FULL MATCH | Hina HAYATA vs SUN Yingsha | WS QF |  

Its a tactic the japanese use in stressful times

@@CaptainObvious55 that’s what they say isn’t it. Yet what I often see with her is genuine joy. Of course both can be true at the same time 👍

@@user-hx8vq2eh7pme? I love playing people who are better than me. So long as I feel I’ve played well and have given them a good game, like Hayata did here, I would be charged with the joy of table tennis, even if I lost.

Unfortunately, it seems that Hayata's wry smile comes from the surreal feeling of knowing that however well she's playing Sun just has her number. Maybe it's a coping mechanism to not beat herself up too much when losing a point. it's interesting to see the contrasting styles and I especially like the Japanese players expressions and personalities.

@@benchan2639 I’m sure there’s an element of that. I’m surprised though that it seems like such an outlandish notion to many people that you may still experience a high from playing a great rally even if you lost the point. I remember an interview with Miu Hirano when she was asked about her favourite moment playing in the Chinese super league. She said a match with Wang Manyu. The interviewer asked if she won. She said she’d lost but that she was impressed with how strong Manyu was. I personally don’t find that unrelatable at all.

Hayata is just so wonderfully expressive :) Yet I see all sorts of things from Shasha as well. It’s more subtle, but she doesn’t strike me as robotic. I think she’s a cool person :)

@JW-zy4vj 0 seconds ago HAYATA almost won? No way! Shasha is always the best!

almost didn't count. 😂

Shows how putting all emphasis on the score narrows consciousness extremely. What from one perspective was a beautiful, fun game, so deep and rich with interesting things to enjoy, from another perspective is nothing but a crushing defeat.

Shasha is just incredibly good though…

@@glenn7484 agree. But i still feel like Hayata left her so many opening shots. maybe it's her soft heart to blame. she should play more aggresive and ruthless. that's the only way to win 😡

@@UUSER142 haha I hear you. I’m sure they’ll be analysing the match and taking lessons from it. Would be great if she can still grow further, and I wouldn’t be surprised if she did! I’d hesitate to interfere in her process though, as I think she’s got a good thing going on :) also encouraging if you take into account how Wang Ydi and Wang Manyu fared against Shasha in the semi and the final 😁