Speed. Power. Super fast footwork. Strong from both wings. Fantastic Fan. Respect to Timo. Win or lose, always gracious. The best ambassador for the sport. A great fighter at age of 37.
Timo Boll has reached that status that whether he wins or not, fans will always love and support him. Maybe no longer the best in the world, but still currently the best in Europe. Truly a “people’s champ”.
Heartiest congratulations to Fan Zhendong and a lot of respect to the legend and gentleman of the sport Timo Boll. Forehand, backhand whatever, no problem for Fan. Speed, power, accuracy, agility, he has everything needed. He is a hardworking guy and deserves many more titles. He seems very well cultured.
what is bad in screaming in off-game time ? I even miss screaming sounds, which are not in this match . Do you see how footballers scream after goals ? Players have right to explore their emotions in off-game time. You are selfish .
Abstract Exchange how difficult to score a goal? In 90 minutes how many goals can you make? Compare with the points you can make on TT? You have to make ‘hysteria’ screaming everytime you get a point? LoL.
but they scream in off-game time. it does not bother anythings and anyones. If they politely scream, then it is normal. It is their freedom to explore emotions. The most important is that screamings must be polite, cultured, frienship. Do not notice to their screams. And you should scream too, not only in playing table tennis.
@@abstractexchange5057 selfish? Who? Harimoto is selfish, how many TT channel complaint about his hysteria screaming? He pretend the whole arena as his. Some channel try to edit Screamoto's hysteria.
Yeah, Wang Hao got his "revenge" for last year´s world cup, where he got beaten as a coach two times in a row by Timo xD But it´s so weird to see Wang Hao as a coach, while Timo is still playing table tennis an a high level. Would be nice to see him and Ma Lin still playing from time to time.
@@HEriNg90 that's proof of how many young talents exist in China. They legit change up the players so that the younger generation can help win them matches and gain experience in the large stages.
@@jomarigarcia1309No it was just politics,Wang Hao had to retire to make space for Ma Long.Guys like Fang Bo and Xu Xin were not more worthy for a place in the CNT.
even when timo was in his golden age, he was #1 for a short time with no World Champion or Olympic to show for. Don't get me wrong, I respect him but compared to other Chinese players, he is just another.
With his right hand doing the forehand topspin, how could he apply sidespin to bend the ball to the right? Under this normal situation, the sidespin applied would bend the ball to the left. I do not understand how he could brush the ball to spin the ball in the opposite direction.
Congratulations, FZD! Incredible finals. Timo played great and seems to be going strong at his age. FZD is simply stronger and consistent on both wings.
a bittersweet game ..... with 2 great players, only one can win. If only Timo is a few years younger, the outcome may not be so predictable. Still kudos to Timo n congrats to Xiao Pang
That's a good teaching moment for me. If you watch it at 0.25 speed, you can notice, that he already jumps back to the middle immediately after his forehand. Preparing himself for whatever comes next. Incredibly agile jumping movement there. Looks like an Olympic fencer.
Wish ITTF can publish this in 48-50fps or higher - anything less is not enough to capture the action properly of these games - good game by both Fan is super powerful.
although FZD WON ...credit must go to timo boll the legend...at his age the current top guys will not show up...such consistency and agility....long live timo...my all time favt
Dude we get it. You don't like Harimoto, but do you really have to relate him to every single comment you write even when it's not on a video of him? And by the way, Harimoto never screams at the opponent, he always turns his back and looks at his coach, this actually means that he is very respectful towards his opponent.
Funny. FZD was a screamer too, when he first showed up an the world stage. Not as loud as Harimoto, I think, but still loud for chinese standards. Now with a few years passed, he got calmer. The same will happen to Harimoto ;)
Love Timo, always. Two fantastic players but sorry only one can win. Congrats to both and appreciate so much to see those wonderful/incredible/powerful/unimaginable ways to play a 40mm, 2.7gm plastic ball with so many different strokes and speeds. Timo is surely the most adorable European player. A gentle and cool model. Wish there were more player like him developed in Europe. FZD is the best of this generation, no doubt. Those 2 outside forehand drives are rare gems in any TT tournament. All the best to both of them.
Love the way how Fan Zhendong shook Timo Boll's and Rosskopt's hand, very humble and did not avoid eye contact, no awkwardness at all. I can see the Chinese professional athletes are entering a new era, with more personalities, and are no longer dolls with skills anymore.
Terrishh They were never dolls, intense competition and pressure on you from 1.3 billion people to win is too much for someone to smile sometimes or for any camaraderie
Yea they were totally dolls... They were the dorkiest table tennis players. Competition might have been a factor but it was primarily due to internet access, cultural climate in the 90s, and policies within the national team. I can go on and on with this but first of all it's 1.4 billion not not 1.3
@@88500990 What Policies??, People just speculate a lot, Oh! They're communists, Oh!, it's like a military camp, Of course from a team that only targets winning and losing to foreigners is forbidden, They can't afford to make training a joke and they'll fight not to lose to foreigners,They're not Americans or Europeans who finds humor in everything, make a lot of drama and controversy and makes a lot of merriment on winning a tourney, they are actually Relieved when they win cos the pressure is off their shoulders and they probably just want to rest, and they get holidays, they get days off, go to dinner together, go to concerts, take selfies, live their life. You can check their Weibo Accounts if you want to, I think it's primarily due to their inability to speak English early on, But since Rio when the participants were made to learn English, they've been able to communicate with the world and to interact further, foreign players like RSM, TB, DO that played years ago will tell you they're just normal guys like everyone, their dedication to winning and winning without flinching is what's made people find disrespectful labels like "machine" for players that give a lot and a huge part of their lives to achieve success and uphold their country's honor
Fan is the number 1 now in China for table tennis. He was already known to everybody here in China who loved and played table tennis even 6 years back. He was born in 1997.
Incredicle super speed, incredible power, incredible accuracy best FZD. Timo the legend he plays with injury its a hard thing to do. But a world class performaces.
both yes and no. yes because more variations(Waldner) and no because hands down, big ball is easier to handle - aka better and longer rallies. and... players like FZD!!!
come on Europeans! I really feel sad about Timo. It is because there are still no one who can replace him in the whole Europe. He has fought 3 generations of Chinese players (1st generation: Ma Lin, Wang Hao and Wan Liqin. 2nd generation: Zhang Jike, Ma Long and Xu Xin. 3rd generation: Fan Zhendong and Lin Gaoyuan) and he is so alone when facing the chinese. It is important to think about why the European table tennis is supported by a 37-year-old player :( Can we see any bright youngsters from European in the future?
FZD, the lean machine killer. Abit surprised the way he threw his bat after winning match point. That's your precious weapon, you don't just use it and abuse it. Probably he got carried away. Very entertaining game though and a big fan of FZD
Very well played by Timo. For Fan - he´s a force a nature, unbelievable. Maybe I´m wrong, but it appears to me that he´s still getting faster and stronger.
He already got the world cup championship in 2016, so technically he hasn't come closer to it. But by getting this champion, he will get more possibilities to join the 2020 Olympics, because it is insanely competitive inside the Chinese national team, even players like ML XX FZD LGY, none of then can say they will 100% be able to go to Tokyo in 2020. So yes, indeed one step closer.
Gustavo C It'll still be the same result as always- Ma Long winning, FZD still has to learn the control and touch game of the captain and improve his tactical repertoire, And as LGL and WJP said , Know what ML is thinking at any moment of the game and stop getting conned by ML
I see but even with ML's superior game tactics and touch, FZD's speed and power can cause some damage even in the dragon. ML is getting older and FZD is getting better, the gap between then is short enough to foil any prediction.
People here and there see FZD fight for every ball, show incredible touch, incredible speed, incredible physique, incredible power off both wings, play inhumanly shots you get scared he'll get injured and still say it's all speed and power and they don't like his style But you like the style of a player that plays backhand flick and rallies all day to win matches People are so ungrateful, If only people truly loved this game!!!! Well the power and speed will keep him winning while the styles you like or the spin you want to see will keep people on lower steps of the podium or no podium finish at all
respect to Timo, very excellent player. Wish him stay longer in the matches. Fan increases drastically these years, but needs improve his stability I think. The difference between Fan and Ma Long is that Ma seldom makes mistakes and always keeps calm.
Great match between two champions. Boll shows that he can defy age and delivered his usual powerful BH. He seemed a bit slow today probably a bit tired? Fan is just getting faster recovery and more powerful each day. He's on his way to become the next Ma Long.
Too sad to see Timo losing against Chinese players and today at one step from the huge success. I hope he can win something big in the near future. The biggest sportsman in table tennis and the biggest in all sports I've ever seen until now.
Like @Yousef said, 2 of the games were 11-5 and 11-6, and FZD was dominant in general. 'Rekt' pretty much sums it up for me. I'm not sure if it is in reality possible to say that a rally is close ever. Who's to say that if a rally went longer, Timo would have a better chance to win a point? It is just as easy to say that even if the rallies were longer, FZD would have still won the points. The point is that you can never know. No hate. I just think that the concept of 'close rallies' makes no sense. How would you define 'rekt'?
Still a big congratulations to Timo! what a fighter! Chinese play really good at their younger years but so far I dont see them playing at the age of Timo and Vladi. And that what makes them a legend..Talent never gets old. I hope Ma Long can still play at a high level when he age around 35. Let see then.
Fanzhengdong much more better than when he played Ma Long earlier this year. And unbelievable Timo Boll ! at 37 beats Harimoto and plays final against number 1
Timo with so many netballs and edgeballs in this match and also in the match against Dima... One could say, Butterfly´s new rubber gives Timo "the edge" for his game :D
You know what is weird ? Timo Boll was professionally playing since 2003, when there was no Ma Long, then Ma long come, and Ma long now retired, but Timo still plays in finals...
Тимо сейчас очень крут! Невероятный теннис! Он только не справлялся с очень скоростными передвижениями в отдельных эпизодах, а в остальном (техника, мышление, вариации) небольшое превосходство над лучшим сейчас китайцем
Yun Lu Hard to say, the captain is a legend of this game but due to my youthful exuberance, Fan Zhendong style is more exciting to me, I still wish he had some control and the touch game of the captain though
Could someone maybe explain the difference between the world cup and the world championship to me? I know one is older but which is more respected or higher valued? Like who gets called the "world champion" like when you win the world cup in soccer? Thx a lot in advance!
mortuc1 World Cup is held every year while World Championships is held once every two years. World cup winner is known as World Cup Champion, World Championships winner is called WORLD CHAMPION World Cup is the third in pedigree, World Championships is the second in pedigree and the Olympics is the first in pedigree. I hope this helped
world championship: no limit in qualification. More than 2 participants of each country. World cup: Continental Champions are qualified. Maximum 2 players of one nation. CONFIRMED list of players Liebherr 2018 ITTF Men´s World Cup Following players have confirmed their invitation to the Liebherr 2018 ITTF Men’s World Cup in PARIS. # WR - July 2018 Player Capacity 1 1 FAN Zhendong (CHN 1) Asian Cup Winner 2 10 CALDERANO Hugo (BRA 1) Pan Am Cup Winner 3 41 TSUBOI Gustavo (BRA 2) Pan Am Cup (2nd player) 4 178 HU Heming (AUS 1) Oceania Cup Winner 5 2 BOLL Timo (GER 1) Europe Cup Winner 6 7 LEE Sangsu (KOR 1) Asian Cup 3rd place (2nd Qualifier) 7 24 JEONG Sangeun (KOR 2) Asian Cup 4th place (3rd Qualifier) 8 4 OVTCHAROV Dimitrij (GER 2) Europe Cup 2nd place (2nd Qualifier) 9 17 GROTH Jonathan (DEN 1) Europe Cup 3rd place (3rd Qualifier) 10 8 HARIMOTO Tomokazu (JPN 1) Asian Cup 5th Position 11 12 NIWA Koki (JPN 2) Asian Cup 6th Position 12 9 WONG Chun Ting (HKG 1) Asian Cup 7th Position 13 20 ARUNA Quadri (NGR 1) Africa Cup 2nd Position 14 25 SAMSONOV Vladimir (BLR 1) Europe Cup 4th Position 15 18 FALCK Mattias (SWE 1) Europe Cup 5-8th Position 16 64 JHA Kanak (USA 1) Pan Am Cup 3rd Position 17 11 GAUZY Simon (FRA 1) Host Country 18 33 LEBESSON Emmanuel (FRA 2) Wild card 19 67 GIONIS Panagiotis (GRE 1) Europe Cup 5-8th Position (Sub) 20 3 LIN Gaoyuan (CHN 2) Asian Cup 2nd position (Sub) Why not Ma Long? Normaly the world champion is also qualified! Reason: He withdraws form Worldcup 2018. Why? I don't know! So: Lin Guayuan substitutes Ma Long. It is kind of crazy: Normally Lin Guayuan was not qualified to the world cup though he was 2nd position in Asian continental cup! Because Ma Long was qualified als World Champion and Fan Zhendong was qualified as Asian continental cup winner. And only 2 players of one nation are allowed in world cup! Whereas Asian Cup 3rd place (Lee sangsu) was qualified! In Word Championship Lin Gaoyuan would be qualified. That's for sure! That's the most difference between word championship and worldcup! Also World Championship starts with 128-field. Worldcup only with 16-field. from: d3mjm6zw6cr45s.cloudfront.net/2018/08/2018_MWC_CONFIRMED_list_.pdf
So, as someone who looked this up to see what high-level Table Tennis looks like after listening to Optimus Rhyme's _Ping Pong Song_ I have to say... some points (especially early on) are quite disappointing, followed by points that are just insane. Any thoughts on why there's that lack of consistency? Pressure? Did they come into the match cold?
Speed. Power. Super fast footwork. Strong from both wings. Fantastic Fan. Respect to Timo. Win or lose, always gracious. The best ambassador for the sport. A great fighter at age of 37.
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Timo Boll has reached that status that whether he wins or not, fans will always love and support him. Maybe no longer the best in the world, but still currently the best in Europe. Truly a “people’s champ”.
i still believe his the best in the world winning 2017 champion chip and reached the finals in 2018. all that at the age of 37! wow
@@sexiestalive1 he did not win the world championship in 2017, ma long did.
Adrian Sletten Yeah, I think he meant World Cup lol
@@adrians3267 ua-cam.com/video/Gdp3-6UCrOQ/v-deo.html
@@adrians3267 he won the men's world cup
Heartiest congratulations to Fan Zhendong and a lot of respect to the legend and gentleman of the sport Timo Boll. Forehand, backhand whatever, no problem for Fan. Speed, power, accuracy, agility, he has everything needed. He is a hardworking guy and deserves many more titles. He seems very well cultured.
yeah spot on. just too much for Timo for most of the match.
What a clean , nice , powerful game... No histeria screaming. Fan ZD came to his coach to pay respect! Humble and sincere hug from Timo. ❤
what is bad in screaming in off-game time ? I even miss screaming sounds, which are not in this match . Do you see how footballers scream after goals ? Players have right to explore their emotions in off-game time. You are selfish .
Abstract Exchange how difficult to score a goal? In 90 minutes how many goals can you make? Compare with the points you can make on TT? You have to make ‘hysteria’ screaming everytime you get a point? LoL.
but they scream in off-game time. it does not bother anythings and anyones. If they politely scream, then it is normal. It is their freedom to explore emotions. The most important is that screamings must be polite, cultured, frienship. Do not notice to their screams. And you should scream too, not only in playing table tennis.
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No screaming no fun!
@@abstractexchange5057 selfish? Who? Harimoto is selfish, how many TT channel complaint about his hysteria screaming? He pretend the whole arena as his. Some channel try to edit Screamoto's hysteria.
Both players are amazing. Table tennis -I love this game
Don't let anything distract you from the fact that Timo did play great matches against Fan's coach. Absolute legend.
Yeah, Wang Hao got his "revenge" for last year´s world cup, where he got beaten as a coach two times in a row by Timo xD
But it´s so weird to see Wang Hao as a coach, while Timo is still playing table tennis an a high level. Would be nice to see him and Ma Lin still playing from time to time.
Timo Boll is older than Wang Hao xD
@@HEriNg90 that's proof of how many young talents exist in China. They legit change up the players so that the younger generation can help win them matches and gain experience in the large stages.
And the fact, the Chinese push themselves harder than most europeans. But yeah i do think Wang Hao could play a few more years than he did
@@jomarigarcia1309No it was just politics,Wang Hao had to retire to make space for Ma Long.Guys like Fang Bo and Xu Xin were not more worthy for a place in the CNT.
Timo is truly a gentleman by nature and a tough/great table tennis fighter .
Crazy speed. Unreal.
Fan Zhendong is so ready to be world and Olympic champion. Glad he is relishing these victories. Well deserved.
Incredible game , timo boll one of the best players of the world , fan z you are the best !!!
Timo is 37 years old . The game couldv been way harder for fanz if timo was in his golden ages
even when timo was in his golden age, he was #1 for a short time with no World Champion or Olympic to show for. Don't get me wrong, I respect him but compared to other Chinese players, he is just another.
I cried watching this. Timo is a legend, fine wine of TT. Huge love and support from India
5:43 I had to watch it 3 times... beautiful 🙃
Agreed
Definitely in the top 10
That forehand sidespin reverse direction swipe resulting the curved ball. Indeed beautiful.
With his right hand doing the forehand topspin, how could he apply sidespin to bend the ball to the right? Under this normal situation, the sidespin applied would bend the ball to the left. I do not understand how he could brush the ball to spin the ball in the opposite direction.
@@rudyyeung2957 keep your weight left, adjusting your wrist and fingers, brush left of the ball.then the ball will sidespin to the right.
I wonder how you can disslike this video? Great table tennis is just the best!
Congratulations, FZD! Incredible finals. Timo played great and seems to be going strong at his age. FZD is simply stronger and consistent on both wings.
incredible speed by FZD
Awesome FZD!
I still love Timo Boll, a humble gentleman with his humble and friendly gestures no matter he wins or loses.
so addicted to watching Fan Zhendong's powerful strokes...and foot stomps
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Lol, His foot stomps will crush the flooring someday 😂😂
a bittersweet game ..... with 2 great players, only one can win. If only Timo is a few years younger, the outcome may not be so predictable. Still kudos to Timo n congrats to Xiao Pang
Xiao Pang means little fat in Chinese. Fan was fat by Chinese standards. And fat is not a deregulatory word.
@@winglow7615 Ya, I know d meaning of FZD's nickname but I just couldn't (still can't understand) how on earth Fan was considered chubby?...lol
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Well I think he was heavy, had really "fatty" thighs
As if Boll used to beat the Chinese in his prime...
6:04 how the heck did FZD still get that backhand? crazy speed!
That's a good teaching moment for me. If you watch it at 0.25 speed, you can notice, that he already jumps back to the middle immediately after his forehand. Preparing himself for whatever comes next. Incredibly agile jumping movement there. Looks like an Olympic fencer.
the best in the world!
Good performances and sportsmanship from both sides
Love u fan zd you are awesome sport sprint....
Wish ITTF can publish this in 48-50fps or higher - anything less is not enough to capture the action properly of these games - good game by both Fan is super powerful.
although FZD WON ...credit must go to timo boll the legend...at his age the current top guys will not show up...such consistency and agility....long live timo...my all time favt
No screaming at your opponent to put him off. More of this please.
Dude we get it. You don't like Harimoto, but do you really have to relate him to every single comment you write even when it's not on a video of him? And by the way, Harimoto never screams at the opponent, he always turns his back and looks at his coach, this actually means that he is very respectful towards his opponent.
Funny. FZD was a screamer too, when he first showed up an the world stage. Not as loud as Harimoto, I think, but still loud for chinese standards. Now with a few years passed, he got calmer. The same will happen to Harimoto ;)
Daniel H lol!
Love Timo, always. Two fantastic players but sorry only one can win. Congrats to both and appreciate so much to see those wonderful/incredible/powerful/unimaginable ways to play a 40mm, 2.7gm plastic ball with so many different strokes and speeds. Timo is surely the most adorable European player. A gentle and cool model. Wish there were more player like him developed in Europe. FZD is the best of this generation, no doubt. Those 2 outside forehand drives are rare gems in any TT tournament. All the best to both of them.
Love the way how Fan Zhendong shook Timo Boll's and Rosskopt's hand, very humble and did not avoid eye contact, no awkwardness at all. I can see the Chinese professional athletes are entering a new era, with more personalities, and are no longer dolls with skills anymore.
Terrishh
They were never dolls, intense competition and pressure on you from 1.3 billion people to win is too much for someone to smile sometimes or for any camaraderie
Yea they were totally dolls... They were the dorkiest table tennis players. Competition might have been a factor but it was primarily due to internet access, cultural climate in the 90s, and policies within the national team. I can go on and on with this but first of all it's 1.4 billion not not 1.3
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What Policies??, People just speculate a lot, Oh! They're communists, Oh!, it's like a military camp, Of course from a team that only targets winning and losing to foreigners is forbidden, They can't afford to make training a joke and they'll fight not to lose to foreigners,They're not Americans or Europeans who finds humor in everything, make a lot of drama and controversy and makes a lot of merriment on winning a tourney, they are actually Relieved when they win cos the pressure is off their shoulders and they probably just want to rest, and they get holidays, they get days off, go to dinner together, go to concerts, take selfies, live their life. You can check their Weibo Accounts if you want to, I think it's primarily due to their inability to speak English early on, But since Rio when the participants were made to learn English, they've been able to communicate with the world and to interact further, foreign players like RSM, TB, DO that played years ago will tell you they're just normal guys like everyone, their dedication to winning and winning without flinching is what's made people find disrespectful labels like "machine" for players that give a lot and a huge part of their lives to achieve success and uphold their country's honor
Wow you're a moron... 傻逼haha
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Makes me wanna holler... How pathetic you sound when you make yourself laugh....
Get a life bro
Fan is the number 1 now in China for table tennis. He was already known to everybody here in China who loved and played table tennis even 6 years back. He was born in 1997.
Love you guys.
Happy to see expression of excitement after victory. Congrats FZD
Incredicle super speed, incredible power, incredible accuracy best FZD. Timo the legend he plays with injury its a hard thing to do. But a world class performaces.
Does anyone miss the good old 38mm ball? There are so many nuances in technique back in those days. Now it's just smash and smash
both yes and no. yes because more variations(Waldner) and no because hands down, big ball is easier to handle - aka better and longer rallies. and... players like FZD!!!
More loop than smash though
exactly, tt is getting destroyed, it's sth. more close to tennis now.
The Dragon only can stop FZD
FZD just lost 0:3 to a random Chinese guy two weeks ago in super league
nobody can win all in china super league
they didn't get the reference didn't they, xd
Lol xu xin would wreck him
Fan is just too fast, Timo cannot do more
左手快 而且左右手切换速度快力量大
No one can do more except possibly ML or XX!
just call XX
The only one that could do something to that is Xu Xin the showman
I doubt Xu Xin can do something to that right now.
come on Europeans! I really feel sad about Timo. It is because there are still no one who can replace him in the whole Europe. He has fought 3 generations of Chinese players (1st generation: Ma Lin, Wang Hao and Wan Liqin. 2nd generation: Zhang Jike, Ma Long and Xu Xin. 3rd generation: Fan Zhendong and Lin Gaoyuan) and he is so alone when facing the chinese. It is important to think about why the European table tennis is supported by a 37-year-old player :( Can we see any bright youngsters from European in the future?
I think as of recently there has been some talent in Pitchford and Moregardh or maybe even Franziska, they just need some more polish to compete
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its hard to see since european still far behind china...World cup and more is an evidence.
M8 Ovtcharov is now the #1
@@kolibric172 lol ovtcharov sucks there's no way he's #1 especially since his injury
I m big fan of FAN ZD 💐💐💐 Congratulations 🎖️🏆🥇
Just FZD the monster show..
I am waiting for the day when FZD beats Ma Long
He's beat him before
Only once iirc. He's lost to Ma Long 16 - 17 times.
@@pawoon That I know mate,I meant in the overall game.
trolltider är här no his not Ma long still Strong and he is great player
I think it's a 50-50 for FZD vs. ML. FZD has made some meaningful improvement while I feel ML has somewhat stayed the same.
Combination of precise control and monstrous power, sure to be dominating these years
FZD, the lean machine killer.
Abit surprised the way he threw his bat after winning match point. That's your precious weapon, you don't just use it and abuse it. Probably he got carried away.
Very entertaining game though and a big fan of FZD
Sure, he got a huge title. He realized what he did after a little walk :)
Fan monster dong!
Timo always gets the most Chole's from the Chinese. Mad respect. Fan Zhendong knew this match was much closer than the final scored entailed.
Amazing forehand and backhand by FZD
Very well played by Timo. For Fan - he´s a force a nature, unbelievable. Maybe I´m wrong, but it appears to me that he´s still getting faster and stronger.
He's only 21.
Amazing FZD 's inside out forehand down the line.
One more World Cup for Wang Hao✌
5:43 It is similar to the shot that zjk made at wttc 2011. Against Timo also.
Check out this shot by Wang Liqin: ua-cam.com/video/Ljs1Wyld8DE/v-deo.html
Poor Timo ;
@Calvin Wang, I thought exactly the same!
Respect to Timo, he is always a winner in my book. He seems like a nice and great ambassador to our sport.
Congrats to much improved Fan Zhendong
A step closer to grand slam for fzd
T Howell
Well said
He already got the world cup championship in 2016, so technically he hasn't come closer to it. But by getting this champion, he will get more possibilities to join the 2020 Olympics, because it is insanely competitive inside the Chinese national team, even players like ML XX FZD LGY, none of then can say they will 100% be able to go to Tokyo in 2020. So yes, indeed one step closer.
Xiaopang is the most powerful player in the planet and now he is calm and wise. Unbeatable!
Gruß LARS BECHTHOLD⚽️🎱🇮🇹🍕🏓🎯🏀☀️🌞🕶🦊
Nobody is unbeatable. Nobody !
I hope he can win in Paris Olympic! He missed it in Tokyo!
Eager to watch FZD vs ML in a big tournament now.
Gustavo C
It'll still be the same result as always- Ma Long winning, FZD still has to learn the control and touch game of the captain and improve his tactical repertoire, And as LGL and WJP said , Know what ML is thinking at any moment of the game and stop getting conned by ML
I see but even with ML's superior game tactics and touch, FZD's speed and power can cause some damage even in the dragon. ML is getting older and FZD is getting better, the gap between then is short enough to foil any prediction.
May be in the world tour grand final the 13 of december Ma Long will be there !
Fan improve significantly his game close to the table and off the bounce
my respect for timo boll but the top chinese are on a totally different level
Bro he beat 2 of em alrady to get to finals
@WARRIOR FIGHTER PAHLAWAN as 37 year old guy , what he's done is worth respect ..
Fan’s forehand is so mighty always without of any holdback! Scary!
Timo and the beast!
Amazing match !
People here and there see FZD fight for every ball, show incredible touch, incredible speed, incredible physique, incredible power off both wings, play inhumanly shots you get scared he'll get injured and still say it's all speed and power and they don't like his style
But you like the style of a player that plays backhand flick and rallies all day to win matches
People are so ungrateful, If only people truly loved this game!!!!
Well the power and speed will keep him winning while the styles you like or the spin you want to see will keep people on lower steps of the podium or no podium finish at all
Is the player you mentioned Harimoto?
Daniel H
Backhand all day players in general
You are right Yousef !
After all we got a new champion🔱🔱
respect to Timo, very excellent player. Wish him stay longer in the matches. Fan increases drastically these years, but needs improve his stability I think. The difference between Fan and Ma Long is that Ma seldom makes mistakes and always keeps calm.
No screaming which is a good. Respect to both of you
Timo boll still the man who only can stand against Chinese top players at age 37 , big respect to this man .
And amazing fast from fzd
j'adore le tennis de table, c'est vraiment ma deuxième vie
Great match between two champions.
Boll shows that he can defy age and delivered his usual powerful BH. He seemed a bit slow today probably a bit tired?
Fan is just getting faster recovery and more powerful each day. He's on his way to become the next Ma Long.
Too sad to see Timo losing against Chinese players and today at one step from the huge success. I hope he can win something big in the near future. The biggest sportsman in table tennis and the biggest in all sports I've ever seen until now.
Amazing..fanzendong
love you fan zhendong. You deserved to win
1:37 The force of the ball knocked down Timo Boll
C'est super cette final !
Hopefully FZD finally beats Ma Long in a major tournament.
Nowadays, you can only see Ma Long vs FZD in the Chinese Super League.
Poor Timo got rekt. Wish he could have salvaged game 3. FZD coming back by winning 7 points in a row was incredible!
A Count I would not say he got 'rekt' at all. all the games were pretty close, all with close rallies. What is your definition of 'rekt'?
YadaYada Yada
11-5, 11-6 are not really close, 11-9 is definitely close, 11-8 is quite close but a little far away still
@@hillsideonly score doesnt mean everything. Close rallies but not a close match
Like @Yousef said, 2 of the games were 11-5 and 11-6, and FZD was dominant in general. 'Rekt' pretty much sums it up for me.
I'm not sure if it is in reality possible to say that a rally is close ever. Who's to say that if a rally went longer, Timo would have a better chance to win a point? It is just as easy to say that even if the rallies were longer, FZD would have still won the points. The point is that you can never know.
No hate. I just think that the concept of 'close rallies' makes no sense.
How would you define 'rekt'?
I Love FZD ❤️❣️
Still a big congratulations to Timo! what a fighter! Chinese play really good at their younger years but so far I dont see them playing at the age of Timo and Vladi. And that what makes them a legend..Talent never gets old. I hope Ma Long can still play at a high level when he age around 35. Let see then.
Never compare Ma Long the GOAT 🐐 with someone else
MA still ruling above them all
🤫🤫
He is the absolute 🐐 goat
Others are legends but Ma is the GOAT
Fanzhengdong much more better than when he played Ma Long earlier this year. And unbelievable Timo Boll ! at 37 beats Harimoto and plays final against number 1
I think FZD forehands were just too powerful to block for Timo. Great win FZD, Timo is great legend for reaching finals several times
lgtv smart
Yeah, forehand is monstrous power
Timo Boll is the man!
Timo with so many netballs and edgeballs in this match and also in the match against Dima... One could say, Butterfly´s new rubber gives Timo "the edge" for his game :D
Timo is. The most talented table tennis player in my opinion
Good match!
congratulations fan zhdog . ı think fan plays very strong very hard. anybody can not stand againist him. but maybe jusy only ma long.
отличный бой!!!
You know what is weird ? Timo Boll was professionally playing since 2003, when there was no Ma Long, then Ma long come, and Ma long now retired, but Timo still plays in finals...
Cagsan Ozbek
Ma Long has not retired!
Тимо сейчас очень крут! Невероятный теннис! Он только не справлялся с очень скоростными передвижениями в отдельных эпизодах, а в остальном (техника, мышление, вариации) небольшое превосходство над лучшим сейчас китайцем
Fan is god nowadays
no malong is better
Ralf Zhang
They both have their strengths and weaknesses,
Xx and Ma long are the guys who can stop fan.
adarsh Nj
Ma Long Yeah, Xu Xin I don't think so
Herbdoulaye Yousef who do you love more? Malong or Xiaopang?
Yun Lu
Hard to say, the captain is a legend of this game but due to my youthful exuberance, Fan Zhendong style is more exciting to me, I still wish he had some control and the touch game of the captain though
adarsh Njyeah that's indeed in the past, now FZD is unstoppable
I think only ma long can beat Fan
Could someone maybe explain the difference between the world cup and the world championship to me? I know one is older but which is more respected or higher valued? Like who gets called the "world champion" like when you win the world cup in soccer? Thx a lot in advance!
mortuc1
World Cup is held every year while World Championships is held once every two years.
World cup winner is known as World Cup Champion, World Championships winner is called WORLD CHAMPION
World Cup is the third in pedigree, World Championships is the second in pedigree and the Olympics is the first in pedigree.
I hope this helped
world championship: no limit in qualification. More than 2 participants of each country.
World cup: Continental Champions are qualified. Maximum 2 players of one nation.
CONFIRMED list of players
Liebherr 2018 ITTF Men´s World Cup
Following players have confirmed their invitation to the Liebherr 2018 ITTF Men’s World Cup
in PARIS.
# WR - July 2018 Player Capacity
1 1 FAN Zhendong (CHN 1) Asian Cup Winner
2 10 CALDERANO Hugo (BRA 1) Pan Am Cup Winner
3 41 TSUBOI Gustavo (BRA 2) Pan Am Cup (2nd player)
4 178 HU Heming (AUS 1) Oceania Cup Winner
5 2 BOLL Timo (GER 1) Europe Cup Winner
6 7 LEE Sangsu (KOR 1) Asian Cup 3rd place (2nd Qualifier)
7 24 JEONG Sangeun (KOR 2) Asian Cup 4th place (3rd Qualifier)
8 4 OVTCHAROV Dimitrij (GER 2) Europe Cup 2nd place (2nd Qualifier)
9 17 GROTH Jonathan (DEN 1) Europe Cup 3rd place (3rd Qualifier)
10 8 HARIMOTO Tomokazu (JPN 1) Asian Cup 5th Position
11 12 NIWA Koki (JPN 2) Asian Cup 6th Position
12 9 WONG Chun Ting (HKG 1) Asian Cup 7th Position
13 20 ARUNA Quadri (NGR 1) Africa Cup 2nd Position
14 25 SAMSONOV Vladimir (BLR 1) Europe Cup 4th Position
15 18 FALCK Mattias (SWE 1) Europe Cup 5-8th Position
16 64 JHA Kanak (USA 1) Pan Am Cup 3rd Position
17 11 GAUZY Simon (FRA 1) Host Country
18 33 LEBESSON Emmanuel (FRA 2) Wild card
19 67 GIONIS Panagiotis (GRE 1) Europe Cup 5-8th Position (Sub)
20 3 LIN Gaoyuan (CHN 2) Asian Cup 2nd position (Sub)
Why not Ma Long? Normaly the world champion is also qualified! Reason: He withdraws form Worldcup 2018. Why? I don't know! So: Lin Guayuan substitutes Ma Long. It is kind of crazy: Normally Lin Guayuan was not qualified to the world cup though he was 2nd position in Asian continental cup! Because Ma Long was qualified als World Champion and Fan Zhendong was qualified as Asian continental cup winner. And only 2 players of one nation are allowed in world cup! Whereas Asian Cup 3rd place (Lee sangsu) was qualified!
In Word Championship Lin Gaoyuan would be qualified. That's for sure!
That's the most difference between word championship and worldcup!
Also World Championship starts with 128-field. Worldcup only with 16-field.
from: d3mjm6zw6cr45s.cloudfront.net/2018/08/2018_MWC_CONFIRMED_list_.pdf
@@Anjinsan7 Ha, the US can only send one player because there's no one else that can compete at that level.
Fzd combos are vicious. Too aggressive for anyone to handle
Timo fought the good fight, but I don't think he will win anymore major tournaments like this, but he still has a few years left in him.
Forgot to set the playback speed back to normal and I was like damn those balls were fast
Love Timo Boll :D
This game is now super fast and requires a faster brain processor to survive at the highest level of the game. Congrats Fan Z, well played Timo.
Just asking. Did timo ball win against zhendong in an international tour?
Respect Timo!!!!!
Fzd play more relax now....he didnt use much power close to table especially backhand...when the ball is long then the beast mode will activate
Only MaLong can stop Fan atm 😃
lmao, realistically speaking, i wont like to think like that. fan is just too too strong
@@sudheshkumar2489 really? Ma Long won like the 90% times against Fan
Ma long and I only controlll fan .... Sang guite ..ha,ha,ha
Only I and ma long can controlll fan
@@vikas-jd7iu haan haan chal nikal ab yaha sd
How is the rules? First man to get 4 games or BO5 no matter if you get 3?
One day timo will prove that:Legends Never Die.....
最後の握手がいいね
👍🤝
So, as someone who looked this up to see what high-level Table Tennis looks like after listening to Optimus Rhyme's _Ping Pong Song_ I have to say... some points (especially early on) are quite disappointing, followed by points that are just insane.
Any thoughts on why there's that lack of consistency? Pressure? Did they come into the match cold?