tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3664755093752059881.post2079004110961293089..comments2023-06-02T05:29:11.423-07:00Comments on MHTableTennis: Can Ma Long Claim a Grand Slam?MHTableTennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11133201322697272982noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3664755093752059881.post-43272277352431839092014-03-18T13:33:36.074-07:002014-03-18T13:33:36.074-07:00Zhang Jike beat Wang Hao on both occasions. Wang H...Zhang Jike beat Wang Hao on both occasions. Wang Hao is not a player that Ma Long cannot beat, he beat him on numerous occasions but lost to him on the big stage. Zhang Jike plays his best table tennis on the big stage, Ma Long does not, that is the significant difference. Ma Long's performance against Wang Hao at the 2013 WTTC was nothing short of tragic, it was nowhere near his best table tennis. Because of that, because he can't bring his best table tennis to the events which count the most, he fails to reach his grand slam goal. Zhang Jike ALWAYS brings his best game to the highest international events and that is why ZJK wins the big events and is also why Ma Long wasn't selected to play the Olympic singles in 2012.<br /><br />You are also making the assumption that ZJK would not have won had he met Ma Long in those events, based on the fact that the matches never occured and that ZJK is mentally tougher on the big stage you really can't assume anything.MHTableTennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11133201322697272982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3664755093752059881.post-57610091434534344312014-03-18T04:45:18.687-07:002014-03-18T04:45:18.687-07:00This is not true what youre saying. WTTC 2011, Ma ...This is not true what youre saying. WTTC 2011, Ma Long lost to Wang Hao in the semi finals, Zhang Jike won against Timo Boll and ZJK won the WTTC 2011. Olympic 2012, Ma Long wasn't even there. WTTC 2013, Ma Long lost to Wang Hao again and ZJK won WTTC 2013 because of the final against Wang Hao.<br /><br />If ZJK would have faced Wang Hao in the semifinals or Ma Long, he would have never been WTTC winner because he cant beat Ma Long. So he was always lucky he didnt face him and then its correct, on the stage ZJK is just better then Wang Hao. <br /><br />But without being that lucky he had faced Ma Long and Ma Long would be the only WTTC winner.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com