Kuwait Open: Xu Xin-Ma Lin

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2010 Kuwait Open - ITTF Pro Tour, Kuwait City, KUW, Feb 23 - Feb 27. Men's Singles Final.

[@jmagiera]

The level of skill displayed here is just insane.

[@junyiyu7578]

However, the constantly changing rules and new materials(the ball and the glue) introduced by ITTF have already killed the penholders and this kind of skills and techniques.

[@ttime9947]

Are you here from Table Skills Xu Xin - Chinese Cloudwalker? :D

[@reng.2588]

@@junyiyu7578 not much

[@weibinzheng3204]

Junyi Yu yep， the purposes of why ITTF doing so is very obvious.

[@niravshakya5502]

Penhold vs Penhold at its absolute best. Xu Xin plays some beautiful shots at the end to seal the match. What a match!!!

[@75Cabezon]

Creativity, technique and fight spirit to the highest level

[@bennypan2007]

Two penholders = light-speed footwork. What an incredible match. Rarely seen these days as people rely more on BH rallies.

[@ujangjakpar7726]

Dan lancar kembali serangan dg lawan kikia

[@elwachinmanda]

6:09 Ma Lin going shakehand on that smash :O Very clever.

[@larryshrekker916]

Hector Brown he was penholding during the smash

[@mikoaj7534]

Larry Shrekker no, he clearly wasn't

[@larryshrekker916]

Krizbi he was doing a penhold smash, it's bright as day. professionals will rarely ever switch grips

[@TheNerving]

If this is really not trolling, slow the video down to 0.25x speed. Especially with that speed it is, bright as day, visible that he was shakehanding when he smashed the ball

[@TheNerving]

Forgot to mention, you can even see the motion of him switching from PH to SH

[@heyheythecat]

The degree of difficult techniques displayed here will probably never be seen again in today's table tennis.

[@heyheythecat]

I guess what I'm saying is we likely won't see another penhold with techniques like Ma Lin or Xu Xin.

[@daviddos99]

7:43 xu xin´s top spin is so nice :)

[@niklaskras5498]

probably one of the best games i have ever seen. so much feeling in one match

[@MopSpadowski]

Xu Xin has an amazing sidespin backhand shot. I love it!!

[@7in1]

It's the greatest TT battle I've seen in my life ☝️👍

[@WiTTeNx]

boy has xu xin's techniques and playstyle changed since then. so many times he just pushed the ball back when today's XX just RBH flicks nearly anything.

[@alangp87]

3:16 Why Xu Xin stopped playing like this? It's not every time you need to backhand topspin, sometimes you can use the push (shoto), even finalize with it, just like Ma lin.

[@sebastianvettel4327]

Alan Gonçalves Pinheiro it may need a bit more time, judgement and adjustment to hit the ball like this, compared with the common 'make spin' style

[@WiTTeNx]

in todays TT PenHold players, if you don't have a solid RBH, you wont compete VS shakehand players by just blocking and pushing. look at XX now, he has a solid RBH shot when hes in a tight spot, and can pull off a quick topspin rather than pushing it back. but if he has the chance, he will pivot for a FH shot instead.

[@benthekeeshond545]

We don't see too many players that can win a fair amount of long rallies against Xu Xin. This is one of them. I would say it is almost 50/50. Ma Lin was near the end of his career. Overall, I think Ma is the better player compared to Xu Xin.

[@Masterbaiter-yx2ll]

Well, you’re comparing a past-prime Ma Lin to a pre-prime Xu Xin which is kinda unfair. Ma Lin retired in 2013, 3 years after this match took place, and Xu Xin only joined the national team in 2006, 4 years before this match, and his prime is generally agreed to be in 2013ish. Ma Lin had more than a decade worth of experience, and I’d argue that since either player is in their prime, experience is the ultimate factor. The fact that a young Xu Xin could best Ma Lin, an amazing tactician, shows Xu Xin’s natural talent, and skill. Sure Ma Lin has the better medal count, but Id say Xu Xin is a better player, but lived in an age full of legends (Wang Hao’s career, Ma Long, ZJK, FZD etc).

[@maxgox7777]

просто зверская скорость , движения отточены.. класс!!

[@type991]

best penhold clash so far

[@sarfarazpanjwani5946]

I was with Ma Lin during the whole game

[@user-rt4yo3xy4y]

Beautiful!

[@saeedaltayeb6887]

Amazing Unforgettable

[@dalisabe62]

Xu Xin is the octopus while Ma Lin is the honey badger. One could recover any shot while the other could initiate any nasty short attack. Amazing match!

[@TravisBaginashvili]

Nothing beats a good match between two crafty penholders :)

[@youngst8629]

俩直板，一左一右对打，太逗了！

[@benthekeeshond545]

The best penhold vs penhold match is a 1983 WTTC semi between Guo Yue Hua and Jiang Jia Liang. Guo the looper and Jiang the hitter.

[@syuukinnryokou2000]

06:57　 07:43 08:28 　xuxinの表面プッシュだ！かっこいい！

[@user-ct4ep9kc4u]

這局好精彩 許昕也太帥了吧😍

[@user-np2ht8iu8f]

直拍打球者的教学片，示范课。步伐，手法，预判，反应，板形控制，变化的多样性等等等等，太精彩了。

[@leonleon263]

ma Lin Fantastika!

[@ajitbhale8211]

One of the highest quality table tennis displayed here

[@erstonoutway7281]

This right here was Xu Xins first Single Pro Tour win.

[@p.gamboajunior1059]

What a level!

[@smartthrone7461]

The best pen hold table tennis players of the world.

[@ayhamhassan1947]

The best match ever!

[@user-cc2sf8er9u]

Insane speed and power, as if in a thrilling action movie!

[@bemfica]

im still mesmerised with the level shown here. Xu Xin went for imposible counter attacks.

[@rafaelshigemura]

Incredible match!!

[@abc-id1sq]

So many old school penhold techniques on display here, especially we can see how XX stopped playing alot of old penholder repertoire in order to match new generations of SH playeds. These forehand flicks at 4:15 and 8:19 are particularly coo!

[@AliAli-bo9gt]

Legend vs legend

[@sebastianvettel4327]

two of the best penhold players! 😃

[@anuragghildiyal1545]

Incredible

[@manhokim347]

미쳤다...... 인간이 아니다 둘 다

[@user-zx3jj8et8s]

Супер матчь просто смотрел с удовольствием

[@raminhobarros4600]

O terrível e extraordinário XU-XUN

[@proballa27]

I cant find any numbers but xu xin has some freaky long arms for his size... He's reaching shotsnoff the side of the table like its nothing

[@Jalafi]

Extraordinário. Dois dos maiores caneteiros do mundo, exibindo uma habilidade fantástica.

[@englishsupereasy]

what a match! many great shot, creativity, block, drop shot,...

[@user-hn1er9ms6o]

Величайшие игроки!

[@seansana9633]

Amazing match

[@ds_0799]

One have to admit that when two penholders play against each other, it's always a lethal battle. Sadly Xu Xin couldn't able to gain much fame in singles coz of intense competition with his counterparts in China but he's one of the most skillful player. Still going strong 👍🏼👍🏼

[@emersonsitorus1136]

Best match of tt

[@wonchankim5837]

길이 남을 명경기~

[@user-zy4cv5yg8b]

Высший пилотаж.

[@talhamalik1190]

Xu xin played a lot of traditional backhand back then

[@purpose6113]

What year was this game at? I always thought xu xin blocked with rpb, I didnt know he uses tbh

[@Masterbaiter-yx2ll]

@@purpose6113this was in 2010, and yes Xu Xin used to use a lot more TPB. Around 2013, Xu Xin’s private coach told him to ditch TPB and focus more on rpb consistency, but before then, Xu Xin used much more TPB in his matches.

[@toanvuong6793]

The great

[@drtm9966]

Ma Lin still use so much penhold backhand shoto. This is the transition for the latter chinese penhold style like wang hao, which is superior.

[@john07ru]

Просто красавцы

[@kekewangkewdg4340]

每个球都相当于Nba最佳top10

[@user-kbk6425]

역시 쑤신은 나의 히어로♡

[@MrVladyn1998]

Сразу видно,кто будет первый в рейтинге в будущем)

[@hyungsoklee]

와 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍

[@nicolasbarajas]

1:58 / 7:43

[@hungle-rm1tw]

Nicolas Baraja

[@Eric-xc9hk]

瘋狂側身進攻，現在已經很少見了

[@user-wj6pq4yo6f]

와 흥미진진하다 레알로

[@mega2codnoob]

6:09 there's no way that shot is getting back!

[@antoshinho]

Боги настольного тенниса

[@user-cw1ck1nm9o]

WOW!! Two gods of table tennis...

[@VashTheStampede4K]

*Two aliens: the pinnacle of table tennis.*

[@elazuo]

The summit of penhold table tennis

[@skmajor7425]

Why does xu xin use so much traditional bh in this match?

[@hshinqety]

This game was played in 2010 !! xu xin has improved since that

[@WiTTeNx]

in 2010, he didnt have training with wang hao. he does now wich is why his RBH got so much better

[@littleturtle5818]

Master vs master.

[@ujangjakpar7726]

Cara ambil ser Pendhold yang pas dan bisa juga

[@user-wm2sc1zw2r]

二人共、人間じゃないよw ショートをあれだけ巧みに使いこなすのに、さらに裏面でバックハンド振るんだから。ストップの巧さやドライブのコースの凄さは真似出来るものじゃない。本当にとんでもない。((((；ﾟДﾟ)))))))

[@user-wm2sc1zw2r]

神々の闘い。

[@justinx9668]

Ma Lin barely loses to... Xu Xin (10 - 12), Joo Se Hyuk(9 - 11), Timo Boll (12 - 14), Jun Mizutani (9 - 11)... WHY?

[@susanreinert6962]

he hates to play choppers.

[@wernick2249]

And he's kinda getting old

[@Chris-ej4zz]

that ma lin hand strike

[@zhanhuiqi560]

许昕这个时候打的多好啊，全台正手加推挡，现在练横打四不像，还把影响了正手。XU played better compared now. at that time his right hand was dominate. nowadays, his right hand is not so powerful, unfortunately his back hand also not so good, and may have a negative effects on his right hand.

[@kamyarzojaji3526]

Zhanhui Qi from right hand you mean forehand?

[@zhanhuiqi560]

@@kamyarzojaji3526 yes， forehand, sorry for this mistake

[@RyukenXX]

6:09

[@yyh8607]

machine gun vs machine gun

[@cc-pu8tx]

这个时候许昕太像马琳了

[@user-yv4ib2hg7z]

許昕若いなぁ　普通にバックハンド使ってる 今はほとんど使ってないような

[@cc-pu8tx]

这个时候的许昕还在用推挡

[@ArnHaz]

This is like two gods playing table tennis...much more preferable to Fan Zhendong or Ma Long...Xu Xin is the only worthy successor of Ma Lin.

[@romainchavee1994]

Don't like Ma Lin's game but i have to say he's fantastic

[@susanreinert6962]

un be lieve able

[@ryos5455]

今と比べてめちゃくちゃ鳴ってますね

[@logosnaki]

Bu maça kadar hiç Şu Şin'i TPB kullanırken görmedim vay be

[@laqatasgig2858]

TPB ne kanka?

[@tomorinao2434]

Xu xin hep tpb kullanıyordu be kanka

[@logosnaki]

@@laqatasgig2858 TPB yani "traditional penhold backhand" . Raketin önüyle backhand vuruşu yapmak.

[@logosnaki]

@@tomorinao2434 hep kullanıyordu derken ne zamanlar? Uzun yıllardır sadece RPB kullanıyor backhand için.

[@sdy99]

Like.. suport me

[@joaochanoca3317]

3:53 a guy just make a noise

[@zhanhuiqi560]

横打会牺牲正手

[@Kingminsoong]

오줌싼다 진짜...와...

[@mhmodsaidah_2450]

ג

[@user-bs5fq3wx9x]

这时候的许昕技战术还没成熟

[@user-se1cy5wv6i]

馬琳到手的勝利飛了。 許昕的正手比馬琳強，但是兩人的直拍橫打一樣差。

[@user-pp6ys4eh5n]

林達浪 這影片至少有7年了，當時的許橫打確實差些，不過這次日本公開賽我發覺他的橫打的反撕精進了不少，橫打的得分率也提高了，雖然不能與王皓相比，但整體更好了些。

[@diwu8432]

@@user-pp6ys4eh5n 那时候的许昕的打法，在近台的争抢 近台攻防转换比现在更主动，调对方正手斜线大角，然后在上升期加力推挤直线到对方反手位，能创造很多机会的，后面放弃推挡直拍横打的实力上来了，但又不能和王皓比，似乎有些不上不下

[@user-micter]

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