World Cup: Zhang Jike-Jun Mizutani

[@type991]

i got emotional watching this especially when zjk gets those net/edge balls back and u can imagine the amount of concentration and metal toughness i miss that young fearless zjk

[@anonydf5969]

+type991 zjk lost all his fight in 2015. he lost to so many foreigners, idk what happened to his mental state, he looks like he doesnt try anymore.

[@Time_Lapse_Master.]

Jason Yang he had too much injuries

[@dickn.ormous1064]

Mental toughness my ass!Japanese team was nowhere near the Chinese in terms of technical skills or athletic ability. Zhang was a two wing looper,he had a massive advantage over Mizu.One should keep perspective of the situation. Zhang has always been a very slow starter but he got away considering the level of competition he faced for the short period of his physical prime.And he lost to Boll in the Olympics team events in 2012 whilst Boll has always been irrelevant in the big events folding like a cheap tent. Ηis narrow matches against Samsonov were quite telling. Samsonov against the Chinese had been irrelevant since the early 00's,last time he beat Ma Lin was in 2000 and his h2h against Wang Hao was truly horrible Ι think he beat him only once out of 17 attempts.Zhang's generation wasn't even that remarkable.

[@zerotalent191]

@@dickn.ormous1064 Samsonov vs Zhang Jike? I know of one game which Samsonov won and that was Asia vs Europe competition

[@yeagerist977]

@@dickn.ormous1064 lol that’s why mizutani almost won this match ? ZJK came back from 0-3 to 4-3 of course it’s mental toughness. Ma long is the GOAT

[@ds_0799]

That must had been a hard pill to swallow for Jun. Imagine taking a 3-0 lead against an Olympic champion but lost the match in the end. Nevertheless he's one of the greatest Japan ever produced. Zhang Jike showed calmness throughout the match. Missing this beast of TT a lot. What a match!

[@UTUBEUSER12WAS]

he wasn’t olympic champion when this epic match happened btw

[@bfkl2225]

And this is the first time ever for ZJK to compete in World Cup, he was only 22yo at the time.

[@xingnanzav]

ZJK was born with champion's nerve. I have seen Ma Long hesitating in WTTC semifinal, Wang Hao panicking in Olympic final, Timo Boll sighing in the finals. But ZJK always stays cool, even when he loses.

[@GenyaArikado]

That's important if you want to be the best of all time. Since after 2013 Ma Long has had nerves of steel and that's why he won 3 consecutive WTTCs. Trust me, Ma Long will be remembered as the best of all time and i knew that since 2012.

[@ibrahimabdi5602]

Genya Arikado waldner is a tiny bit better

[@GenyaArikado]

@@ibrahimabdi5602 What if Ma Long wins his second olympics next year then? Double Grand Slam.

[@ibrahimabdi5602]

Genya Arikado he doesnt have to win his second Olympics to be the best ever but if he does, he will undoubtedly be the best ever, I think he already is

[@ibrahimabdi5602]

Genya Arikado genya to be fair he hasn't had a big challenge except the 2017 wttc championship against fan Zheng

[@mochipepper]

My favorite match of all time. What mental fortitude ZJk has? Nerves of steel. I watch this video sometimes before my matches just to get inspired.

[@SonofDaVinci4]

My favorite video of my favorite player, ZJK! After 10 years, I watched it so many times just to enjoy his power and gracefulness. Before playing, I also make sure to watch this for inspiration and to remind myself of footwork.

[@zerotalent191]

His backhand in 2010 was so good for this time and his age

[@ВячеславМертенс]

Один из лучших матчей в истории н.т.! Невероятное количество красивых розыгрышей, драматических ошибок, два отыгранных матчбола и развязка..... У тренеров наверное седых волос прибавилось! Игроки- абсолютные легенды и титаны н.т! Джун Мизутани и Джан Джике!❤

[@gab5012]

I DON'T CARE IF IT'S 2020 and this is 10 years old. This Match had me at the edge of my seat, and I knew who was gonna comeback!

[@LixinQin]

When ZJK gets excited, shouting and jumping around, he's a beast and nobody can beat him..

[@subswithnovideo-xu6rk]

And xu xin

[@gab5012]

@@subswithnovideo-xu6rk Not even Xu Xin can beat him in that state

[@yeagerist977]

Lmfao wang hao beat him next match immediately

[@yaweli2968]

@Daniel Coto :This guy used to own ma long from 2008 Olympics till he lost to long in 2012.At his best, he had no competition. The only difference is, Ma long has a better game management strategy than him. Ma long plays so safe in order to win, Zheng just plays without safety.

[@descarte66]

Both players displayed exceptional ability, Mizutani's tenacity far away from the table and ZJK's continuous FH and BH loops were so consistent and high quality. The psychological aspect of coming back from 0-3 down for ZJK...what a beast

[@jedmark9745]

what a comeback by my idol!

[@heisannsveisann6215]

Final set was just ZJK playing close to perfect table tennis. These guys, ZJK, Ma Long, Fan Zhendong and these crazy chinese men, what word can describe their abilities? It's just for us to enjoy I guess, no way that it's possible for any human to become that good in anything, these men are like ninja warriors.

[@nishanbhattarai007]

Any word is not enough to describe the Chinese top 4

[@henrychoy2764]

What? The final set was his worst, and that speaks. That's why the score was ratcheted to 10 serving 2. Match point was practically automatic. Irony, and finally Mizutani tried to use the same crazy style, which should never work. U can see his face at the end started off leading 3-0, at the end ...

[@EtichettaBlue]

I never get bored watching this!

[@lawrencemonsieur2627]

This was for sure one of Mizutani's best matches, such a shame he doesn't use his BH counterspin as much as he did here in recent years...

[@freefall-fan7397]

the 7th set‘s last ball was just awesome, i kept watch it over 10 times

[@jumokekelani2708]

This is the best video on youtube.

[@end1dream]

My heart cries for Jun.

[@princejoel007]

what a fight back by Zhang Jike!!! amazing!!!

[@ZKZ123]

How awesome was that mental toughness!?

[@jeremyjbtk]

This match is just amazing

[@yootwan10]

His head of coach Liu Guo Liang ever admitted once said that watching ZJK match has much more fun comparing to Ma Long’s. He alway plays incredible ball which is unexpectedly

[@user-yamaguchi]

まじでいつ見ても悔しい

[@manjago1070]

The Man of 'steel'..Zhang jike!

[@hyultracolor]

Amazing match into the history. from 3 match down and won all the way up.

[@eduardolodato8932]

Its Posible that Zhang Jike was the most natural talent table tennis player, and Ma long the stronger yours matchs are legendarys and It will be remembered as the best in the history of this sport

[@yaweli2968]

It’s sad he got injured so soon and never came back the same Zheng again. What a legend.

[@beachholic]

Classic match!

[@Haiman9]

How ZJ won this match after being back behind 3 - nil????? That's incredible.

[@kakashihatake-pw1ti]

same thing happened with Kenta Matsudaira....

[@lulumink0]

What a comeback for Zhang!

[@saikarthikbathula7108]

I searched for 'comeback' and youtube directed me to this video!

[@CarlosZhang]

Zhang was amazing!

[@samueldindin5331]

What a comeback!!

[@kiranbc6086]

Seeing this spectacular match while thinking to buy the bat named after these great players

[@nabilmohid4206]

Zhang hike you are a rockstar bro

[@TheXeeman]

laughed so hard at the babby so cute

[@henrychoy2764]

Actually she can play

[@efegokmen]

Career defining match

[@ぱるこ-j1w]

悔しい1戦…

[@olaniyi570]

Dang it. Thats heart breaking

[@dariogutierrez6716]

Sometimes I feel like both Football's and Table Tennis golden eras were between 2008 and 2012

[@joycezhang141]

Classic comeback. Zjk saved two match points in game 6.

[@watsonzou3059]

amazing match, one of the best video. the Japanese player Sun almost get there, just unlucky...

[@khanhsp]

***** I have to disagree with you. Jun just missed at least 2 match points. That was lucky for Zhang.

[@bfkl2225]

The only unlucky part here is his opponent is Zhang Jike.

[@LeaLMartin]

JAJAJA ESTE PARTIDO ES UNO DE LOS QUE TODAVIA NO MUEREN... LA VERDAD ES QUE AHORA ME DOY CUENTA QUE BIEN QUE HA JUGADO MIZUTANI EN ESE PARTIDO.

[@なお奏]

水谷さんそのサーブはしかたない…

[@Tom-ku5pe]

そのサーブはなぜポイントを落としたんですか。

[@なお奏]

@@Tom-ku5pe ボディハイドサーブかな？

[@shanesequeira]

ZJ is awesum what a comeback....

[@왕바라기]

장지커 경기하는 모습 다시 볼 수 있기를... 카리스마장

[@minhdt78]

Zhang jike is no longer that good. I miss seeing this mental power he used to have , too

[@chrsangl]

+Đỗ TrọngMinh have u seen him play against ma long in the chinese trials, he's even better then before

[@anonymousjep459]

이동찬 that was Ma Long

[@StuffLeaver]

張繼科真好漢

[@nhatmnguyen93]

COMEBACK IS REAL!

[@林達浪-m9i]

厲害了！張繼科。 龍刀不出，誰與爭鋒。

[@lmaozzz1257]

Let's make this video 1 million views .

[@sk91hkwn]

Amazing match

[@ismail_madni]

Hope to see same Jike in Rio 😈

[@acevictory3587]

Hehe

[@wyyantkk]

Very nice to watch and study .

[@СергейУ-щ1й]

Супер игра у обоих ! Но всё же получше у Zhang Jike-молодец! Опытнее видно!

[@samuelyan1992]

4:04 好得意😂

[@โอ้โหไทยแลนด์]

Zhang jike. Idol me.

[@tomlone1140]

jeez Zhang jike got every net ball back

[@福寶-e4k]

很感動

[@adilalayubi8536]

speechless!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@ellencobtan4255]

Great match!

[@_silverword]

I miss Mizutani in his prime

[@ahmetmalikcoskun1639]

Merhaba. Güzel bir maç. !

[@eirikhusveg5986]

The serve was illegal not because he threw it outside the table or anything, but the umpire on the side facing Mizutani's back, couldn't see the ball at any chance, which he has to, for the serve to be legal. Both umpires have to see it tho

[@TTTTCJGKS]

That's not necessarily true. If your back is facing one of the umpires they just will not be able to see the serve. The umpire facing the player will have to make the call.

[@shogrran]

jike doesn't move a lot is always my observation. It makes him look flat footed but i think it's because he's reading where the ball is going better than other players.

[@bfkl2225]

Before 2014 when he didn’t injured that hard he did move a lot, but his footwork was so precise he doesn’t need too much adjustment comparing to other players, which might seems like he don’t move a lot.

[@BaSO4-007]

What a match!

[@hongzeng6081]

awesome~~

[@LutherBlissett94]

Epic battle!

[@aikokel8235]

They ar Amezing

[@dahaihao5061]

水谷离世界杯亚军只有一步之遥！

[@saipan-km4yo]

水谷おしかったなぁ〜

[@АртёмГорбунов-ы9о]

Отлично разобрался с апонентом

[@bugattichironltd8458]

This was intense!

[@firazfathinfawwaz]

My type zhang jike

[@toekneema]

down 3-2, 11-10 and 12-11. id be nervous as shit holy cow

[@purpose6113]

How did mizutani loose this one?? He had him so many times

[@notaras1985]

wow thats pro playing

[@ピエロのファン]

10:45 この声好き

[@olokolopaketti]

06:53 mizutani server illegal and loses point ?

[@iwannadapdap2]

I think because of this rule: The ball must not be hidden from the receiver at any time during the service.

[@ugpee]

Iwan Nadapdap I think Mizutani lost that point because the ball contacted his shirt while serving.

[@MyNimbus2000]

after watching replay, 7:01, I would say hidden serve is most likely the cause. the ball did not contact shirt at all

[@TASTOBANSDO]

( i not speak english xD,) Normalmente solo se puede sacar de una esquina, y lo que jun, fue pasarse mas de la esquina... Por ejemplo: si nosotros servimos dentro de la mesa es falta. ¡

[@andyhtfc632]

because the contact on the ball wasn't behind the base line? It looks as if the contact is at the side of the table

[@김태진-h5s]

얼마의 재능과 얼마나 훈련을 하면 저런 경기를 한는걸까....

[@CaptainATX35]

gözük yoruldu ben uyumaya gidiyorum

[@DarkSpinningTV]

Unbelievable

[@joaoags1185]

the theble mesa work motivation

[@leonardodicaprio1963]

xuxin ise the show man

[@sameersamadi789]

4:3 sooo cute !!

[@saravantsiemreap9957]

I think his red rubber is softer and easy to control his smash

[@janvoss5548]

Indeed, it is softer. Most chinese players use very hard & tacky rubbers on the forehand which do generate a huge amount of spin, but have less to none catapult effect. Therefore the player has to create all the force himself by using his legs, waist rotation & his arm. They use european-style rubbers on the backhand, which have a high catapult effect, because you can't swing into the backhand the way you can on the forehand. Those rubbers provide more speed, but less spin than the tacky chinese rubbers. Due to their softness the european rubbers provide more control & their catapult effect makes it easier to generate power while striking the ball. Therefore ZJK uses the red (european-style) rubber to play smashes, as it would become extremely tiring very quickly when using the hard & tacky rubber.

[@bfkl2225]

@@janvoss5548Yes and also No, ZJK did seems like to use butterfly T80 at BH, which is definitely quicker than hurricane 3, but definitely not soft, cause he was using special made version provided by butterfly, which is super hard(43 degrees, basically Tenergy05Hard).

[@mengpheapMEF]

Hard to believe

[@user-ww4js2cz6u]

殴り合い卓球すこ

[@wangyiran66]

Zhang should play with less violence and more spin, especially when Muzitani is far away from the table.

[@PJ-kg2pw]

Why does he need more spin for, isn't smash is the best against the lob?

[@wilmaspadoni4859]

tu est qui toi pour dire ca en plus je suis sur que tu ne sait pas joue

[@bfkl2225]

You do know he’s loop might be the spiniest in the history right?

[@henrychoy2764]

What's the description of leading 3-0? "Now l'm f*d"

[@berbap7478]

4:01 My god so cute

[@zepplin5781]

best match of 2010?

[@arthas702]

reminds me of haoshuai vs michael maze

[@vins6814]

How Mizutani can lost this match ?

[@MrRikardos]

I really miss his style...

[@mindrover777]

Are u hard

[@arminnurkovic8345]

Why dont you show any points of Mizutani?!

[@vantran-iw9ib]

VERY FANTASTIC MATCH. REALLY REGHRET FOR MIZUTANI. HE SHOULD HAVE WON 4 NIL. JIKE IS LUCKY I THINK.

[@type-b]

06:48 what happen 9:9 of 4th game?

[@eirikhusveg5986]

He may also have thrown the ball inside the table. If that's the case then it's also illegal = )

[@zullampard4080]

At his prime

[@alc2522]

水谷って巻き返す事多いのに逆転されるのが多い気がする

[@ttlifeArtem]

6:16