Europe Top 12 2011: Kalinikos Kreanga-Werner Schlager

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Table Tennis: Europe Top 12 2011, Sun 6th February 2011, Semifinal Men's singles: Kalinikos Kreanga (GRE) vs. Werner Schlager (AUT)
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[@zevlibin8892]

How can you not love Schlager?! So much style and charisma. We need more of that in today's cookie-cutter TT

[@larrymar19]

it's amazing how well Kreanga was at returning Schlager's forehand flips, they all looked like sure fired kill shots to me, wow!

[@venelinpetrov6811]

These two men deserve Nobel prize for tactical table tennis. Beautiful game.

[@giorgione96]

Two legends!

[@DKPOWA]

Kreanga got the match thanks to 2 things: 1) The amount of lucky points in the first set, which gave him a mental and point lead which Schlager couldnt counter 2) KK played full power emphasizing rallys, which most of times ended in his favor, and Schlager didnt use his over the table shots to keep KK near the table.

[@krzysztofszajberski8228]

Kreanga - A legendary amazing player👏👍🏓

[@subhasischattopadhyay3157]

Those spectacular TT days were gone. Now mostly robotic counters and speedy games with close table shots are visible.

[@jradovich]

Fantastic match! Enjoyed every point.

[@Walker0811]

great game between the 2 european legends

[@poloporo]

Bien Kalinikos, felicitaciones desde el Club Helénico de Santiago de Chile.

[@gergocsirmaz8466]

Kreanga is a Beast!

[@YTM021807]

Schlager was the beast in game 2!! For Kreanga there were many Awesome moments. For example: after 5:49 !!

[@DABtheBoo]

6:16 Legend tells that he still stands there to this day

[@evgeniy_moscow_gooner]

The unstoppable Kreanga! Attacks in any position however balanced or not.

[@rudvil]

awesome play from kreanga!

[@lumm71]

Both players have their own styles. But great to watch and enjoy the emotions.

[@Assassine8]

like to see my 2 favourite players..:)

[@ionutzamfir4823]

Kreanga seems like a lion ready to jump on its prey... Especially if that super crazy backhand of his it's on that day... No one has a chance

[@MultiApplet]

Kreanga is a beast!

[@Opalance]

omfg...Kreanga is one lucky bastard, he got like 5 edge balls in the first game...no wonder he won.

[@malinosss]

kreanga keeps practising in greece with much more worse players tha him since 1990...and he stills can beat world class player..its was amazing he came 1st!congrats kalin!

[@carlosocho8a]

Exelente

[@perniciousnc]

i dun think schlager's tactic work that well on top class players nice performance by kreanga thx for sharing !

[@werewasyo]

lol schlagers frozen in time. 6:00

[@samheng29]

Lot's of lucky points for Kreanga...... but his backhands is sick!!!!! Nice match!

[@jaywilley955]

Kreanga hit so many edges in this match he should join U2.

[@reinterpret_cast]

It's not matter of body size (just take a look at Wang Liqin f.ex.) I think it's because chinese train more, for example the most of the european players had time to learn english while chinese hadn't

[@DKPOWA]

@Opalance Its true, but in his case, he does it because he emphasizes 3rd ball attack

[@JasperEdwinAsir]

point @ 6:00 changed the course of match completely

[@DimaKats2]

I think is one of the hardest game, and it's for genius players

[@Opalance]

@DKPOWA I noticed that Schlager used a lot of topspin and very long serves, which I frankly thought was retarded, because that's how Kreanga serves to setup his offensive game.

[@GeneralSpecific3]

based and what I've seen from this video it looks like kreanga has modified his backhand so that he flat hits more than he spins. something tells me he's using tenergy 64 on at least his backhand. the backhand style he produced in the video would work well with short pips

[@mulaertmolaert9074]

NICE

[@ironcheftw]

Both player speed glued their rackets.

[@Twiddle_TV]

Name one professional player who does not speed glue.

[@dickn.ormous1064]

They use super fast raquets but they don't speed glue.

[@Opalance]

@bassflyerhomie Well there's a lot of types of luck, but he played extremely well, especially considering his last real tournament he lost all 3 matches in the groups of the world cup. But he was lucky he didn't have to face Boll, I have no idea how he's able to play at this level still, it's half inspiring, half depressing.

[@adisor351]

romanian Calin Creanga is the best backhand of the world

[@hifromhenry]

Kreanga catches air !

[@LeonieII]

Kreanga is 38 years old and won the tournament. But what will the chinese "machines" do with him the upcoming Qatar Open? He will have no chance, i believe.

[@xSauseBrausex]

ON TIme

[@jeffreydykes6684]

What a horrible camera angle. It's like looking through the wrong end of a telescope.

[@VTI777]

Kreanga is much too strong for Schlager here. Kreanga's backhand is a force to be reckoned with!

[@Kiriltchik]

hahahahahahahaha 6.16, really amazing.

[@DimaKats2]

I think is one of the hardest game, and it's for genius players Btw When i see shlager play i think that he is bored and he doesn;t sit enough to play good

[@fuhrernmss]

schlager looks like a mannequin 6:16 because he's frozen on time and comes out steam of his head funny :)

[@Detherocable]

simply a bad day for schlager lol! kreanga just wouldnt stop getting lucky. but some his shots were too damn kickass for words!

[@lutove94]

point awesome at 6:00 =O

[@atdandanyou]

table tennis looks easy watching at these preofessionals players..

[@jimboyanonuevo7790]

😎

[@alex366s1]

@josuecochi no it's the clone of robbie williams really you have to see the 2

[@ShamDiscTV5K]

schlager played spectacular but sometimes not so efficient

[@justsoulman]

08:54 hahaha schalger's body language!

[@BollForte94]

Kreanga to win Schlagers playing style is in my eyes ugly but effective ;)

[@UsakoKirei]

@RnBciO no no no. wrong wrong wrong. bad comment!

[@hoitakleung]

min 6:16 .... schalger frozen on time.... hahahaha

[@MrLegendman13]

first thing i do,is to skip to 6:16 loi

[@oOLowiOo]

Kreanga, not Jumping on the topsin or other hit´s then comes the ball :D

[@MrSamuku16]

wow *.* o.O

[@oOLowiOo]

Kreanga, not Jumping on the topsin or other hit´s then comes the ball :P

[@androtable]

beka na początku meczu

[@dinuzuya]

he looks like mirko crocop

[@Opalance]

@bartek4443 Well come on, 4 luck points in the first game and then wins the 4th game on a netball in deuces, there's a great deal of luck there.

[@brunokenobi88]

Timo Boll vs China!!!!

[@alejman20]

Werner Schlager se parece a Shevchenko.. XD...

[@PoseidonisMLG]

Shlager kept blocking and got owned

[@DimiMakris86]

Its Kalinikos Kreanga!! And please romanian people stop that about his nationality!! He choose Greece and his name at age of 17. He is 41 years old now!! In recent interview journalists asked him if he will return in Romania after his retirement from the sport! He asnwered clearly "NO, Greece is my home and my country.Im Greek. I visit Romania only as tourist!! " Belive it or not, Kalinikos choose to be Greek! Show some respect and stop claiming him!!

[@glinhart18]

2.satz 2. 3. punkt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@joshuasussman4020]

Schlager has too much lift on some backhand returns.

[@Detherocable]

lol schlager lost cuz kreanga pissed him off wid so many nets...

[@badjal1]

@jetleeming ...there is a big difference in the way european players do table tennis...there is only one person that i know of that i think can match up with the chinese super powers and that is timo bol ..and the way he does it is kinda similar with the way player chinese do it..hope this helps

[@jetleeming]

i wonder..why all european great player like this can never beat chinnesse?? why..? chinesse body more smaller even their eyes small too,but how come europe big power cannnot beat them?

[@padiltimo]

4 lucky pts 1st set..lol..

[@advancedfirefly]

lol schlagers frozen in time.

[@ClicQ.1]

schlager is so much better than krenga but edge table and ride nets really gives dispair.

[@itzoscar7331]

No it wasn’t he was outclassed and mentally broken by kreangas offence he’s not way better at all he couldn’t keep up and he was defeat comfortably you clearly have no idea how good kreanga is

[@itzoscar7331]

He had a couple of nets and edges you seem to forget about all the points he won with well played shots you stupid Twat I suggest you fuck off as you are clearly a loser who makes excuses as to why he lost when he was just outplayed by his opponent

[@lagasa91]

his real name is Calin Creanga and he is romanian by birth!

[@gaganaggarwal7599]

Hate this stupid angle for watching.

[@hthought]

kreanga is so much better than schalger, i'm surprised it was close in some points.

[@werewasyo]

6:16 Legend tells that he still stands there to this day