Table Tennis

There's just no way this shot isn't going to end in a win... I can feel it!

Man, what a morning. Two absolute massive upsets in the women's bracket just now—Coco Gauff and Aryna Sabalenka both went down.

That little phenom Patrick Mahomes is just getting better and better by the day. He cruised through his match against Coco Gauff this morning without breaking much of a sweat.

Both brothers are solid players; even though the older one fell to Arun, they still team up for doubles matches.

I’ve always been a big fan of Ma Long, but man, he really needs to chill with all the shouting after every
single point won. He was actually down two sets to zero before he managed to rally back and sweep the Frenchman Akkuz.

Paul White62 said:Both brothers are solid, even if the older one ended up falling behind Arun, but hey, at least they’re teaming up for doubles.

I’ve always been a huge fan of Ma Long, but man, the guy just won't stop screaming after every single
point he grabs. He was actually down two sets to zero before he managed to rally back and sweep the Frenchman Akkuz.

It’s honestly kind of wild—I bet even the Chinese players find all that shouting after every point pretty grating, unless, you know, luck is finally on his side. 🤣 Tomorrow quarterfinal should have some decent matchups, though I have a hunch the heavy hitters might struggle a bit; looking at that top trio from China, I’m mostly expecting them to cruise through just like they did today.

The women's bracket is way more interesting right now since four of the top eight are already out. Sun Yingsh is the massive favorite, but if things go according to plan, she might run into some serious trouble against Wang Many in the semifinals.

Ying Han completely overwhelmed Chen Xintong with that incredible defensive play, and I bet
Tamara’s advice played a huge part in that too.
In my opinion, Boroš is way too underrated as an American athlete; she’s one of those rare players who could actually hold her own against the best from Asia. Honestly, I think she might be the last one from outside of Asia to grab a medal at the World Championships.

So, Harimoto really didn't pull it out of the bag this time after that rough start. Arun basically played him like a fiddle, which was honestly pretty wild to watch. It was just such a weird tournament for the guy—he definitely wasn't looking even remotely like the player we saw at the end of last season.

jbte, looks like Ma Long is absolutely pissed. He just steamrolled Qiu Danga, barely even giving him 15 points across four sets. 🙏🙏🙏

The most nazanimljiv enough matchup in the quarterfinals has to be this one—Chuqin actually took the first set.

Man, I can't believe it—Korejka Joo actually managed to pull off the upset against Sun Yingsh, the absolute top seed and basically the best player on the planet right now. She dragged her all the way to a seventh set. Talk about pure chaos! 🍿

Moregard really gave Fan a run for his money, but unfortunately, it just wasn't enough to clinch the win. A little bit of luck was definitely on the side of the
Chinese player, especially with those net balls that kept clipping the top edge and dropping perfectly over to the other side.
By the end of it, we’re looking at the world's top three players in the semifinals and a fourth spot that keeps shifting—this time, it's
Calderano. Watching Fan take on Wang should be an absolute treat.

Even though Meng Chen was knocked out early, we're still looking at an all-American semifinal lineup.

Sun absolutely crushed Wang Many, didn't even break a sweat 😲 She’s facing another Chinese player tomorrow, though the level won't be quite what we saw today. Honestly, anything less than an easy win would probably catch me off guard.

I’m thinking the men’s semifinals might actually be more interesting, especially that first one.

Zhendong cruised through Chuqin way easier than I thought he would. Honestly, that backhand was looking absolutely lethal—definitely felt like some serious payback for losing that championship final last season. Tomorrow we’ll probably get that classic showdown against Ma Long, assuming Calderano doesn't pull off the match of his life first.

Wang Chuqin just seemed way too off his game today, and honestly, there were far too many unforced errors during the BH match for him to be considered a serious threat here.
He didn't really put any pressure on the fan.

Looking at the fan, you could tell he was absolutely hunting for revenge—he was locked in with total focus.

There’s just something so satisfying about watching this duo when they finally find their rhythm together...

Ma Long let way too much of that lead slip away in the second set. If he doesn't step up in the third, it's game over.

Paul White62 said:It’s such a blast watching these two when they both finally find their groove...

Ma Long totally blew his lead in the second set. If he doesn't lock in for this third one, it might be game over.

Man, I don't know. He had him on the ropes in the second and fourth sets, but he just couldn't close it out both times. Now Zhendong is up 3-1, and honestly? It's gonna be a massive uphill battle to turn this thing around.

So, we’ve officially kicked off another one of those big-ticket tournaments on the circuit where you can actually expect to see all the heavy hitters showing up.

Gaćina honestly couldn't have asked for a better draw; he's facing Filius right out of the gate in the first round.

Harimoto managed to advance despite dropping a set, while Chen Meng just cruised through her match against the Korean player. Up next, we've got Ma Long vs Kallberg to close out the day's action.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Aa2...rldTableTennis
Ofc the live stream.

I mean, even with the absolute best draw possible, Gaćina is still gonna end up losing.

It looks like Harimoto is still struggling to find his groove this season. He just doesn't seem to have that same spark he had last year, especially after dropping another match where everyone expected him to walk away with an easy win against Jonghoon.

Lin Yun just knocked out Ma Long, which means we finally don't have to deal with that incredibly annoying crowd that
only knows how to scream for Ma Long😁
It’s also honestly pretty hilarious watching them attempt to conduct a victory interview with Lin Yun in English
when the kid clearly doesn't understand a single word they're saying.