WTT London Star Contender - October 2025

[NextLevel]

Ah, thankfully, Miwa is playing better now. We might be spared the wisdom of the experts...

 

[nablaz]

Ah, thankfully, Miwa is playing better now. We might be spared the wisdom of the experts...

Tieba users have no mercy. Tieba users take no prisoners. Tieba users spare no one!

(Ancient Tieba users war chant)

 

[nablaz]

Whatever the final result, these two are giving us a serious battle and a thoroughly enjoyable match!

 

[NextLevel]

Whatever the final result, these two are giving us a serious battle and a thoroughly enjoyable match!

I wish it was that simple and that the loser would not be called a choker or naive some other epithet and the winner would not be called dumb or lacking confidence or some other epithet...

 

[Dr Evil]

Great win for Miwa. Overcoming the big sister isn't easy.

 

[shmek]

I wish it was that simple and that the loser would not be called a choker or naive some other epithet and the winner would not be called dumb or lacking confidence or some other epithet...

You can just ignore it Heartily recommended

 

[NextLevel]

Close match, both players definitely deserved to win, the player that was better in the tight moments, especially in the 7th game, won the match.

 

[pongfugrasshopper]

Congratulations Miwa on a hard fought win. Very respectable performance from Hina. Now let's continue the fun in Montpellier.

 

[NextLevel]

I hate those matchpoint balls that the tightness of the moment makes you mistrack the trajectory and the ball falls off your paddle because you didn't make good contact. It is interesting how the good players make the same mistakes we all do but just at a higher level of speed and difficulty because they play at that higher level. But the mistakes are entirely relatable once you play at a sufficiently high level (sometimes, USATT 1600 can be sufficient with the right style).

 

[zeio]

Whoa, Harimoto just went straight to the top of the podium, ignoring the cue from the staff to go around and shake hand.

LIVE! | T1 | Day 4 | WTT Star Contender London 2025 | Finals
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXd9aoZTb7c

 

[zeio]

Harimoto lost his cool after 2:6 of G4 and turned into the Lebrun brothers for a split second... LOL

Another one after 3:6 of G2 against QD.

 

[NextLevel]

Looks like D09c is killing Zyre03...

 

[Dr Evil]

Harimoto is now averaging 11 points per game in the first three games and is losing 0-3.

 

[Jafar]

Damn, DQ is INSPIRED!

Also, the new Japanese head coach seems so chill despite the situation. Stark contrast to some other coaches, e.g. Ma Lin.

 

[zeio]

Man, is it Kishikawa's coaching or Harimoto's stubbornness? Always so slow to adapt (a big problem with Japanese society).

Kept playing rallies (safe) when QD clearly had the upper hand until G4, where he started turning to use his FH much more (risky) and finally taking it.

 

[NextLevel]

Harimoto is now averaging 11 points per game in the first three games and is losing 0-3.

Still averaging 11 points but now down 1-3...

 

[vvk1]

Who's commentating the livestream, a Harimoto fangirl?...

 

[NextLevel]

Still averaging 11 points per game, now 2-3...

 

[Jafar]

Who's commentating the livestream, a Harimoto fangirl?...

To me it seems like the commentator is just trying to amplify the emotions that this match provides to us. He definitely did not sound like a Hari fangirl when DQ was dominating?

 

[Dr Evil]

Still averaging 11 points per game, now 2-3...

DQ also averaging 11 points per game.