#ITTFSmashback

Enjoy the highlights of the #ITTFSmashback best of 1996-2000! Kong Linghui v Vladimir Samsonov faced off in 1997 at the World Table Tennis Championships
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[@powerplaylive]

EVEN back in 1997 the camerawork quality was better than what is now in 2020 -_-

[@julianbuhler284]

best comment. Also the angle here is great!

[@triplebig]

2023 for that matter. We’ve been complaining about it for years and it still seems to only get worse

[@AndersLindFan]

Wtt doesn't even have sound in 2023.

[@oivaristimaki677]

Check out Waldner - Xie Saike 1983…

[@dimakogan9593]

The best match from Vladimir Samsonov that I have ever seen !!

[@fraer111]

С Ма Луном в 2009 в 7 партий было покруче. И качество игры, по ощущению, там повыше.

[@albertswirta8211]

Dear ITTF, please upload more KLH matches , his style is so unique and in the internet there aren't many vids in good quality with him like this. I suggest also his doubles matches from Sydney and Athens Olympics, 2003 WTTCs - especially doubles final and singles quarter-final against Qiu Yike (who eliminated Timo Boll, that time No.1).

[@mongotree8446]

Samsonov is always credited for his passive Skills - his Blocks, his touch, serves and receive! But people forget that he was an offensive machine as well! His Bh-Topspin was and still ist rock solid!

[@pingpong9005]

The best all round player.

[@太麻里小狼狗]

How good is the quality of 1997 match video. Even pirated porn have better quality than ITTF nowadays.

[@philcawser]

So glad to finally be able to see this match. I wanted to see how well Vlad played to beat Kong & reach the final in 1997....since the only widely available video of him in this tournament is in the final itself, when he ran into the brick wall that was a mature and unbeatable Waldner and was overwhelmed. And, Vlad did indeed play aggressive and excellent stuff!

[@drdre5286]

Samsonov was a beast in 1997

[@benhabot9526]

When you're a descendant of Confucius, you already know you're about to succeed in life.

[@robertrowles5450]

A great match. One of Vladi's best; Kong played well too. Still amazes me he beat 4 Chinese players on his way to the final - including Kong, Ma Lin and Wang Liqin.

[@Barman4200]

Who was the last? Ding Song?

[@drdre5286]

@@Barman4200 yes

[@Barman4200]

@@drdre5286 Makes sense. Samsonov's quite the chopper killer!

[@robertrowles5450]

@@Barman4200 Yep. It was Ding Song.

[@pukulu]

Samsonov remained world class for longer than any other player that I can think of except possibly Waldner. It should also be mentioned that Jorgen Persson has remained a strong player for a long time too.

[@nicol.660]

Timo Boll?

[@pukulu]

@@nicol.660 He's up there too. Samsonov is a few years older than Timo Boll.

[@marcant0145]

No, he is definitely better than Waldner, 44 yo in the top 30

[@pukulu]

@@marcant0145 I remember Waldner at 37 years old in the olympics in 2004, defeating Ma Lin, who was in his prime. That's hard to beat.

[@marcant0145]

@@pukulu That's certainly a good performance, Samsonov has been more than 25 years in the top 30 and also recently defeated China number 4 Lin Gauyan.

[@viktorzavialov1370]

Столько лет прошло, а Самсонов играет до сих пор также классно!)

[@wernerandreeloerts]

brilliant game

[@outalingamcrap9366]

Vladi and Linghui may have retired BUT their shots are really iconic; a real reincarnation of the Swedish game legacy transcended from Waldner and Persson

[@neslow93]

Nice quality!

[@dimakogan9593]

This is Vladimir Samsonov at his best form ever

[@must_overcome]

Definitely, Vladi is one of the best players of all time

[@handlebargg]

Awesome match!

[@FreeSpeech181]

In the 90s, besides Waldner, Samsonov and Schlager were China's greatest threats. That's because their players had many weaknesses, i.e. Kong relied mostly on his forehand while Liu depended solely on his serves. All these weaknesses were gone when Ma Long, Zhang Jike, Fan Zedong, & Xu Xin were on the team.

[@Abcdef12396]

4:39 "This is where the question mark is. Has he got the big p..."

[@MAT0art]

finally a decent framerate

[@petershen1794]

BH chop-block is embedded in Kong's DNA!

[@gilekopi7296]

I think this is one of most diffcult match for kong & match againt kim taek soo.

[@Galimah]

wow Samsonov at his top. beating one of Chinas best player. and then he got dominated by some North-European guy in the final.

[@perwoxberg4431]

Yeah, that Swede guy kinda played with everyone. He must be quite good.

[@Lily_of_the_volley]

I love Vladi.

[@kurotakumi8268]

サムソノフのバックかっけぇなぁ〜

[@detherocablest7054]

Samsonov playing like an old fox even when he was young! Always the schemer, just when you think you won the point, he’s suddenly well balanced and makes a strong topspin block. Is there any player who has consistently beaten Samsonov? Challenging his consistency and spin seems so awkward.

[@dickn.ormous1064]

Waldner and Ma Lin.

[@PanchoGDMKWii]

Also Ma Long after the 2009 World Cup defeat​@@dickn.ormous1064

[@ling.lingvs5036]

Conheço esse esporte é um esporte mais muito mas mental. De guem têm inteligência pra rebate a bola i tu também gasta esforço físico também.

[@z0uLess]

Is this what speedglue sounds like?

[@pluckoa34]

what a match!! grandmaster vs grandmaster

[@ling.lingvs5036]

Nem sei como é gue se ganha devo apanhar todas perder todas nesse esporte

[@花風香]

この後ワルドナーにボコられるとは思えないほど仕上がりがいいw

[@GeorgeNguyen]

JZK's idol :))

[@JohnKao]

What match is this ?

[@kamaz250]

ITTF WTTC 1997 MS SF

[@so6435]

この後、化物と当たる事をまだ知らないサムソノフであった…

[@rarararararararara]

団体戦の時は圧勝したのにシングルスでは別人だった。

[@xian128]

Who else finding the serve weird？🤨

[@kuchikibyakuya7697]

U alone

[@petercao7847]

孔令辉的力量太小了，尤其退到中台后，经常主动球得不了分

[@jqx4552]

samsonov so handsome then

[@UmQasaann]

Kong Linghui is a 76th generation descendant of Confucius.