Tomokazu Harimoto vs Koki Niwa | 2019 ITTF Men's World Cup Highlights (1/4)

Review all the highlights from the Tomokazu Harimoto vs Koki Niwa at the Chengdu Airlines 2019 ITTF Men's World Cup
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[@pham1020]

Never get tired of watching Koki Niwa plays even though he didn't win.

[@tinminator8905]

These players are their polar opposites

[@mohammadisa9728]

Honestly i like to watch niwa playing compared to harimoto. Niwa is so cool and he was actually having fun there. Mad respect for niwa. Rare talent.

[@jessicawulff6289]

I like Koki Niwa's playing style :)

[@michawalczyk5242]

I like your style :D

[@Fakeslimshady]

@@michawalczyk5242 i like your style too :D

[@nickli2528]

you guys are mad creepy chill

[@DopeEditzz]

Me me me me me i am big big big fan of koki niwa😍😍😍

[@tiosebishe]

@@michawalczyk5242 simp

[@s0rrymybad488]

niwa is an artist

[@x0cx102]

It's so nice to see koki actually try :)

[@Beeray11]

We can get ball rpm's and speed but we still watching videos at 2004 quality

[@MrKorvin77]

Image Harimoto issued hiw own musical album... hard-rock at its core...

[@dogcoin3613]

555555

[@quinnbaker1935]

I listen to hard rock and I still wouldn't buy that album

[@qtjoel]

"The international mean of mystery", I'm done 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

[@samisfun868]

i was like where austin at lol

[@aleron844]

Koki niwa is a good example for not losing your voice

[@LaurenceNyein]

6:53 amazing point, never seen anything like that. Koki Niwa has full of surprises.

[@travelator3035]

If Koki Niwa had power in his shots along with his creative play, there’s no use stopping him and would’ve beat Harimoto.

[@dickn.ormous1064]

His creativeness is overstated.His short game and serve is nowhere near the Chinese.He can win some points in desperate situations with the side chop block but that has more to do with his left handedness.

[@epic1053]

@@dickn.ormous1064 no one's short game and serve is anywhere close to the Chinese

[@bioinformaticsonline5988]

Short stature is not good for table tennis.

[@dickn.ormous1064]

@@epic1053 Samsonov's serve is too conservative but his short game is exceptional.I think his rubbers are quite tacky,that would make sense.

[@epic1053]

@@dickn.ormous1064 In terms of pushing/control Samsonov is exceptional, in terms of flicks not so much, he's one of the few top pro players to not use banana flick at all. And his forehand flick isn't that strong it mostly relies on catching his opponent off guard.

[@CloneHat]

"Koki Niwa's mumblecore album" "Keeping it awkward" "Capable of almost anything, and he's not afraid to try" lmao

[@thisisnotme2064]

Holy koki niwa played well

[@l1nq440]

harimoto in frozen: Let it chooo, let it chooo...

[@dariogutierrez6716]

Epic. These matches are the best

[@Frizio]

Harimoto could make for a good source of green energy. All it would take is bracket-mounting an acoustic system on his shoulders, with the subwoofer right in front of his mouth, and connect the cables to a battery. He can surely generate a megawatt at every game, no less.

[@harvindersinghuppal2162]

I watched a junior tournament today with 2 kids doing the loud mouthed Harimoto impersonations, wow was it annoying. Which other sport would allow such unsporting behaviour, it could unsettle the opponent to the extent whereby it could be deemed as cheating!

[@Frizio]

@@harvindersinghuppal2162 I wholeheartedly agree.

[@lildavey09]

Noooooooooo, I wanted Niwa to win :(

[@christianadriananiceta2753]

great performance by Harimoto... keep up the good work

[@marcosmusixpcmusicam]

The mic on the net should be fixed: it produces an ugly sound every time the ball hit the net!!!

[@user-my4xq3pb5j]

6:54

[@adrians3267]

So weird looking at koki there

[@chiholam8016]

Keep watching it again and again

[@robmarth2226]

10:14 the umpire lady enjoying the moment LOL

[@tonychan9062]

Koki do you know there is a straight line in table tennis?!

[@Tapac2112]

2120 year, tt still 720p, 10 fps... What a shame.

[@maddin9880]

Shut up troll

[@9868065707]

Common Koki Niwa you are SUPERSTAR!!Tighten up ur laces for the 2020.. Top dragon warriors will be waiting for you. Love from India 🇮🇳

[@user-pt9qi7gw7w]

nice comment!

[@user-pw7qs5vt3b]

Niwa has a special skill!!

[@user-op9ht8gn1i]

Nice harimoto

[@emc8564]

06:53 that's why I love watching koki niwa play and Harimoto's answer @ 08:56

[@user-lo9pm5bj4b]

When im about to see a video of Harimoto, first step mute the sound, second step start the video

[@adamlc1287]

每次看到泥娃老师都好想跟他说积极点啊！认真点啊！

[@joncaju]

The score keeper enjoyed this rally 9:55

[@calebwee328]

Niwa looks like he's not even trying lol

[@shenzhenpingpong]

Niwa can actually rally well, he tried hard to win this match, but if out of position, he won't bother to move back to the middle at all. Harimoto has much better footwork. Also, Harimoto's backhand block is so good, Niwa can't loop through him there, Niwa should've played some angles instead to find an opening.

[@MalKediler]

Everyone wanted Koki Niwa to win because everyone wanted Harimoto to lose

[@gigacat1703]

or they just like Koki and his unique playing style, and the thought of such an entertaining style in a world cup finals is very interesting to people, not everyone is that bitter

[@MalKediler]

@@gigacat1703 Yea thats a factor too but in my opinion main reason was the annoying sounds that was coming from that little boi

[@TheRafaelBond]

What a match...

[@bluecatsss]

1:46 10:55 神技(命中率8％w

[@user-bx1by2sr4p]

この二人はいつも競るなぁ

[@towningbranford5022]

Who else searched this up to see if harimoto would still be screaming his head off even against his teammates

[@MrKorvin77]

13:59 - Possessed??

[@keeganscott1061]

Is it just me who thinks harimoto has one of the best backhands right now?

[@berat.74]

He mostly blocks with backhand, if he would topspin too, you could be right

[@mahyarV13]

Niwa was perfect smart player he could win but his shots are too slow and Harimoto can easily return them!

[@976murphy]

koki niwa énorme fabuleux

[@user-ic5ic1cq3q]

張本的力量也大了,不再像過去只靠速度 壓兩大角的控制也讓對手吃苦頭

[@user-iz3lu1pv8b]

This is a compilation of Koki Niwa.

[@marcosmusixpcmusicam]

How can Niwa stand this screamer boy?

[@quickzilver333]

I wanted Niwa to win so that I don't have to listen Harimoto Screaming.

[@dave2706]

Richardson Prucien nah hes right. Harimoto is annoying, i can understand screaming once in a while but harimoto fucking screams every fucking time. Its not being fragile, its literally called "stating the obvious"

[@rotatorful]

Harimoto deserved it cause he wanted it more than Niwa. Besides his forehand has improved a lot

[@TheLethal99]

Harimoto deserved to win

[@aim372]

Very fast table tennis.

[@ruleoflaw7220]

泥洼力量小的缺点被无限放大了，根本打不穿张本的防守

[@jimmoas]

what rubber does harimoto use on backhand?

[@21rayzor28]

Butterfly Tenergy 05 red 2.1 mm

[@MOKEEB19]

Нива в своем стиле! Мой кумир!

[@bioinformaticsonline5988]

Chinese fans cheered for Koki Niwa, who would have been an easier opponent for MaLong.

[@wd9165]

That's not the reason. Some of them really hate Harimoto and Koki Niwa is probably the most popular Japanese player in China right now.

[@DopeEditzz]

Niwa but happy 😊

[@GaoyuanFanboy123]

why is harimoto so excited for this win? why not show more humbleness in front of Niwa, his senior?

[@oliverread8044]

Who would like to see Harimoto vs Lin Yu Ju?

[@creepkafka4832]

His choles are getting louder man, they need to give him some warning about it. No doubt about his play but it's obviously disturbing for the opponent. I wish it was Koki against Ma Long. Rip ears.

[@timmyaz7112]

He shouts after the point is finished so it is your problem to get disturbed . You need to shut him up by winning the game :)

[@1root636]

顧客が本当に求めていた丹羽

[@skil2134]

Да

[@magic_master8936]

6:57 I mean look at that talent, if he just trained properly... Man he would be a magician in TT

[@gordon8655]

Koki Niwa trains properly, according to the head Coach of the national team he's the hardest working guy of all of them.

[@theviniso]

Being nonchalant is not the same as being lazy

[@dickn.ormous1064]

Nothing spectacular,just a couple of crosscourt backhands.He just had more time to swing.A lefty with such short span will always be vulnerable to wide shots,even all the talent in the word wouldn't make much difference.

[@truberthefighter9256]

Again, my two favourite players facing each other early. I did expect very little quality: Last time, it was very painful to watch. Harimoto outpowered Niwa with his FH; the flow of the game was very bad. Now, they have played full risk. I love those games, where the players are hitting quickly. I love to watch them, I love to hit as hard as I can when playing at myself. (I cannot hit hard.) Very entertaining to watch! Nice! It is really fun

[@lazypunk794]

7:21 LMAO WHAT

[@sitiyasminabintijamel3782]

koki niwa is cute🥰

[@gigacat1703]

Did Jun Mizutani play at all?

[@thenewguy7527]

he didn't qualify

[@user-wz9pj6ts3t]

같은 일본인,선배랑 경기해도 저렇게 소리지르네. 한결같아서 재밌다

[@HS-rn3mk]

Had to mute because of the shout after every horimoto’s point. He is too loud tbh

[@Kumagood]

So close

[@niklaskras5498]

noooo pretty unfortunate last points :/

[@gustavosuenaga]

Just waiting for the "cho" comments to arrive

[@Laowu1898]

Screamoto

[@abhiseks9281]

someone probably told niwa u dont have any chance against ML. so lets give the youngest champion a chance 😀

[@kavinxavier4552]

You can tell Harimoto has a lot of respect for his teammate. Great match

[@timmyaz7112]

Koki doesn't have the power to win easy point !

[@suneptoshiozukum9034]

People:What is Choi hoo? Harimoto: Yes. Just a joke guys✌️

[@muhammadusaid3243]

Who else excited for the rematch harimoto vs ma long🤯💥

[@fitzgerald1337x]

What is Harimoto yelling? Can someone write out the Japanese that he's saying? As annoying as it is to hear him after each point yelling, I'm learning the language and I'm curious. :-)

[@theorrb1846]

In dont think its japanese its probably Chinese cause TT Players around the world also sometimes yell that even Timo Boll but Not After every Single point

[@user-fk8cs4mi6e]

Жалко Коки Ниву, чуток не хватило

[@user-xc4xf4hx7p]

그래도 난 koki Niwa~~~~♡

[@steveosborne8139]

Love koki niwas playing style, harimotos shouting is annoying

[@mhz2201]

Koki is lack of power

[@jeremywu66]

Koki lacks power./ Koki has a lack of power./ Koki shows a lack of power.

[@Afropalmen]

Need to MUTE all of Harimoto's matches else I can't watch them....

[@bobbyfischer9925]

Why still no banned to harimato scream.İts painful to watch.

[@jinsuchoi1517]

Then dont watch it, skip to the end or look up the results

[@bobbyfischer9925]

@@jinsuchoi1517 İts just a table tennis match.You dont have to scream like you won japanese war.Everyone scream to points but not every points and not that loud.İTTF need to bann this if they want they auidence comfort.AFTER all you can say something this.You just a fangirl.

[@ip5624]

If you watch a basketball or football game, you will be frightened to death, go back home and you just deserve watching chess game, there are no sounds at all!

[@shade_7819]

Cholay cho

[@user-pj3sj8ot6g]

Harimoto's roar is disgusting.

[@JohnFirkRichards]

The young lion's roar is wonderful.

[@user-pj3sj8ot6g]

@@JohnFirkRichards Harimoto won Ma Long enter the final. /.\

[@maxpongiste8446]

thoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

[@kevenma7825]

Harimoto = naruto

[@dawebslave3571]

Can't watch, too much noise.

[@jaybruce4694]

Wtf wrong with dah lil boy boi

[@ChessArmyCommander]

He's only 16.

[@xper2xper]

Harimoto kid screaming like he's getting castrated at each point is extremely annoying! Plus, his game style is not really worth watching. He has a long way to be a "classy" player...

[@lyuinc]

同样是日本人，张本看起来还是这么讨厌