Xu Xin hits the ball twice, you can see that in Bolls reverse Serve. The ball should go in the left direction instead of the right one because of the spin.
I don't really understand, why Olympia is so important for them, yeah it's a big tournament, but the german open, the world championsships, the china open where better represented, because there aren't just 2 mens or womans, who are aloud to play! But it is one of the best video's of this great tournament! Thank you for uploading this !!! :D:D
I agree in the fact that fair play is one of the most important things in table tennis, but I must say, 1 point in 1 set when you're leading the match is no excuse for losing. He might have lost the next point, but there is no reason to keep thinking on that the rest of the game.
This is the first match I saw of Boll being pissed off after the match. He didn't even shake Xu's hand properly, which he ususally does when he loses. Absolutely comprehensible of course, since Xu didn't show any sportsmanship.
hunkeelin I'm taking Boll's side because he definitively is one of the fairest players in the world. He would have no reason to accuse Xu of hitting it twice if it wasn't true. Just my point of view. By the way Xu is one of my personal favorite players, just sayin'.
ok, so one side claims he hit it twice, and one side claims he hit it once.... I couldn't personally tell from this video who was correct. Simply stating the rule that hitting it twice is illegal, doesn't prove that he in fact hit it twice.... XX should frankly know if he hit it twice or not.
@ChenWeixing92 Rosskopf also says that it is important as a table tennis player to be able to leave the table in the end with a pure conscience and that xu xin wasnt able to do it today.
The Chinese players have extended Psychological edge in close matches. They show it again and again. Impressive to say atleast. I really wonder how they can be som tuff mentally
Also, I have not seen Xu Xin's latest matches, Its been a while since I watched him. Maybe he is getting the reverse penhold backhand going better now, I don't know. That would be great, I hope he does.
Here's the deal people: what Xu did in this match was illegal when it was done. However, the ITTF changed the rules a few months after this match, making what Xu did there legal. But Xu knew it was illegal when he did it and should have given the point to Timo, as we all know Timo would have done the same.
@salseroberlinense on the video u can guess it but on ittv they had a slow-motion of this situation and u can clearly see it (xu would do these gestures if he'd be unguilty, though) jörg rosskopf and boll complained about xu's fairplay in a interview on tischtennis.de (too bad it's not in englisch). and i totally agree with timo!
hmmm, at least from what I saw I don't see anything impossible about his hit... all he does is sideswipe at it. Which is a bit of an unusual move if you are shakehand, but as a penhold I see Ma Lin do a short shot like that all the time. That versatility is what makes penhold so great at the short game.
Xu Xin hit the ball twice and this was not compliant to rules. So it was Boll's point for sure ans Xu definitely knew that. The rule changed short time after this match and till 9/1/2010 a point is "if an opponent deliberately strikes the ball twice in succession" index 2.10.01.06 (The Laws of Table Tennis).
der hat den ball mit seinem finger und schläger berührt was bis dato als 2 schläge galt jetzt nach 2010 ist es nur noch 1 schlag aber es zählt halt als fehler und xu xin hat den punkt abgegeben
So I've just read the rules and in rule 2.10.01.06, it says you can't hit the ball twice in succession on purpose. It doesn't really mention what happens if you accidentally do it, which is what i think happened in Xu Xin's case. Does anyone else have more info on this?
@MrRothhaendle in the interview timo said that he dominated the game and could have won the game with 4:1 perhavs even 4:0. Furthermore he says that in the end xu xin played a little bit better but he betrayed timo at one point,when he didnt call that double touch. He also say that it was a good match but to loose it that way is bitter. Rosskopf just mentions that timo is a 100 percent fair player,so in his opinion it is sad that there are athletes who arent interested in fair play.
Just as a clarification... Everyone is getting angry over the double hit, which is now legal because it wasn't on purpose, but at the time of this match it was illegal. Ok got it, so the double hit was because it hit his finger then the paddle? And the finger counts as part of the paddle? So it's like hitting the paddle twice yeah?
ok I'm pausing this video at the 2:00 mark to say... FUCK YEAH!! GO TIMO!!! you got this!! amazing he's the only one who can loop with the chinese... I'll finish this comment after I watch the rest noooooooooo timooooo ahhhhh how could go
Astonishing match, WOW! But Timo really should have won 4:1 - too bad :( This is the one time I will not root/vouch for Xu Xin because he may have done an unfair thing at a crucial point of the game by not admitting his fault... This clearly angered Timo and may have led to his downfall. Anyway, Timo got his revenge in 2011 :)
Xu Xin has to work too hard because he is trying to use his forehand all the time. That type of play will not last. He will be injured. He needs to get his back hand to be better. Then he will be ok.
Are you joking? Number one, I hardly feel like what happened warrants such strong language, and number 2, what did he do that wasn't fair play? The ball hit his finger, and he admitted it. A ball hit off the finger, as long as its the finger on the hand holding the paddle is allowed.
@skstv2010 Are you blind? Wang Hao doesn't have to cover huge amounts of space awkwardly from a bad position because of backhand weakness no where near the extent that Xin does, if at all. I've seen Xin kill himself trying to get a forehand in from a bad position over and over. I guarantee you he won't last as long as Wang Hau has if Xin keeps playing like that.
