TEAM event. HOME event. CHN is just too strong. JPN needs Genie from the MAGIC lamp. ALaddin is good.
Yeah, once she gets the lead she always tries to hope it to the finish line and risks absolutely nothing anymore. I was literally screaming in the third when tired CYF could basically park at the net because she always knew exactly what was coming. But as I said, credit to her. She had balls and AY hadn't. Can't say it wasn't well deserved.
I'm absolutely laughing loud at Morten Frost right now, by the way. Ahead of the WC final he was suggesting the EXACT opposite of what he now is saying SYQ should do. He was saying SYQ should play long patient rallies and that would most certainly win him the match.
It's amazing that Yamaguchi is only 21 years old. She has been on the SS circuit for what seems like forever and won her first SS 6 years ago as a 16 year old. However, as long as Yamaguchi has been on the SS circuit, her racket technique has not improved substantially. Yamaguchi doesn't have the deception or shot variety as TTY or CYF. CYF on the other hand has been getting better every year. And she has much more shot variety and deception than Yamaguchi. I feel that Yamaguchi can't keep her playing style forever. It's okay now because she is 21 years old and will be 22 soon, but when she is 27 years old or after, her style will take a toll on her body.
Too bad, I can't understand Japanese. So, I don't really know what she chants. But, lol, do you really heard suparman? That sounds like an Indonesian name.
This is not good for SYQ. Momota is doing what LD does, just rally rally rally, and wait for the opponent's mistakes. SYQ is smashing and using his energy. Momota is just saving his energy. If this goes to a 3rd, Momota will then use his energy and up his pace. By then, SYQ will probably be tired and out of gas.
