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Videos from ittv and bwin:
 
Men's singles:
 
Qualification:
 
R3 Jonathan Groth (DEN) - Zheng Peifeng (CHN)
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=EWU388DI
 
R3 Li Kwun Ngai (HKG) - Wu Jiaji (CHN)
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=EPLAY3EV
 
R3 Cai Xiaoli (SIN) - Feng Xiaoquan (AUT)
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=JJBP1O3A


 
Round of 64:
 
Stefan Fegerl (AUT) - Wu Chih-Chi (TPE)
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=CVRODW2S
 
Koki Niwa (JPN) - Chen Chien-An (TPE)
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=6SP7UL9M
 
Hiromitsu Kasahara (JPN) - Lin Gaoyuan (CHN)
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=CFA7BQZ3
 
Hidetoshi Oya (JPN) - Zheng Peifeng (CHN)
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=CVRODW2S
 

Round of 32:

Timo Boll (GER) - Noshad Alamiyan (IRI)
 
Ko Lai Chak (HKG) - Kenji Matsudaira (JPN)
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=AO1GFGTP
 
Yang Zi (SIN) - Joo Se Hyuk (KOR)
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=BFDG326P
 
Wu Jiaji (CHN) - Jun Mizutani (JPN)
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=0GWD89FS
 

Round of 16:
 
Timo Boll (GER) - Seiya Kishikawa (JPN)
 
Taku Takakiwa (JPN) - Alexey Smirnov (RUS)
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=UPVODL2R
 
Kenji Matsudaira (JPN) - Li Ching (HKG)
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=8BXP2PZA
 
 
QF:
 
Timo Boll (GER) - Alexey Smirnov (RUS)
 
Gao Ning (SIN) - Joo Se Hyuk (KOR)
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=8QOI7M8K
 
Oh Sang Eun (KOR) - Li Ching (HKG)
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=RQU7PXPQ
 
Jung Young Sik (KOR) - Jun Mizutani (JPN)
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=AX13FXKL 
 

SF:
 
Timo Boll (GER) - Joo Se Hyuk (KOR)
 
Li Ching (HKG) - Jun Mizutani (JPN)
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=P21MYL9G
 
 
Final:
 
Timo Boll (GER) - Jun Mizutani (GER)
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=P5CQQ437
 
 
 
U21 Boys:
 
Round of 32:
 
Kenji Matsudaira (JPN) - Pang Xue Jie (SIN)
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=AKG5T9QW
 
Noshad Alamiyan (IRI) - Jonathan Groth (DEN)
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=TF7PEV3S
 
Seo Jung Hwa (KOR) - Koki Niwa (JPN)
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=W813GQDG

 
Round of 16:
 
Kenji Matsudaira (JPN) - Han Ji Min (KOR)
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=POCQF9D0

Kim Min Seok (KOR) - Han Ying (CHN)
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=7GH8UTGY


Final:
 
Jin Takuya (JPN) - Lin Gaoyuan (CHN)
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=NJ4I8H30


Edited by Stef - 07/09/2010 at 4:56pm
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Originally posted by bbkon bbkon wrote:

  thanks fixpoint, can you upload the matches of zheng peifeng, the cpen kid, (round robin matches in japan open)

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http://www.megaupload.com/?d=SFB5F0KZ

This is from itTV and I don’t have any other ZHENG Peifeng video.
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I must say Zhu Yuling surprised me in a few ways when I saw the final.

First she was not an overtly fast and agressive power attacker from both sides.       I was imagining a Gu Yuting look alike.

Second, she seemed to have some obvious weaknesses yet there she was in the final.     You cannot really get there just by being lucky even though it helps to be flying under the radar.        I had to go back to look at how she beat Fukuhara and Park.        She lost to another Chinese girl in the junior event, which suggests within the team, they know her game better.
 
Third, she was very calm and collected.    I don't think she 'cho'ed even once, which is very unusual.       She seemed to have a personality suited for choppers, which kinda explained why she could beat an experienced one in Park.
 
Overall, I'd like to see more of her.    The next couple of years should be critical in her development.
 
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  thanks fixpoint, can you upload the matches of zheng peifeng, the cpen kid, (round robin matches in japan open)
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Videos from bokett.com:

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WANG Yuegu vs ZHU Yuling
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=29Y5V7QP

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http://www.megaupload.com/?d=VV73KLJZ

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he has been defeated by oh sang eun and ryu in the big tournaments so the chinese are not the only blocks in the road.
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Originally posted by NickoRulez NickoRulez wrote:

Fixpoint@ , thank for the videos . 10070308 is actually MS-SF Mizutani - Li Ching , as bokett hasn't edited yet men's final , nor the clip is on the server . Thank again .


Thanks a lot, NickoRulez! I corrected the title of the video.
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Fixpoint@ , thank for the videos . 10070308 is actually MS-SF Mizutani - Li Ching , as bokett hasn't edited yet men's final , nor the clip is on the server . Thank again .
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mattenet has not defeated a top player yet unlike apolonia
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Originally posted by TTNoobie TTNoobie wrote:

Is Timo like the great white hope of table tennis?  The defensive fanboyishness of some of his fans is comicalLOL


I don't think he said Timo is the great white hope of TT, but he did make Timo's injuries sound like excuses. I mean, you think WLQ and Ma Lin are ironmen who don't get injured? In fact, I know WLQ broke his right arm before. Image how powerful he would have been w/o a broken arm LOL
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Originally posted by ejmaster ejmaster wrote:

 
you are absolutely right emir24.
 
Timo Boll is a shark in the water Exclamation. A solid player to win the wttc singles this year.


He's chance to win the Olympics in London is much better. There will be only 2 Chinese players, unlike WTTC there will still be 7. 
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Originally posted by emir24 emir24 wrote:

I am not a fanboy. Everything I siad is 100% true (about the injuries) and the rest is my subjective opinion. 
I think that i have a right to like someone, that doesnt mean that I hate all the other players. It is quite the oposite. I really love the see the chinesse play, due to the fact that they are the best in the sport. If you love a sport, you want to look up to the best. 
(There is a reason why I admire F.C. Barcelona in football, altough I am not from Sapin or have any kind of connection with the club. It is the pure beauty of play that atrracts me to them) 
Same with the chinese TT plyers. If Timo gets kicked out of some tournament I am always hoping that Ma Lin gets the win (despite the fact that he has demolished "my" player most of the times they have met). I love Ma because of his crazy shots. 

Maybe Timo hasn t lived up to the high expectations, but I just can t stand it when people are attacking someone without any reason.

I never said that he is the best ever, just that he is capable of being ONE OF THE BEST players in TT history.

Yes, the best chinese are better. That is a fact. But it is also fact that they have:
A) better training conditions (it is a difference if your hitting partner is Ma Long, Wang Liqin ... or               Patrick Baum, Dima Ovtcharov ...)
B) to be injured is a great setback for every professional player in any sport. You don t forget how to hold the recket, but you certainly lose a little of your touch (simply because of the time you weren t able to practice) 
You can compare it to yourself (if you play Table Tennis), what a difference a week or two of No-training does to your overall game. It is a huge factor (you can say whatever you want)
Another example is Rafael Nadal - remember how everybody was talking sh*t about him at the end of last year. Like "He is not the player he used to be ..." bla, bla, bla  
And what about Rafa now. He looks like he is invincible. What a differnce a couple of months of hard training can make (without the interruption by injury). Suddenly he has all what it takes to be No. 1. (I think that you can t argue that he is now suddenly become more talented than before)

Back to Timo. 

I accept the fact when Timo loses to the chinese, it is mostly because they are superior in many aspects of the game. And that s O.K. You win some, you lose some. But every once in a while, when Timo shows some flashes of brilliance, all the haters try to talk it down by saying "what about all his past failures ..." bla, bla bla

Don t you think that it takes a great player to: 
- defeat the 3 best chinese players at the same tournament - happend twice (World Cup 2002. and 2005.) 
- to beat the chinese players at WTTC - altough only in team event (WTTC 2006. and WTTC 2010.) and doubles (WTTC 2005.)
- be a driving force and lead a team to win 3 ETTC titles, reach 2 WTTC finals, and get silver in team competition at Olympic games (don t forget that he has unbelievable pressure in team events because if he loses a single game - the match is almost lost too)

If  you still think that I am just a "fanboy", who wants to see all the things he likes to see in someone. So be it. Then I am a true Timo Boll fanboy. I just think that the term "supporter" suits me better

 
you are absolutely right emir24.
 
Timo Boll is a shark in the water Exclamation. A solid player to win the wttc singles this year.
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Originally posted by Fixpoint Fixpoint wrote:

Videos from bokett.com

WS-QF
ZHU Yuling vs FUKUHARA Ai
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=T3GPS5Q3

MS-F
BOLL Timo vs MIZUTANI Jun
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=V8ZI42GN

MS-QF
MIZUTANI Jun vs JUNG Young Sik
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=KLYK15PA

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Originally posted by emir24 emir24 wrote:


Here is the semifinal - Timo Boll VS. Joo Se Hyuk

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=KT5RWDMS

I have begun uploading the final too. Have a little more patience. It is worth the wait. Wink



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Women's Singles Finals:


From TTprovider.

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Women's singles

Semifinal
Zhu Yuling-Park Mi Young
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tfy93qoaYZI

Wang Yuegu-Kim Kyung Ah
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kk4J45grgA4

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Wang Yuegu-Zhu Yuling
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNEWUCIK6l4

Men's doubles - Final
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Videos from bokett.com

WS-QF
ZHU Yuling vs FUKUHARA Ai
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=T3GPS5Q3

MS-SF
LI Ching vs MIZUTANI Jun
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=V8ZI42GN

MS-QF
MIZUTANI Jun vs JUNG Young Sik
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=KLYK15PA



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I am not a fanboy. Everything I siad is 100% true (about the injuries) and the rest is my subjective opinion. 
I think that i have a right to like someone, that doesnt mean that I hate all the other players. It is quite the oposite. I really love the see the chinesse play, due to the fact that they are the best in the sport. If you love a sport, you want to look up to the best. 
(There is a reason why I admire F.C. Barcelona in football, altough I am not from Sapin or have any kind of connection with the club. It is the pure beauty of play that atrracts me to them) 
Same with the chinese TT plyers. If Timo gets kicked out of some tournament I am always hoping that Ma Lin gets the win (despite the fact that he has demolished "my" player most of the times they have met). I love Ma because of his crazy shots. 

Maybe Timo hasn t lived up to the high expectations, but I just can t stand it when people are attacking someone without any reason.

I never said that he is the best ever, just that he is capable of being ONE OF THE BEST players in TT history.

Yes, the best chinese are better. That is a fact. But it is also fact that they have:
A) better training conditions (it is a difference if your hitting partner is Ma Long, Wang Liqin ... or               Patrick Baum, Dima Ovtcharov ...)
B) to be injured is a great setback for every professional player in any sport. You don t forget how to hold the recket, but you certainly lose a little of your touch (simply because of the time you weren t able to practice) 
You can compare it to yourself (if you play Table Tennis), what a difference a week or two of No-training does to your overall game. It is a huge factor (you can say whatever you want)
Another example is Rafael Nadal - remember how everybody was talking sh*t about him at the end of last year. Like "He is not the player he used to be ..." bla, bla, bla  
And what about Rafa now. He looks like he is invincible. What a differnce a couple of months of hard training can make (without the interruption by injury). Suddenly he has all what it takes to be No. 1. (I think that you can t argue that he is now suddenly become more talented than before)

Back to Timo. 

I accept the fact when Timo loses to the chinese, it is mostly because they are superior in many aspects of the game. And that s O.K. You win some, you lose some. But every once in a while, when Timo shows some flashes of brilliance, all the haters try to talk it down by saying "what about all his past failures ..." bla, bla bla

Don t you think that it takes a great player to: 
- defeat the 3 best chinese players at the same tournament - happend twice (World Cup 2002. and 2005.) 
- to beat the chinese players at WTTC - altough only in team event (WTTC 2006. and WTTC 2010.) and doubles (WTTC 2005.)
- be a driving force and lead a team to win 3 ETTC titles, reach 2 WTTC finals, and get silver in team competition at Olympic games (don t forget that he has unbelievable pressure in team events because if he loses a single game - the match is almost lost too)

If  you still think that I am just a "fanboy", who wants to see all the things he likes to see in someone. So be it. Then I am a true Timo Boll fanboy. I just think that the term "supporter" suits me better

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Is Timo like the great white hope of table tennis?  The defensive fanboyishness of some of his fans is comicalLOL
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Guys this is only one game, don't forget that he lost to same Mizutani, only a month ago in World Championship, maybe Mizutani was not time his form for the Japanese Open.
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Here is the spectacular Men s singles final from the Japan Open 2010. in Kobe

Timo Boll VS. Jun Mizutani     http://www.megaupload.com/?d=CWG8K0S5

Sorry that it took so long to post this, but I had to re-start the upload. Also, the average upload speed was ca. 13 KB/s (took me nearly 6h to finish).

Enjoy and stop complaining about Timo. Here is a little history lesson about the german wunderkind.

He was, he is and he will always be a exceptional TT player. 

His bad luck with injuries (Olympia 2004. - he had injury in the build up (two months before the event)
                                                WTTC 2005. - he was not fully fit (high fever during tounament)
                                               Olympia 2008. - he had injury in march (missed because of that the WTTC 2008.)
                                                WTTC 2009 - he couldn t play because of injury)

and the fact that he needs to complete with the most dominant generation of chinese player - are the main reasons he wasn t been world or even olympic champion so far. 

To be fair I must admit that he had two grat chances that he wasted easily: 
WTTC 2003. - Timo is World number 1 and loses second Round match to Qiu Yike !!!!!!!
WTTC 2007. - Timo loses in quarterfinals against Ryu Seung Min without winning a set, but the amazing fact is that he has never before this match or afterwards had any problems beating Ryu (it is to this day the only victory for Ryu vs. Timo, he has barely has managed to win a few sets in all the matches together ). I can t explain what went wrong there, but he had a chance to be world champion in Zagreb 2007. (my humble opinion)

His skill level is amazing and beyond compare in Europe (I truly believe that he is the second best Europaen player EVER - behind J.O. Waldner). 

I have alson noticed that he is hitting harder, but it does not have to be because of tuning. The tuning can be a reason, but i think that it has more to do with his determination to work on fis fitness level. A few years ago he said that he feels that his tehnique is good enough to keep up with the chinese, but he thinks that they are miles ahead in the physical aspect of the game, and he wanted to develop his physical strength. 
Just look some videos of "young" Timo Boll and compare it to the Timo Boll of now. It think the difference
 is undeniable. He is simply much "bigger"
Another reason for his harder play can be the fact that the chinese have adjusted to his crazy spin, and he just needed to add another dinension to his game in oreder to stay unpredictable

When Timo is fully fit and "in the zone" I would say that every match between him and the chinese is a 50%-50% game. And nobody else in the world (in the last 10 years, at least) is even close to Timo when it comes to challenging the great chinese wall.

For example, I think that Ryu Seung Min (one of my favourite players ever) is not half as good as Timo. Yet he did manage to get olympic gold 2004. and a bronze medal at the WTTC 2007. 

Maybe it is Timo s destiny to go the way of Werner Schlager and capture the great prize when nobody is expecting it to happen anymore. 

Only time will tell, if Timo will go down in TT history as one of the greatest players ever, but I have made my mind that he already is a true champion. 

I hope that my little essay wasn t too boring, but some of the comments above were untrue, and I felt the need to put some things into context. Wink



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Originally posted by blahness blahness wrote:

Thanks to all the video uploaders! I think Boll added a new dimension to his game lately. He no longer has that "constipated" look when looping. Now it's becoming much smoother(maybe due to better timing?). Also his loops got so much harder now. His FH flip is really deadly now. Very deceptive directional changes at the last minute, and also it's so much harder now. Mizutani really has to work on his FH side. His FH loops from his FH side are not strong enough to pose a threat to Boll. 

It think it is more due to tuning LOL


Maybe or maybe not, but if the ITTF officials and umpires do not detect it, then it's probably not illegal. But Timo Boll definitely has tweaked his FH loop. Notice how he takes his wrist much more backwards, and his stroke has more forward movement now. Even his backhand is tweaked in the same way already. I think he changed his tendency to "hit" rather than "brush". But he still retained his deadly spinny 1st ball...LOL 
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Originally posted by takaaki takaaki wrote:

Originally posted by blahness blahness wrote:

Thanks to all the video uploaders! I think Boll added a new dimension to his game lately. He no longer has that "constipated" look when looping. Now it's becoming much smoother(maybe due to better timing?). Also his loops got so much harder now. His FH flip is really deadly now. Very deceptive directional changes at the last minute, and also it's so much harder now. Mizutani really has to work on his FH side. His FH loops from his FH side are not strong enough to pose a threat to Boll. 


yeah, i totally agree.  boll has tweaked the fh loop and added more pop and his anticipation has improved.

the only people now he apparently can't hit thru are the top 6 chinese players.

as for mizutani, you're right, he just doesn't have the power on the fh loop.  and i think it's just not him, but all the japanese players, except for maybe yoshida kaii (who's actually chinese).

in the last set, there were a few counterlooping rallies.  it looks to me like mizutani is hitting the ball too late, too far to the side of his body.  he needs to set himself up so that he can hit the ball more upfront.  and i think he knows there's a problem and that's why he served long in the last set, cuz he wanted to have those long fh loop rallies, cuz i think he wants to go after the match and study that video.

but there's another possibility, that being the racket he's playing with.  if it's slower and/or less spinny than boll's then that could be the problem, at least in part.

Boll has really tweaked his FH loop now... probably because Rosskopf, the new German coach, had taught him a few secrets to his own crazy hard loops. 
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i almost forgot about the TT open in Jp, as the worldcup seems to be more interesting
 
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can anyone please post Wang Yue Gu's videos?
she was lovely in japan
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