Europe Top 12 2011: Kalinikos Kreanga-Werner Schlager 

6:16 Legend tells that he still stands there to this day

How can you not love Schlager?! So much style and charisma. We need more of that in today's cookie-cutter TT

it's amazing how well Kreanga was at returning Schlager's forehand flips, they all looked like sure fired kill shots to me, wow!

These two men deserve Nobel prize for tactical table tennis. Beautiful game.

Kreanga got the match thanks to 2 things: 1) The amount of lucky points in the first set, which gave him a mental and point lead which Schlager couldnt counter 2) KK played full power emphasizing rallys, which most of times ended in his favor, and Schlager didnt use his over the table shots to keep KK near the table.

Those spectacular TT days were gone. Now mostly robotic counters and speedy games with close table shots are visible.

Two legends!

Bien Kalinikos, felicitaciones desde el Club Helénico de Santiago de Chile.

Schlager was the beast in game 2!! For Kreanga there were many Awesome moments. For example: after 5:49 !!

great game between the 2 european legends

Kreanga - A legendary amazing player👏👍🏓

Kreanga is a Beast!

The unstoppable Kreanga! Attacks in any position however balanced or not.

Fantastic match! Enjoyed every point.

awesome play from kreanga!

Kreanga seems like a lion ready to jump on its prey... Especially if that super crazy backhand of his it's on that day... No one has a chance

Both players have their own styles. But great to watch and enjoy the emotions.

omfg...Kreanga is one lucky bastard, he got like 5 edge balls in the first game...no wonder he won.

i dun think schlager's tactic work that well on top class players nice performance by kreanga thx for sharing !

like to see my 2 favourite players..:)

kreanga keeps practising in greece with much more worse players tha him since 1990...and he stills can beat world class player..its was amazing he came 1st!congrats kalin!

Lot's of lucky points for Kreanga...... but his backhands is sick!!!!! Nice match!

It's not matter of body size (just take a look at Wang Liqin f.ex.) I think it's because chinese train more, for example the most of the european players had time to learn english while chinese hadn't

Kreanga hit so many edges in this match he should join U2.

lol schlagers frozen in time. 6:00

Kreanga is a beast!

I think is one of the hardest game, and it's for genius players

@DKPOWA I noticed that Schlager used a lot of topspin and very long serves, which I frankly thought was retarded, because that's how Kreanga serves to setup his offensive game.

based and what I've seen from this video it looks like kreanga has modified his backhand so that he flat hits more than he spins. something tells me he's using tenergy 64 on at least his backhand. the backhand style he produced in the video would work well with short pips

point @ 6:00 changed the course of match completely

@Opalance Its true, but in his case, he does it because he emphasizes 3rd ball attack

Exelente

@bassflyerhomie Well there's a lot of types of luck, but he played extremely well, especially considering his last real tournament he lost all 3 matches in the groups of the world cup. But he was lucky he didn't have to face Boll, I have no idea how he's able to play at this level still, it's half inspiring, half depressing.

romanian Calin Creanga is the best backhand of the world

simply a bad day for schlager lol! kreanga just wouldnt stop getting lucky. but some his shots were too damn kickass for words!

Both player speed glued their rackets.

Kreanga catches air !

Kreanga is much too strong for Schlager here. Kreanga's backhand is a force to be reckoned with!

NICE

hahahahahahahaha 6.16, really amazing.

What a horrible camera angle. It's like looking through the wrong end of a telescope.

Kreanga is 38 years old and won the tournament. But what will the chinese "machines" do with him the upcoming Qatar Open? He will have no chance, i believe.

I think is one of the hardest game, and it's for genius players Btw When i see shlager play i think that he is bored and he doesn;t sit enough to play good

schlager played spectacular but sometimes not so efficient

schlager looks like a mannequin 6:16 because he's frozen on time and comes out steam of his head funny :)

ON TIme

point awesome at 6:00 =O

@josuecochi no it's the clone of robbie williams really you have to see the 2

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table tennis looks easy watching at these preofessionals players..

Kreanga to win Schlagers playing style is in my eyes ugly but effective ;)

08:54 hahaha schalger's body language!

wow *.* o.O

@jetleeming ...there is a big difference in the way european players do table tennis...there is only one person that i know of that i think can match up with the chinese super powers and that is timo bol ..and the way he does it is kinda similar with the way player chinese do it..hope this helps

beka na początku meczu

Kreanga, not Jumping on the topsin or other hit´s then comes the ball :D

Kreanga, not Jumping on the topsin or other hit´s then comes the ball :P

first thing i do,is to skip to 6:16 loi

min 6:16 .... schalger frozen on time.... hahahaha

@bartek4443 Well come on, 4 luck points in the first game and then wins the 4th game on a netball in deuces, there's a great deal of luck there.

Its Kalinikos Kreanga!! And please romanian people stop that about his nationality!! He choose Greece and his name at age of 17. He is 41 years old now!! In recent interview journalists asked him if he will return in Romania after his retirement from the sport! He asnwered clearly "NO, Greece is my home and my country.Im Greek. I visit Romania only as tourist!! " Belive it or not, Kalinikos choose to be Greek! Show some respect and stop claiming him!!

@RnBciO no no no. wrong wrong wrong. bad comment!

Werner Schlager se parece a Shevchenko.. XD...

he looks like mirko crocop

Timo Boll vs China!!!!

lol schlager lost cuz kreanga pissed him off wid so many nets...

Schlager has too much lift on some backhand returns.

Shlager kept blocking and got owned

2.satz 2. 3. punkt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i wonder..why all european great player like this can never beat chinnesse?? why..? chinesse body more smaller even their eyes small too,but how come europe big power cannnot beat them?

4 lucky pts 1st set..lol..

lol schlagers frozen in time.

his real name is Calin Creanga and he is romanian by birth!

kreanga is so much better than schalger, i'm surprised it was close in some points.

Hate this stupid angle for watching.

schlager is so much better than krenga but edge table and ride nets really gives dispair.

6:16 Legend tells that he still stands there to this day