WTT Finals Fukuoka 2024, 11/20-24

[rpb23]

If WCQ can crush Darko and beat Tomo, we can say he is back.

 

[M51]

lmao, what?

 

[rpb23]

Like LSD, WCQ didn't break sweat for the first two games. Can Darko copy Tomo's performance?

 

[rpb23]

lmao, what?

He's complaining: 'I can not see his serve'.

 

[M51]

He's complaining: 'I can not see his serve'.

 

[zeio]

Hou Yingchao claimed they (WH and/or MLin et al.?) have prepared a few measures for Harimoto during the live stream commentary yesterday. Will see how it turns out.

That FH step-around was the key (as in the R16 match against LJK). Harimoto really worked on his offense. He wouldn't have recovered without that FH.

https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/forum/topics/wtt-champions-frankfurt-2024.35630/post-491409

Miwa's brother needs to take a page from his sister here. Don't play safe and work on that step-around. His sister blows him away.

 

[Dan]

What a game that was between Tomo and Lin Shidong! Wow! Loved the celebration with Harimoto at the end:

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[zeio]

Jorgic should get a pat on the back for getting past 2 top lefties, indeed the leading figure of the interim generation.

https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/forum/topics/wtt-champions-frankfurt-2024.35630/post-491433

Oh, it meant a lot. Jorgic got those wins over those players (also Moregard) when he was top 10 between 2022 and 2023 which added weight to his WR. European table tennis was going through a transition period, during which he served as the leading figure of the interim generation (ML actually named him specifically) not unlike Ma Wenge and Wang Tao when CNT was at its weakest in the early 90s before the generation of KLH and LGL. Jorgic is like a wall that other players must scale to prove their worth, a touchstone, so to speak.

 

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WTT Finals Fukuoka 2024 WS SF

 

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WTT Finals Fukuoka 2024 MS SF

 

[zeio]

With this win, Harimoto will reach WR3 next Tuesday.

 

[M51]

It's astonishing how far Jorgić has come with essentially no forehand (speaking in elite pro level terms).

 

[Sims]

If WCQ can crush Darko and beat Tomo, we can say he is back.

I think we can say he is back now regardless of the result tomorrow.
I think its all mental with him, he's always been a bit immature (sometimes even silly) and the mental aspect is something he struggles with and still he's only 24.
I've said before that I hope the CNT would give him the arm around the shoulder that he clearly needed earlier in the season and maybe now they have.
Either that or watching LSD blitz everyone took away much of the pressure on him.
Also, in hindsight some of his losses now being in perspective were (although surprising at the time) not as bad as were made out. Truls in Olympics, Anton in FF were fair enough, Lind at CS was when he really looked in trouble.

Anyway, he has looked more content and focused this tournament and I reckon he'll take it tomorrow!

 

[zeio]

26. WCQ is 26. He will turn 30 at LA 2028.

https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/forum/topics/everything-about-wcq.33067/post-446075

 

[zeio]

Hashimoto/Sato: ATTC 2024 WD champions? Didn't play us.

p.s. Most boring all-Japan (no pun intended) final in recent memories. Long road ahead for Odo and Yokoi. Gratz to Hashimoto/Sato for keeping table tennis a unique racket sport.

 

[backspacer]

There is no getting past Hashimoto and Sato. I love watching them so much.

 

[pongfugrasshopper]

The chopping sisters might have a word or two to say about that, though Odo and Yokoi have the unfair advantage of being their teammates.

I couldn't be happier to be wrong. Sato/Hashimoto are in a league of their own in doubles. Not only the best doubles pair, but also the most entertaining by far!

 

[Gozo Aruna]

 

[pongfugrasshopper]

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You know that's not his dad, right?

 

[pongfugrasshopper]