WTT Finals Fukuoka 2024, 11/20-24

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如何评价kk决胜局输张本以后侯英超破防的臭脸 (How to evaluate Hou Yingchao's stinky face after KK lost to Harimoto in the final game)
https://tieba.baidu.com/p/9284063131

谁看懂张本怎么逆转的了吗,前两局给我感觉被吊打啊 (Does anyone understand how Harimoto turned the tables? It felt to me he was owned in the first two games)
https://tieba.baidu.com/p/9284064051
大气大神 反手下旋长,侧身解决了。林诗栋应变没有
IP属地:四川来自Android客户端3楼2024-11-23 18:16回复
(Deep push to BH, step-around solved it. LSD didn't adapt)

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(FH was key)

uk2rb 其实我觉得是jlz的战术制定的非常有效(此时我要鞭尸hyc说的无忌只有一套战术,我们肯定有好几套)但是打到第三局后张本通过调整外加侧身劈长+给中间位的方法适应了jlz的战术,张本前俩局被打成孙子我真的毫不意外,但是我没想到的是张本的解题能力比我想象中还要强一点,要不是kk第五局的关键分擦了个边很有可能被2:4带走
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(Actually, I think coaching staff's tactics were very effective (I want to flock Hou Yingchao's dead horse for saying that JWJ only has one tactic, we must have several). But after the 3rd game, Harimoto adapted to coaching staff's tactics by adjusting plus step-around and deep push + playing to the middle. I was not surprised that Harimoto was getting owned in the first two games, but I didn't expect that Harimoto's problem-solving ability was a little stronger than I thought. If kk hadn't gotten the edge at the crucial point in the 5th game, it could have ended 2-4)
 
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"雖然説很狼狽" o_O
Frankly, among all Chinese top players, WCQ's interview provides the most rich and solid analysis and content.
Wang might be the most aggressive player but actually a quite humble guy off the table. Here, he was treating himself as a underdog against pretty much everyone. He didn't think he was back to the peak form but was able to refocus himself for each play.

Based on his play, relentless fast attack with tolerable errors, I'd say he's back in form. A championship in a big event like this is still needed to solidify his number one status and gives him the confidence boost he really needed from the mental aspect. A hot Tomo boy is the best opponent for him if he wins tomorrow.
 
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TH seems to have transformed himself to be able to compete at the very top level again. His FH was a weakness at this level but all of a sudden his athletic movement has blossomed and he is hitting big FH topspin. In his interviews there is also a brightness and confidence which was lacking before. Anyone got any explanations?
 
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sorry, but did you even see that game? Hayata was obviously not ready to play with her injury yet. She just played because she is the hometown hero. You might be right that she needs to be a bit more flexible, but judging from this game is nonsense
Sorry, but my post wasn't addressing this match only. I've long noted that Hayata has a history of getting injured because of the way she plays. It's not just me. A Japanese blogger by the handle kittyyoyaji criticized Hayata (and Ishida's guidance as well as the media with their rose-colored glasses) back in 2/2020 for always getting injured (see below her 2 recent entries on Hayata's current injury).

Tieba users are starting to realize that the price Hayata paid for the WS bronze at Paris 2024 is not worth it, which I had already noted back then and it wasn't well-received. I see a similar sentiment over at 5ch now as well.

Last but not least, I've followed Hayata's progress since 2014.

早田ひな 52 欠場 (Hayata Hina 52 Absence)
http://kittyoyaji.blog.fc2.com/blog-entry-2912.html
早田ひな 50 5回目の故障 (Hayata Hina 50 Injured for the 5th time)
http://kittyoyaji.blog.fc2.com/blog-entry-2912.html

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A hot Tomo boy is the best opponent for him if he wins tomorrow.
What do you mean by this? Like Tomo is a good match that maxs WCQ chance to win.
Or like he has to beat the best (home town favourite) to justify the no 1?
Sry, I just didn't understand it as it was written.
Who do you reckon will take it??
 
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TH seems to have transformed himself to be able to compete at the very top level again. His FH was a weakness at this level but all of a sudden his athletic movement has blossomed and he is hitting big FH topspin. In his interviews there is also a brightness and confidence which was lacking before. Anyone got any explanations?
The crowd definitely played a big part today. I'm certain if this match was anywhere else that 0-2 start was a death sentence. It energised him big time and in fairness to the man himself, in recognising that he needed to bring everything he had to have a chance, he actually did it!!
He looked mentally exhausted a few mths ago in Europe, being back home is probably a welcome relief after all that trekking!
 
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What do you mean by this? Like Tomo is a good match that maxs WCQ chance to win.
Or like he has to beat the best (home town favourite) to justify the no 1?
Sry, I just didn't understand it as it was written.
Who do you reckon will take it??
The second case. As the world number 1, he needs to beat the current best to make the champion carry enough weight.
Actually, if LSD were in the final, beating him would also do as the current two best players are clearly Lin and Tomo. Since Tomo is an outside threat to CNT, he carries more weight.
 
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I wonder if Tomo changed his FH rubber because he finally starts to hit the table again instead of hitting the air . It is good to see though , I started to feel sorry for him but now he looks solid again.
I hear you. He looked a bit jaded in FF after the China smash and Montpellier losses, losing to Quadri in R1 was a big surprise, his usual speed didn't seem to be there.
Great to see him in another final, let's see if he can do to WCQ what Felix did to him in France ! 😁
 
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A very humble WCQ.
In the R16 interview: 'Anyone here can beat me'
Interview before the match against Darko: 'I'm the underdog...'
Interview after the match against Darko: 'Tomo is in great form, I'm the underdog against him tomorrow...'

However, he still has the confidence about himself: 'When I am in the right state of mind, I can rally with anyone...'
This probably was the response to the criticism about his game strong on the first three shots(serve, serve return and third ball attack) and weak on long rallies. I tend to agree with him. When he is in good form, his rallies (most in mid distance away from the table) are solid.
 
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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
The one thing I have said about Harimoto, and I think the same for Truls, Felix etc. is that they are clearly players who will work on their games regardless of what it takes, and the only limiters are time and inestimable ability. Whether it will ever feel entirely natural, I don't know, but you can see that the pivot and the search for the forehand putaway are now coming in and while he will lose points as well against top control players, he will now also beat lots of lower rated players much more easily.
 
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