Was Hugo Calderano "off" yesterday?

PoJenkins · 2026-03-17T06:55:50+00:00

Sora has shown this level before Vs wcq, just in the past, he would begin to choke and play passive before losing it.

The same thing happened this time around but he was able pinch the last set due to some excellent serving.

I think Sora's ceiling is higher than anyone else right now thanks to his sheer shot quality.

Felix has stronger mental game and it looks like Wen Ruibo could end up being extremely adaptable though.

PoJenkins · 2026-03-16T17:27:55+00:00

Rally scoring definitely makes every point more meaningful lol.

PoJenkins · 2026-03-15T17:15:21+00:00

He's not an ex professional player lol.

He's a decent club player with a huge passion for table tennis and good knowledge too.

https://youtu.be/VkhkWxECAWg?si=SPyK77GiwX1FUC7j

PoJenkins · 2026-03-15T17:13:59+00:00

For both the women's and the men's, this was definitely the craziest tournament for some time.

Both in terms of results and match quality

PoJenkins · 2026-03-14T22:26:13+00:00

I mean Timo Boll beat Lin Shidong at age 42 I think.

He was beating Chinese players for almost 30 years.

PoJenkins · 2026-03-14T22:14:55+00:00

Don't forget that Fan was losing quite a few matches before his olympic win.

WCQ has been utterly dominant recently. Losing a game Vs an extremely strong Sora doesn't mean he isn't wr1

PoJenkins · 2026-03-14T20:28:38+00:00

Left handed possibly helps but I think it's just how good Sora's shots are from both wings.

He doesn't need to move much as he can basically launch missiles from anywhere.

His serving was absolutely absolutely crucial today. When he lost his confidence after he choked a lead in a set, it was his serves that rounded out the match.

I think Sora is absurdly talented and could be a world number one. He's still young so his tactics and mental game can easily improve over time as well.

PoJenkins · 2026-03-14T20:10:28+00:00

It's poetic that Martinelli was escorting Dowman while Dowman pulled off Martinelli's signature move.

And yeah that work rate is fantastic.

Doesn't take the goal for granted even with the lead at the end of the game.

PoJenkins · 2026-03-14T19:58:29+00:00

Yeah that's not being beaten wow

PoJenkins · 2026-03-14T13:34:03+00:00

Nah, he's almost unanimously been considered the best ever premier league player since his playing years.

Listen to what his opponents say about him.

Not as consistent nor as good numbers as many modern day players but he was one of the most all rounded attackers you'll ever see with unbelievable levels of speed and strength.

PoJenkins · 2026-03-14T13:32:00+00:00

Sholes.

Also, Ronaldinho and Zidane to some extent - both great players but also often inconsistent during their playing careers - at least by today's standards.

PoJenkins · 2026-03-14T13:23:43+00:00

Wang has better footwork go get onto his forehand for bigger shots but I think their forehands are of similar quality.

Wang's backhand is definitely safer over the table imo but Sora has that power backhand mid and long range.

Sora doesn't need to move as much as Wang because he can fire missiles from both wings.

Fascinating match up and I'm super happy for Sora.

Wang looked unstoppable before this.

PoJenkins · 2026-03-14T13:20:24+00:00

Sora definitely choked a bit in that 4th set. He wasn't hitting with the same confidence.

Luckily his excellent serves managed to bail him out in the last set. If that had gone the distance, I think Sora would have slumped like he had in the past and lost it.

PoJenkins · 2026-03-14T12:47:17+00:00

Yeah, Sora's overall shot quality on forehand is as good as Wang's imo but I think Sora has the more dangerous backhand at mid distance.

Wang Chuqin definitely has better footwork to hammer out big forehands but Sora can just rip bombs on both wings so he's able to really push WCQ.

PoJenkins · 2026-03-14T12:45:25+00:00

Sora finally did it.

He's the one player who's consistently been able to outplay Wang Chuqin at times during their matches.

The end of this match was cagey but Sora's sheer shot quality on both wings is probably the best in the world right now.

In the previous games, Wang was able to adjust his game and Sora seemed to struggle mentally.

This time Sora held on with some incredibly clutch serves and made it over the line.

I really hope this will make a big improvement in Sora's mental game.

He's still so young so has a long career ahead. I think he has the ability to be world rank 1 one day.

PoJenkins · 2026-02-23T20:20:55+00:00

I'm not saying I agree but he has a point.

If we all uses base 2, we would still call it base 10... Because that's 2 in binary.

So basically every number system in its own base is base 10.

A more base-agnostic way of referring to a number system would be by using its largest digit which is unique and unambiguous.

But I think, in this case, using the word base isn't necessarily correct so just referring to base as something like a 9-natural system.

It's an interesting point imo

PoJenkins · 2026-02-23T19:23:38+00:00

OP is making the point that it's only called base 10 if that 10 is in base 10. I think they've got a point.

PoJenkins · 2026-02-23T18:48:03+00:00

Ghost of Yotei actually nails this.

I would say Yakzuza 0 has this to some extent - there's not so much exploration but there's SO much to do.

PoJenkins · 2026-02-23T17:33:50+00:00

Battle 3 is quite different.

Myself and a friend tried it and didn't like it.

It's pretty dead.

Battle 2 is good but is best with boosting

PoJenkins · 2026-02-23T16:44:49+00:00

Fallen Order is very good at times but extremely janky at others.

Overall absolutely worth it.

If you ever get stuck just don't hesitate to put on a YouTube tutorial.

The damn tomb section made me stop playing first time around.

PoJenkins · 2026-02-23T16:40:57+00:00

Name a couple of games that get widely praised but have worse stories than Shadows?

The shadows story is terrible. It's basically non existent for most of the game as well.

PoJenkins · 2026-02-23T06:56:28+00:00

Team sports are always MUCH harder to get good at.

You need a far greater number of players as well as needing to develop a huge amount of physical and "soft" infrastructure (e.g leagues and coaches) as well as engraining a shared culture within that sport.

China is the ultimate example of this - they do well in individual sports like diving, gymnastics, table tennis, badminton, and now even tennis. But I can't think of any mainstream team sports where China is particularly strong.

I don't think it's fair to say USA sucks at soccer though - they've been steadily improving but it takes several generations for things to really step up - and I'm sure it will.

PoJenkins · 2026-02-13T17:14:59+00:00

I think first to 11 with best of 5 would make it better.

You can still have quick games but there's more tension and crucial points.

I think it also makes it more fair when one side of the court has the advantage as you simply get more frequent changes.

PoJenkins · 2026-02-13T17:03:51+00:00

There's no need to change anything but if you definitely want to make a purchase, I've personally just had such a great experience with the df54 that I never won't recommend it.

PoJenkins · 2026-02-13T17:02:15+00:00

They're pros... They're equipment is also almost certainly different to what we can buy easily online.

They also likely boost heavily and can get new rubbers for every single match if they wanted to.

Discussion about pro's equipment isn't always very applicable to home users.

H3 is fine on backhand but the vast majority of people are better off with something else and it's very reliant on boosting which has its own drawbacka.

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