#Smashback

[@godthinkun]

real sportmanship from samsonov!! l like him

[@daigo5575]

2:05 that's a sick serve

[@injuredtabletennisplayer1474]

Illegal now too.

[@VinhNguyen-fh8qp]

@@injuredtabletennisplayer1474 i mean, everything from the rackets to the balls to the serves back then is illegal now, we're just here to see the amount of skill and technique these players had back in the day that would go on to define every generation after them

[@dickn.ormous1064]

@@VinhNguyen-fh8qp LGL¨s only skill was serving,not even third ball attacking.Put him in Europe and top players will figure out how to beat him in a year.

[@andyl5333]

@@dickn.ormous1064 check 4:06

[@spaceinvader384]

True sportsmanship and exciting. Finally get to watch them in their prime. Looks like they have more lethal/complicated serves for kill setups but only see power and speed now.

[@KO-yz7fz]

I could see the mutual respect and sportmanship from both sides. What a match.

[@Galimah]

Still, those hidden service´s and constant twidling the paddle really confused Samsonov in way that made it look stupid.

[@weiliu5527]

3:00 he give the point back , at a very very importent situation, truely gentleman:)

[@classicleon]

Vladimir Samsonov is a real man.

[@vietnam3196]

And? Liu is a fake man.

[@tallman862713]

props to samsonov 2:52

[@winniesuwarni874]

@Chia-Tang Hsu yeah, if i hear correctly he said netting

[@zcgzcgzcgcs60]

2:06 what a serve.....

[@nurmmagelang2556]

REVERSE PENHOLD SERVE , Iever see wang hau tutorial

[@jdawglmao]

Why do we have to wait 21 years to watch Liu Guoliang in 720p50?

[@cmcf6367]

2:06 what the..... D: 3:00 Vlad the gentleman :)

[@WFangW]

what happened?

[@dj1jesus375]

I'm a big fan of both players.

[@karinnoracam]

I feel like table tennis back then was more enjoyable to watch. Matches nowadays seem monotonous to me. Alas...

[@wolfgangkraber7508]

😊

[@Anaishasworkofart]

2200 Vladi still playing.

[@PraisePrayPeace]

Lol

[@bloon_snipe8998]

1:55

[@abhiroopbagchi6273]

Why did Samsanov change his shirt after the 1st set?

[@user-lq2nu6cn7y]

Sweat? 21 set games used to go on pretty long

[@zzagzzang383]

00:06 03:05

[@アカリ-n8d]

サムこんなカッコ良い人間だったのか...

[@sportingdays4390]

Why does liu look so sweaty??

[@wanzg]

Fan Zhendong: Yes 😂

[@sashazxtt]

Next time, Vova 😉

[@op9764]

劉国梁のサービスやばいっす

[@ahono-w6l]

史上最強かも

[@batuhantambay7995]

First comment and like

[@geligeleman89]

liu's rpb looks a little awkward..

[@thientran9461]

He was the pioneer of the rpb, the technique wasn't perfected until ma lin and wang hao's generation

[@dickn.ormous1064]

Rpb didn't work with the 38mn ball.Ditto for the backhand banana flip.

[@user-lq2nu6cn7y]

@@dickn.ormous1064 It couldve worked. No one knows. The technique wasnt perfected yet.

[@Cherry-yh5ji]

@@dickn.ormous1064 It pretty much works ) Today you can still get 38-mm balls and try it for yourself. But it does require more accuracy.

[@Cherry-yh5ji]

That is not the most awkward thing. Check his middle and ring fingers on the back of the racket when he serves, they would be curled. But when he drives a topspin, his fingers are straight against the racket BH. Changing the fingers like that takes time and does not guarantee a perfect hit. But he was a genius and was looking for various techniques to develop.