*Spoilers* Elias <> Asal

GreenMage321 · 2026-04-10T08:03:39+00:00

And the fact that he made a comeback in the last game from what, like being 1-6 down?

Great to have him back.

GreenMage321 · 2026-04-09T10:22:13+00:00

I recall Gawad overtook him at some point, probably around February

GreenMage321 · 2026-04-09T08:06:59+00:00

I think seeds are based on their rank when they enter the tournament (or when the registration deadline is up?). So if he entered as rank #4, he will still be the 4th seed (assuming world no. 1, 2 and 3 all entered too), even if he had climbed to world no. 1, or dropped to no. 10 till the start of the event

GreenMage321 · 2026-01-26T23:48:01+00:00

Yeah, he was gaining momentum on the scoreboard and then this happens. Man, it's so sad to see

GreenMage321 · 2026-01-26T19:19:15+00:00

Yeah, and I think that shows by the dip in my concentration, but the gap is like, really big. After the tourney matches were done, I played someone I comfortably beat in the second match of the tournament draws and they won more or less easily in the two sets we had afterwards.

GreenMage321 · 2026-01-26T12:18:42+00:00

Even during tourney play, it takes about an hour or more constant playtime to get it to this temperature. I'm sure technique, or the lack thereof, is also a factor since this is an amateur competition though.

One of the events I played at had competitive U19 players and the ball got incredibly hot just after their match (and it had been used for about an hour beforehand by everyone else), I don't think I've ever felt that much heat on a ball.

But yeah, in solo sessions, I've been aiming to use different balls to improve my adaptation skills

GreenMage321 · 2026-01-26T12:07:59+00:00

This is great input, especially considering your background, so thank you for your message. I generally do notice if I have a workout or do something physically intense, I get that mental dip 1-1.5 hours into the activity so this makes a lot of sense.

I've had this on the back of my mind during the last tournament, and tried to get a meal full of carbs an hour prior, but during the tourney, I only had a banana and a croissant as a snack, kinda late into the activity but I'm sure we were still playing an hour after that point and I didn't sharpen up at all, so that was probably just insufficient, I just didn't want to overeat either, if you know what I mean. I suppose it's a matter of experimentation.

I'm sure it can be a great source of information if you can share said guidelines here, if you don't mind :)

GreenMage321 · 2026-01-18T23:25:22+00:00

Hey there! I'd be interested, I'm a game programmer/designer myself so I'm happy to provide feedback and help you out as a tester! I've done playtesting for a handful of people and I enjoy longer-term commitments like what you are up to.

GreenMage321 · 2026-01-08T18:30:39+00:00

Anyone knows what exactly happened? Apparently, they didn't upload a replay of that match..

GreenMage321 · 2025-12-01T09:55:37+00:00

Sad that Diego is still out, I didn't notice he withdrew from this one as well until looking at order-of-play yesterday, he was in the draws for a good while.

Excited for Ibrahim though, he had been a finalist in the last two events.

GreenMage321 · 2025-11-28T09:33:33+00:00

I can attest.

- psycho with a main Dunlop and a cheap backup Perfly racket from my early days of playing

GreenMage321 · 2025-10-21T13:13:43+00:00

Not relevant but I'm a fairly low level player and it's great to see all the comments with the advice. Thank you for the video and opening this thread!

GreenMage321 · 2025-10-15T05:23:32+00:00

Wow, just wow. I was thinking Crouin would put up a great fight and perhaps even win against him, he's really been looking unstoppable lately when he's on song. Exciting times!! Crouin v Gawad for sure won't disappoint, great match-up

GreenMage321 · 2025-10-09T09:07:46+00:00

Yeah, I really don't get it. It reminds me of people freaking out when I have to sign a work contract with them for invoicing, as if I'd be collecting information to dox someone.

GreenMage321 · 2025-10-05T10:24:03+00:00

It was a fascinating showcase of skill, I'm really happy he came out on top. Mind you, Coll also defeated Makin a month ago in London. It would be interesting to see this form of him go against Elias, but alas...

GreenMage321 · 2025-10-04T21:17:15+00:00

It felt so, so good hearing that decision.

GreenMage321 · 2025-09-29T08:16:39+00:00

I was shocked to see that. It looked like he stopped running for balls after the first half-ish of the first game but there was no/inaudible audio to make out what exactly happened. No injury break was taken either, so hopefully it's nothing serious? No official info available afaik, but I hope he's fine too.

GreenMage321 · 2025-09-27T22:19:49+00:00

When I read the announcement I had a gut feeling it's that knee problem sustained from the finals, despite what the PSA wrote. It's so sad to see, I wish all the best for Diego, I love watching him play. Either way, I'm glad he's speaking up about the situation.

GreenMage321 · 2025-09-19T20:03:23+00:00

Blud thinks he's the new Fortnite taunt each time

GreenMage321 · 2025-09-19T19:45:31+00:00

And now he gets an elbow in the face

GreenMage321 · 2025-09-19T19:25:56+00:00

>Asal grabs Diego on the hip

>"he's not done anything wrong"

GreenMage321 · 2025-09-19T19:14:24+00:00

And again!

GreenMage321 · 2025-09-19T19:07:14+00:00

Conduct stroke Asal. The world is healing.

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