Pongfinity Emil's First Tournament Match in 8 Years

[@Pongfinity]

Back at it (at least for one tournament) 🔥😅

[@HosuTheBoss]

You guys are great!!

[@karolsasim3485]

stay for more tournaments Emil. Its great to see u there.

[@sebastianduran9450]

Never give up Emil :'D

[@EvanKaplanPianist]

Wow, pongfinity! You were hearted bu pongfinity plus!

[@ronnyg2758]

Nice Job Emil, there is a good sigh of relief after winning a match after nearly my whole lifetime

[@CopperIceMC]

Petter Expectations: “This’ll be a good warmup match” Petter Reality:

[@spacesanduniversaldiscover5892]

No He: He is weak , he’s not going to win

[@tamelnv7048]

The matchpoint reality too LOL

[@spacesanduniversaldiscover5892]

@@tamelnv7048 yes.

[@GiGaZillaEditz]

Petter: “Who is this guy”

[@anantambisht4895]

That playstyle is weak ​@@saammyyeet

[@f1edits7585]

Petter : He’s weak, he’s not going to win Petter in his head after the match : F*ck.

[@decadence8473]

Petter as the game is progressing: PANIC MODE - - - PANIC MODE - - - PANIC MODE

[@zilelim813]

Petter: wins game 1 and 2 (HAHA EMIL IS SO WEAK) Emil: Proceeds to win game 3 Petter: oh shit Time to play seriously *Emil wins game 4 Petter: Ok NOW I will play seriously and beat this weak man *Emil wins game 5 Petter: ............. Shit Well done Emil!

[@SomeOne-dr4lc]

I think that "he's weak" was a joke because they are friends and played men's doubles together in the tournament

[@victorhugohirota5149]

@@SomeOne-dr4lc, Either way, it created C O N T E N T, so it's good . . . for us, that is!

[@alexchanheinze2316]

Wouldn't have wanted Petter to lose so badly if he hadn't said this :D

[@MatthewMabborang]

After 2 sets behind, Emil wins it by a decider! What a way for him to win his first comeback match! 🔥🔥🔥

[@mfzoom5401]

Saving 4 match points to boot!

[@fenomenomontagechannel1596]

Considering this was his first tournament in 8 years , he did incredible. He can be proud!!

[@atiyamalik7997]

Why didn't he play? Did he get injured, or just stopped?

[@mfzoom5401]

@@atiyamalik7997 Injury

[@maulanaiman4448]

@@mfzoom5401 what injury ? 😮

[@phoenics2437]

@@maulanaiman4448 kneecap injury(sorry for late response no body responded to ur question)

[@Apple-sq4wr]

@@phoenics2437 I don't know about this

[@juhani4583]

"He's not going to win" Emil: Hard core mode activated'

[@rachit6366]

Emil looks stronger than ever with his finishes. He must have put real hardwork! All the best man!

[@ZainKhan-we7md]

Everyone here is saying that Emil wasn't playing "defensive enough" for a defender, but I disagree. In the first few matches the guy wouldn't loop his chops... he'd just push and then loop Emil's push, not giving Emil a chance to throw in any super spinny or deceptive dead chops, which is really a defenders game. Emil then switched to more aggressive offence and came back from 0-2. I'm a defender and when my opponent is playing more passive than *me*, I'm switching to full offense and taking control of the match. Being a successful defender doesn't mean always chopping no matter what. It's about having more tools in your belt than the opponent and knowing how to use them accordingly.

[@blueheart9873]

A lot of defenders struggle against players that are more passive then them. Whenever someone uses long pips, I just keep doing long pushes because they won't attack anyway. And of course whenever the oppurtunity is there I smash the ball

[@PongfinityPlus]

This is very true, defenders really have to adapt to the opponent's playing style. In this match, after loosing the first two games, I was thinking that I'm giving too easy balls with my LP and he didn't have any difficulties with the chops, so I decided not to use my LP almost at all during the rest of the match and went for more offensive style with the forehand. That felt like the only possibility to get back to the match.

[@jasper8368]

@@PongfinityPlus why did you decide to change from offence to defense?

[@jefftimmerberg193]

@@PongfinityPlus If your beat chance to win was to ditch the pips, then why use pips? Your game would be even stronger with offensive rubber on the BH.

[@mariusscheijgrond9061]

@@PongfinityPlus your forehand is awesome. the pips eould have made you lose.the other seems like a good player.he didnt make much mistakes

[@tylerchan3622]

“And I took that personally” -Emil

[@Lightning_]

The common reason why choppers always lose the first few sets and then making a comeback is because choppers need to get use to the opponent’s spin. This is why Joo sae Hyuk is an outstanding chopper because he can get use to the spins a lot quicker than other choppers.

[@feri7mble]

Yeah but Emil wasn't playing like a chopper really.

[@jefftimmerberg193]

Not true. Emil himself said they he stopped using his pips in order to win.

[@bevstarrunner9472]

Whenever Emil misses a shot and looks at his bat all i can think is "the rubbers are too old"

[@Hugooligan]

Emil rocking the classic Henry jersey! (Let’s go France 🇫🇷)

[@PongfinityPlus]

Allez!

[@2ksubs248]

Allen means: Go on!

[@2ksubs248]

Allez

[@paulbismuth10]

Allez Emil !!! My favorite defender.

[@SecretUserOfficial]

​@@2ksubs248NAHHH, ALLEZ MEANS COMME ON!!

[@jarreldrakeabugan7937]

Emil lost faith in the long pips as the match went on and kept blocking aggressively with the black side instead. I know the feeling when you feel that a part of your play is inconsistent so you avoid it haha keep on grinding Emil. Ping pong for life!!

[@martinzhang5533]

Well you can still see that twidling confused the opponent a few times even though Emil is mainly using the inverted side.

[@PongfinityPlus]

Totally! Did everything to avoid the LP after loosing the first two games 😂 Need to practice a longer and more aggressive push with the LP to make it work better in the future!

[@mos5180d]

Petter’s weakness from the get go is his return of serve. So many long serves for an attacking player like him to get in and his first thought is to chop every time

[@hlekTROLLuths]

@@PongfinityPlus tell Emil to try Juic Neo Anti on BH and he ll love it!! Trust me..

[@RandomPerson-jd7cm]

@@PongfinityPlus have you considered switching to short pips which are better for blocking and flicking?

[@ultimodragone1972]

It makes me laugh that your opponent said before starting the game: "he's weak, he's not going to win!" In these cases in Italy we say: "The Last Famous Words". We all know how it ended: 3 sets you and 2 sets the opponent. Congratulations Emil. Greetings from Palermo (Sicily, Italy)

[@vsantet42]

Italy also know what it's like to play against Thierry Henry 😛 Greetings from Paris, France

[@robertoscola1331]

concordo pienamente. Greetings Emil from Palermo

[@daveworthy20]

@@vsantet42 France also know what it's like to play against Italy 🏆🌍06 😉 Barletta, Italy

[@Wally-H]

We have the same saying in the UK too, it's "famous last words!"

[@bobbob22146]

@@Wally-H I think we say that everywhere, in France too we say famous last words for example

[@Lightning_]

I feel like Emil need to play more defensively and definitely reduce some unnecessary twiddles. But this is nice

[@PongfinityPlus]

Definitely! Having played offensively always before, it feels very hard to set your mind into just going defensive, but that's exactly what it would require with long pips. And yeah, way too much unnecessary twiddles there! Simply need more training and matches to learn and get used to it all 🤔

[@Lightning_]

@@PongfinityPlus I really like you all. You guys critique yourselves and you accept some feedbacks as well!

[@Rec4rus]

@@PongfinityPlus So why you switch to the long pips? you offensive style is very nice and successful?!

[@pavelskosopalovs9514]

Footwork is another thing to focus on. Good to see you back though!

[@-danR]

@@PongfinityPlus Clearly his first opponent has almost no trouble with lp whatsoever, and that is a very bad omen for continuing any further them at all. Emil would do better to use short pips bh instead and play a block & drive style of game.

[@superbedeau]

nice one Emil! always wanted a more serious channel like this one, and the Henry shirt definitely does the trick for me ♥

[@yuactingout]

4 match points saved. Emil, way to show your mental toughness after your long hiatus from tournament play.

[@finnfasty2347]

Nice! Hope you do more tournaments Emil keep believing in yourself!💯💪

[@Abdullatulefat]

Well played Emil 👏🏻WHAT A COMEBACK 😍💪🏻

[@zhadow4023]

Last game, I'm feel very excited to see how score is going up one by one and feel proud about Emil never give up until the end. Congratz Emil!

[@АлександрШушарин-ы6ц]

Emil, the game was great, you showed him that you are not weak, I was rooting for you. Keep up the good work👍👍👍👍

[@pav13nka]

Эмиль - красава! Играть почаще и будешь на уровне Микки с Отто

[@caponebd7941]

Watching this is making me realize how hard it must be to switch to Long Pips after being an attacker. Emil is a better player than I will ever be, but even after training Long pips for over a year, it still looked awkward for him in this match. Lots of respect to Emil for all the effort he's putting in, and I'm looking forward to seeing him improve more.

[@nicolasfelixjakobs3037]

Petter: Je is weak Emil after the game: that was a great warm up

[@propoolguru352]

Way to go Emil.. You deserved the win the way you went for your forehand shots all the way to the end. Well Done

[@TRD.G]

This is why you should never underestimate your opponent and act toxic. Insane comeback and fair punishment

[@yannc.1023]

All professional matches should be filmed with this angle 😍

[@matteoluconi4893]

what a comeback!! WOW!! great match Emil

[@Saturnz74]

Peter: he’s not gonna win Emil: are you sure about that?

[@TheLepomt]

This is my most anticipated one of those!

[@mercury2552]

I was moved by the way they fought so hard and their fighting spirit when they scored. Good job!

[@flucazade]

I love that every other match had finished and the main event continued

[@hereisjohnneyyy]

Holy crap how good are your nerves Emil?😅 Coming back after 4 Matchpoints in total with a really active way of playing deserves huge respect💪💪

[@ags4058]

Pongfinity is the best... i love it. Good, entertain match

[@manavk492]

The most satisfying moment is emil defeating peter And before match started he said “He is too weak, He cant win” tht win was savage reply by emil I pray tht u pongfinity guys keep playing tournaments and win medals BTW, I m Manav from India Huge fan of u guys I have been following u guys from past 2 yrs

[@andrewovdiyko]

You DID IT DUDEE! I'm so happy for you, best wishes from Ukraine :)

[@Wally-H]

Wow, that was tense. Some brave play by Emil at the end to get over the line. Too tense in the first couple of sets, too many unforced errors but better once he got into it. I can imagine Petter at the end trying to grab the camera to delete the first minute or so of footage ;)

[@benjohnston9970]

Congratulations Emil on your winning return 👏 🙌. Good Comeback and great to see you playing matches again. Hope to see you play many more tournaments in the future 👍

[@felaykasu]

this is exactly the content i wanna watch! cheers guys

[@Poseden06]

You did great Emil! Glad to see you back

[@NikoGustafson]

what a crazy reverse sweep! you couldn't ask for a more epic first match.

[@craziestd7723]

Great match Emil! Very enjoyable to watch.

[@Reiddagoat87]

I did not no you had more then one channel.I love watching your videos you really got me better!

[@nevogeva6121]

The chops are looking good emil, keep doing great job

[@eliloewen5185]

Emil WHAT A COMEBACK!!!!👏

[@richigarciacastro]

I like that they don't shout, even though this was a challenging match that can get you nervous, they don't scream to get the opponent in bad mood, just table tennis baby.

[@rodlee5006]

Is it just me or that Petter looks like Mikka

[@playteles123]

Great Job Emil. You did a great job punishing his forehand loops off of your push shots, which were noticeably weaker than his backhand openers. Thanks for sharing and love watching this content.

[@unathleticremi]

I'm so glad you guys started this channel.

[@MagnusEffectTT]

As a player that changed from offensive to defensive style I'm very interested in Emils progress. With that forehand he could become a great modern defensive player. Also saw some fast twiddling which is a nice surprise for the opponent. As have been pointed out in other comments the pimples wasn't much use this match. I think one of the issues in the first sets when using the pips was that the push stroke is too short and similar to how most people push with inverted. I've found that you need a longer stroke when pushing with pimples, like a mini chop. Then you also get more depth and speed on the push which often gives you a popup push in return that can be attacked. A thicker sponge or higher friction pimples could also help avoid the pop ups when pushing against push or no spin.

[@Netomtlindo]

oh man, one of the greatest comebacks ive ever seen

[@slimpwarrior]

Good job on showing your best! Awesome how close you were in skill

[@murtuzaarbaz2321]

We need more Emil matches

[@NotHazel-yy1hl]

He literally made a huge comback good job 👍

[@thisismonitor4099]

Dealt nicely with the heavy spin shots - well done.

[@loukas371]

As an offensive player, I probably underestimate the difficulty of being an effective defender. In this game it felt like all of Emil's pimple balls were easy points for the opponent and ended up completely avoiding the pimples and playing with 1 rubber. You handicapped yourself heavily and still won, what a beast.... If you are having fun with the pimples though then keep at it and I am sure you will make it work!

[@idrivearttabletennis]

Great match and great comeback. Not bad for so long since last tournament - well done.

[@ZaxxaOfficial]

Way to go Emil! Out there doing business.

[@danielnicholson4660]

Damm saved match points in all the last 3 games !

[@some_guy___]

Something I wish more people knew is how to deal with backspin with lp, since pushing just gives the opponent a slow no spin/top spin ball for an easy attack. Contrary to popular belief, long pips have a wide aggressive arsenal too, which work great against backspin balls. Sideswiping and push-hitting are more aggressive options that really let you take control of the game, would highly recommend you to utilise them more.

[@kimmy5379]

Well played Emil, the only thing I can criticize is that when you play backhand you reach for the ball instead of waiting in the ball to really push the ball forward. You could move a bit more to the table when using you longpimps (if you use longpimps) to take it early and make it lower. But to be honest, you still had great foot work. Congrats for the win, hope to see you compete more!

[@bigben3683]

Great mental toughness from the chopping champion! Nice work Emil!

[@Nive-wt7xu]

What a fight! Great mentality coming back from 0:2, saving match points, playing risky and strong shots in crucial moments. Well done Emil! Some things to improve on in my opinion (some things have already been said in the comments tho): - unnecessary twiddling. You don't seem go play killshots or anything with the backhand anyway - it looks like you just try to get the ball on the table with the grippy sponge. You're neither gonna improve your pimple play that way, nor do you really force your opponent into mistakes. If anything, it gives the opponent the opportunity to play a confident winner. - footwork! Plenty of forehand errors because you didn't move to the ball well/quickly enough (specifically when the opponent plays into your FH side) - similar, but not the same: positioning. You get caught on your elbow too often, which forces you into playing an awkward shot. Either commit to playing pimples and position yourself a little further to the right, or try to play forehand 60-70% of the table - then you need to be further left

[@Biondi53]

What a match!!! congrats Emil!

[@dimitursgremory734]

What a great game finally Emil is in the rank list

[@Anthony-ei5mc]

I love the T-shirt

[@DIVYATEJAAANDSRAVYAA]

7:16 the way he switches his bat's face and still gets the point is dope

[@jazz1tup]

OMG, what a thriller!!! Excellent match!!

[@mdbruin8143]

Congrats Emil, great game.

[@jak8195]

I like how all other players are gone, only Emil's still there 😅😅

[@tamzaza5011]

That last 2 rounds he lost is just his warmup :))))

[@pogba1537]

Thiery Henry kit, awesome! From 0-2 to 3-2! Never give up!

[@slamfistfire]

I'll bet Emil could benefit from power control exercises when it comes to spiking the ball. It looks like he was going for maximum power a lot when dialing back in favor of targeting the corner of the table more accurately would be a nasty dhot for his opponrnt to save. Good comeback Emil :D

[@MySuperJuniorFx]

omg.... Emil ended up winning. So happy so happy.

[@nobudget4172]

emil the twiddle master

[@angnhatminh.ronnie3348]

Emil, you should play attack (My opinion) because when you have the chance for strong backhand or forehand you usually chop so it's really hard for you to play again the attacker and get the point and play long serve it's really effective

[@sergicallis]

Petter: He’s weak, he’s not gonna win. Petter after match: *thinking about karma*

[@romainduhamel9727]

Emil with Henry jersey that's amazing

[@muhammadaskari125]

Best come back ever

[@sauravyadav4902]

Referee Be like - DONT JUDGE THE BOOK BY ITS COVER 🔥🔥🔥

[@danb8568]

"He's weak" Emil: "Says who?" 😅 Good match from both of you 👍🏼

[@patrikhansson8749]

Fun to see! Tight game!

[@salimsim2160]

Well played, Emil. What a match

[@sarahguo7996]

You could just tell he was getting more comfortable with each point

[@itsbob7282]

Peter:he’s weak Emil:are you sure bout that

[@Ricksonkimura]

Emil has really improved his game.

[@alvaroluardo2830]

Congratulations Emil !!

[@MsEeyore14]

That was a helluva match nice EMIL

[@vedantas4016]

“He’s weak, not going to win” Emil be like: Are u sure about that!?

[@michaelorhan1681]

The king is back

[@matrixfan566]

And the question everyone was asking himself : "Was he playing with the Pongfinity Racket ? " Great game !

[@romeobride2463]

Not at all 😂😂

[@smallypimpy6407]

Obviously not.

[@mgst4699003]

What a win!

[@IGetWicked]

curious of what type of rubber you use? I think you would prefer more close to the table push/block/swipe LP. Your playstyle is very versatile already as it is and you switch between LP and normal offensive on backhand.

[@o3523]

This video is more than a year old but I’m still gonna comment anyway. Emil won this match because he started mostly using his normal rubber instead of the pimples. During the 3 sets that he won he was basically playing with just one rubber. Which is understandable, since he’s been using normal rubbers for most of his life and it’s more comfortable for him but it’s not the way he’s gonna get the best results. Yeah maybe be won this match but he is not going to improve as a defender. Either play with 2 normal rubbers and play your best for results or stick with the pimples and really try to use them and learn, make mistakes. He probably would have lost the match that way but it really doesn’t matter, no one improves without losing first and learning what works and what doesn’t. It’s very unlikely that one just wins all of their early matches after switching to material, especially on this level. I hope Emil is still doing this experiment since I love watching defenders play. I’d just advise him to turn the twiddling a little down since it looked like he was just confusing himself and making unforced errors because of it. Focus on defending first, work on your footwork and once you are able to really defend against good attackers, start twiddling and attacking with the backhand, if they give you the chance. But don’t twiddle after every shot!

[@alexandermai5493]

Great Match, Emil!

[@polinakelluke1471]

What equipment Emil is using (blade, rubbers)?

[@WCFactBreak]

OMG man, those games were colose, GJ Emil

[@AdrienOxyMort]

Ball on the Balls at 7:33 - 7:34 GG for your Win!! 💪

[@shadowskillet14]

@6:00 I'm trying to understand what I see here, because it seems crazy hard. Did you see him winding up for a loop, judge his body positioning, then both switch to the forehand side and paddle flip at the same time? Is that normal for LP players? That seems like a crazy fast instinct. @Pongfinity

[@eugeniocollesei4905]

MASSIVE COMEBACK