WTT Champions Doha 2026 Jan 7-11

[NextLevel]

What does Lin Yun Jun have on backhand lol?

 

[M51]

Oh, we're getting THAT Sora tonight...

Bummer.

 

[zeio]

MS QF
Matsushima (7) 0-4 LYJ (-6, -7, -9, -8)
07, 17, 18, 19, 69, 611
03, 13, 34, 36, 56, 57, 67, 610, 710, 711
03 Matsushima yellow carded finally, 13, 14, 34, 36, 56, 57, 67, 610, 910 TO for LYJ by Wang Yi-Tse?, 911
03, 13, 15, 55, 57, 87, 811

Ret... (He's just 18, 18, 18...)

 

[NextLevel]

Its really funny that no one has explained to Fraser Riley yet how the selection for WTTC singles was done by Japan men for 2025.

 

[zeio]

Oh, we're getting THAT Sora tonight...

Bummer.

THAT = 9/10.

 

[Sali]

It is all about LYJ serves, if you cannot handle them it is all over. That is why Sora is so angry.

 

[NextLevel]

Looks like Dima was playing well lol...

 

[M51]

It is all about LYJ serves, if you cannot handle them it is all over. That is why Sora is so angry.

From what I can tell, LYJ's serves are completely clean. Weird that this would strike a nerve so much.

 

[Sali]

From what I can tell, LYJ's serves are completely clean. Weird that this would strike a nerve so much.

Yes they are, but it does not mean they are easy. Most of players says LYJ is on of the best servers.

 

[NextLevel]

It is all about LYJ serves, if you cannot handle them it is all over. That is why Sora is so angry.

He isn't making smart choices. People won't give you the ball to tee off on all the time.

 

[backspacer]

Franziska once said how tricky LYJ's serves are because his contact is so late.

 

[NextLevel]

Coming soon... Butterfly LYJ Super ALC.

Thanks, Chen for giving us good matches befoee LYJ made his opponents look like tourists....

 

[zeio]

MS QF
Matsushima (7) 0-4 LYJ (-6, -7, -9, -8)
07, 17, 18, 19, 69, 611
03, 13, 34, 36, 56, 57, 67, 610, 710, 711
03 Matsushima yellow carded finally, 13, 14, 34, 36, 56, 57, 67, 610, 910 TO for LYJ by Wang Yi-Tse?, 911
03, 13, 15, 55, 57, 87, 811

Ret... (He's just 18, 18, 18...)

Thank you to Uda for making LYJ switch to Viscaria SALC.

LYJ w/ LYJ SZLC = No power
LYJ w/ Viscaria SALC = We gotta power

LYJ 0 H2H 1 (after ITTF Junior Circuit Premium Korea Junior and Cadet Open Yeosu 2014) -> 8 H2H 1 -> 8 H2H 2 Uda (after CHN GS 2025)
LYJ 6 H2H 0 Matsushima (after WTT CS Doha 2026)

https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/forum/topics/china-smash-2025.37870/post-543166

LYJ was seen sitting in a corner of the hallway after losing to Uda.

决胜局被逆转真的很伤 (It really hurts to be reversed in the final game)
https://tieba.baidu.com/p/10085499937
陨落星辰9459 虽然输了真的很不争气，看着一个人蹲在角落还是有种说不出来的感觉，就像老盒昨天待到关灯了还坐着没走。。哎，希望能重整旗鼓吧
IP属地:重庆来自Android客户端1楼2025-09-30 13:37回复
(Although it's really disappointing to lose, seeing someone squatting in the corner still gives me an indescribable feeling, just like how Old Carton still stayed seated after the lights were out yesterday... Sigh, hopefully [they] can regroup)

该用户 纸盒和林云两个人都好好反省一下，决胜局在干嘛
IP属地:江苏来自Android客户端4楼2025-09-30 13:49回复
(Carton and Woods Cloud should both reflect on what they were doing in the final game)

hhhhQEN 确实应该反思，打球越来越不敢主动先变确实是大问题。
IP属地:广西来自Android客户端5楼2025-09-30 13:52回复
(Should indeed reflect on this. It is indeed a big problem that they are increasingly afraid to take the initiative to vary when playing)

郭冠宏(努力上桌版) 老盒最近拉了三站，亚锦赛不会要爆了个大的吧
IP属地:上海来自iPhone客户端13楼2025-09-30 14:13收起回复
(Old Carton has recently had the runs in three stops. Will there be a huge explosion at ATTTC?)
贴吧用户_76DC275: 有可能
2025-9-30 14:16回复
(Possible)
黍稷: 亚锦团体不是爆了白爆吗，日男又不会一起支楞
2025-9-30 14:19回复
(Exploding in vain at ATTTC? Japanese men won't stiffen up together)
夏泽瑞: 不，我感觉他其实就这样了，打败骰子后以为自己无敌了，结果基础功还是一坨狗屎
2025-9-30 14:21回复
(No, I feel like that's what he is. After beating Dice, he thought he was invincible, but his basic skills are still shit)
54天亮了: 老盒总是在你意想不到的时候爆
2025-9-30 14:25回复
(Old Carton always explodes when you least expect it)
仙台有盒: 老盒只会在大家都不看好的时候起爆
2025-9-30 15:06回复
(Old Carton will only explode when everyone is not optimistic about him)

随缘自在 说白了也就对国乒横点，21年东奥手软送铜牌，24年快不过眼镜被绝杀，去年多哈连穿两路国乒决赛当日本腐乳，征战两个奥运赛季难得拿个世界杯铜牌还是打19马龙拿的，年纪差不多的牢盒大眼镜都是洲际冠军了，请问昀儒，出路在哪里?
IP属地:浙江来自Android客户端17楼2025-09-30 14:34收起回复
(To put it bluntly, he's only good against the CNT. He got cold feet and handed over the bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 and couldn't outpace Glasses and lost by a small margin in 2024. Last year [TL's note: earlier this year], he skewered two CNT pairs to reach the final in Doha, only to become the Japanese fermented bean curd. After two Olympic seasons, he barely won a World Cup bronze medal, and that was won from the hands of Ma Long when he was 19. Those of similar age like Old Carton and Big Glasses are now continental champions. So, Yun-Ju, where's your way out?)
励小9f: 冲击更好的成绩是难了，东京奥运是林昀儒最大的机会，打樊振东不落下风，铜牌战打奥恰更是上风局，手握几个赛点的情况下硬是被翻了，后面就越来越没机会了
2025-9-30 14:57回复
(It is difficult to achieve better results. The Tokyo Olympics was Lin Yun-Ju's biggest chance. He held his own against Fan Zhendong, and had the upper hand against Ovtcha in the bronze medal match, but was defeated after holding several match points. He had less and less chances later on)

 

[Sali]

He isn't making smart choices. People won't give you the ball tontee off on all the time.

What he needs is psychologist. I have watched most of his matches, when things don't go his way, he looks like he blames the whole world. Anyway I understand how frustrating can be when you cannot properly read spin on serves.

 

[TampaBayTableTennis]

wowowow!!!! what a day of matches. lot of unexpected winners. glad i didnt commit to any picks!

 

[zeio]

What he needs is psychologist. I have watched most of his matches, when things don't go his way, he looks like he blames the whole world. Anyway I understand how frustrating can be when you cannot properly read spin on serves.

And a certain mod gave me an earful on development. Riley isn't the first commentator to comment on that.

https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/fo...der-doha-2025-6-11-jan-2025.35821/post-502781

...Now, the prospect for LA 2028 for the 3 of the golden generation is pretty dim. Therefore, the argument about age is no excuse for not playing up to expectations, especially when Matsushima is using the resources/influence of the Harimoto siblings. Once again, there is no guarantee that Matsushima will definitely improve far beyond his current self at 21 and 25 when he displays world-weariness at 17.

 

[NextLevel]

Yea, all-ethnic-Chinese SF for WS!

That was already guaranteed after Kuai Man beat Nagasaki if you really cared about that.

 

[zeio]

So far 2 first wins for JWJ.

Before this:
JWJ 0 H2H 1 Moregard
JWJ 3 H2H 0 Togami
JWJ 0 H2H 2 Alexis
JWJ 1 H2H 1 LSD (last went to LSD at XTWC 2025 and ITTF has changed so now it counts)

 

[Zezima]

Yes they are, but it does not mean they are easy. Most of players says LYJ is on of the best servers.

I keep hearing that from everyones serve. At that level everyone serves good.

 

[NextLevel]

I keep hearing that from everyones serve. At that level everyone serves good.

Yes but not in the same way or to the same degree. The Asians do it better than the Europeans and LYJ is notorious even amongst the Asians for high level deception, serve length and serve placement. Watch his match against Darko at the 2021 Olympics, it is pretty ugly to watch.