Transcending TT

Transcending T.T. II

Zhang Yining vs. Mark Hazinski

Zhang Yining vs Ilija Lupulesku

Polish Open: Timo Boll vs Bastian Steger

Asian Championships: Ma Long vs Zhang Jike

Wang Hao vs Vladimir Samsonov in Euro-Asia Cup

Timo Boll vs. Joo Se Hyuk - Euro-Asia Cup

WTTC: Liu Shiwen-Iveta Vacenovska

Qatar Open: Liu Shiwen-Zhang Yining

Liu Shi Wen vs Cao Zhen (2009 Slovenian Open)

Liu Shiwen vs Mikie Tasei (2009 WTTC)

2005 Toyota Cup Yoshida Kaii vs Ryu Seung Ming

English Open: Ma Long vs Ma Lin

World Cup: Chen Qi vs Oh Sang Eun

World Cup: Vladimir Samsonov vs Chen Qi

Timo Boll vs Oh Sang Eun (2008 Olympics) [in HD]

Chuan vs Wang Hao

Asien Cup 2009: Ma Long vs. Wang Hao

2009 Chinese Superleague: Zhang Jike vs. Wang Liqin

2009 China Open Kenta Matsudaira JPN vs Wang Hao CHN

Zhang Jike vs. Wang Liqin Game #5 (2009 China Table Tennis Super League)

Ma Lin vs Li Ching Chinese Super League 2009

Austria Top 12: Werner Schlager-Chen Weixing

Ma Lin x Timo Boll 11x0

Monday, November 23, 2009

Ma Long continues his dominance

November 22, 2009
Winner of the Men’s Singles title at the English Open some three weeks earlier in the city of Sheffield; Ma Long was repeated that form to win the Men’s Singles title at the Asian Championships in Lucknow on Sunday November 22, 2009.

He was as devastating as he had been in Sheffield with both Ma Long and his adversary giving total commitment just as Li Xiaoxia and Ding Ning had done before in the Women’s Singles final.

It was China versus China but that was forgotten, the crowd was seeing too fine athletes battle for the top prize.

Ma Long won 11-8, 11-2, 11-5, 12-14, 3-11, 11-5

Similar Style
Two players of similar ilk, Ma Long and Zhang Jike faced each other to determine the Men’s Singles gold medal.

Both right handed, both shakehands grip players, both dynamic athletes.

Better Start
It was Ma Long who made the better start; he won the first four points of the opening game. Immediately he found a rhythm, the forehand as always very much in evidence; a full swing of the arm, excessive use of the legs and a virtual pirouette.

Nevertheless, Zhang Jike stuck to the task and exchanged blow for blow but from losing the first four points he was never able to claw back the deficit; the opening game went to Ma Long.

Juggernaut
The opening game win had added to the confidence of Ma Long, not that that was needed, in the second game he sped into an 8-0 lead; he pressurized Zhang Jike into errors.

He could do no wrong. Eventually he won the game 11-2.

Clearly the momentum was with Ma Long; it was like trying to stop a juggernaut; the juggernaut was in top gear, overdrive.

In the third game Ma Long raced into a 6-1 lead. It was a commanding lead and it was converted; Ma Long was two games to nil ahead.

Character
Was there any way back for Zhang Jike? Perhaps a power cut witnessed earlier in the week might have helped.

However, Zhang Jike is a young man of character, a facet he displayed amply in the Men’s Team final earlier in the week when he steered China to gold; in the fourth game he went ahead 5-3 but with fleet of foot and power of forehand, Ma Long gained parity.

Zhang Jike replied, he went ahead 7-5, then 8-6 but then Ma Long responded to draw level at 9-all.

At 10-9 Zhang Jike had game point; game points came and went with Zhang Jike eventually succeeding at 14-12. The deficit had been reduced.

More Consistent
Now Zhang Jike was playing with a higher level of consistency and Ma Long in his efforts to force the pace was making errors. In the fifth game, Zhang Jike established a 7-1 lead.

The game was captured by Zhang Jike, the deficit in games was down to one.

Top Speed
Ma Long returned to the surrounds, deep in thought, he returned to the table; he raised the tempo, breakneck speed, he attacked and moved into a 3-1 lead before the umpire on duty decided to foul serve the star for not holding his hand flat.

The decision somewhat unnerved Ma Long; Zhang Jike drew level at 3-all. However, soon, Ma Long was back in full flow. He greeted every rip roaring forehand with a rip roaring deep throated cry.

Mission Accomplished

He went ahead 6-4, Zhang Jike called “Time Out”, it was only a temporary stay of execution.

Ma Long was in the zone and he was the champion; he had completed a full house of titles, champion in every event for which he was eligible; a tremdous achievement.

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

"I'll never stop - watching those balls"

Top table tennis played by the Chinese stars Ma Lin, Wang Liqin, Ma Long, Wang Hao, Chen Qi, Zhang Chao, Lei Zhenhua and others

Sunday, November 8, 2009

Ryu Seung Min vs. Yoshida Kaii

Ryu Seung Min vs. Yoshida Kaii
TableTennis 2005ToyotaCup
Yoshida Kaii VS Ryu Seung Ming

世界卓球2008広州 水谷隼 Ryu Sueng Min vs 柳承敏 Jun Mitzutani

世界卓球2008広州 水谷隼 vs 柳承敏

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第14回 ジャパントップ12卓球大会 男子決勝"

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Thursday, November 5, 2009

2009 China Open Wang Hao Vs Wang Liqin SF

Great game between two of the best players in the world! Both meeting in the semi final of the China Open Pro Tour 2009. Who will win?

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Sunday, November 1, 2009

Ma Long vs Ma Lin in the 2009 English Open

Ma Long Dominates with a 4 - 0 Victory over Ma Lin

Uninhibited Style
Demonstrating his skills in his typical uninhibited style he was able to cope with the man who is the master of the difficult service and fast first attack.

Ma Lin is particularly potent executing a dynamic forehand topspin from the backhand court to all points on the table.

Playing intelligently and thinking clearly, Ma Long more than once played a controlled backhand topspin down-the-line wide to the Ma Lin forehand; it left the OIympic champion flat footed and stranded on more than one occasion.

The accuracy of the ploy was to be admired and applauded; his clever placements combined with his trademark rocket fired forehand spelt doom for Ma Lin.

Few Opportunities
Ma Lin had few opportunities to assert himself on proceedings; the best opportunity arguably coming in the opening game when the duo stood toe-to-toe at 9-all.

Ma Lin had two serves to come, he lost both, it was a portent of what was to follow.

Eleventh Meeting
The duel in Sheffield was the eleventh meeting between the two Chinese stars; it was the eighth time that Ma Long had won.

In 2007 he won on the ITTF Pro Tour in Kuwait, Japan, Germany and Sweden; in 2008 he succeeded in Korea and at the Volkswagen Pro Tour Grand Finals, whilst earlier this year he was victorious in February at the semi-final stage in Kuwait.

Wins for Ma Lin
Meanwhile, Ma Lin’s wins all came in 2007.

He won their very first meeting in February at the Liebherr Qatar Open, then in November at the Liebherr French Open and at the end of the year at the Volkswagen Pro Tour Grand Finals.

Eighth Title
It was the eighth Men’s Singles crown on the ITTF Pro Tour for Ma Long.

In addition to his victories 2009, he won in Kuwait and Germany in 2007 and in Korea and Singapore in 2008; whilst later in the year he was crowned Men’s Singles champion at the Volkswagen Pro Tour Grand Finals in Macao.

Top Place
An invitation to Macao awaits for January 2010, prior to the English Open he stood in top place on the ITTF Men’s Singles Standings; with only the Polish Open remaining, that place is now totally secure.