JTTA's selection system doesn't care about that. Matsudaira Kenji will turn 36 this April and he's going to WTTC 2025.
I am talking about Sora Matsushima's development. You are obviously talking about something else.
Same here. He showed a lot of potential and he did translate it into domestic and continental results in MS, and international results in MD. Looking back, his initial trajectory bears a resemblance to that of Hayata.
I was not wowed by any of their performances at WYC 2024 or in other matches that I've seen of them here or there but time will tell.
He said that in an interview after defending his national title. 全日本卓球選手権/Zennihon Takkyu Senshuken/All-Japan TTC = 日本一/Japan's no 1, the terms are synonymous and that's how it's reported in the news. That's why their players treat it very seriously (way too seriously as Miyazaki has said it impeded their international results in the early 2000). Togami has been rather vocal about not being treated on equal terms with Harimoto, who is his junior (hierarchy).
--Harimoto said, "I want to fight again and again in the finals," and "I want to continue competing with you."
Yeah, WYC 2024 was pretty bad except for Kawakami who lost 3-4 against Tang Yiren in U15 BS QF and won both his matches against TPE in U15 BT QF. The desirable thing about him is that he is a righty.
And winning a selection trial for once is not development? He has to compete against his teammates regardless of age. Harimoto, Uda and Togami all went through that.
Let's stop being silly here. You don't call youth a failure until it is way too late. That's my point. By this standard, Hayata was already a failure in 2020.
Well balanced match up. Chinese second tier vs. Japanese second tier.
Considering Japan's top leftie is injured and Kihara will probably be unable to replicate Ito's achievements as a pips user, now is arguably one of the best times for Nagasaki to step up.
No one is saying he's a failure, just like I didn't write off Hayata a few years back. But unlike Hayata, Matsushima has not shown enough interest/motivation in MD and XD that are actually keeping him relevant. If he doesn't realize the significance of that now, why would anyone be so confident it would necessarily be different in 8 years time? That's no different from expecting DO to get his first win against ML from a statistical standpoint since 2009.
Kuai Man has the impression of overtrained precision and control whenever I watch her. It is sometimes ridiculously impressive how the shots are combined to make the opponent miss.
It's a common call amongst players, even Ma Long called ir on Pitchford erroneously once. It is something ITTF can either address with video review or let go. There is no real sportsmanship component to it, it is something that the IztTF gas to rule on similar to the double hitting rule, I think this should be the same and people should just play through it.
