She's the playmaker of the pair. When she's in good form and executes her deceptive shot placements perfectly they can be a beast on the court. It's just recently, she hasn't been in good form since Olympics (apparently some injury?). So I'm glad we're able to catch a glimpse of her true form today.
Honestly, I didn’t think the Japanese pair had the conviction to defeat this pair. There were two things I observed that were different from their earlier matches. Firstly, Matsuyama looked to be playing so much better in this match. She was sharp and confident. Secondly, the Japanese pair were making much more use of blocks and pushes to the net rather than lifting when they already had position and control of the net area. I have long felt that this is a weakness in Japanese women’s doubles as all their pairs do this: They have the front court yet throw away the advantage by playing a high defensive lift. These girls are fast and skilful so why not look to control the net and take away the Chinese power advantage in the rear court?
Wait till you play professionally. Every pair wants to just 'attack' and the truth is attacking play exhausts stamina fast. You need to play it smart. Anyway, that's why they are professsional players, and you are not. Matsuyama has had made ton of unforced errors including this match, for this entire tournament, while Chharu Shida has been consistent through.
@@ChyeHeng17 This has nothing to do with attacking. It's about smarter defending. It's denying your opponents greatest strengths from them. In the case of the Chinese this is their physical power. If you keep lifting to them, they will keep smashing and dropping back to you. It's not aiming to win, it's trying to lose more slowly. A person does not need to be a professional player to see the natural flow of the game and recognize repeating patterns of play and their outcomes. As a coaching it was a major part of my job.
@@jackburtonstwin NO. If you lift half coutt to them, of course, the key is if you lift, lift it high and deep to the baseline which not many players could do accurately and consistently. One of the strength of Momota, is exactly that quality shots. Deep to the corners. Chiharu Shida pair has always been an attacking pair style, from Japan, not the rally type. And stop your nonsense, about lifting to them. Women's physicality can't just continue attacking, Need some rests in between. And I repeat again, Chiharu and Nami are not rally players. Both have similar strength in defense today, can't just blindly smash. Your theory, every knows it Captain Obvious.
It was not any surprise at all that Chen - Jia lost. Chen has not played any single match after Oympics 2024. Whether the Korean or Japanese pairs go on to become champions, either well deserved. Solid in defence, superb endurance and humble.
The key moment was in game 1 when Chen & Jia had a lead 16 - 13 and later had two game points but failed to convert. Once Matsuyama & Shida were able to win the first game, their gained confidence boost and proceed to win game 2 convincingly.
I'm so glad for ShidaMatsu. Yes, Chen hasn't played competitively since Olympics and obviously a bit rusty with low stamina, but that's more reason for them to use that to their advantage and win it. After consecutive losses against ChenJia, this feels good and I hope it will boost their confidence further in the finals against Baek/Lee. Nami obviously was in her best form today compared to earlier matches. She executed some very fine shot placements with minimal errors. They also have great stamina, which is always a good advantage against weaker opponents. Lastly, I think a lot of people expected them to lose looking their h2h. It's amusing when the commentators were discussing what the Japanese pair should do to counter ChenJia for most of the game, until it's clear that ChenJia is losing, they switched to what the Chinese should do. The crowd's cheer also grew more and more quiet towards the end. What a great upset this must be for the Chinese coach, only to have both pairs eliminated in SF. It's refreshing to have a non-chinese finals.
Everytime Nami blast it hard, Chiharu was high on the alert and she got me really excited with her swooping reaction. That is one good combination. ありがとう❕
its a farewell championship for lots of players, especially from China. From the looks of these ladies, they are women now, no girls anymore, both pair near the end of their pro life
Fr maybe it's because Qingchen was hiatus after the olympic so her performance is going down a little. I thought she wants to retire but when I google it, she never announce it.
Yeah, it's very uncharacteristic for ShidaMatsu because they usually have good communication. I was surprised to see I think I counted 2-3 times they just left the shuttle because they thought the other was going for it. I hope they don't make the same mistake tomorrow in final.
@@avanpiper Both the Chinese and Japanese were having problems with communication. The chinese pair were both going after each others shots and the japanese were waiting for the other partner to play the drop. I was going to say something but it would have been gender discrimination. :D. I'm sure the players and their coaches will have a talk about this error of judgement and yes I hope they don't repeat this in the Final.
As olympic gold medalist, they're automatically qualified for the WTF. I think she just wants to play with her partner in the final tournament of the year. It's still pretty impressive considering she didn't join any tournament since Olympics and managed to reach SF (albeit with evidently low stamina).
@ ikt they got automatic qualification for this event ..but they got their ranking freezed post Olympics and probably they r gonna play together …jia yi fan isn’t having a good run with other partners …lets see what’s up in 2025
They defeated Chen/Jia, finally. After several defeats, including that 20-15 tragedy. Now they can sleep soundly, no longer wondering
wdym 20-15 tradgedy
@@Chazpple French open final Nami and Shida was at match point against the Chinese.
@@izsan9070 yes I saw that
Nami is so smart 😮
She's the playmaker of the pair. When she's in good form and executes her deceptive shot placements perfectly they can be a beast on the court. It's just recently, she hasn't been in good form since Olympics (apparently some injury?). So I'm glad we're able to catch a glimpse of her true form today.
Honestly, I didn’t think the Japanese pair had the conviction to defeat this pair. There were two things I observed that were different from their earlier matches. Firstly, Matsuyama looked to be playing so much better in this match. She was sharp and confident. Secondly, the Japanese pair were making much more use of blocks and pushes to the net rather than lifting when they already had position and control of the net area. I have long felt that this is a weakness in Japanese women’s doubles as all their pairs do this: They have the front court yet throw away the advantage by playing a high defensive lift. These girls are fast and skilful so why not look to control the net and take away the Chinese power advantage in the rear court?
Wait till you play professionally.
Every pair wants to just 'attack' and the truth is attacking play exhausts stamina fast. You need to play it smart.
Anyway, that's why they are professsional players, and you are not.
Matsuyama has had made ton of unforced errors including this match, for this entire tournament, while Chharu Shida has been consistent through.
@@ChyeHeng17 This has nothing to do with attacking. It's about smarter defending. It's denying your opponents greatest strengths from them. In the case of the Chinese this is their physical power. If you keep lifting to them, they will keep smashing and dropping back to you. It's not aiming to win, it's trying to lose more slowly. A person does not need to be a professional player to see the natural flow of the game and recognize repeating patterns of play and their outcomes. As a coaching it was a major part of my job.
@@jackburtonstwin NO. If you lift half coutt to them, of course, the key is if you lift, lift it high and deep to the baseline which not many players could do accurately and consistently.
One of the strength of Momota, is exactly that quality shots.
Deep to the corners.
Chiharu Shida pair has always been an attacking pair style, from Japan, not the rally type.
And stop your nonsense, about lifting to them.
Women's physicality can't just continue attacking, Need some rests in between.
And I repeat again, Chiharu and Nami are not rally players.
Both have similar strength in defense today, can't just blindly smash.
Your theory, every knows it Captain Obvious.
you're so judgmental , Chinese pair are not invincible
@@doods20fer41 he's a joker.
And it wasn't even first time Chiharu Shida pair beat them as well.
The only WD which has defeated THREE REIGNING OLYMPIC CHAMPIONS!. Matsutomo/Takahashi in 2019, Polii/Rahayu in 2021, Chen/Jia in 2024.
They beat them on bad days. Lol😅
@@NIUNAIMIANBAO "good days, bad days" Talk all you want, still defeated them
The best WD of this century. Hopefully they will also become olympic champions themselves
@@NIUNAIMIANBAO Cry harder. Every losing pair has have 'bad days'.
Maybe take out your brain out from the jungle, then you can think straight.
But that is only because Chen and Jia can not beat Chen and Jia.
Shida so polite, cute and irresistible 🌸
Beautiful game from nami and shida. All the best for finals
It was not any surprise at all that Chen - Jia lost. Chen has not played any single match after Oympics 2024. Whether the Korean or Japanese pairs go on to become champions, either well deserved. Solid in defence, superb endurance and humble.
The key moment was in game 1 when Chen & Jia had a lead 16 - 13 and later had two game points but failed to convert. Once Matsuyama & Shida were able to win the first game, their gained confidence boost and proceed to win game 2 convincingly.
Good job girls ❤🇯🇵
Matsuyama i in love with u😘... I see u so strong in this match... Be champion in my heart,,i hope u and shida can be the champion on this WTF😉
I'm so glad for ShidaMatsu. Yes, Chen hasn't played competitively since Olympics and obviously a bit rusty with low stamina, but that's more reason for them to use that to their advantage and win it. After consecutive losses against ChenJia, this feels good and I hope it will boost their confidence further in the finals against Baek/Lee. Nami obviously was in her best form today compared to earlier matches. She executed some very fine shot placements with minimal errors. They also have great stamina, which is always a good advantage against weaker opponents. Lastly, I think a lot of people expected them to lose looking their h2h. It's amusing when the commentators were discussing what the Japanese pair should do to counter ChenJia for most of the game, until it's clear that ChenJia is losing, they switched to what the Chinese should do. The crowd's cheer also grew more and more quiet towards the end. What a great upset this must be for the Chinese coach, only to have both pairs eliminated in SF. It's refreshing to have a non-chinese finals.
Everytime Nami blast it hard, Chiharu was high on the alert and she got me really excited with her swooping reaction. That is one good combination.
ありがとう❕
Many mistakes from Chen but the Japanese pair did well to see out the game
Chiharu Shida ❤
setiap orang ada masanya & setiap masa ada orangnya,,,, ini pertandingan dengan hasil pasti,,, menang/kalah,,, mari nikmati permainan mereka
Shida 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
6:30 Chen blamed Jia for the first time 😢
What's wrong with this year World Tour Finals? Too many WTF moment. 😅💀
Some Olympic winners have been on break for a while so are a little rusty
Shida ❤❤❤❤
Chen's stamina is going down the hill 😂 no wonder they lost this badly
Tahniah cik rasyidah 🎉
Nami❤❤❤
チェンは五輪後国際試合に出てなかったようだが、ブランク明けなのか動きがぎこちない
Just want to say that its not iust that Chen/Jia were not playing in top form, Matsuyama/Shida played better
they should play like this every game
❤ Shida
5:45 7:00
That was Nami‘s forehand at 6:45. Shida should stay out of this.
The japanese were really good today, but Nami was excellent.
Matsusya shida amazing deffender
Sugoi!
Japan❤
Perfect both these duo clash with grand red mat stage🇨🇳🇯🇵
nice shot
Good to see no China pairs for WD final tomorrow. Very Good.
Matsuyama carried this game
Happy when ChenJia KO vs Shida😂
Japanese pair has been catching Chen drop shots
Terrific JP!
Chen and jia is come back again
终于赢了一回 不容易
Yess..Nami- Shida
松山-志田、御疲れ様でした！
They definitely play much high clear shot to slow chinese pair aggression plays.. well strategized
❤👍
nami so genius and chiharu super cute
와 일본이 올라갔네. shida 이뻐
Chen is not match fit.
You can't blame the Japanese for that.
its a farewell championship for lots of players, especially from China. From the looks of these ladies, they are women now, no girls anymore, both pair near the end of their pro life
Akhirnya pake jurus umbul-umbul buat bongkar pertahanan Dora dan Surti😂
Chen has superb defence but is thinking too much after making a mistake.
Hmmm the result is kinda unexpected... I never see the Chinese pair losing this coming.
Fr maybe it's because Qingchen was hiatus after the olympic so her performance is going down a little. I thought she wants to retire but when I google it, she never announce it.
🔥
Lots of confusion. They can't decide who should play the shot on a few occasions.
Yeah, it's very uncharacteristic for ShidaMatsu because they usually have good communication. I was surprised to see I think I counted 2-3 times they just left the shuttle because they thought the other was going for it. I hope they don't make the same mistake tomorrow in final.
@@avanpiper Both the Chinese and Japanese were having problems with communication. The chinese pair were both going after each others shots and the japanese were waiting for the other partner to play the drop. I was going to say something but it would have been gender discrimination. :D. I'm sure the players and their coaches will have a talk about this error of judgement and yes I hope they don't repeat this in the Final.
Sadly, Nami/Shida will part away on next year.
Only for two tournaments to allow Nami get a much needed rest. I hope she recovers well and they'll come back even stronger 💪
@@avanpiper yeah, I hope so.
Shida will partner with Misaki Matsutomo, 2016 Olympic Champion for two tournaments. Hope Shida can learn a lot from Matsutomo.
Chinese fans super quiet
some of the comments from this commentator is just straight up rubbish, nobody ask for your opinion ffs
Chen q c is not match fit at all … I wonder why they opted to play this tournament…
As olympic gold medalist, they're automatically qualified for the WTF. I think she just wants to play with her partner in the final tournament of the year. It's still pretty impressive considering she didn't join any tournament since Olympics and managed to reach SF (albeit with evidently low stamina).
@ ikt they got automatic qualification for this event ..but they got their ranking freezed post Olympics and probably they r gonna play together …jia yi fan isn’t having a good run with other partners …lets see what’s up in 2025
Im so glad nami and shida win. i dont like chen because her look like arrogant sometimes
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Both the chinese wd are out 😅 All the best to 🇯🇵 and 🇰🇷
Beb shida ❤️