WTT Feeder Doha 2024 Oct 3-6

[pongfugrasshopper]

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A couple days left in this tournament which runs parallel with the China Smash. Top seed in MS is Cedric Nuytinck but he has been eliminated. Oddly enough, Yukiya Uda is ranked higher at WR#40, but he had to go through qualifiers and is now in the QF of the main draw. Top seed in WS is Honoka Hashimoto at WR#30.

 

[Tony's Table Tennis]

well
a team I support, has 1 coach and 2 players there
his players has been playing at the same time, so far... and they are doing paper rock and scissors to see who can take the coach.

same even for QF... tables at the same time...(because they are on the same side of the draw)
well, if both makes its, then SF is internal battle.

and while I am typing, the last Chinese is knocked out.
of the 16 that entered, only 1 made the QF, and knocked out there (that player almost got knocked out in the R16)

CNT B team looks very average....

 

[Tony's Table Tennis]

oh, btw, Chuang Chih Yuan is there too.
first official trip as a coach, for two of his players (total 2 coaches and 4 players entered from Taiwan).

Chuang said, when he was at the practice hall (straight from airport), he actually took out his paddle, and was about to warm up. Then he realized, he is there as a coach....

 

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Tomorrow is actually the last day. Schedule seems tight with players having multiple matches per day.

 

[Tony's Table Tennis]

Tomorrow is actually the last day. Schedule seems tight with players having multiple matches per day.

yep, 13:30 was R16
18:55 is QF

they had a mens double SF at 3 or 4pm or something and QF was at 11 something...
not to mention played to over 9pm last night.

its really really heavy scheduling, compared to Smash (which feels like a holiday)

 

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oh, btw, Chuang Chih Yuan is there too.
first official trip as a coach, for two of his players (total 2 coaches and 4 players entered from Taiwan).

Chuang said, when he was at the practice hall (straight from airport), he actually took out his paddle, and was about to warm up. Then he realized, he is there as a coach....

So he totally retired from playing? Any credit from WTT for him? If I was him I would ask if he could do an exhibition match lol but I doubt there are any live viewers.

yep, 13:30 was R16
18:55 is QF

they had a mens double SF at 3 or 4pm or something and QF was at 11 something...
not to mention played to over 9pm last night.

its really really heavy scheduling, compared to Smash (which feels like a holiday)

Yeah, I just watched Sato/Hashimoto play doubles and they are playing QF now with a 10-20 minute break in-between at most.

 

[Tony's Table Tennis]

So he totally retired from playing? Any credit from WTT for him? If I was him I would ask if he could do an exhibition match lol but I doubt there are any live viewers.

It doesn't make financial sense to me, as if he is stays on, he has a big sum of money for another year.
Chuang did say he is tired and he wants to retire.
he been saying it since Rio, but this time, he has withdrawn from Smash to take up coaching roles

in fact, the previous Champion (his last WTT), he was in a coaching stint somewhere, and flew into Macau on the even of his first match.
he practiced a bit that evening, and he said it was the first time since Paris, that he trained seriously.
He did blocked for Kao in the Bundesliga, but other than that, he had muscle soreness after Macao
It does seem like he is probably retiring for good, but that will change a lot of things - especially his funding and the funding for his coaches/practice partners which all indirectly affect his own tt center.
but that day will come eventually and maybe it is now,,, we will see.

Yeah, I just watched Sato/Hashimoto play doubles and they are playing QF now with a 10-20 minute break in-between at most waiting for a singles match to end.

yep, most people only see the big matches/events
feeders scheduling, is really hectic
they can't afford to play over too many days

 

[pongfugrasshopper]

T-League team NP Mallets have all their players in the SF. Saki Shibata beat 2 CNT players to get there: Zhu Ziyu and Ding Yijie. She will face Ghorpade. Hashimoto and Sato will face off in the other SF of WS.

 

[zeio]

Uda likely signed up late and was put on the wait list and had to start from qualification.

 

[zeio]

CCY has officially retired (this time).

莊智淵未來動向曝光 「每天被習慣的焦慮感喊醒」
https://today.line.me/hk/v2/article/RB1WMW3
[https://www.ctwant.com/article/366305
The last paragraph below on his retirement after years of mentioning it is missing from the original source.

至於退休，第四屆開始莊智淵就告訴自己，這是最後一屆，但每次奧運前都覺得體力都沒問題，就是訓練過程當中發現訓練的量加不上去了，對表現還是有影響，所以決定這一屆就退休，也真的停下例行練習。只是他每天早上還是會被早就習慣的焦慮感喊醒，然後躺在床上想，「哎！已經不用練習了，好放鬆」，至於是否要培養兒子成為桌球國手，繼承衣缽？莊智淵笑說兒子才5歲，也在球館長大，但對打桌球興趣不大，他露出慈父笑容說：「他比較喜歡昆蟲！」

5歲兒將繼承衣缽？莊智淵「卸下國手身分」鬆口未來動向｜三立新聞網 SETN.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLNjs2h4MYg

莊智淵帶愛徒出國比賽！一落地「心急熱身」下秒糗了
https://today.line.me/tw/v2/article/7NgqLZP

 

[Tony's Table Tennis]

CCY has officially retired (this time).

where is his official statement?
has he issued an official statement,

 

[zeio]

where is his official statement?
has he issued an official statement,

From his own words. Who says it has to be an official statement issued by CTTTA or WTT?

 

[Tony's Table Tennis]

From his own words. Who says it has to be an official statement issued by CTTTA or WTT?

lol, ok

 

[zeio]

Reports from August 7. He will hang up his boots after the club competition this year. His mom even told the press he gotta retire when necessary.

巴黎奧運／莊智淵親口證實退休 桌球六朝元老向奧運說再見
https://money.udn.com/money/story/5648/8144954

中華桌球隊莊智淵、林昀儒、高承睿在巴黎奧運桌球賽男子團體8強賽以1：3不敵日本隊，無緣晉級4強，成績和3年前東京
莊智淵首次奧運是2004年雅典奧運，如今已經邁入不惑之年，今天談到未來生涯規劃，除了不會再打2028年洛杉磯奧運，職業生涯也將告終，接下來結束俱樂部比賽，今年就會高掛球鞋，他說：「真的不想再打奧運了。」

6屆奧運元老退休！談莊智淵奧運最後一役 媽媽李貴美：該退就要退
https://today.line.me/tw/v2/article/JPmBVmq

 

[Tony's Table Tennis]

Reports from August 7. He will hang up his boots after the club competition this year. His mom even told the press he gotta retire when necessary.

巴黎奧運／莊智淵親口證實退休 桌球六朝元老向奧運說再見
https://money.udn.com/money/story/5648/8144954


6屆奧運元老退休！談莊智淵奧運最後一役 媽媽李貴美：該退就要退
https://today.line.me/tw/v2/article/JPmBVmq

you not giving me any information that I don't already know.
I heard the same in 2016 already

I do think Chuang will retire, but officially, he hasn't made it official yet. So, until he has given that, anything can happen (as I said, its been 8 years since he is retiring)

He needs to make an announcement to play or retire by end of the year latest.
his retirement will make a huge shift for his backend staff, which your links won't mention

 

[zeio]

And who didn't know what he said beside that in 2016 and made himself a laughing stock.

http://mytabletennis.net/forum/foru...k-could-be-dead-before-i-run-into-him#1444250

 

[mikeytt]

Uda 2-3 Borgar Haug

 

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[zeio]

Borgar Haug took out Ning Xiankun and Uda? A Scandinavian revolution is brewing?