Anton Kallberg vs Ruwen Filus | 2021 European Championships

2021 European Championships, 22 - 27 Jun 2021, Warsaw, Poland
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[@sebu1301]

I always have a feeling that Filus is a developing player and is going to break through at any minute. Then I realized he's 33 and been playing as a pro for a very long time xD

[@stijnsmits8920]

Wow amazing

[@johangamb]

I don't understand it. Every single serve, the ball drops behind Kallberg's head. You can see this from BOTH ends of the table. This is in direct contradiction to ITTF serve rule 2.6.4: "From the start of service until it is struck, the ball shall be above the level of the playing surface and behind the server's end line, and it shall not be hidden from the receiver by the server or his or her doubles partner or by anything they wear or carry" Assuming that Kallberg's head is part of "the server" when he's serving, how can this be legal, he has been doing this for years now, when is the ITTF going to make a stand, and make things fair for his opponents (some of whom also serve totally illegally, it has to be said) ?

[@sebu1301]

It's a disgrace. ITTF should enforce the rules it puts in place. We are still stuck to 90's hidden serve era in the year 2021.

[@stonedrider15]

Then why didn't Filus say anything?

[@johangamb]

@@stonedrider15 because there is some kind of bizarre honour code amongst players, where they do not complain about illegal serves and leave it to the referees (to ignore, in most cases it seems). That's why it's so important as spectators that we call it out. It's disgusting, it is simply cheating. If they are not going to enforce the rule they should just remove it, and allow everyone to shield the ball, rather than giving the people who want to cheat an advantage.

[@user-gy4yx8oc4e]

Filus is so good at switching rubber.

[@Therobbe1996]

Quite the only thing he is good at... changing the Material switching the side, is Not a magic trick. Can only attack 2 Hard topspins after another and the third ball he won‘t ever reach...

[@ktosomcosom19]

@@Therobbe1996 Twiddling like this and be effective sort of equals magic in table tennis. But you surely know better.

[@Therobbe1996]

@@ktosomcosom19 you‘re right, but on the level they‘re playing, this should Not be the case. I mean - this is the best of europe... And just have a look at every 2nd chop By filus - way too high.

[@ktosomcosom19]

@@Therobbe1996 Are these chops easy to be attacked, with the same amount of backspin each time? I don't think so. There's a reason Filus is right there with the top European players.

[@pappaflammyboi5799]

If I'm not mistaken, every service from Kalberg was illegal because he obscured the ball behind his head. And yet not a peep from the officials. It's either a stupid rule or lazy officiating.

[@ktosomcosom19]

It's just impossible to see it clearly from the referee's viewpoint. There's either an extra referee present to observe serves.or the rule just cannot be properly enforced

[@Jeppe950]

Well done Källberg! Now onto the almost (final boss) in Boll.

[@Spacevet]

He won last time 3-1: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hoO4l3qshsaIbNk&ab_channel=SportsBestHD

[@Jeppe950]

@@Spacevet Unfortunately DM means nothing and he lost vs Boll today :( Good tournament though.

[@Spacevet]

@@Jeppe950 It means alot, it tell you got the chance. Sadly this match Kallberg lost first sett after having 8-2 and had problems closing the set.

[@BrianDinamarca1]

que buenos servicios de ambos jugadores, sobre todo el del aleman

[@alfredkaparang5267]

Ilovepingpong

[@vrvxvrv]

пипец у калберга рычаг и как он им пользуется, вообще же невозможно защитнику играть, представьте что скачков или шиба также мог бы.. они и могут, только не так уверенно..

[@ianmurphy5975]

#TableTennisKeepyUppeyChallenge

[@john07ru]

Всегда радуюсь когда нападающий выносит защитника.

[@Awesome4ik232]

Потому что сам не можешь так хоть на других посмотреть?

[@john07ru]

@@Awesome4ik232 Потому что еще раз убеждаюсь что защита это тупиковая ветвь развития настольного тенниса

[@Awesome4ik232]

@@john07ru может я вам секрет сейчас открою, но в защиту играют не потому что думают она позволит всех обыграть, потому что человек по физике и мышлению больше к ней расположен!!! Ну и послушал бы я вас еслиб играли старым целлулоидным мячом... Там перекос был не настолько очевиден.