Gionis Panagiotis - Modern Defender

[@ricardomurillo5205]

There is something beautifly elegant about a good defender. The perfect cut and patience until the ultimate strike.

[@jazsings]

I agree and its definitely nicer to watch 💗

[@DKPOWA]

If only he could play like that every point...

[@Pintkonan]

wow, impressive when he switches from defense to offense in a blink (:

[@beltrangarrote1982]

Awesome what you are doing. You just showed me a player I had never seen and, oh boy, I just love his style. Thank you again.

[@mothertree]

He reminds me of many players I used to see here in the u.s. years ago...makes for great watching!

[@aperson4173]

You're definitely my favorite Table Tennis channel. You get so many different players and such good clips rather than making five compilations of the top two or three players. It's really great :)

[@Hao_1]

Best European defender. Would love to see some more defenders in the top 100.

[@caglargenc4999]

Han Hao - 韩浩 ahem ruwen filus??

[@panatsip4949]

He was the 11th in the world. What do you mean?

[@18dvasquez]

Only 3 right now :(

[@kiterickbartolome8264]

Gionis is like a damn tank. Bulky, strong defense (backhand chop), strong attack (forehand). Nice video!

[@elijahng5673]

One of the best if not the best table tennis compilations

[@nenolabrego]

thank you very very much for not muting the sound and adding some stupid music over it. Sound in TT is 50% of the show

[@Zack-pc6vn]

Even at 36 years of age, I still think this guy is a rising star! With these epic points, I don't know how players can beat him!

[@tomspice73]

Zack E. As they are better and More patient

[@goxaviergo11]

Zack E. Cos these are highlights and not lowlights.

[@trinanjan26]

Now 41 years and he is still playing

[@Nikolas_kloudas]

Now almost 45 ! And got the olympic qualification

[@vinkorelja694]

And pass to the round 2​@@Nikolas_kloudas

[@Τιμωρόςεκδικητής]

Π α ι κ τ α ρ ά ς ! ! ! Top player !

[@ibexlove7009]

1:03 insane spins to win that point

[@黒沢秀徳]

2:52 gionis wonderful shot

[@bastooo3]

Pana, one of the manliest players out there ;)

[@prasinos5715]

Firstly, I really thank you for this video, I don't know if you did it because I told you or because you had planned to,but thank you! Secondly, this channel is the best KZbin channel in the web. In addition,I have some suggestions about new videos: First of all do waldner, joo saehyuk,Xu xin,ma long, Liu guoliang and other famous players. Then you can do a series like " China's dominance" or "the European power" (or Swedish power) in which there will be amazing points. Sorry for the long post

[@Top8TT]

Thank you for comment and for watching. Someone was asking for Gionis video, probably was you, thank you for that and for all of this ideas. Enjoy my friend!

[@essencepinguin7194]

ano nymous very good ideas! I rly like that channel too, always fun to watch :D

[@propagandapanda4218]

Top 8 TT Christian Süß would be nice

[@taichan00]

ano nyq mous

[@robbywijaya7642]

@@Top8TT y

[@vb66666]

what a player ! 01:33 is unreal

[@lgeiger]

He looks so chilled it's unreal :D 1:32 is insane

[@majormind1584]

Love Gionis' intelligence when he's on form, great player.

[@paulispaul1974]

Incredible material, as always.

[@illusionist_9911]

1:33 OMG!

[@kostasmad1431]

Number 19 in the world! Well done!

[@chasew.l.5808]

rare player, but everything is based on his body size. bigger body frame makes it easier for him to reach edge balls, but what’s more good about him is that he reacts fast, this is which is many big sized player couldn’t do. Plus, more power.

[@hammertlme]

His racket setup is really fast for him to be able to get that much speed away from the table effortlessly.

[@yutaka9872]

4:42 great!

Excellent video about an excellent player. I suggest he to play with a pips pro good in sink spin skills. I think he will enjoy the game especially sink spin.

[@sand9577]

Dam this guy is tall, the table looks so small next to him. Women must love him everywhere he goes after he mentions he's Greek.

[@ibrahimseratl7878]

Nice video! I enjoyed very much , thanks for this video.

[@kedrprao]

He's got to be one of the biggest dudes i ever seen playing TT

[@Thex57]

I love this channel

[@yadayadayada6351]

Great video!

[@a.m347]

What a perfection 😍💓

[@plum_TA910]

he always looks happy

[@francoiscool9145]

J'adore ce défenseur.....

[@paulporter3677]

How gionis can play without constant shoulder injury is beyond me.

[@zazenforever4940]

I really like this guy's style of play. Plus, he has the best hair in table tennis!

[@kobecouyoumjian5225]

please make more videos:)

[@CR0ssi]

2:14 2-0 sets. This is like a keeper takes 5 goals in a match, but saves 10 incredible shots. So here is the question : what is the point of all that if you can't win, which is the main reason for all competitions.

[@loukas371]

I mean... This is Ma Long (in great form too at that time) that we are talking about.

[@majormind1584]

Yeah lol Ma long and elite players have a huge advantage over defensive style players, especially with new balls. He still fights well against them and makes them work.

[@sreenivasapendlimari3468]

Awesome play with pimple rubber

[@eummermendoza7910]

amazing

[@Mega1master]

Nice selection, I like it, and thank you to share here, .... but entire clip I did not see even one Backhand shot by this player.

[@Catherineone]

Fun To Watch

[@yutaka9872]

2:58 counter

[@t3tris555]

I love him

[@pukulu]

Gionis has amazing touch. He's a big guy, 6'5" I think.

[@unghuugh916]

For you

[@LeonLiakas]

He is 6.2

[@CzopiarzePL]

The best from the best long pimples players :)

[@muhammadhanifbinmohdnasan144]

did he use long pimple both side??

[@shanelawson5072]

@@muhammadhanifbinmohdnasan144 no, only backhand.

[@druidzown]

His forehand reminds me so much of Kong Linghui's...ridiculous spin and contact.

[@24ghosh24]

gionis's forehand is like...from where do u get this?best forehand among defenders.

[@thexavy1998]

amazing :O

[@blueheart9873]

Yo, this type of playstyle looks really fun. I'm going to try to play like this now

[@bionickchief]

u do that

[@Goo_Gle.]

How’d it go?

[@blueheart9873]

@@Goo_Gle. Hey, thanks for asking. I played 2 seasons using only long pips and it worked well. I play mostly with inverted rubbers now but sometimes still play with pimples when I know someone will do bad against defensive playstyles or when it's a match I would lose anyway for experience

[@Goo_Gle.]

@@blueheart9873 Do you think it’s a playing style that a person could master to perfection? I’ve heard that it’s cool until the opponent figures out how to play against the chops. Then it’s a quick defeat. I dunno. What are your thoughts

[@blueheart9873]

@@Goo_Gle. In my opinion it's that the long pimple techniques have not been perfected yet. Most teachers and coaches don't know how to give advice on long pimples and defensive playstyles other than "place the ball precisely" or "be patient". That being said I would consider an offensive playstyle better as both players have the same weaknesses and strengths. With long pimples it can go either way. Some players do really bad against them, and others will always find an opening to pressure you very hard. I've won against some players that would win against me normally, but also lost to players that I could beat with normal rubbers. If this is the playstyle you want to go for you can always at least try it, it makes you understand how someone else would use certain techniques like that too

[@Iennal]

Very entertainment!👍👍👍👏👏👏

[@und3rgroundman865]

Ah, the old downward chop at 1:27

[@Wisstihrwas]

pretty much my goto move when being on the defense forhand side...

[@AbdullahAlSayeed]

Do Greeks play defensive in all sports? (In reference to their football team's playing style) :-)

[@arisilittedsquad9003]

Abdullah Al Sayeed we are defensive and we are aggressive when we find the right moment to be.

[@agpaok0704]

2019 is the first time that our football team will be aggressive. To water Polo, we were always aggressive

[@المبروكدرهوب]

good

[@boonfirebat]

Geonis pana

[@josepinchero]

what sponge thickness is his Feint Long II? curious.

[@vantuyentran3596]

modern defender, i like that

[@haleemulhassan9158]

Is there any defender in the top ten rankings right now? Or a defender/attacker hybrid like this guy

[@andreycunha445]

Haleem ul Hassan No, Samsonov is a defender, but he uses block, not chop... Joo Sae Hyuk is a south-korean chopper and he is at top 20 rankings, he is very good.

[@adrainau4277]

awesome defender....... any match vs xu xin?

[@janvonschreibe3447]

Yes, that's the last point of the video

[@maxdruno4368]

every top 100 player has such video with best points. the big question- what tournaments he won? and with such style u usually win nothing big.

[@panatsip4949]

He was top 20 in the world. Isnt that enough to prove how good he was and still is?

[@ΓερασιμοςΧατζηγιαννακης-π3δ]

Gionis Panagiotis is greek and I'm also from Greece. Α ρε Ελλαδαρα

[@TheSuperJiJo]

Who is the japanese player at 4:10

[@inyourface123]

Kishikawa.

[@jpao36]

The best way to counter attack is attacking way harder when you get attacked.

[@서현준-u3g]

What is that blade and ruubber?

[@yapa7891]

腕をぶん回すようなフォアドライブマジでえげつないな

[@arifardhiyanto9737]

Is he a defender or a striker?

[@cashewghost]

What kind of rubbers does he play

[@imperialmarchinhumanbowels5726]

Isn't that serve at the start completely illegal? He doesn't come close to tossing the ball vertically. Ding Ning's serve was disqualified for not being vertical enough and that was way more vertical than this.

[@andreycunha445]

ImperialMarchInHumanBowelSounds Yeah, i think you're right.

[@The_Paddle_Smith]

what is he using on the backhand side? is it short pips?

[@Top8TT]

Long pips - Butterfly Feint Long II

[@The_Paddle_Smith]

Top 8 TT are you sure? I thought long pips were illegal in tournament play

[@essencepinguin7194]

Thoeun Kong noooo, they are allowed ofc, but they may not be too long :)

[@Pablo-vr8sv]

Thoeun Kong on backhand has Butterfly Feint Long II..

[@luisgutierrez-ze1zi]

Nose que sera..pero siempre los que juegan defensivamente..cuando pasan al ataque tienen un ataque bestial..demoledor...

[@abdullahamir9036]

Is he using long pmple?

[@oxintoma32dev]

The goat of greek ping pong

[@iamlalala1995]

Western defender could really take advantages of long arm span and good table coverage with their height. It's a shame the chopping styles is not very encouraged there.

[@leumasarc4180]

He never uses forehand chops, it's crazy!

[@andreycunha445]

Samuel Schnittka Because he uses inverted rubber in the forehand

[@percevalzinzin5983]

@@andreycunha445 He could chop with inverted rubber if he wanted to. Others do it, like Joo Sae Hyuk. I guess it's a matter of choice (and skill) of the player rather than the orientation of rubber.

[@정광덕-c8s]

부럽습니다

[@Zack-pc6vn]

3:37 clash of European Defenders.

[@zZDanylorZz]

Man you are doing a really good work, but i guess that some low epic music would increase the quality of the video

[@panagiotisstathoglou4116]

Έλληνας?

[@patrickgoatman8636]

panagiotis stathoglou ☺

[@djfilip5103]

Έλληνας

[@agpaok0704]

Ρωμιός

[@ΔΗΜΟΣΘΕΝΗΣΔΙΑΜΑΝΤΙΔΗΣ]

Που σαι μπραττ

[@n1ira]

Ma Long next!!

[@burkhardwacker6918]

what about ruwen filus ?

[@headlibrarian1996]

Against a moderately skilled player defense seems to be a suboptimal strategy.

[@Carimbo575]

Why don't we see defensive players chopping with their forehands anymore?

[@랄랄-u2s]

Carimbo575 Joo sehyuk is the best

[@Zack-pc6vn]

3:02 Is this the 2003 world championships?

[@Zack-pc6vn]

Nevermind, I figured out that this was the 2004 Singapore open

[@Listermintsluesh]

what rubber combo he use ?

[@Top8TT]

Blade: Korbel-ST Rubbers: Tenergy 05, Feint Long II

[@whipdipsuck]

Top 8 TT do u know the thickness of his long pip

[@odessit777]

chopsticks and knives he uses FL2 in 1.0 thickness

[@Listermintsluesh]

Top 8 TT thanks

[@Met2402]

he plays just like me. just 10 times better

[@bionickchief]

10 huh

[@molenlee5326]

he doesnt use chop as much

[@PingBrothersTR]

Atak oyuncularının çoğu kullanamaz o raketi hızlı gelir 😂😂

[@SuperHammaren]

The offensive players I see here makes lousy drop shots and play predictable offensive, damit change corner when you have the opponent far out to the left or right and not a 1 m high dropshot point which hardly bounces twice on the table. Waldner and Pärsson were expert in that vs Defensive players. The best I have seen was Li gung Sang who won Soc in Sweden in 89. There he was Magnific! However as someone else has said, they rarely win tournaments.

[@randomusername7510]

3:00

[@santiagoarroyob]

hes more like a counter attacker

[@MaxFri2109]

A nightmare this player

[@saidimohamedali8771]

first defense then attack

[@nyarome3]

変態すぎてｗ凄い

[@MaxFri2109]

This guy destroy your confiance

[@Τιμωρόςεκδικητής]

Ποιος... Μπρούνο... και... ποιος Ερνάντεζ; ... Ο σούπερ σταρ, κύριοι, είναι Ε Ν Α Σ και ήρθε στον Παναθηναϊκό ! ! ! Είναι αυτός ο 42χρονος ώριμος... πράσινος κύριος στην γωνία, πρωταγωνιστής στο άθλημά του... από παιδί ... όταν... σε ηλικία... μόλις δ ώ δ ε κ α ετών έγραψε ιστορία κατορθώνοντας να εξασφαλίσει την πρωτιά στην τότε κ-15 και να γίνει ΒΑΛΚΑΝΙΟΝΙΚΗΣ ! ...Και μετέπειτα, όταν σε ηλικία μόλις... εικοσιενός ετών έγινε επαγγελματίας (!) και μετέβη στην Γαλλία, πρωταγωνιστώντας στα μεγάλα σαλόνια. ... Έχει φτάσει ως και στην τέταρτη (;) ( ... σόρρυ, δεν θυμόμαστε καλά... θα το επανεξετάσουμε αυτό )... ... θέση στον κόσμο, σαν να λέμε... Τζόκοβιτς... Ναδάλ... Νοά... Μπιοργκ... Λεκόντ... κάποια στιγμή... δηλαδή... αντίστοιχα και (κρατηθείτε) έχει συμμετάσχει σε Ολυμπιακούς Αγώνες... π έ ν τ ε (...ναι· κ α λ ά διαβάσατε· Π Ε Ν Τ Ε ) φορές...! ! ! ! ! ... Κυρίες και κύριοι... υποδεχτείτε τον Κ Ο Ρ Υ Φ Α Ι Ο Έλληνα αθλητή όλων των εποχών, στην επιτραπέζια αντισφαίριση (... πιγκ - πονγκ... για 'σένα και για 'μένα, κύριε...) τον πολύ Π α ν α γ ι ώ τ η Γ κ ι ώ ν η οδοντίατρο, και ΚΑΤΑΠΡΑΣΙΝΟ στα φίλαθλα αισθήματα... παιδιόθεν... να ξέρετε. Ένας διεθνούς φήμης αντισφαιριστής (τον ξέρουν σε κάθε γωνιά τού πλανήτη) που θα αγωνίζεται με το ΤΡΙΦΥΛΛΙ στο στήθος από 'δώ και στο εξής, για την ομάδα τής καρδιάς του· ένα όνειρο, που, όπως πολλές φορές εχει πει και ο ίδιος, είχε από μικρό παιδί. ... Μόνο... μια χάρη... εκεί, στον Ερασιτέχνη. Ε υ χ α ρ ι σ τ ο ύ μ ε που έστω και στα 42 του φέρατε τον παικταρά, μα ΣΑΣ ΠΑΡΑΚΑΛΟΥΜΕ ΦΤΙΑΞΤΕ τις αίθουσες και τα τραπέζια, και όόόόλαααααααα όσα χρειάζονται... μην γίνουμε ρεζίλι στον άνθρωπο και τον ξενερώσουμε, θα μείνει για ΠΑΝΤΑ στο Τριφύλλι, θα γίνει Ε Ν Α με την ιστορία μας, και θα μάς βοηθά... μέχρι... να σβήσει... ο ήλιος ! ... Τ ε ρ ά σ τ ι ο κεφάλαιο, μια ν έ α σελίδα ανοίγει... Ανυπομονούμε να δούμε τις μοναδικές άμυνες και τα δυνατά καρφιά τού πράσινου Παναγιώτη. Θα... αναστενάξουν τα τραπεζάκια τού πιγκ πογκ. R e s p e c t.

[@MarcoLeeJones]

he is fairly good only.

[@Klara906090]

the funny thing is that they make good points, but defenders will not ever win any major title.

[@РаджабРамазанов-п5б]

Unfortunately that's truth, I think so .. but it's looking more greater and rich amazing play))

[@РаджабРамазанов-п5б]

Согласен

[@taki-mv2mn]

台がちっちゃく見えるw

[@panagiotisstathoglou4116]

ελληνασ

[@patrickgoatman8636]

panagiotis stathoglou ελληνας*

[@majestytd]

His Defense is not good, in this video all you see was his best shot and some defense also his defense is not a Modern.. .Watch some of his full game with others you will see... Not good at all... The only good defense player I think best of all time is Joo Se Hyuk from Korea...