January 20, table tennis WTT Doha regular season ushered in the final duel, the Chinese table tennis team two big rivals Harimoto Tomokazu, Boll narrowly met. Staged a summit showdown, the results of the two sides after a vicious battle of 7 innings. Boll 4-3 reversal of the title to the world ranking of 182nd identity staged a return of the king won the WTT final, congratulations to him!
The 42-year-old Boll’s play in this tournament was heroic, defeating five masters in a row to reach the top, which is indeed a treasure, worthy of our applause. Also worthy of the Chinese table tennis team to continue to be on guard! Please see below for details of the game.
Match Focus
Harimoto Tomokazu was born in 2003, Boll was born in 1981, the difference between the two is 22 years, is a completely different generation of athletes. Technical style is also very different – Harimoto Tomokazu is a right-handed handshake grips speed players, while Boll is a left-handed handshake grips spin athletes. The former has beaten the Chinese table tennis team’s top six main player, the latter is to win over the China’s fifteen world champions, the strength is superb.
Harimoto Tomokazu had a tough time advancing in this tournament. With 3-2 reversals against Simon and Hayasuke Togami. While Boll only won 3-2 against Lin Yunru in the semifinals, and the rest of the matches were relatively easy. And at 42 years of age, with hopes of making it to the top of the finals. Harimoto Tomokazu is facing a challenge from his predecessors.
The Match
Harimoto Tomokazu is characterized by fast speed, naturally want a quick solution. Boll is a veteran, do not want to be dragged to the back of the fight. So also desperately increase the quality of the ball, but unfortunately not as fast as the young man’s reaction. Ultimately failed to chase the points in the second half of the city to 8-11 first lost a set.
The second set was very tough, both had a lead was overtaken by the situation. The final veteran experienced, to 11-9 narrowly, both sides back to the same starting line. Then Boll again in the third set to use their own strong rotation suppression Harimoto Tomokazu’s speed. Followed by the left-handed tuning the right to press the left to force the other side of the gap. And ultimately to 11-6 to take it again, the big score of 2-1 over the young man.
In the fourth set Harimoto Tomokazu played the dynamism of the young man. Refused to be led by the nose by Boll, took the initiative to power on the hand, forced to break the defense successfully. And soon took 11-6, the two tied again. But the more the game dragged on, the veteran in terms of physical fitness, energy must be the more disadvantageous. Then again in the fifth set Harimoto Tomokazu to 11-8 break, helpless in a desperate situation.
In the sixth game Harimoto Tomokazu kept releasing his emotions on the court. Suppressing Boll all the way to the 9th point, but then was reversed by a succession of mistakes. And finally surprisingly collapsed 9-11, the game was dragged into a deciding game! In the seventh game, Harimoto Tomokazu took the lead several times only to have it reversed. Eventually losing the entire game 8-11, and Boll thus ascended to the top as king, win the WTT final, congratulations to him once again!
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