So by the age of 33, he will retire. Aside from Samsonov who has won lots of Challenge Series tours , he has won the next highest number of World Tours probably the most high level ones , he holds jointly the record for highest number of pro tours won in a row 5 , he holds the record for the highest consecutive months at world number 1 32 and total months at world number 1 64. First of all, has he won the most titles? After a backhand-to-backhand exchange, the first match ball was reached with 10-9 for Ma Long. I believe this in all sports. The head-to-head score is 53-50 in Jörgen Persson's favour. His encounters against senior players in the Chinese national team have drawn much speculation and anticipation.
A final 11-6 that set 1-1 in the match score. He wins on an unparalleled level. Does he have most amazing serves, serve returns? Ma Long has an unbelievable win rate over his career, particularly during his years as World Number 1. Prepare himself for the next Olympics Tokyo 2020. However, the result was different this time, as Fan could not reach the ball and a final 12-10 demolished his wishes of becoming the 2017 World Champion. Et encore mille mercis pour tout ce que tu fais.
Fan Zhendong at the birthday â Top of the World Fan Zhendong is born in 1997. Ma Long the greatest of all time? If next week, the World Championships were to be re-enacted and it was a semi-final contest against Germany, would Korea Republic head coach, Kim Taeksoo, still select Jeoung Youngsik, Lee Sangsu and Jang Woojin? Though I have not been lucky to watch them live to give a stronger opinion. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk I would like to know the score between the old swedish legends Waldner and Persson. Why he is so successful? After joining the in 2012 as the youngest member of the team, he went on to become the youngest and the youngest. That is why Fan Zhendong regreated so much after the match, he will now have to wait two more years for the next World Championships to have one more chance to defeat him at a big event. In 2018, he is 21 years old. The longest winning streak was just 4 matches in a row.
Regarding the kind of shots the players used during the match, we have: This graph explains the difference that both players have in their style. The Swedes didn't have a fraction of these resources yet they dominated the Chinese for years. The world cup as not a big thing back in the 80s and 90s and if one looks at the winners, it includes many with multiple titles who never got close to winning world championships or olympic titles. Balanced Skill Set: Agree Ma Long has one the best and cleanest Forehand of all time; Waldner's is not far from that; But Waldner backhand was better. More variables one can debate.
So where does that leave us? In that crucial situation, Ma Long trusted his forehand topspin to attack in the first point and then forced a mistake on Fan Zhendong with a strong push in the second one. This is just one event, but it is held every year and gives a good idea of a player's progression. Of course, everyone has their favourites, but in my opinion, if you look at the hard evidence, it become a little more clear, particularly in the past few years. After liberalization, Zhongzidong faded away while Li was for a long time the coach of the Chinese team. Fan's attacking style of play involves explosive footwork and powerful forehand. Though Ma Long has tried to instrument chop block, and some serves I don't think he is no where near to waldner. The head-to-head score is 53-50 in Jörgen Persson's favour.
Another win by Ma long would move him ahear. Ma Long had a system and Coach Liu Guoliang who had to set him on the winning track. It is interesting that attacking first meant losing the point more often. My personal feeling is that this should be judged mainly based on World Championships and Olympics. He wins with what he has. He's just really stable, good serves, spinny forehnad, and dependable backhand. When 6-4 for Ma Long, he used his timeout to find some rest and change something to prevent the comeback.
It did not work though, as Fan counteracted it with a troublemaker parallel block and 10-10 was reached to delight the 8000 spectators in DĂŒsseldorf. On the other hand, Ma Long struggled with his forehand when Fan Zhendong repeated several parallel shots to that area of the table, and that allowed him to come back a 1-3 down on the set scoreboard. However, the highest amount of winners â seven â also come from this stroke. He has countless coaches,psychologists,statisticians,and training partners that emulate the playing style of foreigners. I took the lead in the first half of the fourth and fifth games, but Gaoyuan never gave up. You think if Waldner would have played in this era he wouldn't have learned a bananna flip? However, Fan Zhendong kept trusting his style, flicking and looking for backhand to backhand exchanges, which he usually controls. Team events and singles were at every tourney.
Even more if it would be a friend. The fourth set of the match was the third in a row for Ma Long, as we got an 11-8 result to reach 3-1 in the scoreboard. For many years I was staunchly in Waldner's corner, but I believe the tides have changed, and there is finally plenty enough evidence to support the valid opinion that Ma Long is the king pin in the history of table tennis. Undoubtedly, with due respect for Waldner and Jike, Ma is the Greatest Of All Time. Well actually, I've noticed that when he is wide on the forehand and he needs to come back to the backhand he can't do it. Sorry,Ma Long will be forgotten just as Kong Linghui and Zhang Zhike are totally forgotten.
Nonetheless, it was only in the seventh set that they reached a 10-10 result, as the previous sets were resolved in a quicker way. In the second set, Ma Long clearly let Fan Zhendong attack, controlling the short game with well placed pushes. Sweden had 3 players in the Top 10, and dominated the Chinese National team. New faces like Lin Gaoyuan or Tomokazu Harimoto will for sure try to surpass Ma Long and Fan Zhendong. He achieved the top spot in the world rankings after holding position No. Chen Meng World Ranking Number 1 in April 2018 Fan Zhendong ranking As of today, September 2018, Fan Zhendong is still on top of the World. Additionally he won bronze once, making a total of four podium finishes.
At this point many were wondering if Zhang Jike would rise to become the best player in history instead of Ma. Some one who has played Samsanov with both can tell the difference authoritatively I would look like to analyze from the following perspective. However, this final will always be remembered as one of the best of the World Championships history. Waldner are great players and love to watch them play. It's an impossible question to answer.