Tao Wenzhang (2718) vs Zhang Xiang Jing (2699) // Pacific Regional Championship Semifinals

[@kitcooks]

Thanks for these videos @latta

[@houstonhuaren9908]

Tao's games are always wonderful...

[@LosAngelesTableTennis]

Agree... wait until you see the next one on Wednesday. He had a really fun match versus Mohmmdreza Akhlaghpasand. Thanks for supporting!

[@Ragameiste]

what a game. Also great angle to learn. Thanks.

[@ramonbmovies]

That last point was exciting! Thx for the video. I like the angle.

[@LosAngelesTableTennis]

Thanks for the kind words. And ya! there were a lot of great points throughout.

[@michaelshaw7652]

Once Tao got 3 games to 1, he let his foot off the gas and played so casually. The formidable RPB in previous 4 games, started misfiring. At this level, if you give your opponents breathing space, it's hard to regain the edge.

[@SuperSlewman]

There was a subtle and effective change from the opponent. He started hitting slower,loopier spin backhands into the RPB. Toa was too good on the quick fire rallies. smart player.

[@yzg8116]

I feel the key is the serve... when it is 1:3, Zhang's reverse spin to short forehand is the key. Tao could not handle that serve well, It is hard for him to open using banana loop. Once Tao pushes, Zhang will backhand loop to Tao's forehand. If you count, in last 3 games, Zhang use this tactic to win at least 3-5 points each game! Till the end, Tao do not know how to handle it. Tao win each points so beautifully. Zhang just staring there and he could not even touch the ball. But Tao loses points so casually. I do not know why. I like the way Tao play for sure but Zhang wins the match

[@jeremysy5467]

Tao should have win, he should finish it at once and not give the opponent huggle for another next 2 rounds.

[@sydneyl5946]

Best TT club match I've ever seen!!

[@julest2503]

What a great match! Great angle of camera too.. I learn some good techniques here❤🔥

[@LosAngelesTableTennis]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@silkiesimon]

At this 2700 level, why all serves, ball bounces so high! Every single one.

[@table_tennis_fever]

Tao slipped in the last point. damn mat. failed him at the most critical moment

[@LosAngelesTableTennis]

I noticed that earlier. ZXJ slipped in that same spot earlier in the match.

[@jeremysy5467]

Too bad for Tao. They should sweep the floor in the middle of the game.

[@keithlintt]

that's a frustrating lost... i really wanna know what will happen to the last point if it wasn't for the slip

[@ypp9561]

Hello, I am a viewer from China. Due to special reasons, many of our table tennis enthusiasts cannot see such a wonderful pen-hold game. I would like to ask if you can quote your work and share it with our table tennis enthusiasts. , I will mark the source of the video

[@LosAngelesTableTennis]

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[@carlliu6927]

11:42 it was a cool serve…

[@LosAngelesTableTennis]

Thanks for catching that!

[@jamaicanexecutives7052]

Excellent match.

[@yzg8116]

I feel the key is the serve... when it is 1:3, Zhang's reverse spin to short forehand is the key. Tao could not handle that serve well, It is hard for him to open using banana loop. Once Tao pushes, Zhang will backhand loop to Tao's forehand. If you count, in last 3 games, Zhang use this tactic to win at least 3-5 points each game! Till the end, Tao do not know how to handle it. Tao win each points so beautifully. Zhang just staring there and he could not even touch the ball. But Tao loses points so casually. I do not know why. I like the way Tao play for sure but Zhang wins the match

[@JacksonHuang-bo4cq]

Tao's shot style is pretty cool like Wang Hao, but the score rate of shot is not much high especially last 3 games. Zhang's style is more stable

[@guillermomorales9157]

What equipment TAO use now ? 🤔 look so powerful 😮 someone said yasaka malin soft carbon with H3 both side

[@FlyTT438]

Wonderful games! Tao's RBP in the last three games has too many errors on slowing looping balls.

[@tabletennisgoosebumps1104]

Need more videos

[@yiweili7010]

Great game!

[@LosAngelesTableTennis]

It's always a pleasure to see such high level studs.

[@tikitaka72]

👍 good

[@jitendranair4060]

Tao lost focus. Generally an experienced campaigner like him should be able to handle it but perhaps not competing regularly makes you lose that edge.

[@ixUikoxi]

Does Anyone know the penhold bat that guy is using ? (Pink-blue shirt)

[@paulispaul1974]

Does anyone know what red rubber Zhang Xiangjing uses on his backhand?

[@TableTennis-Man]

Any idea what setup is Tao using ?☺☺

[@MrCooperscoopers]

Kou Lei is not in this tournament?

[@LosAngelesTableTennis]

Kou Lei attended but he dropped out in the last minute due to a nagging injury.

[@MrCooperscoopers]

@@LosAngelesTableTennis ah, that's too bad. thank you for the information. Hope he gets better very soon.

[@bruce3906]

rip, tao wenzhang ran out of luck on the last set with the rpb off the bounce attack xd

[@andifuture2825]

This is like watching 4th league matches in germany

[@LosAngelesTableTennis]

Sounds fun!

[@mapletennis3998]

Anyone knows which racket player Zhang uses ?

[@LosAngelesTableTennis]

Hey. This question was answered in a thread somewhere either here or in another game of his. I'll try looking for it when I have a chance, but if you look through thr comments of one of Zhang's recent games you will find it.

[@henryyang3695]

1:45 , 直拍不是打進了嗎 為何沒有得分

[@LosAngelesTableTennis]

Sorry, I don't understand Chinese well and the English translation isn't making much sense.

[@henryyang3695]

@@LosAngelesTableTennis At 1:45, the person in white clothes made a comeback shot, and the ball went in. However, it resulted in a point for the person in black clothes. Why did the person in black clothes score instead of the person in white clothes? The score should be 2:0, not 1:1.

[@LosAngelesTableTennis]

​@henryyang3695 I think the ball hit thr net and bounced upward.

[@StuffLeaver]

兩方的問題差不多

[@z0uLess]

The floor looks a little worn out

[@LosAngelesTableTennis]

It has a few pieces of tape here and there, but it's definitely one of the nicer clubs out here in so cal. Definitely beats non-rubber flooring.

[@z0uLess]

@@LosAngelesTableTennis I would imagine, yes. I am constantly looking for the best shoes for table tennis and right now I am using a superlight pair of adidas adizero takumi sen v1 which weighs 170 grams. I feel that the normal table tennis shoes like the mizuno ones are too heavy and bulky, but they grip better. So, depending on the color of the floor where I am playing I will use those shoes to grip better. I have also started experimenting with barefoot shoes from vivobarefoot, namely the Primus Light III. So far, I feel they are a great middle ground, but their lateral support comes from the widening of the toebox, so it takes a long time to get used to playing with them and you risk getting knee injuries and such if you dont ease into it. The achilles tendon might also get inflamed if you dont gradually work your way into using shoes like this because of the sole of the shoe having zero drop.

[@hostage-ku6yz]

the penhold player is mentally weak

[@LosAngelesTableTennis]

That's a strange conclusion from watching one game.

[@xkxmud5136]

This is a Chinese national tournament

[@LosAngelesTableTennis]

Sometimes it does seem like that, given how popular California has historically been with people from China, and the relatively high percentage of population of Chinese people, it's easy for top Chinese players to move to America and teach us how to play table tennis their way.

[@armandogigi8316]

Zhang Xianjing😂