Jun Mizutani vs Xu Xin | 2019 ITTF China Open Highlights (R16)

[@LongTimeTTFan]

Never seen Xu Xin hit so many powerful backhand winners in a single match. Very entertaining.

[@denzel7089]

It feels like changing his game tactic. He clearly doesn't step that often with his forehand on a backhand side as he usually did /

[@yangguan4070]

WH is his new coach?

[@LongTimeTTFan]

@@yangguan4070 Chen Qi has been XX's coach since January this year. Prior to that it was Zhang Yang. Before that, it was Wu Jingping. WH has never been XX's coach.

[@johnyeo897]

@@LongTimeTTFan Why a penholder coach don't want to train a penholder player?

[@markingeland7356]

O M G! I even start to doubt whether I recognize the wrong person!!!. this is not cloud walker. this is crazy backhand cloud walker. welcome back to the real Damang. proud of you!

[@llllllllllIlllllllIlllll]

if XX keeps his backhand in this form, he may even get the world no.1 back.

[@LimoneneDaddy]

Yeah he looks great..

[@ciao259]

No to b no 1 impossible ...malong en fzd ....still top 2

[@johnyeo897]

@@ciao259 it is possible if Xuxin wins Hong Kong and Japan Open.

[@ttime9947]

He got it :D

[@llllllllllIlllllllIlllll]

@@ttime9947 Right, I am glad!

[@wintypes]

Mizutani: head movement fake shots XX: jokes on you, I'm short sighted, can't even see your fake outs

[@herikhi7315]

He started to use contact lens since late 2018. I don't know whether he still used it or not though.

[@danfeng6703]

@@herikhi7315 good to know

[@evanzeng9828]

No showmanship, no chitchat shots, never see such a high BH consistency and a strong will to win from Xu xin.

[@liamcannon9617]

That win from mizutani at rio against him set him back quite a bit thats why

[@SteveSoper1979]

If Xu Xin had this type of BH consistency all the time, he'd be the best player in the world and it wouldn't even be close. I've never seen his BH so good in a single match.

[@陳仁伯-m7u]

what a back hand for xuxin

[@Shinpoke030]

Xu Xin’s back hand improved so much! It’s like watching Wang Hao 2.0

[@archangel9674]

Well, almost. Wang Hao's backhand was a real threat for over one decade.

[@vendingmachineguy7750]

wang hao backhand is not only powerful but also very precise. wang hao not only can handle different variety of spins with reverse penhold but also can kill the ball like with a forehand with an incredible placement. xu xin can be great at reverse but i dont think he will beat wang hao at rpb.

[@mrzou4827]

王浩反手比许昕强太多了

[@加长管径]

6:50 possessed of Wang Hao…

[@johnyeo897]

Wang Hao can't do that backhand. It is similar to Joo Se Hyuk (Best defender ever from Korea) backhand when he gets too many shots from Ma Long during that match.

[@irtiza4262]

nope 1:24

[@chaukaihang]

XX's backhand wows me, what an improvement we hope for years and finally his biggest weak point is covered. The transition between forehand and backhand is so smooth and the consistency is obviously higher as he is using it in mid / long range as well. So happy for XX

[@thenewguy7527]

He used to be the only top player with a one side weakness. Not anymore.

[@kartek88]

6:50 this rally is going to be top 1.

[@dlw3747]

0:51 1:04 5:50 6:49 Their style of play is very entertaining, so every time they play each other, it must be a good match. It is a pity that Mizutani's ability has been degraded. I am afraid I will not see him in the Tokyo Olympics. The younger generation of elite players like Harimoto are too pragmatic and should be allowed to watch more of xu's games.

[@theviniso]

5:49 Damn, if only he could play like this more often

[@SomeRandomGuy777x]

Damn, if only Xu Xin could do this consistently 6:50

[@theviniso]

@@SomeRandomGuy777x I think Xu Xin is already a pretty consistent player overall. I just can't help but wonder how far could Mizutani go if he were to consistently perform at that level.

[@SomeRandomGuy777x]

@@theviniso I agree Xu Xin is consistent.. But not with his Rpb plays xD

[@johnyeo897]

Jun could lose to any average player but Xuxin rarely lose to a foreign player except Simon Gauzy who have so many tricks!

[@SomeRandomGuy777x]

@@johnyeo897 Well, true xD But against Ma Long and FZD that's not enough without his rpb.

[@berinisdead]

This is the best Xu Xin I have ever seen

[@thenewguy7527]

Best yet? Not quite. 2013/2014 and beginning of 2016 were his best years. I believe he even played better at the Australian open last year. Other than the backhand of course.

[@fenggan9923]

每次都是提心吊胆地来看许昕的比赛，生怕昕爷再有所闪失（特别是打日本队），看样子昕爷这场比赛是彻底调动起来了，酣畅淋漓的一场胜利！！

[@GTyellowjacket_aoe]

Did I see Wang Hao smurf when Xu xin plays??

[@shanelawson5072]

Wow! That's definitely the best I've seen Xu Xin hit his backhand for a full match.... It is now looking like a definite strength... & not a chronic weakness❗

[@junhuo7592]

Focused Xu xin is so scary! It is hard to imagine who can defeat him when he is in this mode.

[@dawidj6202]

Probably ma long

[@Shinpoke030]

Ma long can! Lol

[@screamttt8349]

@@Shinpoke030 it is gonna be the 50\50 game, there is not 100% guarantee that Ma will win

[@Shinpoke030]

Screamttt I agree it’s not gonna be a 100% chance, but I don’t think it’s gonna be a 50 50

[@Souleater_XXX]

Xu Xin is better than Ma Long

[@qudghwns61]

What xu xin does is not table tennis but kind of an art. Anyone doesn't dare to make it less true.

[@izzuddinahmad9588]

5:49 insane😱

[@movakalin5333]

Amazing performance. Penholder grip, dying art. Enjoying it as long as it lasts.

[@TomAndyStripe]

In china among pre-national team more penholders than Shake....

[@墨墨0]

许昕打球观赏性第一

[@dacooooo]

Xu Xin is most eye pleasing TT player out there!

[@mahyarV13]

Is this a match?! or is it world war 3!!Amazing XuXin both played well.

[@rajaramredkar4876]

6:55 rally was mind blowing 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@noahclayborne5560]

Xu Xin will be so unbelievably deadly this Olympics

[@kyawhsuthway4272]

Did I just see some Wang Hao's supreme rpbs from xu xin? damn, looks beautiful

[@林達浪-m9i]

看來水谷第四局也是拼了，近臺搶攻，可惜許昕打的實在太漂亮了，那個反手簡直像神明附身一樣。

[@PoTaTo-yl2vz]

Its nice to see Xu Xin put effort into getting a stronger backhand

[@egodanceR666]

Xu xin is genius. The best penholder. My favourite player.

[@andrewduha7920]

And mine too, thanks to him I switched to the penholder)

[@egodanceR666]

@@andrewduha7920 i can't play like penholder, for me it is very hard and uncomfortable, but i tried)))

[@andrewduha7920]

@@egodanceR666 after 10 workouts, it becomes just like the european acumen. brush gets used)

[@dimashevchenko1360]

Where was this Xu Xin at the WTTC

[@glossary90]

6:50 that point deserves 2000 FPS , instead we get to see it in 20 fps............

[@OmegaMouse]

I know, sucks the frame rate had to drop for that point.

[@Kevin-zl3ci]

Dw, we all k ow that some awesome KZbinrs out there are there for us with higher quality

[@zorantb]

its 2019. and we're still uploading in 720p - seriously?

[@anhchung9887]

what an improvement. xx now is like "ok, no more having fun, let's swing into serious actions"

[@kwong6407]

impeccable forehand with stunning backhand!

[@gobias6]

THIS is table tennis.

[@danychen9241]

Xu Xin definitely puts tremendous efforts in the backhand, so powerful and yet still artistic. However it's a shame not being able to see Mitsutani play firmly as he did before. How are his eyes now really?

[@paulshi2821]

I am in tears right now, xu xin is an actual god now

[@shenzhenpingpong]

Xu Xin's forehand needs to be copied by Wong Chun Ting. But Xu Xin no longer needs to copy Wong Chun Ting's reverse penhold backhand. And when Xu Xin's backhand is working, there can be only one outcome. The forehand loop is deceptively good. Xu Xin is so fast and has such delicate forearm closure touch, it is an amazing weapon.

[@calm5356]

许昕今天的反手手感太好了

[@Mr5sid]

GG 6:49

[@321Doggies]

That shaky cam replay gave me a seizure though. Hate it when cameramen think they are better than a tripod.

[@danielklamm5212]

What a point unbelivabule

[@ijnkongo25]

China open is so much more appealing to watch than wttc,ttwc or olympics....

[@fungkam7501]

許昕的反手神了。把水谷打得一点脾氣都沒有。算是报了奧運會的一箭之仇了。

[@sho9214]

Love Xu Xin

[@medullaoblongata7211]

Total points made by Jun were 16..thats it... Talk bou revenge after Rio Olympics.. Xu definitely came out to prove a point and He did.!!

[@joshuarowe8410]

Kinda weak strokes for modern game

[@flagella1337]

Man, really glad to see XX having such a consistent BH. What's with that camera movement at 7:20? Almost gave me vertigo. Just zoom out and keep it steady lol.

[@920SuPeRmAnN]

X.X. is no joke this time because it's in China!

[@pierrereda8659]

5:50 I can't stop watching

[@junstabletennisclub7226]

what a rally~xuxin's backhand topspin improved very well...it is killing point i guess.

[@srik24]

Absolute brilliance by the ☁️ 🚶

[@grey6106]

FPS ?What with quality video?

[@checktaschu4492]

Best penhold backhand i have ever seen.

[@자소서고쳐주는남자자]

best condition Xu xin match ever

[@rianpanji2514]

no. 1 enemy for penhold is reverse penhold backhand ... because most player couldn't keep stabilize of the RPB but after i watch xu xin ... it was beyond my prediction .... his RPB is so amazing . no doubt his RPB is the new killer weapon .

[@xinli6243]

Jun didn't put on his goggles

[@finndeyda6328]

7:00 unbelievable

[@soulcmmc]

God! Are them recording with a cell phone?

[@IGetWicked]

Wow with that backhand he could fight the dictator

[@huushi5503]

Zhang jike's backhand and Xu Xin's forehand mixed together. Of course 4-0 mizutani

[@PajakTheBlind]

*Wang Hao, you're welcome ;-)

[@ericzxl]

Amazing game. Xu xin’s back hand improved a lot.

[@aaronzichaocao1941]

What was going on at the end of set 2 at 3:49 ??? That was the down-side touch, and the game ended??

[@berinisdead]

There are like 20 comments on it already, but wow that XX backhand is amazing. What rubber is he using?

[@thenewguy7527]

Tenergy 05 maybe?

[@berinisdead]

@@thenewguy7527 that's what I'm thinking. I was just hoping for something else haha

[@babogamenet]

scary as soon as jun hits off the bounce forehands in at the last point of set 3, xuxin comes back in the last set loops into jun's backhand. no chance

[@PajakTheBlind]

Am I the only one to notice how XX tricked Jun with his receive at 7:41?

[@thenewguy7527]

At first I thought it was a double bounce lol

[@d8v1dee]

xu xin's bh has improved as much as his legs have slowed down

[@kernzyp]

Superb match.

[@archerlee8456]

两面开火的许昕太猛了

[@abstractexchange5057]

Xu Xin is most artist player in table tennis world. Xu Xin forehand topspin is the most typical pupil of old Liu Gualang school from the era of chinese trio superstars Wang Liquin-Ma Lin-Wang Hao. Then japanese manufactures manipulated to apply heavyweight balls (ball weight was 2 grams, then 2.5 grams, and now 2.7 grams) to set up bored japanese "swift hits" style in order to win against chinese players. With these illegal heavyweight balls, Japan than introduced its new generation of small bodied players (it was Harimoto, it is Niwa, Kenta, Hirano, Ito, ...) , which are fit to these ILLEGAL heavyweight balls and japanese bored 'swift hits' style. Even Liu Gualang doubted that Xu Xin forehand topspin techniques are outdated. But Xu Xin is showing the other objective reality. With his forehand topspin, Xu Xin easily beats Harimoto all times. Other new chinese players have troubles against Harimoto, but Xu Xin have not. Xu Xin can easily beat any chinese top players too. Xu Xin had problem. He was a traditional penholder with old traditional penholder backhand techniques. Then Xu Xin added modern backhand techniques of reversed racket side strokes, but he used mixed backhand techniques : old penholder backhand techniques and modern penholder backhand techniques. It is wrong choose. Penholders can choose only one from 2 styles, but not mixed style. It is because of the issue of reaction orientation in quick rallies. Fortunately for Xu Xin, that he then entirely switched to use only modern backhand techniques. For the last 2 years, we see that Xu Xin set up his reaction to play only modern backhand techniques with racket reversed sides for backhand strokes. It is right decision. And this switch requires about 2 year to be fluently applied. Xu Xin spent 2 years from this switch. Xu Xin is now in the stage of modern penholder backhand techniques improving. So Xu Xin still has real big potential. He does not have time to archive career as Ma Long, but he still can win grand slam and olympic title. The weakness of Xu Xin is that he sometimes stops running and playing after realizing his famous forehand topspin, because he thinks that his opponents can not handle. But top players now can easily handle these balls, but they can not initially attack from these balls. So Xu Xin topspin can give him a bit advantages of forcing his opponent to lose positions, but these topspins can not often give directly points. That is why must keep running, and not to risk to earn direct points with forehand topspin in uncleared dominated cases. Xu Xin often play backhand in his so high poses. It is problem too, because he lost temp and angle in backhand techniques and in maneuver of switching forehand-backhand. It is clearly in match Xu Xin vs Lin Gaoyuan at China Open 2019. And his backhand strokes are still lag of spin, not enough spin as Wang Hao backhand strokes.

[@sebastianyt4919]

Xu xin activate God mode ^.*

[@pukulu]

great playing, especially by Xu Xin.

[@Vaduzjp]

Best rally of the tournament 6:50

[@weijuntsin9319]

That’s the real cloud ☁️ walker !!! Who will dare to tell me that XX got a weak backhand after this?!!!!))

[@PajakTheBlind]

Throughout recent tournaments you could see he's been working on it.

[@malongsserve4735]

Xu Xin took Mizutani back to his first table tennis lesson

[@kevinzhang3891]

打得酣畅淋漓

[@antontehanov7532]

Наконец то он научился с backhand уничтожать, сегодня xu xin был на уровне wang hao!!!

[@bryanaams]

RBP is getting insane

[@Kostak3]

Yeahhh, Xu Xin had his update with Wang Hao

[@x0cx102]

Xu Xin RPB FTW!

[@jijunfang9289]

今天是许昕2.0，反手增强了不少。

[@guillermomorales6158]

The shots and bounce of the ball from mizutani are high so for xx it's easy to read and the shots and bounce from xx are more low this is because they use different equipment.🤔

[@hillsideonly]

Boll will be a different beast though, he may be not be playing really well now due to age and possibly wear from league engagements but trust me when I say Boll is one of the best players I've seen that understands lefty vs lefty matchups and with really innovative tactics, of course this days like against You Ziyang, luck and the mental frailty of his opponent was on Boll's side but against Xu Xin, I think Timo would bring himself to a higher level to challenge Xu Xin, if Xu Xin rpb performs well tomorrow though, with the uncertainty of Boll's play in the past two days, I think the RPB + the forehand will be enough to secure Xu Xin the win.

[@thenewguy7527]

We'll see. Boll has his doubles match just 2 hours prior so we'll see how he performs there. He could even possibly withdraw due to right knee injury.

[@ramazanaktas3699]

His right knee looks unusual, I think Timo has no chance against a player like XX before recovery.

[@nero6790]

Und zwar die parallelen Bälle mit der Rückhand. Sieht nach konkretem Plan aus.

[@kingbaum5258]

unbelievable but Xu Xin become stronger

[@elliotcoic9770]

For a while i thought it was wang hao who played

[@Sumiyuki_14683]

5:50～さすがに水谷さんエグすぎる👏

[@jha87123]

6.50 rally was dammmmnnnnnnnn..nerve-wrecking

[@aaronyang1284]

it feels like the xu xin in the 2011 is back.

[@rockys7726]

Someone PLEASE tell the cameraman to stop moving! You can't possibly follow the ball. It's better just to zoom out and frame both players.

[@fungkam7501]

本局是許昕的名局!

[@RafaChiChi]

1:51 Mizutani making a Ronaldinho shot

[@andykim1517]

6:49 rally

[@lalremruatatochhawng7525]

Xu xin👍👍👍👍💪💪

[@nanko7696]

キョキン、裏面が安定してきてる

[@52shadab]

Xu xin back in action

[@engalways7033]

Congratulations on winning the Chinese open previously. Xu Xin You are improved

[@genericign]

7:30 #metoo lmaoo 😂😂

[@Eric-xc9hk]

許昕這場的反手太強了，什麼球都能上臺

[@XupremeHKG]

许昕进步了 反手能连续拉且拉直线

[@jasper7182]

7:20 ITTF Cameraman lost control, sad

[@Angel-wn5kp]

Fantastic