Tomokazu Harimoto vs Lin Gaoyuan | MS SF | ITTF MEN'S AND WOMEN'S WORLD CUP MACAO 2024

[@josephamoabeng6824]

This is the most mature table tennis I've seen from Gaoyuan.

[@gongtaumaster-h9t]

His weakness has always been his mentality. Once that's removed, he's a lesser version of WCQ.

[@wanzg]

​@@gongtaumaster-h9t Agreed

[@omerperetz8426]

You mean from Lin 😅

[@shiishinchiu6636]

Never seen LGY play so well.

[@terryyu4923]

@@gongtaumaster-h9t he is a faster version of wcq with weaker power

[@emilywang6966]

Unbelievable 🎉❤ Full-course rolling. The best performance from Gaoyuan.

[@abstractexchange5057]

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[@Luminous284]

LIN is on fire at this tournament 🔥

[@Rizwan-kz5zw]

If Lin Gaoyuan keeps this same performance in the finals and Ma Long keeps his semifinal performance too, we are set for possibly the best match of 2024. Edit: my prediction was accurate. That was the best match of 2024 so far.

[@astana2853]

Harimoto isnt that hard to beat.

[@fatihtt8102]

you were not wrong

[@abstractexchange5057]

Table tennis is becoming more interesting, more attractive for beginners, and more entertaining with longer rallies, more techniques visualization, more athletic techniques visualization in 2024, thanks to that many professional tournaments choose lightweight balls. Even the new 2024 year Nittaku balls are more lightweight than old Nittaku balls. But these balls need to become more lightweight, for example 2.5grams balls instead of 2.7 gram balls. Lightweight balls are great for table tennis sport. It makes table tennis become more attractive and easier to begin for beginners in our busy world. It is very important to make table tennis become easier for beginners, because nobody will pay few years to train just for capably beginning play amateur social table tennis games in our busy world. Today in our busy world, people require that the minimal beginners training time of table tennis to be just FEW WEEKS, BUT NOT FEW YEARS AS IN THE CURRENT VERSION OF TABLE TENNIS WITH HEAVYWEIGHT BALLS 2.7GRAMS. It can be achieved by apply lightweight balls, for example 2.5grams balls, then it exactly will require beginners to train only few weeks in table tennis with lightweight balls to get skills to begin play serious amateur table tennis games for funs/healths/communications. It will attract billions new beginners come and remain playing the version of lightweight ball table tennis as social sport. Thus of course it will put table tennis sport in new leap high level of popularity in entertaining television and in worldwide social playing sport too. Of course it will put business of table tennis equipment manufacturers in new leap prospect and profits WHEN BILLIONS NEW BEGINNERS CAN EAYSY PLAY REAL SERIOUS AMATEUR GAMES OF THE VERSION OF 2.5GRAMS LIGHTWEIGHT BALL TABLE TENNIS AFTER JUST FEW WEEKS OF TRAINING. (In the current heavyweight ball table tennis, new beginners need minimal few years of training to play amatuer games, so most of them leave table tennis or simply not begin to play table tennis). Thus it is common motivation for all, for ITTF, for table tennis equipment manufacturers, for table tennis tournament administrators, for table tennis sponsors, for new beginners, for professional players ... TO AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLY REACH TO CONCENSUS OF APPLYING NEW LIGHTWEIGHT BALLS IN TABLE TENIS, FOR EXAMPLE APPLY THE 2.5GRAMS LIGHTWEIGHT BALLS INSTEAD OF THE CURRENT 2.7GRAMS BALLS. Do you want to attract billions new beginners playing and remaining playing table tennis ? Do you want that your amateur relatives sisters/brothers/sons/daughters/husban/wife ... can easily begin playing serious amateur table tennis games with you for healths/funs/communications after just few weeks of beginner training (instead of today after required minimal few years of beginner training) ? Do professional players want to have higher salary and higher costs of prizes ? Do tournament administrations and sponsors want more audiance ? Do table tennis equipment manufacturerers want to have billions clients, but not very few clients as today ? All parties will be satisfied by just SIMPLY GLOBALLY SWITCHING TO LIGHTWEIGHT BALLS 2.5GRAMS INSTEAD OF TODAY HEAVYWEIGHT BALLS 2.7GR.

[@gustavoc6812]

​@@astana2853I bet you could beat him easily 😂

[@СЕРГЕЙБудилов-г4и]

​@@astana2853😂😂😂😂😂

[@worldhello8908]

long is back lin is on fire

[@wanzg]

I hope Ma Long and Lin Gaoyuan 4:3 or 3:4😊

[@garyairsoft]

4:3long win the World Cup should be nice to see 😂

[@x0cx102]

@@wanzg you got your wish

[@x0cx102]

@@garyairsoft indeed

[@wanzg]

@@x0cx102 I watched it live, and I almost cried for ML

[@blacksheep8891]

About time LGY started to show how good he is on the big stage! Congrats!

[@shenzhenpingpong]

Harimoto is not given much chance to attack the ball as Lin keeps it short. Lin attacks over the table very well as he stays close. If Harimoto manages to attack, Lin is so quick, he counters and Harimoto has trouble recovering for the 2nd ball.

[@kasingyu1975]

Very excited for LIN’s performance. You make it Gaoyuan! 祝福你高遠！

[@flagella1337]

LGY's backhand in this tournament is supercharged.

[@FD1CE]

Wow, LGY is also getting more cute and handsome day by day 🥰 Way to go my boy 🌠

[@shashafanw6484]

Lin lost to Harimoto at a WTT final in 2022, and he even shed tears at the award ceremony. He said later publicly that he would not want to regret that he could have won but did not. This is a fantastic match, the best against Harimoto so far. Lin has not won a Single's Gold of ITTF in his career, and I hope that he could change this record tonight at the Finals. Good luck with the Dragon!

[@jhts7512]

The remontada match

[@dongiovanni8899]

the dragon participates in international tournament mainly just to eliminate foreign players from advancing to the final😉

[@robin0910]

@@dongiovanni8899not this time 😉

[@dongiovanni8899]

@@robin0910 yes, he keeps the best one for himself, GOAT power🤭

[@Dos895]

Way to go Lin Gaoyuan! Great day when a Harimoto loses! And the Macao crowd was awesome supporting Lin Gaoyuan cheering his every point won over Harimoto.

[@gongtaumaster-h9t]

I feel that the mental game of Lin GY and Wang MY have levelled up after winning their pairs and singles respectively. I'm actually more excited to see Lin playing at his actual potential without that mental block.

[@alexanderdickens2517]

Wang Manyu is a world champion and LGY is having a late-career surge, this comparison doesn’t really make sense

[@gongtaumaster-h9t]

@@alexanderdickens2517 Not trying to compare the both of them. But both of them has this mental block in them.

[@alexanderdickens2517]

She can have bad days like him, but you can really SEE the pain on Lin's face in a different way, haha. His face goes white, starts shaking his head. You can see the moment when he thinks he's losing.

[@gongtaumaster-h9t]

@@alexanderdickens2517 Once Lin had that mental block activated, that's when he stops thinking how to beat his opponents (Ma Long included).

[@達文西LED燈光畫]

喔i love you so much ...LIN

[@AnderslindTT]

I swear when lgy is in this strong mental mode his game is so insane top 3 world for sure. Lets hope he can keep this now and not go back to his old choking😍

[@yockjenggoh9726]

he did

[@michaelshaw2786]

Harimoto is one of the fastest players. However, he was playing against a player who is two grads faster than him. Usually, speedy Lin either commit too much unforced errors or has a mental breakdown to negate his speed advantage. This time, neither happened. Lin was lightening fast while hitting almost all the shots and Harimoto was doomed.

[@gongtaumaster-h9t]

Great post. Agree and fundamentally, Lin is better than Harimoto.

[@dongiovanni8899]

Japan team teenage prodigy normally underperform when they reach 20 years old

[@loukas371]

Damn, it wasn't even close. Thoroughly outclassed

[@joseedgar8003]

This is not Harimoto, I did not hear him scream too much😂. Lin has been crazy at this tournament 🔥

[@andrewcuber8968]

harimoto not celebrating so much now 🤣🤣

[@hër90ëN]

😂😂😂

[@ignaciob2467]

Well done Lin. That is a very nice way to avoid Harimoto shout.

[@СтаниславРамазанов-ю7р]

Shutdown Harimoto is amazing!!!

[@최현일-h8g]

린가오이엔은 확실히 성장했네요. 예전에 하리모토에게 역전패 당한게 약이 되었을수도 있겠네요~~

[@bkhomsan]

Super Lin G

[@tenisdemasa2372]

Superb Lin Gaoyuan.

[@pongbotstore]

Lin Gaoyuan's performance was spectacular! Dominating Harimoto in straight sets shows he's in top form. 🏓🔥

[@browncony3897]

Choker redeemed!

[@bahadratay6532]

Thnx ITTF for this camera angle! I think Harimotos tecniques needs some alterations. Taking the ball early is very adventageous but also very risky. The reliability of this shot is very low and this results in very fluctuating performances. May be the table and moisture in the environment changes the balls bounce resulting in unforced errors. His blocking tecnique is very unique and fun to watch but he must have a mid range classical attacker style too or combine these two. I am not sure whether LG was very good or TH was bad.

[@legionx791]

I must say I felt bad for Harimoto. He needs to train harder. Good win for Lin

[@KappaMan123]

lin was on fire. sometimes when a player is this hot, theres nothing you can do

[@manhinh1109]

Soemtimes, we should know it is his limit

[@dongiovanni8899]

unfortunately Japan pushes their teenage talents too early with advanced techniques to overperform in international tournament. most of them turn mediocre when reach 20 years old

[@joaohenriquenardi3414]

Harimoto has been playing on the world circuits since he was 15 years old and it seems that his game hasn't evolved at all. His forehand is still weak and his backhand only works on the table. Impossible to dispute backhand with Gaoyuan, I would say it is one of the 5 best backhands today. Still, Harimoto has room to improve but he seems to be a player that no other player is afraid of

[@lots_of_numbers7580]

Nah, Harimoto has improved a lot recently actually. Feel free to argue, but his forehead first opening has became much better, and he has developed a very smart and efficient backhand block, where he changes the paste and focus on tempo and placement. His backhand only works close to the table cuz he chooses to play like this. There's no problem with that honestly. You saying his forehead is still weak, but you can't really go from a backhand player to a forehead player, that's not how table tennis works. You should be good at things that wins you points and mask weaknesses as much as possible. Good example of that is Zhang Jike's forehand, it's never his strongest side, and not the prettiest honestly, but it functions enough to win him games most of the time. Also Harimoto has gone through the tough highschool in Japan, and got pretty decent grades into university it seems. On the other hand, Lin is just a superb player. He's techniques is definitely one of if not the fastest, and the only factor limited him was his mental games, but the 4th game has clearly shown that hes has that improved recently.

[@raymondlu3944]

Not so much about him not improving, it’s more about he’s mental game, he seems to lack the fearlessness that he had when he first came onto the circuit. And also modern day technology, there’s more game analytics that come into play and more people are working him out, and there haven’t been any drastic changes to he’s game

[@PanchoGDMKWii]

He was playing since he was 14 actually, and in that age he took down Timo Boll

[@dougsilent4341]

when he was that young and first appeared on the tournament, no one was familiar with his style that was why he was effective.

[@ブラックピカチュウ]

張本は明らかに進化してるよ。しゃしゃりでんなにわか

[@robertrowles5450]

Not the first time I've seen this happen to Harimoto. Given that he looks too slow, and rigid when close to the table these days, I don't think it's going to be the last. Makes the final very interesting: will be rooting for ML.

[@ur4927]

Lin Gaoyuan is on fire today 🔥 Harimoto is not playing very well with Chinese top players right now, he loses to everyone

[@dongiovanni8899]

Japan team teenage prodigy normally don't last long

[@MrFreezebook21]

​@@dongiovanni8899actually Harimoto is the best of Japan team

[@dongiovanni8899]

@@MrFreezebook21 Jun Mizutani already retired after Olympics2020

[@MrFreezebook21]

@@dongiovanni8899 you know Harimoto defeated him when he was 13.

[@akilakbar9933]

LGY at his prime

[@amosheng3781]

Truls Moregard was very promising when he was younger.But after losing to other players doubt about himself crept in and his performance has regressed.

[@rodrigoangelo488]

It seems like Harimoto was better when he had 14 years old 😅. That's why I say not to be delusional with young prospect, like they are doing to Felix Lebrun, cause they can be like Harimoto, get older but not improve that much.

[@wanzg]

I think it's about the coaches and training system, not his fault

[@dongiovanni8899]

unfortunately Japan pushes their teenage talents too early with advanced techniques to overperform in international tournament. most of them turn mediocre when reach 20 years old due to neglect of strong fundamental training and mental stability

[@hansugu3265]

06:13 If you play this game against Lin Gaoyuan, it's hopeless.

[@wanzg]

LGY 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@Alexander-zh8ix]

OMG Lin Gaoyuan absolutely smoked Harimoto in this match!😂😮What a world class player he has become!🎉💪🏓

[@pondviewny2909]

This is Lin Gaoyuan we had 20 years ago.

[@Fyawtfc]

Rooting for lgy has always been the polite primary school student kind of feeling from him, get bullied by ljk before didn’t say a word, go for it go !

[@XxTopmanXxX]

why isnt gaoyuan not in other events?

[@shibboleth_without]

I hope Lin's shape is back now.

[@teckchuonting4582]

🎉👏👏👏

[@l1215912002]

張本後面怎麼不喊了

[@jensenlew8809]

The best of harimoto is he learn from his mistake, thats why he beat Lin 4-0 in Bangkok WTT

[@m.dhpharma7802]

Old camera angle ❤❤

[@eclipse1161]

As a Chinese myself, fans are awfully biased this tournament. Only applauding Lin’s points, when Harimoto won some very nice points. Wish Chinese TT fans could learn something from Chinese Badminton fans. Even when Lin Dan played, they cheered for others and had massive respect for players of the likes of Lee Chong Wei.

[@ziqiangwang537]

there isn't a lee equivalent in tt that your dream would happen.

[@op9764]

why English then?

[@anmolacharya309]

Yes as a badminton player myself I agree upon this 😊

[@mingwong5735]

Have you ever seen Man Utd fans cheer for Arsenal? It's professional sport, not School Sport Day. And the example you had raised is totally misleading. Lee Chong Wei is a legend, Chinese fans cheer for Timo Boll, but Harimoto? Nah

[@dongiovanni8899]

Fans only cheer for their player during the game, that's normal. And it's also normal that everybody claps for the winner at the end of match and during prize ceremony🥳

[@jensenlew8809]

Harimoto was being too careful in this match

[@sitibudiman01]

Gaoyuan 🎉👍👏💪🇨🇳🇨🇳

[@TableTennis-Man]

Buying some LGY blade tomorrow...😂

[@yockjenggoh9726]

😂

[@Independent_Man3]

The so-called "biggest threat to China" got destroyed by the weakest player of the Chinese national team.

[@yockjenggoh9726]

hes not weak , he has talent but his mentality is weak

[@mantsinchen417]

[@MrFreezebook21]

It was said that Harimoto just provoked Lin before the game by posting Lin's choked match with him to imply the result of this game. So the lesson is do not mess with Chinese players, otherwise you'll pay the price 😂

[@restzhu6948]

halimoto is very silent.....very good

[@andrenagayoshi6571]

O japonês ficou só no grito mesmo kkkk

[@sitobroullon5261]

Believe me , ONLY when Harimoto stops these stupid chos from the beginning of every match will he be able to reach a final.PERIOD!!!! CHOOOOOOO !!! 😅😅

[@alexismamadou2193]

What happened? 😮

[@denisarleyferreira4854]

q chocolate, harimoto caladim n tem preço 😂😂😂

[@samuellaw6742]

3:05 Harimoto not ready or what ?

[@jacobshi620]

今天林高远这个水平已经超过王楚钦了

[@yockjenggoh9726]

对啊，当然😁

[@jamaldeenvoice]

Olympics Training already kicking in for Chinese players, They have been in secret training camp. losing to a non Chinese at the moment should be impossible , Considering they have a clone version of the top players .

[@tobacco118]

Every country study their opponents, Japan and Korea have clone versions of top Chinese players too.

[@maxroki8272]

рад, что мне не пришлось слушать эти тошнотворные мерзкие крики и Линь с радостью избавил нас от них ...

[@haipintan7997]

Japan motor can't start

[@anupambapat4560]

Lmaoooo

[@dongiovanni8899]

voice box destroyed🤣🤣🤣

[@elitefamilyparkour]

Absolute massacre. Lin burried the other guy!

[@고민이고민이다]

Harimoto seems to have not progressed much since his childhood. Perhaps it's because he has grown too tall? In any case, his speed and power are not very impressive. His characteristic counterattacks are also something his opponents have prepared for, so it seems his competitiveness on the world stage has significantly decreased. Hang in there, Harimoto.

[@dongiovanni8899]

teenage prodigy talents don't last long if not given strong fundamental training and mental stability

[@MrFreezebook21]

It probably because his opponents have improved

[@dongiovanni8899]

Screamoto is destroyed 4-0

[@arnelescobido8758]

Harimoto has been demolished here..

[@ngtsnam]

the future is belong to LGY.

[@shanelawson5072]

Harimoto... A spent force ⁉️

[@青雲浮遊]

Lin aloft（高gao） far（远yuan）

[@denny92859042]

張本好似食左軟骨散

[@phudang7375]

Harimoto chỉ có một lối đánh, lối đánh dựa vào ưu thế tốc độ phản xạ (Harimoto còn trẻ mà). Điều gì sẽ xảy ra nếu như Harimoto không còn trẻ? Ăn hành là điều cái chắc

[@route55qatar]

Sharapova dropped the ball, again.

[@ProstoFilya50]

Это какой-то разгром. Харимото этой ракеткой ничего не попадает. Менять инвентарь ему

[@erdogan3131]

Yok etti

[@kingkong423324]

這場球賽不是林高遠發揮得好！餘市張本智和實在打得太差了

[@fortitude1208]

Cant understend how Harimoto is so weak.. maybe becose he use women technike for strokes