WTT Champions Doha 2026 Jan 7-11

[TampaBayTableTennis]

That's fair, for sure.

I think Double Fish knew they were choosing Qihao for style points and not major titles.

And in that area, he's been ripping some epic shots like vintage Qihao.

 

[TampaBayTableTennis]

I screenshotted this to put all the Harimoto criticism into perspective...

 

[M51]

Prithika is on a good path, I believe. Could use a tiny bit more muscle, but generally, I like what I'm seeing.

 

[M51]

Manav looking a bit too impressed there.

 

[NextLevel]

Manav will be fine - sometimes, you need to get into the rhythm of a match against a player who tries to take it away from you.

 

[TampaBayTableTennis]

Manav making a match of it!

hit him with the no look, lol

 

[igorponger]

UBTY has such a dominant market share that it doesn’t need to hide the fact that some of its players don’t actually use their namesake blades. Lin Shidong's blade is listed as a custom model rather than promoted as a Viscaria, such a chad move.

Some wild conjecture of yours , sorry. There is no actual woodcraft that enables a player to disunite factory made handle into halves. Some hefty sledgehammer maybe.

 

[zeio]

I screenshotted this to put all the Harimoto criticism into perspective...View attachment 39821

The non-CNT player with most WTT 1000+ titles as of 2025/12/14.

https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/forum/topics/wtt-finals-hong-kong-2025-12-10-14.35838/post-556294

 

[M51]

Truls survives a real scare there.

 

[TampaBayTableTennis]

wow! that was exciting. I thought Gauzy was just doing Gauzy things but Manav also managed to move Truls side to side and pushed back with his aggression and placement. Tight serves too until pressure was on. Truls was stressing.

 

[zeio]

WS R16
Nagasaki 3-2 Winter (-8, 4, 4, -8, 6)
22, 42, 48, 68, 610, 810, 811
11, 21, 22, 102, 104, 114
G1 showed how much spin Nagasaki puts on her loops, where the spin on all those anti blocks took her by surprise.
01, 61, 63, 103, 104, 114
10, 11, 21, 22, 32, 33, 43, 44, 54, 55, 75, 77 TO for Winter by Boros?, 79, 89, 811
10, 12, 22, 23, 33, 34, 64, 66 TO for Nagasaki by Nakazawa?, 96 thick sideline edge for Nagasaki, 116

 

[NextLevel]

So this is the kind of match Sabine needs to win to get into the top 10.

 

[NextLevel]

Looks like game 2 already says the gap might be too much.

 

[deepanmania]

Harimoto is playing some of his best TT with Zyre as is Togami. Ultimately you find what works for you. No free lunches in TT. That LYJ is willing to try SALC and Zyre speaks for itself.

https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/forum/topics/lin-yun-ju-not-using-his-own-blade.38698/post-559011

True though
But the consistency of the Chinese is also something that we should take into consideration.
It works well with Harimoto because of his current passive playstyle?
My thoughts are like these pros are already fit and generating tons of power in their forehand swing, so zyre doesn't make sense there. But for backhand maybe it's a different story.

 

[mamedium]

something amazing happened to me while watching Sabina timeout. all of a sudden i understood what she and her coach were saying. I finally know German!

then realized they were speaking English.

 

[Oliverpool]

something amazing happened to me while watching Sabina timeout. all of a sudden i understood what she and her coach were saying. I finally knows German!

then realized they were speaking English.

the speed both players were playing at…. Amazing

 

[pongfugrasshopper]

Another solid win for Miyu Nagasaki. With the golden generation struggling, it'll be interesting to see if Miyu can grab an Olympic spot. Good start to 2026 for her.

 

[zeio]

MS R16
F. Lebrun (5) 3-0 QD (1, 7, 7)
G1 90, 91, 111

Felix is roughly equal to QD in MS now?

https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/forum/topics/wtt-champions-chongqing-2024.34066/post-462045

MS QF
F. Lebrun 2-3 QD (6, 3, -5, -10, -5)

Same verdict after WTT CS Chongqing 2024. BTW, Felix is roughly equal to/slightly ahead of QD in MT in the World after WTTC 2024.

https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/forum/topics/19th-asian-games-hangzhou.31953/post-425870

After European Games 2023 and ETTC 2023, Felix is roughly equal to Qiu Dang in MS and definitely higher in MT in Europe, but still slightly trails in MS in the World.

 

[M51]

Felix making a statement.

DQ gonna be singing soprano for a while there.

 

[zeio]

Another solid win for Miyu Nagasaki. With the golden generation struggling, it'll be interesting to see if Miyu can grab an Olympic spot. Good start to 2026 for her.

A rare (in)sight.