WTT Star Contender Ljubljana 2026 June 16-21

[NextLevel]

Watching Fan Shuhan beat Sato yesterday was a breath of fresh air given how easily Sato beats the layer below the top Asians. Following it up with a victory over Kuai Man is good. Now she gets Hayata. A critical mqtch for both players.

Diaz vs Harimoto should be as predictable as expected. Harimoto hasnt played great at this event but she alwaus delivers the right result.

Shin Yubin generally doesn't enjoy playing Kihara when Kihara is in form. I don't expect that to change as Kihara is in form.

Zhu Yuling gets Xunyao Shi. Xunyao Shi is arguably the better athlete but I dont see her having a path through Zhu Yuling's wall. Breaking down Zhu Yuling on backhand is extremely difficult. Ask Miwa. And Shi is jot stable enough on forehand to switch

Gauzy is asked to avenge Felix vs Shinozuka. I do not think vengeance is his.

Peng beat Calderano the last time they played. Peng is a streaky player and while Hugo is the better player, I like Peng's streak and pick it

Kuo tries to complete his domination of Germany at this event. I think the most stable Gwrman is Dang and that Dang will have answers for Kuo.

Finally, we havw Dima vs Togami. I think Dima has expended enough energy vs Uda. Togami will make it physical and I think that will be enough to get Togami through.

And those are my picks.

4/8 lol. Miwa, Dang, Shunsuke and Zhu did the right thing. Shin pleasantly outperformed, as did Hayata. Gauzy really surprised me, and I guess Peng has work to do. Well, tomorrow's picks get even harder lol...

 

[joshmak10]

Is WRB turning into can best foreigners, can’t beat teammates? Surprised he couldn’t beat XP given the latters form, proven by a 3-1 loss to Hugo. Still have tons of faith in WRB, but results as of late have been disappointing