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dtc31 
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Found this on youtube and decided to share with you the skills of this kid. His name is Jo�o Geraldo and recently won the Spanish Youth Open.
He's 57th in the Under 15 World Ranking.In the semi-finals he beat the second best european player-Leonardo Mutti. Enjoy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Laf3xbcGSZg |
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Posted: 05/17/2010 at 8:26pm |
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Very nice
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Posted: 05/17/2010 at 8:33pm |
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That final shot is beautiful. That kid is, obviously, awesome. Unfortunately, he's 14 and already wearing a knee brace...? Not a good sign for the poor guy.
 Hopefully it was from a temporary injury and not a chronic problem. Fourteen is too young for chronic knee problems. |
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Posted: 05/17/2010 at 8:58pm |
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Very good !
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Posted: 05/17/2010 at 8:59pm |
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i can beat him easy 8)
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Posted: 05/17/2010 at 11:30pm |
14 year old and wearing a knee brace....oohhh is he in for a lonnnggg unpleasant ride!
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Posted: 05/18/2010 at 12:33am |
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impressive!
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Posted: 05/18/2010 at 11:02am |
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Very impressive! Does not look like his knee is bothering him though...
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Posted: 05/18/2010 at 11:31am |
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Very Impressive. Impressed with his power generation seeing as he's quite a small kid. BH is very fluid as well.
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Posted: 05/18/2010 at 12:04pm |
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He reminds me of Timo Boll when he was 11 or 12.Very good indeed.
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Posted: 05/18/2010 at 12:55pm |
thought you were 1450-1500 USATT.... which i even doubt. |
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Posted: 05/18/2010 at 3:45pm |
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He looks really good.
He build up the presure very well,
doesn't wan't to be to fast like much other young players.
Jo�o Geraldo - - - A name to remember.
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Posted: 05/18/2010 at 4:24pm |
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that kid is very good, that shot at 0.30 against the most promising dutch player (Koen Hageraats) is very nice, same for that last point also against koen. I like the fact that he's left handed, he has very good power for such a little guy, he's quick on his feet and very energetic. His backhand is simply amazing. This guy will become a top 100 player for sure.
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Posted: 05/18/2010 at 4:27pm |
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Quite impressive. However, I'm quite used to this, as most Swedish juniors here play like him, maybe a little less aggressive but the style is similar but this guy seems to have a more balance in speed/spin ( still favor spin though ). In addition, if he could develop his physique more, he could even go further than this. But it's certain that he has smooth techniques and good footwork.
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Posted: 05/18/2010 at 4:31pm |
I think he hits quite hard for such a little guy, most guys his age don't hit that hard. Physique will come with age.
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Posted: 05/18/2010 at 11:02pm |
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That kid is probably ~2400 USATT rating. (He's between Alex Yao and Charles Deng on the ITTF U-15 world ranking.) VEry good. When he goes through puberty his game will skyrocket.
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Posted: 05/19/2010 at 3:14am |
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Awesome! This kid deserves way more attention than that stupid Justin Beiber! XD
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Posted: 05/19/2010 at 6:25am |
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u are so good :)
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Posted: 05/19/2010 at 7:49am |
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Yes great workwork and clever attacking abilities
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Posted: 05/19/2010 at 8:04am |
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im just glad Portugal can still produce some talent aside from the current 3 top players we have
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Posted: 05/19/2010 at 8:31am |
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Wow sweet vid thanks. That kid is pretty awesome.
He is not wearing a brace, they are tape on elements. Point at the end is just pure amazing! |
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Posted: 07/10/2010 at 11:33am |
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a new video of joao geraldo, this time with no knee support etc...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpOp25i3SPo |
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Posted: 07/10/2010 at 12:07pm |
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Nice footwork and form. Once he turns pro, he will be one to hit the top 10 rankings.
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Posted: 07/10/2010 at 12:38pm |
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btw anyone know what blade he is using? u can see it in the first video and i recognize the layers but just cant figure what blade that is..
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Posted: 07/10/2010 at 12:52pm |
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Wow,proof you dont need a Chinese sausage factory to produce a star (it helps though).Very aggressive play, maybe he should give some tips to the ladies on this site
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Posted: 07/10/2010 at 1:24pm |
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His FH seems kinda weak... How's his 3rd ball kill? I don't see them in the highlights...
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Posted: 07/10/2010 at 4:34pm |
wow you're very cricital, IMHO his forehand is not weak at all, compared to other 14/15 year old boys(for example Koen Hageraats top european cadet player).
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Posted: 07/10/2010 at 5:36pm |
Well maybe 14-year-olds just play like that. I was comparing his BH to his FH and it looked his BH hit harder... |
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Posted: 07/10/2010 at 6:28pm |
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Hi Zingy Please put up your fourteen year old star (non chinese sausage) so that we can compare,
I am waiting
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Posted: 07/10/2010 at 8:00pm |
So if I wanna criticize him I must put up someone better than him at his age? What kind of logic is that? Even if he was the best of the world at his age he still can be criticized, right? And why do you call the young Chinese players sausage? |
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