German Open 2014 Highlights: Steffen Mengel vs Wang Hao (3rd Round)

Review all the highlights from the Steffen Mengel vs Wang Hao Mens Singles quarter final from the ITTF World Tour German Open 2014.
Thanks to www.piingofpower.com for this video.

[@thedavidgradinaru]

I don't know what more unbelievable! Wang Hao losing or watching an hd Table tennis match by the ITTF?

[@xkaboomx]

It looked like Mengel won the title... yet this is only the quarters. Just shows how big the difference is between the Chinese and the rest of the people. Beating a Chinese player now is like winning a title. lol

[@EduardoPaz1981]

lol.. lets smile!

[@321Doggies]

150 something beat number 5 in the world. Would be a big deal chinese or not.

[@drusha1]

mengel is a nobody. he never won anything and he downed a highly ranked chinese player so obviously he's proud of himself

[@0o0jf0o0]

drusha1 not entirely true. he won the german national championships after beating timo boll in the final

[@EduardoPaz1981]

mengel is a nobody. lol (2)

[@DELIVERUS126]

2:38 Seven RPBs in a row, what a backhand!!

[@billalphonso79]

so they upload in hd whenever they want

[@nomuritu]

Finally a great quality ! Congratulations ITTF.

[@lumm71]

Very good videoquality - much better as the livestream! Thanks!

[@GuiMXC]

Great quality, great match

[@Peanutz996]

I can't believe it, you uploaded a watchable video.

[@extraspinable]

tell me about it!!! lol

[@BestEquipmentShots]

HD when they want! HD when they waaaant! They're ITTF, they upload HD when they want!

[@ewooll]

There's not much in life that is free. I pay for my satelite TV and get it in HD. They'd be silly to give it away free.

[@BollTimo]

great quality, thanks!!

[@abemud]

HD is reserved for non-Chinese win!

[@Ashm00r]

finally ittf HD! congrats!

[@paulom8]

It is my impression or it seems Wang Hao was not totally motivated to play that match.

[@davidyao2815]

he was way too confident.

[@mindrover777]

tubeist- dan are yu dreaming?

[@nicoslater8750]

He was close to the retirement.

[@chacalba]

Nice quality video in HD!!!

[@evgeniy_moscow_gooner]

Great comeback and fighting spirit.

[@kpdeeeee]

More HD videos please, ITTF!

[@gustavlindroth8527]

keep up with this quality

[@TheKibagami2010]

Congrat to Mengel!!!! Beating Wang Hao, that is an/a historical ttplayer, is supreme!! Is amazing that Mengel was several times behind and he climbed up to win. Btw.... HD with ITTF... we hope they continue this way... we are tired of watching low quality videos with them.

[@jordan5441]

so hard to defeat an athlete who is going to retire

[@LongTimeTTFan]

Big comeback in Game Six saving 3 match points. Fantastic play. Very spirited show. Congrats to Mengel. Hope his streak will last in the semi and final.

[@knotwilg3596]

The last two match points were saved by Wang Hao doing a lazy backhand topspin on a backspin serve. You don't even see that in run of the mill competitions. It's like putting the opponent's face in the mud before proceeding with the agreement.

[@EduardoPaz1981]

is that the league will have teams for HD video? ITTF answers.

[@zhangjike78]

best quality !!!

[@DrYarnal]

Awesome footwork by Steffen Mengel. He seemed to be in perfect position for the majority of his attacking shots.

[@Serve75]

Amazing match!

[@Ericlin788]

Just Came from WTT 2023😂😂😂

[@Duende70]

same here...

[@MagicalGalaxies112]

How tall is Mengel?He seems very tall in this camera angle.

[@EduardoPaz1981]

so we can understand, we will only have HD video when someone wins a Chinese. Ie, we will have very few videos in HD. Ittf was happy with the defeat of wang hao. Ittf biased.

[@bluebird389]

I'm excited.Congrats,steffen!!You'll big!!I've been your fun.

[@dulkin316]

Why would you cut out 10-10 and the rest of the 6th set?????

[@Shirish255]

Wonderful ☺️

[@niklaskras5498]

4:07 it even says "game ball wang" at 10:9 and he wins the point. why not this game?

[@sanashy9024]

we all know that this was the biggest win of his life.

[@Lavrtennis]

Такой молодееец вообще!!!:) Приятный игрок и очень сильный) klass

[@TheAber97]

more impressed with the HD quality than Mengel's win

[@vanityq]

Big smile!!! Keep it up.

[@yoshinorikawamura1375]

brilliant

[@cllllllllll]

Well deserved celebration for Mengel. He knows what it means because he knows who Wang Hao is.

[@ttbrat1272]

Even before this tournament starts and I found out that Wang Hao is the only top Chinese entry, I have this feeling that WH will not even make the final. Congrats to Mengell for coming back from down 5 to 9 in both games 4 and 6 to win the match.

[@jaroslavskriputa]

unbeliviable points from Mengel

[@maultasche668]

What the hell is going on with Mengel?He is playing with so much pressure. Incredible how well he can play.

[@LixinQin]

Sad that WH is going to retire, we may never see RPB like that.

[@siweistevehe6302]

这老外太高了。整个过程腿没伸直过。。

[@tilden02]

Wang Hao is a legend! Great job Mengel.

[@david0ade]

Like what 321Doggies said, Some people here might have the wrong idea that Steffen made this a big deal just because he beat a well known Chinese player but it is because of his ranking at 140s beating a top 5 ranked player in the world regardless if he was a Chinese or not is a great accomplishment for him. Steffen has also made an upset beating Timo Boll in 2013 before and he made that a big deal just as much as this one.

[@citicleaners]

很明显这场球王皓是故意放水的，中国运动员这些所谓的公开赛如果再不放水的话，恐怕乒乓球这项运动就越来越缺乏它的意义性了。

[@ticitaciboyreloaded]

In case anybody wonders the way I did about the ball at 4:07 and why Wang didn't win that game: The display is wrong, as the lady in the back shows it was 10 9 for Mengel at that point ;)

[@gustavlindroth8527]

keep up eith

[@steven0212]

Good match! But I didn't see him feel any sorry when he hits the net or the edge of the table, generally other players would do. Hope the more gentleman German player ovtcharov would win at the end

[@okaner999]

Ah,Wang Hao just needed a bit of support

[@user-rq1co4eq8h]

Вопрос? Сколько германия заплатила Ванг Хао(или парти)? Актёр из него слабенький))

[@TheVampB]

Oh come on guys, Mengel here hit some pretty amazing shots, some probably ill-advised, but amazing nonetheless. I think his style of play counters Wang Hao's somewhat too. And this isn't even one of WH's worst performances I feel. So overall I'd say it's a great job for Mengel and awesome match to watch (probably, but a lot of important shots are not in here).

[@benpork8533]

How tall is Mengel?

[@lumm71]

Wikipedia says 195 cm.

[@StuffLeaver]

要有鬆有緊，感覺上有點卡，王皓加油

[@carlogabriel]

Epic.

[@WorthlessGeek]

Mengel is a giant!

[@tabletennisperson]

mengel played well, but wang also seemed not as sharp as he usually is...

[@knotwilg3596]

***** I don't buy this argument. Xu Xin is world number one and he's a penholder too. Wang Hao played the finals of the World Ch'ips last year. How can you conclude that shakehanders are having the edge? Wang is aging, but he's still the world's number 6. Mengel is number 49. On a good day he can probably beat Wang but it's hard not to think of this game as being staged somehow.

[@nceducation5885]

unbelieveable i thought mengel will be lose but in the end he can beat wang hao wow

[@sai150]

I am appalled, I cannot believe that people would get on here and speak the way they are about this match. Seriously? The missing link to beating the Chinese at WTTC? This was a fluke, no disrespect to Mengel, he played his heart out and truly earned a victory here. But he did not defeat the (ranked 5 in the world) version of Wang Hao. Granted, its Wang Hao's job to be sure that he is in shape for a match. But here he looks slow and sluggish, tired. No spry. If this match proves anything at all, its that sometimes play styles make a difference. Nonetheless, do not knock someone with as many wins and titles as Wang Hao over a match such as this. He is a family man now, he realizes that there is more to life than Table Tennis. Yes, he was beaten fair and square, but lets not stretch the truth here. Wang Hao has been top ten this long for a reason.

[@lumm71]

You are right: This was a bad performance of Wang Hao. But also it was a shame only send Wang Hao as top player to the German Open 2014. The german table tennis fans would be very happy to watch the best Chinese, not only a part time player who "is a family man now".

[@whipdipsuck]

how tall is this guy

[@pudi5858]

1.95 m i believe

[@user-ty8ri9qf3t]

Hej

[@lumm71]

Steffen Mengel: The last missing piece to beat the Chinese at Teams WTTC 2014 ;-)

[@huaaee]

this is a bit too much, wang hao is actually the weakest part of the chinese team. but great performance of mengel

[@lumm71]

huaaee Mengel is not even in the german national team and would be also the weakest part there :-)

[@ohmandamp]

Wang loops weren't place well, and he didn't seem to enter into the right state of mind all tournament long. He wasn't playing at his best. Just look at his performance at WTTC 2013. But Mengel had to play some amazing table tennis, and even then he barely manages to squeeze by the sixth game to win. A doubt a tournament ready and motivated Wang will face too much trouble from a Mengel at the Teams.

[@huaaee]

lumm71 So you think Germany will beat China? Should be interesting

[@lumm71]

huaaee Unfortunately Mengel is not in the german team for WTTC 2014 ;-) Nobody believes that Germany will beat China. But they will give a good fight, hopefully.

[@francocorelli1619]

2014, the year that Wang Hao retired. Is it proud to beat a player who is about to player at 4-3 and cheer like that?

[@jqx4552]

no one knows he will retire.

[@rastabooze9668]

why are you so salty? He won fair and square and took it in a humble way. Why not cheering when the huge underdog wins? I don´t get salt like that...

[@donnieyennerd]

*Sigh* Sadly Wang Hao lost. Although you can't blame him since he has a family of his own to support. I'm not using this reasoning as an excuss to why Wang Hao lost, but you can't say this was not fair either. A lost, is a lost. A win, is a win. Besides, that's one down. But China still haves Xu xin, Zhang jike, Ma Long including the legend Ma Lin. Congradulations though!

[@KYchiu402]

Btw, Wang is just a Dwarfs in front of Mengel

[@clarencemok3851]

In the 6th set, Wang Hao seemed to be giving points to him..

[@haiyingz]

Congrats to Mengel. That's a huge achievement. And I hope this game is not the summit of his career. Looking forward to his excellent performance like this one in the future. Damn, Wao Hao was so lazy in this game. BTW, a thumb up for the great video quality. Good job for this time, ITTF.

[@s055001]

He is thirty now.......And lots of his team mates had retired long times ago

[@knotwilg3596]

Tsz Ho Chan Last year he played the finals of the world championships, beating Ma Long in the semis. Wang Hao may retire any of the coming years, true, but when victory is worth more than defeat, he will still win against the likes of Mengel. All credits to Mengel. With his length and musculature he is at a big disadvantage to the Chinese but he's playing great table tennis. It's just ... look at the 5th set, where Wang Hao shows what he can do.

[@s055001]

***** Yup, this is my Wang Hao. But time's fly, even what talent he obtains, he has to retire. Sad

[@user-ev1en3fl3r]

かっこいい

[@irvinnb42]

Remember Wang Hao defeats Ma long so many times😊

[@chandaniel8204]

Wang is getting old I can say.... It seems that German also feel excited even they just win a old Chinese national teams player..... Is this because German always lost? Especially vs Chinese ? How poor......

[@wangshuntian]

wanghao is close to the retirement and he doesn't have much motivation as before any more.

[@jaygong8956]

you suppose to shake your opponent first before you celebrate, haisenberg!

[@bangonbangon-fs1bj]

Oh my god

[@and0death]

王皓に勝った瞬間のメンゲルの仕草が好きです。

[@disfunctionallydebilitated2912]

Wang Hao is definitely not on his prime, (2014 is his retiring year right?) and the home ground + home crowd for Mengel helps him win even more. They all celebrate as if Mengel had beaten the true Wang Hao, but nope. This annoys me a little :(

[@RedSwordTT]

Wang Hao does not even had a coach on his quarter. WIth all the one side support of the crowd, it really is too much for Wang to handle. I have high hope on Mengel after this but too bad he lost to Jun 0:4 the next day and stop before the final.

[@GeniusTableTennis]

Don't like the cutting here, they are so many great rallys left out!

[@FreagaZ]

Mengel may be a "nobody" today, but in the future he could be one of the few western players challenging the Chinese along with Ovtcharov, especially now that Boll is fading out.

[@lucawiegel1527]

This comment didnt age well 🤣

[@kojifisch2232]

who know Kai Wenzel?

[@stanislavstanislav7571]

мне кажется, что Ван Хао тут неважно себя чувствовал. Иначе по-другому это не назовешь. Он практически не сопротивлялся. Может что-то его беспокоило.

[@phaikia13]

Amazing... actually managed to take a game from a china national team member...

[@rafaelr8830]

Congratulation mengel

[@afl3438]

It is just beginning.Wang Hao just open the window for Mengel

[@JayJay-wf2oe]

When Wang Hao scored: Ohhhhh......When Mengel scored: Yeaaaahhhhh!!!(Clapping)

[@PongGod]

+Jay Xu Well what do you expect? They're playing in Germany and the local player is a huge underdog.

[@Thenakedchef5k77777]

鳥肌たった

[@ZhengieWwe]

Sad Germans, they scream and clap like hell when Steffen makes one single point, when wang does a nice shot, everyonen claps out of sadness.

[@MrTheSpiritist]

Ist ja geil, Steffen Mengel besiegt Wang Hao, der hat meinen Grössten respekt. Geil

[@JK-xz6mj]

The crowd is soooooo one-sided.

[@xyzzzzz01]

weils in deutschland war

[@AshPhoenix]

It's this hard to beat Wang Hao on his very sloppy day.

[@pezulpttamy]

Mengel got a good block. Wang Hao playing with a wall. XD

[@logosnaki]

2:49 o acı bakış :D

[@antoinecraft1]

Je suis content pour Steffen car il a bien joué mais WH, lui est passé comlètement a coté : mauvais au niveau des déplacements et du jeu. Par ailleurs, je trouve WH moins fort que les 3 autres chinois.

[@vr1717]

Steffen Mengel will become top 5 player ! he will beat ma long ~ zhang jike ~ xu xin later !!

[@ohmandamp]

He's not as good as Dima, and even he can't beat Fan. How do you expect Mengel to compete with the big three?

[@greenLinkLP]

Hate the dude in the CROUD that screams when Mendel was about to get a point just to b the first to scream

[@quickzilver333]

Have you guys notice how tall is the German player. He makes Wang Hao look like a dwarf.

[@djohnsonli3496]

這場球王浩真是虧大了.! 兩局眼看就要贏而且領先不少地球,竟然都被逆轉,大概是離退休不遠啦...

[@MIZUTANI09]

His time has gone. Maybe next year, he is likely to retire.

[@batman4784]

I was so biased that Wang Hao would win it... but Wengel has shown the door to much over confident Wang Hao...

[@KYchiu402]

Mengel is just lucky in this match. If Wang was in good condiiton, Mengel must not gain any one set.

[@madinatankayeva4127]

да . я согласен ! Ван Хао не играл на 100% . Куда этому Менгелю до Ван Хао !!!??? Ему расти и расти до уровня Ван Хао !

[@niskagu]

Ждём ВанХао в России, в компанию к МаЛиню)

[@user-ch2cc6uk8y]

晩年のWang Haoか...