Maybe He Zhiwen is not the best player on the planet but he is totally unique one. Plus he will always be the best in his age group. There is no one who is stronger than him and older for the last decade I think.
This guy is my age. I can’t believe he can still compete with players half of his age and younger. He is a true legend in my eyes. A lot of people retired from office jobs at this age already.
Short pips rubber is not good for spin , that why he can smash the ball. He is so lucky to retire already. Nowadays, people play with lots of spin and angles. He is no way to keep that up with his footwork.
Nice compilation! It's actually a very difficult style to play, short pips can be overwhelmed by topspin, and he needs to judge the topspin perfectly or he makes errors into the net or off the table. The other crucial thing is that He has fantastic serves that set him up for a 3rd ball smash. Without great serves, this style is not as effective. Finally, He is a lefty. And he can use that to move players out of position. As soon as that happens, the opponent cannot return/recover his position, and cannot make as strong a shot as normally, and He can then safely dink the ball around with (reliable) off the bounce timing. It's all a lost art now.
Yeah this is actually a very efficient and lethal style. Lefty high toss serves wide into the forehand net corner which forces 98% of his opponents to forehand loop cross court, which he can easily push back straight into the backhand for an easy win
He may not make top ranking these days due to age, style, rubber etc but in his hay days, he must be very lethal. However, sad to see such talent not able to hold a spot on the Chinese national team back then. China just has too many brilliant players with incredible forms and styles. Ironically, ITTF keeps finding/changing many ways/rules/regulations to reduce the Chinese stronghold in this sport without much success. But if you look at the number of registered/unregistered amateurs/professional players in China, you'll realize they are wasting time, LoL.
that's why you see all of these Chinese imports playing for various countries where they hold citizenships. It's easier to dominate and play and compete for the new country than in China. Look at Gao Jun of USA, Feng Tianwei/Gao Ning/Li Jiawei of Singapore, Kaii Yoshida/Kan Yo/Chan Kazuhiro of Japan, and many many more.
@@pingpongrallyon They maybe should get inspiration from grand slams in tennis, where they don't look at representing every country, just the best ranked players are allowed to play.
@@Steevy84 problem is that China has such great depth so much the ITTF must limit the number of representatives in the rankings system. Lots of people play table tennis and they can easily train top tier players from every province - some of whom can definitely challenge or even beat Chinese National Team players. The Chinese National Team can only support a certain fixture of players. Interestingly Beijing 2008 was the last time the Olympics allowed there to be more than two singles players per nation for individual competition. In that edition, CHN did a clean sweep (Ma Lin won gold, Wang Hao silver and Wang Liqin bronze), and since then the rules have changed so CHN can at best earn gold and silver, but not all three medals for individual singles medals. In some ways perhaps it is perhaps a good thing that ITTF is not all just Chinese players. Think of Quadri Aruna as a very neat example, being a Nigerian, and first African player to crack the top 10 - while having a handful of brilliant wins against Chinese opponents. I did hear of one notable case where a CNT female player decided to change her representation. He Zhili married a Japanese man and changed her name to Chire Koyama, also swapping her national representation to that for JPN. In one event, she defeated CHN's best three players, including Deng Yaping, who was the dominant player of the 90s, which caused a stir as she was accused of betraying her country. He Zhili though had some history with the CNT that impacted her decision to leave CHN. In 1987, she was told by her coaches to deliberately lose to her compatriot in the SF of the World Table Tennis Championships because they thought her compatriot had a better chance of beaten the waiting finalist, a Korean player. He Zhili defied those orders and beat her compatriot then also defeated her Korean opponent. Even so, the Chinese team coaches were not pleased about her disobedience and she was not drafted into the Olympic team in 1988. medium.com/@Arghk/the-og-of-tt-73c633a0e991
Great player....but almost every single one of his serves are hidden/illegal. He never removes his non-playing hand and that always catches the opponent off guard. Nonetheless...brilliant short-pips player.
I'd say those are boarder line illegal at the very worst. He always removes his tossing arm out of the way. And i'm certain players coaches and umpires would have faulted him many times had he actually have illegal serves.
i wouldn't be surprised if he is in the top 30 during his peak. He gave Kreanga a run for his money even in the 2003 WTTC. Kreanga almost lost to him in the first round during that tournament. HE is an absolute monster that anyone would hate to see on the other side of the court
The solution is counter attack instead of return the shot and promote him to attack you more. People are so dumb ,or what? Instead he make you run, why don't you return the shot where he can't attack anymore and make him run ? Take a look again of all the matches as above.
it's easier to loop crosscourt than forehand down the light if He were to do a high toss close to net serve. The distance between the contact point of the paddle and the rest of the open forehand is quite short. If power and spin are not properly managed, the return loop can easily go out of bounce.
Oh, don't start that again! I can't find any evidence that he has ever in his long career been called for a foul serve, and none of his opponents (or their coaches, who would be quick to gripe) has ever complained either. It's just a few UA-cam "experts".
I think Xu Xin will beat He 4-0. Xu will mix up the topspins very effectively. Slow but spinny topspin into He's backhand is game over for He. He's too old to move around and do side step smashes and loop like Xu Xin lol
lol. Nobody likes playing with a lefty penholder who serves short and wide and then all he does is blocking down the line. Very singular and linear, yet super effective lol
Maybe He Zhiwen is not the best player on the planet but he is totally unique one. Plus he will always be the best in his age group. There is no one who is stronger than him and older for the last decade I think.
Totally agreed especially his forehand serve.
Waldner?
@@azriazhar6288 we are talking about penholder as for handshake, waldner is a legend.
@@Kuocf what about Ma Lin?
@@azriazhar6288 stalvio is talking about veteran above 50 years old, ma Lin is still young
This guy is my age. I can’t believe he can still compete with players half of his age and younger. He is a true legend in my eyes. A lot of people retired from office jobs at this age already.
hits with real venom. lovley to watch. pure hitting and punching without all that spin. very talented player. with old style bat
any match with Jiang Jialiang?? love to see fast attacks over the table
Short pips rubber is not good for spin , that why he can smash the ball. He is so lucky to retire already. Nowadays, people play with lots of spin and angles. He is no way to keep that up with his footwork.
@@882828jc he did defeat felix lebrun late last year.....a player need to adapt against his play...
超强的防返,极佳的落点,犀利的正手扣杀。正胶快攻大师!
True master of the craft.Simple and effective.
A man of simple life. Give a man a short pimple rubber and a dominant left hand, and watch him put on a mastery display of skills and power
What a smart player! Maximum scoring with minimum waste of energy while draining opponent's stamina!
He play near table
Legendary , hitting the ball like he wants to break the table haha
the ball sounds like its going to explode LOL. Like its in pain~~~
Maybe that's also his intention lol
Actually it means he hit the ball with the right spot of the bat, or else it won't sound that solid😁😁
I love his play and this video is the best in displaying his ability.
Great recopilation! Gracias por compartir.
The smash right after the bounce is perfection.
Как же он быстр, резок, точен, шикарная игра. Игра Брюс Ли!
하지문 경기하는거 오랫만에 보네.... 1980년대 중반 강가량, 왕회원들과 중국탁구를 이끌던 탁구선수였는데... 세월 앞엔 장사 없네...ㅋ
yessir
he zhi wen plays style with a very simple core mechanic:
-You can't return a ball you can't reach
a true hero
salute to old soldier
penholder rocks
thank you
awesome skills and placement that really makes it tough to rally with him
You deserve way more clicks for this video ;) Very good!
Such a lovely person too. He moves incredibly well concidering how much he loves pizza. ☺
Luar biasa skillnye.
such short strokes and yet so fast
what a control close a table.
Nice compilation! It's actually a very difficult style to play, short pips can be overwhelmed by topspin, and he needs to judge the topspin perfectly or he makes errors into the net or off the table. The other crucial thing is that He has fantastic serves that set him up for a 3rd ball smash. Without great serves, this style is not as effective. Finally, He is a lefty. And he can use that to move players out of position. As soon as that happens, the opponent cannot return/recover his position, and cannot make as strong a shot as normally, and He can then safely dink the ball around with (reliable) off the bounce timing. It's all a lost art now.
Yeah this is actually a very efficient and lethal style. Lefty high toss serves wide into the forehand net corner which forces 98% of his opponents to forehand loop cross court, which he can easily push back straight into the backhand for an easy win
He still plays very well against Timo Boll, but I agreed that being a lefty with effective serve is a huge advantage.
노인네 선수생활 오래하네 ㅋㅋ 84년도 21살 선수 뛰던 젊은이가 노인네 되서도 잘치네 ㅋㅋㅋ
liked before watching - was no mistake ;=)
Хе король подставок,гении.
老蔡厲害!!
小莊,主委,校長...
萬華靈糧福音中心星期二下午特訓@!
Realy nice.
Mantappo
A king
Wow~ Crazy He Zhi.. T.T
xie xie he's the man and i have learned a classic but still viable strategy i will need to return too since i have a bad hip.
何志文 ...... 宝刀未老 !
I am a penholder too...an inspiration for me.
awssome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If you lucky to hear smash-smash scream of He - better be hiding!
Genius~
07:48 is the best part. WL 🤣
08:32 the great Kreanga with his backhand
老何厉害
Вот молодец)
That kreanga backhand God
kaboom!
Old boy impressive
Muito bom kkkkk
Anybody here know what the name of his rubber?
i recall reading somewhere he used the TSP Specto rubber, but that might be a few years ago
7:49 lol Wang Liqin made to look like a complete fool.
Oyunu yönetmek buna denir
Он походу ни с этой планеты😄
Hall of fame pimple master
no doubt!
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1:59 - if you do this to Kreanga, you're a god
He may not make top ranking these days due to age, style, rubber etc but in his hay days, he must be very lethal. However, sad to see such talent not able to hold a spot on the Chinese national team back then. China just has too many brilliant players with incredible forms and styles. Ironically, ITTF keeps finding/changing many ways/rules/regulations to reduce the Chinese stronghold in this sport without much success. But if you look at the number of registered/unregistered amateurs/professional players in China, you'll realize they are wasting time, LoL.
that's why you see all of these Chinese imports playing for various countries where they hold citizenships. It's easier to dominate and play and compete for the new country than in China. Look at Gao Jun of USA, Feng Tianwei/Gao Ning/Li Jiawei of Singapore, Kaii Yoshida/Kan Yo/Chan Kazuhiro of Japan, and many many more.
@@pingpongrallyon They maybe should get inspiration from grand slams in tennis, where they don't look at representing every country, just the best ranked players are allowed to play.
@@Steevy84 problem is that China has such great depth so much the ITTF must limit the number of representatives in the rankings system. Lots of people play table tennis and they can easily train top tier players from every province - some of whom can definitely challenge or even beat Chinese National Team players. The Chinese National Team can only support a certain fixture of players. Interestingly Beijing 2008 was the last time the Olympics allowed there to be more than two singles players per nation for individual competition. In that edition, CHN did a clean sweep (Ma Lin won gold, Wang Hao silver and Wang Liqin bronze), and since then the rules have changed so CHN can at best earn gold and silver, but not all three medals for individual singles medals. In some ways perhaps it is perhaps a good thing that ITTF is not all just Chinese players. Think of Quadri Aruna as a very neat example, being a Nigerian, and first African player to crack the top 10 - while having a handful of brilliant wins against Chinese opponents.
I did hear of one notable case where a CNT female player decided to change her representation. He Zhili married a Japanese man and changed her name to Chire Koyama, also swapping her national representation to that for JPN. In one event, she defeated CHN's best three players, including Deng Yaping, who was the dominant player of the 90s, which caused a stir as she was accused of betraying her country. He Zhili though had some history with the CNT that impacted her decision to leave CHN. In 1987, she was told by her coaches to deliberately lose to her compatriot in the SF of the World Table Tennis Championships because they thought her compatriot had a better chance of beaten the waiting finalist, a Korean player. He Zhili defied those orders and beat her compatriot then also defeated her Korean opponent. Even so, the Chinese team coaches were not pleased about her disobedience and she was not drafted into the Olympic team in 1988. medium.com/@Arghk/the-og-of-tt-73c633a0e991
That man is 55!
Still going at 60.
Who´s the yellow tshirt player?
Carlos QuinT He is bruce lee in the film "ɡame of death" ;)
這集可當 #直板 #正膠 教科書
No aportó nada al tenis de mesa español, un mercenario mas que no representa a mi país
Great player....but almost every single one of his serves are hidden/illegal. He never removes his non-playing hand and that always catches the opponent off guard. Nonetheless...brilliant short-pips player.
I'd say those are boarder line illegal at the very worst. He always removes his tossing arm out of the way. And i'm certain players coaches and umpires would have faulted him many times had he actually have illegal serves.
太强大了 lol
What is his standing in ittf?
i wouldn't be surprised if he is in the top 30 during his peak. He gave Kreanga a run for his money even in the 2003 WTTC. Kreanga almost lost to him in the first round during that tournament. HE is an absolute monster that anyone would hate to see on the other side of the court
0:28 Schlagarm auf den Tisch aufgelehnt, leider kein Punkt
The solution is counter attack instead of return the shot and promote him to attack you more. People are so dumb ,or what? Instead he make you run, why don't you return the shot where he can't attack anymore and make him run ? Take a look again of all the matches as above.
it's easier to loop crosscourt than forehand down the light if He were to do a high toss close to net serve. The distance between the contact point of the paddle and the rest of the open forehand is quite short. If power and spin are not properly managed, the return loop can easily go out of bounce.
Good grief! He actually did one serve that was not illegal.
Oh, don't start that again! I can't find any evidence that he has ever in his long career been called for a foul serve, and none of his opponents (or their coaches, who would be quick to gripe) has ever complained either. It's just a few UA-cam "experts".
I wish I could see this bastard against Xu Xin or something
he almost won against liqin, i wonder how this match would go
I think Xu Xin will beat He 4-0. Xu will mix up the topspins very effectively. Slow but spinny topspin into He's backhand is game over for He. He's too old to move around and do side step smashes and loop like Xu Xin lol
Дайте мне He Zhiwen и он узнает что такое играть в теннис и не попадать по мячу
Если вы в 100 мирового рейтинга, то может и зацепитесь!
존나짜증나네...
lol. Nobody likes playing with a lefty penholder who serves short and wide and then all he does is blocking down the line. Very singular and linear, yet super effective lol
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