GAC GROUP 2012 ITTF World Tour, KRA Korea Open,16

Competitons to follow here

Tang Peng's Backhand rubber do sound so loud 

JimT wrote: Does anyone know why Joo Se Hyuk got a technical defeat vs Persson? I would be very much surprised if he was DQ'd on racket control - I am pretty sure he doesn't boost.

I think that he is not disqualified, because they will explicitly write that next to result on ittf's web site. Instead of "Disquailified" it says W.O., which means that probably Joo is injured...

Do any of you guys have full versions of these matches available to watch anywhere?

Edited by Pondus - 05/18/2012 at 1:50pm

Pondus wrote: Do any of you guys have full versions of these matches available to watch anywhere? Or download?

http://sports.cntv.cn/live/cctv5/06/index.shtml for live streaming
Or http://www.ittf.com/ittv/
CCTV should put on the vod links soon

Some very fun match-ups next!  Persson vs. Fang Bo, Koki Niwa vs. Ma Lin, and another Wang Hao vs. Ryu Seung Min duel.  Can Koki Niwa step it up as he did vs. ML in the Olympics qualifier and defeat what will likely be Ma Lin, Wang Hao, Zhang Jike, and Ma Long in a row to win the championship?  Unlikely...but that'd really be something!

Edited by dingyibvs - 05/18/2012 at 4:11pm

Kind of odd that Wang Hao is paired with Zhang Jike in doubles.  Are the Chinese preparing to have those two as the doubles team in Olympics?  You'd think that they'd pair Wang Hao with Ma Long since the two have played together much more often.

Is it just me or do Ma Long and Zhang Jike (ZJK perhaps even moreso) both seem more mortal than usual? Making more errors, seeming less like inhuman machines and more like people. 

Edited by beeray1 - 05/18/2012 at 5:47pm

Roger Stillabower wrote: Yea I noticed that also, seem like they didn't have the fire they usually play with. Wonder whats going on with them ?

Come on, that was the first round. They're not doing more than necessary.

As for the doubles: Wang Hao / Zhang Jike is definitely an option for London, which means that Ma Long would play 2 singles (if necessary). At the China Open next week they will try Wang Hao / Ma Long.

Saturday's action has started already, itTV is showing Ding vs Feng, good match so far.

Ma Long is in seriuos trouble right now.

Edited by skip3119 - 05/18/2012 at 11:01pm

Now it is 3 to 1, Ma Long is behind.

upset confirmed 

Ma Long looked terrible,  so lethargic, no bounce in his play.

Wang Hao really wants the Gold - the amount of weight he has lost is incredible!

oh damn!  they brought that really annoying commentator back!  I thought they got rid of him for good