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update: Kallberg was unstoppable
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Jul 25, 2021 17:53
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These Chinese outfits with the gold lettering and PURPLE DRAGONS are awesome
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Jul 25, 2021 19:50
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I dunno who the guy is commentating but he seems like a huge nerd and I'm enjoying it
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Jul 26, 2021 06:44
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Not sure if its live or on delay but Japan might be about to take out China in the mixed doubles final
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Jul 26, 2021 14:46
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Looks like they did it. Know gently caress all about table tennis but from what I can gather that was a bit of an upset?
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Jul 26, 2021 15:15
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Kuno posted:Looks like they did it. Know gently caress all about table tennis but from what I can gather that was a bit of an upset? China basically win everything all the time. The last set was really exciting, Japan stormed ahead to 8-0 but China pulled it back to 9-5 before the end
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Jul 26, 2021 15:18
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Yeah, China pretty much owns the sport. Before today, only three countries had ever won a gold medal in Olympic table tennis - Sweden (one gold - Jan-Ove Waldner, of course), South Korea (3 golds) and China (literally every other gold medal - 28 of them). It's pretty huge. Back when I lived in Bejing (over a decade ago), if people knew anything about Sweden at all (and wasn't confusing it with Switzerland), it was that Jan-Ove Waldner was from here.
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Jul 26, 2021 18:03
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Forresr gunp
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Jul 26, 2021 18:18
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omg that finale was intense congrats to ito and mizutani. this might be japans year!
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Jul 26, 2021 19:09
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here's hoping for a men's finale with timo boll in it. isn't this like his fourth olympics?
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Jul 26, 2021 19:11
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His sixth. The old man  He got an unlucky draw though, will probably face WR #1 FAN Zhendong in the quarter final...
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Jul 26, 2021 21:00
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Regarding Japans chances, I agree they're intact. CHN remains favourites of course. But Mima ITO has proven that she has the abilities to beat the top 3 (what was this absolutely insane world cup 2 years ago), and if you want intensity look for a match of Tomokazu HARIMOTO (turn the volume down  )EG here: https://worldtabletennis.com/results
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Jul 26, 2021 21:19
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Shame that xu xin lost in the mixed doubles, dude is very entertaining to watch as one of the few pen holders at the high levels.
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Jul 26, 2021 22:00
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harimotos shouting is extremely annoying he and what's his name on the german team, sounds like he's jacking up a car with a bicycle pump
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Jul 27, 2021 00:55
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anyone watching this Korea/Greece match? it's intense as hell
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Jul 27, 2021 03:29
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The amped commentator us back and is educating us about this man https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ma_Long
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Jul 27, 2021 04:33
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he's been singing a song every time someone comes out to wipe the sweat off the table.
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Jul 27, 2021 04:46
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https://www.wric.com/sports/table-tennis-commentator-brings-excitement-to-olympic-games/
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Tankakern posted:harimotos shouting is extremely annoying His name is Dimitri Ovtcharov, which in the language of our people means "the essence of pure will condensed into the body of one man". Also he's playing right now. (Note how I didn't say you were wrong with the 'annoying' bit)
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Jul 27, 2021 06:45
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the Japanese commentators aren't ever bothering with using the name 'Chinese Taipei,' I noticed it last night in the medal awarding for the mixed doubles.
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Jul 27, 2021 11:48
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both niwa and harimoto is out, the same with boll -_- never change, i guess ovtcharov is still there though since he beat niwa, would be fun if he got to the semis is there any europeans left besides him? saw that gauzy match against long, he was lucky to get one set
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Field is actually quite diverse atm, 2-2-2-2 between China, other Asia, Europe, other. Omar ASSAR (EGY) surprised me the most, beating Falck and Chuang. And wow, Jorgic (SLO) winning against Harimoto, how did that happen? Just endless backhands or what  Did anyone see that one, sadly I cannot watch much, stupid time zones.
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Jul 27, 2021 18:57
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cool i should watch a replay of that harimoto game
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Jul 27, 2021 20:33
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Semis are on, I watched this Korean in matches yesterday and by God does she love hooting and hollering Little less prevalent tonight as Japan is demolishing right now loopsheloop fucked around with this message at 07:17 on Jul 28, 2021 |
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Jul 28, 2021 07:09
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the semis are gonna be exciting hope lin and/or ovtcharov makes an upset
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Jul 28, 2021 17:21
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Go silent assassin, go How does Lin perform vs FZD? Ovtcharov has the worst track record against Ma Long, never beaten him iirc. At least I can watch a bit of the first match tomorrow. Also Mima Ito's match should be great, probably bigger chance for an upset even. Or would you argue its not an upset anymore 
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Jul 28, 2021 21:21
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Tankakern posted:the semis are gonna be exciting Fan wins, 4-3. Really close games.
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Jul 29, 2021 08:28
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Ovtcharov is making him fight for it, at least
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Jul 29, 2021 09:58
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Why do players stare at their ball from one inch in front of their faces before serving? Are they whispering sweet nothings?
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Jul 29, 2021 15:26
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Oh god BBC have managed to get the women's final with the NBC commentator 
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Jul 29, 2021 18:31
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The mens final is LIVE The World #1 vs The Greatest of All Time Little Fatty vs The Dictator
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Ha! Got the bronze Mental Barbarian 69 - 68 Silent Assassin Although from a spectacle angle this match was not so high. Dima took out the speed a lot, especially by his serves. And you could see the nerves overwhelming Lin, four match points wasted when he had the upper hand. So he was in a mental hole when the decider started. 3:9, nothing to lose, hitting them again. 7:9, omg I have a chance, arm getting tense, mistakes. Every TT player been there, we understand  Im torn between 'just give them two bronzes' and 'epic bronze fight'. Now to watch the final.
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Lid posted:Little Fatty vs The Dictator And the dictator... dictated. Bobrows words not mine Little Fatty 51:57 The Dictator Crazy how they can up the speed so much. And it still looks normal. In this world class frame of reference. Looking forward to the teams competition, starting Sunday. GER - TPE might again be happening for medals, lets see? Im hype 
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Team competitions starting soon, here are the draws: Women China Austria France Singapore Korea Republic Poland Australia Germany Hong Kong Brazil Egypt Romania Taiwan (#1) USA Hungary Japan Men China Egypt Hong Kong France Brazil Serbia Slovenia Korea Republic Japan Australia USA Sweden Taiwan Croatia Portugal Germany
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the commentator is on table 4 fyi question from someone who doesn't know anything about table tennis: why do they serve the way do? it almost looks like they serve it with their forehead
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oh poo poo he just said "taiwan" rip the enthusiastic commentator
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Badger of Basra posted:the commentator is on table 4 fyi looks cooler that way
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nah of course the answer is cheating. Obscuring the point of contact (paddle/ball) is disallowed. And for a good reason. If you (receiver) cant see the exact paddle movement at the point of contact, the return turns into a guessing game. Serving these is an art of itself, but doesn't make a tasty sport to watch. So its disallowed and I agree thats a good rule to adopt. Now you (server) cant obscure the contact by hand/arm like before. What is the coping strategy? Obscuring by head/shoulder is as effective, but way harder to detect by the umpires. So many discussions and bad blood over this (on amateur level Im talking here). One of the reasons I stopped playing. But lets concentrate on positive things. Teams competitions are under way. No surprises yet, whats up Hugo CALDERANO (BRA) you struggle so hard against 2 outsiders? Apart from that, favourites win. Tomorrow is gonna be really tense!
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If the commentator is Adam bobrow; he has a very fun YouTube channel that, at least before the pandemic, serves as a mix of travel vlog and a dive into the table tennis world. He usually finds the local spots and will spend what looks like most of a day playing anyone who wants to play him. He seems like a genuinely cool eccentric dude, and has made friends in just about every country. It’s a fun watch.
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