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Topic: Singapore Smash 2023, 3/7-19

Posted By: zeio
Subject: Singapore Smash 2023, 3/7-19
Date Posted: 09/14/2022 at 1:31pm

https://www.worldtabletennis.com/eventInfo?eventId=2629" rel="nofollow - https://www.worldtabletennis.com/eventInfo?eventId=2629

Event Prospectus
http://www.httf.gr/images/Singapore_Smash_2023_Prospectus_v2.pdf" rel="nofollow - http://www.httf.gr/images/Singapore_Smash_2023_Prospectus_v2.pdf

15-min clip of the launch event
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cib44cvBp4X/" rel="nofollow - https://www.instagram.com/p/Cib44cvBp4X/

https://sg.news.yahoo.com/wtt-singapore-smash-return-2023-enhancements-093043058.html" rel="nofollow - https://sg.news.yahoo.com/wtt-singapore-smash-return-2023-enhancements-093043058.html

The 2023 edition will take place from 11 to 19 March, with the main draw starting on a Saturday - instead of Monday in the first edition - to attract more fans to see the top paddlers compete in the opening weekend. Organisers are in discussion for the venue of the event.

The second Saturday will be billed as “Semifinal Saturday”, which will see two semi-final sessions, with each featuring one of the men’s or women’s doubles finals.

Action on the Infinity Arena - the main competition hall - will see five matches per session during the early rounds. Meanwhile, the viewer experience has been improved in the second competition hall with two more show tables, meaning more matches for the fans to watch.

...

More mixed doubles pairs in the 2023 event

WTT has confirmed that the mixed doubles draw will increase from 16 pairs to 24 pairs for the 2023 event.

It will also increase the number of seeds in the singles competitions from eight to 16 players. This means that the top 16 players will not be drawn to play against one another in first-round matches, allowing better chances for top paddlers to advance into the later stages.

More:
https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1128016/wtt-singapore-smash-changes" rel="nofollow - https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1128016/wtt-singapore-smash-changes
https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/table-tennis-singapore-smash-returns-with-top-players-from-march-7-19" rel="nofollow - https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/table-tennis-singapore-smash-returns-with-top-players-from-march-7-19

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Viscaria FL - 91g
+ Neo H3 2.15 Blk - 44.5g(55.3g uncut bare)
+ Hexer HD 2.1 Red - 49.3g(68.5g 〃〃)
= 184.8g

Replies:

Posted By: zeio
Date Posted: 09/14/2022 at 1:36pm

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Viscaria FL - 91g
+ Neo H3 2.15 Blk - 44.5g(55.3g uncut bare)
+ Hexer HD 2.1 Red - 49.3g(68.5g 〃〃)
= 184.8g

Posted By: zeio
Date Posted: 01/19/2023 at 10:38am

Wild Cards Announced; Future of Table Tennis to Feature at Singapore Smash 2023
https://worldtabletennis.com/description?artId=2117" rel="nofollow - https://worldtabletennis.com/description?artId=2117

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Viscaria FL - 91g
+ Neo H3 2.15 Blk - 44.5g(55.3g uncut bare)
+ Hexer HD 2.1 Red - 49.3g(68.5g 〃〃)
= 184.8g

Posted By: zeio
Date Posted: 02/09/2023 at 12:26am

http://www.china.org.cn/sports/2023-02/09/content_85096465.htm" rel="nofollow - http://www.china.org.cn/sports/2023-02/09/content_85096465.htm

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Viscaria FL - 91g
+ Neo H3 2.15 Blk - 44.5g(55.3g uncut bare)
+ Hexer HD 2.1 Red - 49.3g(68.5g 〃〃)
= 184.8g

Posted By: kindof99
Date Posted: 03/04/2023 at 6:06pm

Too bad that Lin Shidong does not get a wildcard to play in this event. Pretty interesting to see how he performs after the GOA star contender.

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Posted By: pongfugrasshopper
Date Posted: 03/05/2023 at 1:08pm

kindof99 wrote:

Too bad that Lin Shidong does not get a wildcard to play in this event. Pretty interesting to see how he performs after the GOA star contender.

China should pull a LGY is injured and we're replacing him with LSD. I kid! I kid! LOL

Posted By: zeio
Date Posted: 03/05/2023 at 2:45pm

The bigger problem here is the wildcards have been given to the host players and no WTT nominations have been handed out.

MS
Wildcards: Main draw 3/4, Qualification 5/6
WTT nominations: 0/2

WS
Wildcards: Main draw 3/4, Qualification 3/6
WTT nominations: 0/2

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Viscaria FL - 91g
+ Neo H3 2.15 Blk - 44.5g(55.3g uncut bare)
+ Hexer HD 2.1 Red - 49.3g(68.5g 〃〃)
= 184.8g

Posted By: kindof99
Date Posted: 03/05/2023 at 8:14pm

zeio wrote:

The bigger problem here is the wildcards have been given to the host players and no WTT nominations have been handed out.

MS
Wildcards: Main draw 3/4, Qualification 5/6
WTT nominations: 0/2

WS
Wildcards: Main draw 3/4, Qualification 3/6
WTT nominations: 0/2

Why has WTT not nominated the 2 wildcards? The tournament starts in less than one day.

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Posted By: kindof99
Date Posted: 03/05/2023 at 11:03pm

Lin Shidong and Yuan Licen got the wildcards

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Posted By: zeio
Date Posted: 03/06/2023 at 12:27am

MS
Wildcards: LSD (Main draw), Rassenfosse (Qualification), Stumper (Qualification)
WTT nominations: Yuan Licen (Main draw), BEH Kun Ting (Main draw)

WS
Wildcards: Zhang Rui (Main draw)
WTT nominations: QTY (Main draw)

WD
Wildcards: CM/WYD

MD
Wildcards: CCY/LYJ

XD
Wildcards: FZD/WMY

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Viscaria FL - 91g
+ Neo H3 2.15 Blk - 44.5g(55.3g uncut bare)
+ Hexer HD 2.1 Red - 49.3g(68.5g 〃〃)
= 184.8g

Posted By: zeio
Date Posted: 03/06/2023 at 12:31am

WS
CHN 8 players, 1 wildcard, 1 WTT nomination.
JPN 6 players, no wildcards.

Did Harimoto turn down the offer or...?

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Viscaria FL - 91g
+ Neo H3 2.15 Blk - 44.5g(55.3g uncut bare)
+ Hexer HD 2.1 Red - 49.3g(68.5g 〃〃)
= 184.8g

Posted By: zeio
Date Posted: 03/06/2023 at 4:42am

Qualification Draw for MS and WS out.

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Viscaria FL - 91g
+ Neo H3 2.15 Blk - 44.5g(55.3g uncut bare)
+ Hexer HD 2.1 Red - 49.3g(68.5g 〃〃)
= 184.8g

Posted By: kakapo
Date Posted: 03/06/2023 at 4:48am

They have added 2 more tournaments: Macao and Xinxiang champions in April...2 X 1000 pts.

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Def play grey grip 94gr, Venus 2 blue 2,2, Neubauer KO extreme 1,3mm

Posted By: dingyibvs
Date Posted: 03/06/2023 at 5:21am

zeio wrote:

WS
CHN 8 players, 1 wildcard, 1 WTT nomination.
JPN 6 players, no wildcards.

Did Harimoto turn down the offer or...?

Yeah, puzzling that Zhang Rui got a WC but not Miwa?

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Blade: Hurricane Long 5 (968) FL
FH: D09C max
BH: D09C max

Posted By: pongfugrasshopper
Date Posted: 03/06/2023 at 10:33am

dingyibvs wrote:

zeio wrote:

WS
CHN 8 players, 1 wildcard, 1 WTT nomination.
JPN 6 players, no wildcards.

Did Harimoto turn down the offer or...?

Yeah, puzzling that Zhang Rui got a WC but not Miwa?

Yeah, I don't think Miwa would turn down the money/ranking points so it's sad that she did not get a wildcard or nomination.

She really should have played the Contender Durban 2023 where she really had a good chance to ensure a spot in the Singapore Smash. But short of that, WTT should have given her a nomination. A while back, apacible and I discussed this:

https://mytabletennis.net/forum/wttc-2023-hayata-ito-hirano-kihara-nagasaki_topic91479_post1135984.html#1135984" rel="nofollow - https://mytabletennis.net/forum/wttc-2023-hayata-ito-hirano-kihara-nagasaki_topic91479_post1135984.html#1135984

Posted By: kindof99
Date Posted: 03/06/2023 at 11:17am

Result-wise, Zhang Rui probably has better results than Miwa in recent events, I guess.

WTT probably does not care about who has better TT future as many of spectators do.

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Posted By: zeio
Date Posted: 03/06/2023 at 11:18am

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Viscaria FL - 91g
+ Neo H3 2.15 Blk - 44.5g(55.3g uncut bare)
+ Hexer HD 2.1 Red - 49.3g(68.5g 〃〃)
= 184.8g

Posted By: lgxb
Date Posted: 03/06/2023 at 2:06pm

zeio wrote:

Ishikawa: plan it earlier next time, Miwa!

Posted By: zeio
Date Posted: 03/06/2023 at 11:45pm

Draw ceremony at 1700 local time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTmGhZrpULY" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTmGhZrpULY

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Viscaria FL - 91g
+ Neo H3 2.15 Blk - 44.5g(55.3g uncut bare)
+ Hexer HD 2.1 Red - 49.3g(68.5g 〃〃)
= 184.8g

Posted By: zeio
Date Posted: 03/07/2023 at 12:48am

Drinkhall 2-1 -> 3-2 Kubik
Majoros 3-0 Ionescu

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Viscaria FL - 91g
+ Neo H3 2.15 Blk - 44.5g(55.3g uncut bare)
+ Hexer HD 2.1 Red - 49.3g(68.5g 〃〃)
= 184.8g

Posted By: zeio
Date Posted: 03/07/2023 at 2:46am

lgxb wrote:

zeio wrote:

Ishikawa: plan it earlier next time, Miwa!

Ishikawa: http://mytabletennis.net/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=91479&PID=1136864" rel="nofollow - Gave you a heads-up already!

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Viscaria FL - 91g
+ Neo H3 2.15 Blk - 44.5g(55.3g uncut bare)
+ Hexer HD 2.1 Red - 49.3g(68.5g 〃〃)
= 184.8g

Posted By: zeio
Date Posted: 03/07/2023 at 3:00am

Manush Utpalbhai SHAH 3-0 Kang Dongsoo
After the impressive play at WTT CT Lima 2022, Kang Dongsoo has been losing a bit much.

Harmeet Desai 0-3 Feng Yi-Hsin
Nuytinck 3-2 CCA

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Viscaria FL - 91g
+ Neo H3 2.15 Blk - 44.5g(55.3g uncut bare)
+ Hexer HD 2.1 Red - 49.3g(68.5g 〃〃)
= 184.8g

Posted By: zeio
Date Posted: 03/08/2023 at 1:34am

Amy Wang 0-3 Li Yu-Jyun

Lebrun 3-1 Poh Shao Feng Ethan
-6, 3, 6, 10
Rollercoaster ride. Too close for comfort.

Oikawa 0-3 Dyjas
-8, -12, -7
G3 310, 710, TO for Dyjas, 811

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Viscaria FL - 91g
+ Neo H3 2.15 Blk - 44.5g(55.3g uncut bare)
+ Hexer HD 2.1 Red - 49.3g(68.5g 〃〃)
= 184.8g

Posted By: zeio
Date Posted: 03/08/2023 at 10:52pm

Drinkhall 2-3 Allegro

F. Lebrun 3-2 Majoros
-9, 11, -9, 4, 12

AJH 3-0 Jarvis
Yoo Namkyu back in action?

Akkuzu 3-2 Cifuentes

Stumper 3-2 Gionis

Chitale 2-3 De Nutte

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Viscaria FL - 91g
+ Neo H3 2.15 Blk - 44.5g(55.3g uncut bare)
+ Hexer HD 2.1 Red - 49.3g(68.5g 〃〃)
= 184.8g

Posted By: zeio
Date Posted: 03/09/2023 at 4:07am

zeio wrote:

Draw ceremony at 1700 local time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTmGhZrpULY" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTmGhZrpULY

Live now.

They are using RNG instead of manual draw?

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Viscaria FL - 91g
+ Neo H3 2.15 Blk - 44.5g(55.3g uncut bare)
+ Hexer HD 2.1 Red - 49.3g(68.5g 〃〃)
= 184.8g

Posted By: zeio
Date Posted: 03/09/2023 at 4:37am

LGL:

R64
Nagasaki vs Chen Meng
Ovtcharov vs Togami
Harimoto vs Xiang Peng
LYJ vs WCT
Pitchford vs QD
Duda vs ML

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Viscaria FL - 91g
+ Neo H3 2.15 Blk - 44.5g(55.3g uncut bare)
+ Hexer HD 2.1 Red - 49.3g(68.5g 〃〃)
= 184.8g

Posted By: zeio
Date Posted: 03/09/2023 at 5:27am

Sofia-Xuan Zhang 0-3 Chien Tung-Chuan
Dyjas 1-3 Feng Yi-Hsin

F. Lebrun 3-1 Bouloussa

Olah 3-2 Kizukuri
G5 51, 65, 115

AJH 2-0 -> 3-2 Liao Cheng-Ting
17, 88, 98, 99, 119
61, 63, 83, 84, 94, 95, 105, 108, 119
62, 64, 84, 97, 911
20, 21, 41, 43, 63, 65, 75, 78, 88, 89, 109, 1012
01, 11, 12, 22, 23, 43, 46, 86, 87, 107, 108, 118

Li Yu-Jhun 1-3 Zhu Chengzhu

Lee Zion 0-1 -> 3-1 De Nutte
G2 27, 1311
G3 119
G4 119

Polansky 3-2 Stumper

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Viscaria FL - 91g
+ Neo H3 2.15 Blk - 44.5g(55.3g uncut bare)
+ Hexer HD 2.1 Red - 49.3g(68.5g 〃〃)
= 184.8g

Posted By: dingyibvs
Date Posted: 03/09/2023 at 1:26pm

Lin Shidong's got some tough test(s) straight away. First match against Karlsson and if he wins he'd likely face Ma Long the next round. Rough draw for ML as well as the #2 seed, having to face the winner of Karlsson and LSD in R32 assuming he beats Duda.

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Blade: Hurricane Long 5 (968) FL
FH: D09C max
BH: D09C max

Posted By: smackman
Date Posted: 03/09/2023 at 6:47pm

I see Vitor Ishiy is into the main draw after his loss, was their 1 random spot left?

He played Alfred Dela-Pena from New Zealand in the first round and Vitor won. Alfred was invited to go to Singapore 1 week earlier so had to confirm and fund raise to go.

No other sport runs like this, poor Alfred coaching little kids one day and 3 days later in Singapore with no preparation.

I think group play would be better for the qualification system. Then knockout for the top 2 from each group

just a long way to travel for one game of knockout.

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Ulmo Duality,Donic BlueGrip C2 red max ,Yinhe Super Kim Ox Black
NZ table tennis selector, third in the World (plate Doubles)I'm Listed on the ITTF website

Posted By: pongfugrasshopper
Date Posted: 03/09/2023 at 7:50pm

smackman wrote:

I see Vitor Ishiy is into the main draw after his loss, was their 1 random spot left?

He played Alfred Dela-Pena from New Zealand in the first round and Vitor won. Alfred was invited to go to Singapore 1 week earlier so had to confirm and fund raise to go.

No other sport runs like this, poor Alfred coaching little kids one day and 3 days later in Singapore with no preparation.

I think group play would be better for the qualification system. Then knockout for the top 2 from each group

just a long way to travel for one game of knockout.

Yes, he must have received the lucky loser spot. I count 55 players in Main Draw list + 8 qualifiers + 1 lucky loser = 64.

Posted By: KiwiPong
Date Posted: 03/10/2023 at 3:41am

It’s odd they aren’t playing today (Friday) at all….

Posted By: YoAss
Date Posted: 03/10/2023 at 5:22am

Jumʿah?

Posted By: zeio
Date Posted: 03/10/2023 at 2:09pm

It was the same last year. 3 days of qualifying + 10 days of main draw, with 1 day of rest in between (on Thursday). I think a day of rest is intentional to give the qualifiers time to recover and prepare for the main draw.

Singapore Smash 2022
https://worldtabletennis.com/eventInfo?selectedTab=Event%20Info&eventTab=Provisional%20Schedule&eventId=2536" rel="nofollow - https://worldtabletennis.com/eventInfo?selectedTab=Event%20Info&eventTab=Provisional%20Schedule&eventId=2536

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Viscaria FL - 91g
+ Neo H3 2.15 Blk - 44.5g(55.3g uncut bare)
+ Hexer HD 2.1 Red - 49.3g(68.5g 〃〃)
= 184.8g

Posted By: zeio
Date Posted: 03/10/2023 at 2:39pm

R64
Nagasaki vs Chen Meng
Ovtcharov vs Togami
Harimoto vs Xiang Peng
LYJ vs WCT
Pitchford vs QD
Duda vs ML

Nagasaki after seeing the draw.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CphwN0eBsDP/" rel="nofollow - https://www.instagram.com/p/CphwN0eBsDP/
https://www.daily.co.jp/general/2023/03/09/0016124174.shtml" rel="nofollow - https://www.daily.co.jp/general/2023/03/09/0016124174.shtml

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Viscaria FL - 91g
+ Neo H3 2.15 Blk - 44.5g(55.3g uncut bare)
+ Hexer HD 2.1 Red - 49.3g(68.5g 〃〃)
= 184.8g

Posted By: blahness
Date Posted: 03/10/2023 at 7:07pm

zeio wrote:

R64
Nagasaki vs Chen Meng
Ovtcharov vs Togami
Harimoto vs Xiang Peng
LYJ vs WCT
Pitchford vs QD
Duda vs ML

A lot of interesting matchups!

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Viscaria
FH: Hurricane 8-80
BH: D05

Back to normal shape bats :(

Posted By: zeio
Date Posted: 03/10/2023 at 10:57pm

R64
CSY 0-3 QTY
G2 95, 98, TO for CSY, 1012

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Viscaria FL - 91g
+ Neo H3 2.15 Blk - 44.5g(55.3g uncut bare)
+ Hexer HD 2.1 Red - 49.3g(68.5g 〃〃)
= 184.8g

Posted By: NextLevel
Date Posted: 03/10/2023 at 11:47pm

Watching Noshad Alamiyan play, I sometimes feel like I am on drugs.

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https://youtu.be/jhO4K_yFhh8?t=115" rel="nofollow - I like putting heavy topspin on the ball...
Stiga Cybershape Carbon
FH: GT
BH: GT
Lumberjack TT, not for lovers of beautiful strokes. No time to train...

Posted By: zeio
Date Posted: 03/10/2023 at 11:50pm

AJH vs No. Alamiyan
97, 1214
66, 106, 1010, 1210
116
54, TO for AJH, 59, 69, 610, 810, TO for Alamiyan, 811
10, 11, 21, 23, 33, 38, 48, 49, 411

JJH 3-2 SHW

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Viscaria FL - 91g
+ Neo H3 2.15 Blk - 44.5g(55.3g uncut bare)
+ Hexer HD 2.1 Red - 49.3g(68.5g 〃〃)
= 184.8g

Posted By: dingyibvs
Date Posted: 03/11/2023 at 12:10am

NextLevel wrote:

Watching Noshad Alamiyan play, I sometimes feel like I am on drugs.

It's bewildering how someone can win on the professional level without using the forehand.

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Blade: Hurricane Long 5 (968) FL
FH: D09C max
BH: D09C max

Posted By: zeio
Date Posted: 03/11/2023 at 12:46am

It's all but certain Noshad Alamiyan is a Nen user.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunter_%C3%97_Hunter#Setting" rel="nofollow - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunter_%C3%97_Hunter#Setting

A Nen user can enter into a Contract (誓約, Seiyaku) where, by pledging to follow certain Limitations (制約, Seiyaku), their abilities are strengthened in relation to how strict they are.

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Viscaria FL - 91g
+ Neo H3 2.15 Blk - 44.5g(55.3g uncut bare)
+ Hexer HD 2.1 Red - 49.3g(68.5g 〃〃)
= 184.8g

Posted By: zeio
Date Posted: 03/11/2023 at 1:07am

Ho Kwan Kit/Goda 3-2 Ecseki/Madarasz

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Viscaria FL - 91g
+ Neo H3 2.15 Blk - 44.5g(55.3g uncut bare)
+ Hexer HD 2.1 Red - 49.3g(68.5g 〃〃)
= 184.8g

Posted By: kakapo
Date Posted: 03/11/2023 at 1:34am

Can you watch infinity arena matches from the US or Canada ?

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Def play grey grip 94gr, Venus 2 blue 2,2, Neubauer KO extreme 1,3mm

Posted By: NextLevel
Date Posted: 03/11/2023 at 2:44am

If Pota can learn to loop topspin consistently, anyone can learn to loop topspin consistently lol.

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https://youtu.be/jhO4K_yFhh8?t=115" rel="nofollow - I like putting heavy topspin on the ball...
Stiga Cybershape Carbon
FH: GT
BH: GT
Lumberjack TT, not for lovers of beautiful strokes. No time to train...

Posted By: pongfugrasshopper
Date Posted: 03/11/2023 at 6:42am

kakapo wrote:

Can you watch infinity arena matches from the US or Canada ?

I'm watching from USA on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WTTGlobal" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/@WTTGlobal

Posted By: zeio
Date Posted: 03/11/2023 at 7:27am

YJN: Prepare for your flight, Ito!

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Viscaria FL - 91g
+ Neo H3 2.15 Blk - 44.5g(55.3g uncut bare)
+ Hexer HD 2.1 Red - 49.3g(68.5g 〃〃)
= 184.8g

Posted By: zeio
Date Posted: 03/11/2023 at 7:57am

JWJ 1-2 -> 3-2 Gnanasekaran
G5 51, 54, 84, 85, 115

Ovtcharov 2-2 Togami
31, 37, 67, 611

Tasei: Repeat this at WTTC and ATTC/Asian Games.

Ovtcharov: He was supposed to choke.

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Viscaria FL - 91g
+ Neo H3 2.15 Blk - 44.5g(55.3g uncut bare)
+ Hexer HD 2.1 Red - 49.3g(68.5g 〃〃)
= 184.8g

Posted By: pongfugrasshopper
Date Posted: 03/11/2023 at 8:13am

Togami wins over Dima !

Posted By: zeio
Date Posted: 03/11/2023 at 8:48am

Fu Yu 2-1 -> 2-3 Chien Tung-Chuan

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Viscaria FL - 91g
+ Neo H3 2.15 Blk - 44.5g(55.3g uncut bare)
+ Hexer HD 2.1 Red - 49.3g(68.5g 〃〃)
= 184.8g

Posted By: pongfugrasshopper
Date Posted: 03/11/2023 at 9:30am

zeio wrote:

YJN: Prepare for your flight, Ito!

It's not a given we see that match up. Fan Siqi is 3-0 vs. Yuan Jia Nan

Posted By: zeio
Date Posted: 03/11/2023 at 9:57am

Samara 0-2 -> 3-2 Pesotska
Samara: Thank you, power outage!

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Viscaria FL - 91g
+ Neo H3 2.15 Blk - 44.5g(55.3g uncut bare)
+ Hexer HD 2.1 Red - 49.3g(68.5g 〃〃)
= 184.8g

Posted By: pongfugrasshopper
Date Posted: 03/11/2023 at 10:16am

zeio wrote:

Samara 0-2 -> 3-2 Pesotska
Samara: Thank you, power outage!

Yeah, that was a terrible disruption for Pesotska. Fortunately for Eugene Wang, he was able to hold on to his lead after the power outage. Congrats, Eugene. Where are the Canadian TT fans?

Posted By: NextLevel
Date Posted: 03/11/2023 at 3:58pm

Here are the highlights to the drug inducing game. Watch the 4th game especially. There is am amazing handswitch point at 2‐1,5‐3.

https://youtu.be/f9avZ-pB-5U" rel="nofollow - https://youtu.be/f9avZ-pB-5U

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https://youtu.be/jhO4K_yFhh8?t=115" rel="nofollow - I like putting heavy topspin on the ball...
Stiga Cybershape Carbon
FH: GT
BH: GT
Lumberjack TT, not for lovers of beautiful strokes. No time to train...

Posted By: Twiddler
Date Posted: 03/11/2023 at 5:20pm

So many BH's-- so unusual.

Posted By: NextLevel
Date Posted: 03/11/2023 at 6:52pm

Yes. Unusual and effective.

From the cell ball days:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KWi87FKLkM" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KWi87FKLkM

From the 2022 Asian Cup:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qplh_QREPBM" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qplh_QREPBM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYSEZdQOTwQ" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYSEZdQOTwQ

Posted By: piligrim
Date Posted: 03/11/2023 at 6:54pm

NextLevel wrote:

Here are the highlights to the drug inducing game. Watch the 4th game especially. There is am amazing handswitch point at 2‐1,5‐3.

https://youtu.be/f9avZ-pB-5U" rel="nofollow - https://youtu.be/f9avZ-pB-5U

Its painful to watch him :)

Posted By: NextLevel
Date Posted: 03/11/2023 at 11:07pm

Does anyone have a technically cleaner game than CCY - it is almost like he doesn't do anything to gain an edge other than play hard and celebrate... though he seems to be choing opponents into submission sometimes these days lol...

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Stiga Cybershape Carbon
FH: GT
BH: GT
Lumberjack TT, not for lovers of beautiful strokes. No time to train...

Posted By: zeio
Date Posted: 03/11/2023 at 11:07pm

Zhang Mo 0-3 CIC
86, 911
15, 77, 710, 910, 911
87, TO for ZM, 97, 911

CCY 3-1 Shinozuka
G2 73, 97, 117
G4 30, TO for Shinozuka, 32, 72, 75, 105, 106, 116
Taisei just sat there again in G3.

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Viscaria FL - 91g
+ Neo H3 2.15 Blk - 44.5g(55.3g uncut bare)
+ Hexer HD 2.1 Red - 49.3g(68.5g 〃〃)
= 184.8g

Posted By: jfolsen
Date Posted: 03/11/2023 at 11:45pm

Filus knows how to throw a racket. Almost got the photographer.

Posted By: zeio
Date Posted: 03/11/2023 at 11:49pm

Aruna 1-2 -> 3-2 Filus
G5 57, 107, 109, 119
Aruna: Better luck next time!

The racket just barely missed the photographer.

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Viscaria FL - 91g
+ Neo H3 2.15 Blk - 44.5g(55.3g uncut bare)
+ Hexer HD 2.1 Red - 49.3g(68.5g 〃〃)
= 184.8g

Posted By: turbozed
Date Posted: 03/11/2023 at 11:53pm

Filus surely is going to get a suspension for that, right?

Aruna was seriously thrown off at the end of set 4 and beginning of set 5 due to some brutal bounces (edge and net balls). But those constant breaks in set 5 really helped him regain his composure. Aruna timeout > side change at 5 > Filus timeout > towel break. There was like 5 mins of breaktime within a 5 point span and Aruna came out of it swinging.

Posted By: zeio
Date Posted: 03/11/2023 at 11:59pm

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Viscaria FL - 91g
+ Neo H3 2.15 Blk - 44.5g(55.3g uncut bare)
+ Hexer HD 2.1 Red - 49.3g(68.5g 〃〃)
= 184.8g

Posted By: zeio
Date Posted: 03/12/2023 at 12:09am

turbozed wrote:

Filus surely is going to get a suspension for that, right?

CTTA: WCQ banned for tossing racket at ZZH.
Fans: Authoritarian regime!

Moregard/Filus: Tossing racket at CCY/Aruna.
SBTF/DTTB: Freedom of expression.
Fans: Yeah!

By extension,
Harimoto: Exercising freedom of expression.
Fans: Ban this MF.

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Viscaria FL - 91g
+ Neo H3 2.15 Blk - 44.5g(55.3g uncut bare)
+ Hexer HD 2.1 Red - 49.3g(68.5g 〃〃)
= 184.8g

Posted By: zeio
Date Posted: 03/12/2023 at 12:31am

R64
Ovtcharov: 2-3 Togami
Franziska: 2-3 Falck
Filus: 2-3 Aruna

Boll: Withdrawn

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Viscaria FL - 91g
+ Neo H3 2.15 Blk - 44.5g(55.3g uncut bare)
+ Hexer HD 2.1 Red - 49.3g(68.5g 〃〃)
= 184.8g

Posted By: zeio
Date Posted: 03/12/2023 at 12:46am

Matrix Hayata caught on screen

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Viscaria FL - 91g
+ Neo H3 2.15 Blk - 44.5g(55.3g uncut bare)
+ Hexer HD 2.1 Red - 49.3g(68.5g 〃〃)
= 184.8g

Posted By: zeio
Date Posted: 03/12/2023 at 1:01am

Xiang Peng - Harimoto
611
17, 57, TO for Harimoto, 107, 108, 118
57, 107, 109, TO for XP, 1010, 1110, 1113. That net at 1110 saved Harimoto.
58, 98, 99, 119
31, 34, 44, 45, 55, 58, 68, 610, 810, 811

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Viscaria FL - 91g
+ Neo H3 2.15 Blk - 44.5g(55.3g uncut bare)
+ Hexer HD 2.1 Red - 49.3g(68.5g 〃〃)
= 184.8g

Posted By: kindof99
Date Posted: 03/12/2023 at 1:14am

Harimoto is getting more and more annoying... Aging does not change him much.

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Posted By: zeio
Date Posted: 03/12/2023 at 3:29am

Balazova 0-2 -> 2-3 Lee Zion

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Viscaria FL - 91g
+ Neo H3 2.15 Blk - 44.5g(55.3g uncut bare)
+ Hexer HD 2.1 Red - 49.3g(68.5g 〃〃)
= 184.8g

Posted By: blahness
Date Posted: 03/12/2023 at 3:34am

zeio wrote:

turbozed wrote:

Filus surely is going to get a suspension for that, right?

LOL...too true!

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Viscaria
FH: Hurricane 8-80
BH: D05

Back to normal shape bats :(

Posted By: zeio
Date Posted: 03/12/2023 at 3:42am

SYB 1-3 SXN
Shindong has been having a lot of trouble after the surgery.

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Viscaria FL - 91g
+ Neo H3 2.15 Blk - 44.5g(55.3g uncut bare)
+ Hexer HD 2.1 Red - 49.3g(68.5g 〃〃)
= 184.8g

Posted By: KiwiPong
Date Posted: 03/12/2023 at 4:41am

Whoa a yellow AND a red card? What did he do?!

zeio wrote:

SYB 1-3 SXN
Shindong has been having a lot of trouble after the surgery.

Posted By: zeio
Date Posted: 03/12/2023 at 5:00am

Time wasting. YLC kept delaying on Lebrun's turn to serve by wandering off, wiping the table etc. Ended up losing and looking badly even with all the service faults against Lebrun...

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Viscaria FL - 91g
+ Neo H3 2.15 Blk - 44.5g(55.3g uncut bare)
+ Hexer HD 2.1 Red - 49.3g(68.5g 〃〃)
= 184.8g

Posted By: Twiddler
Date Posted: 03/12/2023 at 5:30am

What a racket toss by Filus after losing to Aruna. What was he thinking? Just missed a photographer in the head. That is as bad as it gets.

Posted By: turbozed
Date Posted: 03/12/2023 at 5:56am

Looked like it was excessive stalling during serve receive. Kept on putting his hand up at last second when Lebrun was about to serve. After a few of them got a yellow. Kept on doing it and got a red. After getting a red, he was still finding points in the match here and there to stall. All it accomplished was to motivate Lebrun further it seems.

Posted By: zeio
Date Posted: 03/12/2023 at 8:05am

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Viscaria FL - 91g
+ Neo H3 2.15 Blk - 44.5g(55.3g uncut bare)
+ Hexer HD 2.1 Red - 49.3g(68.5g 〃〃)
= 184.8g

Posted By: NextLevel
Date Posted: 03/12/2023 at 8:10am

zeio wrote:

R64
Ovtcharov: 2-3 Togami
Franziska: 2-3 Falck
Filus: 2-3 Aruna

Boll: Withdrawn

Kilian Ort might be the only survivor if Dang doesnt get through. Who would have thought...

Posted By: zeio
Date Posted: 03/12/2023 at 8:43am

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Viscaria FL - 91g
+ Neo H3 2.15 Blk - 44.5g(55.3g uncut bare)
+ Hexer HD 2.1 Red - 49.3g(68.5g 〃〃)
= 184.8g

Posted By: Twiddler
Date Posted: 03/12/2023 at 8:44am

Bad luck for the Germans. That's a long way to go to play one match and lose close. K. Ort has had some nice results lately. Any German player is a tough out.

Posted By: Twiddler
Date Posted: 03/12/2023 at 8:45am

3/5 is great for the fans but it has to be nerve wracking for the players.

Posted By: pongfugrasshopper
Date Posted: 03/12/2023 at 9:24am

MIyuu Kihara wins 3-0 over Zhou Jingyi. The score line doesn't show it, but I thought 17 yr. old Zhou Jingyi played well. A homegrown talent along with Quek Isaac? If so, Singapore is doing a really good job developing their youth.

Posted By: zeio
Date Posted: 03/12/2023 at 9:49am

Polansky 2-0 -> 2-3 Uda
37, 67, 610, 710, 711

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Viscaria FL - 91g
+ Neo H3 2.15 Blk - 44.5g(55.3g uncut bare)
+ Hexer HD 2.1 Red - 49.3g(68.5g 〃〃)
= 184.8g

Posted By: pongfugrasshopper
Date Posted: 03/12/2023 at 9:49am

Uda comes back from down 0-2 to beat Polansky 3-2.

Posted By: pongfugrasshopper
Date Posted: 03/12/2023 at 9:52am

Uda and Togami are the ones to advance instead of Shinozuka for a change. Huge win for Harimoto over Xiang Peng. Anyone watching Xiang Peng the last few months knows how strong he can be.

Posted By: zeio
Date Posted: 03/12/2023 at 9:59am

2 back-to-back first round exit. That is not the Shinozuka I know.

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Viscaria FL - 91g
+ Neo H3 2.15 Blk - 44.5g(55.3g uncut bare)
+ Hexer HD 2.1 Red - 49.3g(68.5g 〃〃)
= 184.8g

Posted By: qkac
Date Posted: 03/12/2023 at 10:41am

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BTY VISCARIA FL;
FH/BH: BTY D09C max/BTY D05 max

Posted By: qkac
Date Posted: 03/12/2023 at 10:42am

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BTY VISCARIA FL;
FH/BH: BTY D09C max/BTY D05 max

Posted By: jfolsen
Date Posted: 03/12/2023 at 10:43am

Filus is toast. What do we think, a 1 year suspension?

Posted By: Twiddler
Date Posted: 03/12/2023 at 10:58am

Just lucky it did not hit the cameraman or else he might have been arrested.

It will be interesting to see if anything happens though his racket toss will go viral.

Posted By: NextLevel
Date Posted: 03/12/2023 at 10:58am

zeio wrote:

2 back-to-back first round exit. That is not the Shinozuka I know.

These are higher level tournaments than what he usually competes in on the tour.

Posted By: kindof99
Date Posted: 03/12/2023 at 11:18am

Twiddler wrote:

Just lucky it did not hit the cameraman or else he might have been arrested.

It will be interesting to see if anything happens though his racket toss will go viral.

This is one of the worst paddle throws. I did not watch the whole game, I do not know what caused it. Is it somehow because the match got a little personal?

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Posted By: kindof99
Date Posted: 03/12/2023 at 11:20am

Despite that Alex Lebrun usually rushes to serve, somehow YLC got a yellow and a red cards for their matches. It is quite rare to see a red card during a match. Need to watch that match too. A lot of people said that YLC stalled a little too much and he deserved the red card.

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Posted By: zeio
Date Posted: 03/12/2023 at 11:25am

Calderano 3-2 CSM

LJH, JWJ and LSS left for Korea after R64. Somehow, it feels they are stronger than Japan.

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Viscaria FL - 91g
+ Neo H3 2.15 Blk - 44.5g(55.3g uncut bare)
+ Hexer HD 2.1 Red - 49.3g(68.5g 〃〃)
= 184.8g

Posted By: mykonos96
Date Posted: 03/12/2023 at 11:44am

pongfugrasshopper wrote:

MIyuu Kihara wins 3-0 over Zhou Jingyi. The score line doesn't show it, but I thought 17 yr. old Zhou Jingyi played well. A homegrown talent along with Quek Isaac? If so, Singapore is doing a really good job developing their youth.

AFAIK Singapore gets full developed players from china not trained in singapore.

Posted By: pongfugrasshopper
Date Posted: 03/12/2023 at 12:14pm

mykonos96 wrote:

AFAIKSingapore gets developedplayers from china not trained in singapore.

It looks like these younger players are born and trained in Singapore:

https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/table-tennis-player-izaac-quek-yong-becomes-first-singaporean-top-under-15-world-ranking" rel="nofollow - https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/table-tennis-player-izaac-quek-yong-becomes-first-singaporean-top-under-15-world-ranking

"Ms Lee said that Izaac started training at the STTA’s Bishan Zone Training Centre when he was seven years old. "

https://tnp.straitstimes.com/sports/others/skys-limit-jingyi" rel="nofollow - https://tnp.straitstimes.com/sports/others/skys-limit-jingyi

"Her potential and fine performances have also earned her a spot in the Youth Training Squad (YTS) under the Singapore Table Tennis Association, which is typically for those aged 13 to 18."

Posted By: pongfugrasshopper
Date Posted: 03/12/2023 at 1:34pm

kindof99 wrote:

Despite that Alex Lebrun usually rushes to serve, somehow YLC got a yellow and a red cards for their matches. It is quite rare to see a red card during a match. Need to watch that match too. A lot of people said that YLC stalled a little too much and he deserved the red card.

In this case I do think YLC deserves the red card as both players were at the table and YLC just ignored Alexis being in his service stance.

However, this is a bit of a gray area that I think ITTF should address. In tennis player's play at the reasonable pace of the server. However, there is no such rule in table tennis. So it looks to be at the umpire's discretion. Alexis is notorious for being a fast server sometimes giving his opponents almost no time to prepare. There has to be a balance between giving the opponent time to be ready and not allowing the receiver to delay the game.

Posted By: mykonos96
Date Posted: 03/12/2023 at 1:57pm

pongfugrasshopper wrote:

mykonos96 wrote:

AFAIKSingapore gets developedplayers from china not trained in singapore.

It looks like these younger players are born and trained in Singapore:

"Ms Lee said that Izaac started training at the STTA’s Bishan Zone Training Centre when he was seven years old. "

https://tnp.straitstimes.com/sports/others/skys-limit-jingyi" rel="nofollow - https://tnp.straitstimes.com/sports/others/skys-limit-jingyi

"Her potential and fine performances have also earned her a spot in the Youth Training Squad (YTS) under the Singapore Table Tennis Association, which is typically for those aged 13 to 18."

Well he can be but what about the other players?

Posted By: piligrim
Date Posted: 03/12/2023 at 2:02pm

pongfugrasshopper wrote:

In this case I do think YLC deserves the red card as both players were at the table and YLC just ignored Alexis being in his service stance.

I think there is rule if opponent not ready and you served its not count ...

Posted By: piligrim
Date Posted: 03/12/2023 at 2:05pm

kindof99 wrote:

Harimoto is getting more and more annoying... Aging does not change him much.

Its even getting worst. What was ok for 14 old looks weird from 18 years old

Posted By: Twiddler
Date Posted: 03/12/2023 at 2:07pm

They were on the same Bundesliga team last year.

Posted By: pongfugrasshopper
Date Posted: 03/12/2023 at 2:35pm

piligrim wrote:

pongfugrasshopper wrote:

In this case I do think YLC deserves the red card as both players were at the table and YLC just ignored Alexis being in his service stance.

I think there is rule if opponent not ready and you served its not count ...

This is true that it's a let if the receiver is not ready, but I'm speaking more of about the pace of the game ... should it be at the server's pace or the receiver's. I can see either pace being abused and the umpire will have to decide who is abusing this. I noticed this is being talked about more since Alexis has been serving. I've seen too many cases where he's serving too fast, but at the same time I have seen receivers waste too much time.

Posted By: BRS
Date Posted: 03/12/2023 at 3:39pm

can't the opponents put a hand up until they are ready?