Table Tennis

[Eye of Ra]

Ma Long is a beast.

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[Hostile Offer]

The Chinese couldn't be beat, once again. Surprised by how close the men's semis were though, both were great matches. Ma Long is still the king despite having some troubles with Ovtcharov's absurd side spin.

 

[Eisen]

Ovtcharov got so close....
I can't imagine how empty he'll feel.

 

[Hostile Offer]

Ovtcharov got so close....
I can't imagine how empty he'll feel.

Yup, this was probably his last chance in the olympics to make a serious run for the gold. The Taiwanese kid gave Fan a run for his money as well, Fan honestly looked a bit shaky at times. Expecting Ma to take the final in six.

Kind of a pity we couldn't see Harimoto take on one of the Chinese, at least in the singles.

 

[Eisen]

Yup, this was probably his last chance in the olympics to make a serious run for the gold. The Taiwanese kid gave Fan a run for his money as well, Fan honestly looked a bit shaky at times. Expecting Ma to take the final in six.

Kind of a pity we couldn't see Harimoto take on one of the Chinese, at least in the singles.

Yeah, I imagine that's it for him. It was such a great game. I hope he has the mental energy to make the bronze medal game a match. Perhaps, if he ages like Boll, he has one more shot.

 

[Hostile Offer]

Yeah, I imagine that's it for him. It was such a great game. I hope he has the mental energy to make the bronze medal game a match. Perhaps, if he ages like Boll, he has one more shot.

Everything is possible but the issue is that the game gets faster every day and Ovtcharov is on a bit heavier side in his movement than most top TT players, including Boll. His serves continue to be a bitch though.

Either way he's had an amazing career already and is probably the second best European player of his generation, right behind Boll.

 

[Eisen]

I just watched the bronze medal game. Damn, another nailbiter. Ovtcharov several at the brink of eliminiation, came back and snatched the bronze. Hats off to both these athletes.

 

[Eye of Ra]

The Chinese couldn't be beat, once again. Surprised by how close the men's semis were though, both were great matches. Ma Long is still the king despite having some troubles with Ovtcharov's absurd side spin.

The only one who could ever beat the chinese was a guy from Sweden, Jan Ove Waldner..

 

[Hostile Offer]

The only one who could ever beat the chinese was a guy from Sweden, Jan Ove Waldner..

Waldner was a god, just ridiculous how he could control the ball. It's kind of a shame we didn't get to have Xu Xin play in these olympics, he's the closest to Waldner that today's game has to offer.

 

[Kyndig]

Adam Bobrow the commentator for table tennis goes on one of his many tangents for like 2 minutes explaining the pros and cons of tossing the ball up high on a serve. British woman that I even forgot was there says something like "So are there any benefits to tossing the ball up high on a serve and if so what are they?"

 

[Eisen]

Another chance for the Germans to beat the Chinese. Somehow, my hopes are not high.

 

[serp]

If they can take just 1 match off the Chinese i'd be very happy.

 

[serp]

They're not beating the Chinese but the german team is putting up a good fight.

 

[Eisen]

They're not beating the Chinese but the german team is putting up a good fight.

Yeah, I was really impressed. You can't ask for more than that.

 

[HanTykje]

More member of this forum that play Table Tennis? I have just started

 

[alko]

More member of this forum that play Table Tennis? I have just started

Thats the sport, what Forrest Gump was playing, right?

 

[HanTykje]

Thats the sport, what Forrest Gump was playing, right?

Your answer is relevant how?

 

[DaaaaB's]

Your answer is relevant how?

I think he's just asking a question?

Anyways, I still play occasionally but I'm not near as good as I once was due to a combination of rust and getting old/out of shape.