above the rest of the world"

Just look at the gap between Harimoto and the next best player, it's like comparing the USA's military to the next best. The gap is there and is widening.

it's all about the consistency now. The ceiling is set, but can he keep up? Sometimes he plays like this and sometimes Hugo Calderano 4-0s him. We'll have to wait and see where all of this goes.

 

[Takkyu_wa_inochi]

As expected Harimoto is the champion !!! Banzai !!!

 

[SFF_lib]

it's all about the consistency now. The ceiling is set, but can he keep up? Sometimes he plays like this and sometimes Hugo Calderano 4-0s him. We'll have to wait and see where all of this goes.

Consistency improves with mental strength and age. At 15 Harimoto possesses the mental strength of a 21yo. When he turns 21, he would achieve what ML achieved in 2016.

Unless the rest of the world can produce another genius like Harimoto.

 

[Xylit]

Some time ago it was unthinkable that the tournament winner won't be from China with participants like FZD, XX and LGY. Today it is possible. Great times in table tennis have commenced.

 

[Atas Newton]

Consistency improves with mental strength and age. At 15 Harimoto possesses the mental strength of a 21yo. When he turns 21, he would achieve what ML achieved in 2016.

%cough% Miu Hirano %cough%. But I guess the hype is too big right now to assess what's happened rationally. If I were to bet my house on this, Fan Zhendong is the heavy favorite to collect the prizes in the next 5 years.