Ryu seung min vs ma long

[PrinceArt77]

was this game played during the ban of the speed glue......and ryu still beaten ma long?

[Galimah]

I guess this means that Korea is a better table tennis nation than China these days.

[EdMajinLee199999]

@Galimah this video is from 2005, what "these days" are you talking about?

[Galimah]

@EdMajinLee199999 Sarkasm?

[kitmo123456789]

@Galimah are u serious?

[Galimah]

@kitmo123456789 no, sarkasm.

[SibelCeck]

if we transported ryu from 2004 to today he would be no1 because of the speed glue :P

[PreppyPoser1]

Wow

[tdanralph08t]

nyc

[daekoaram1990]

ryu is my idol ,i use traditional penhold like him XD

[J0kerofHearts]

i don't understand. what does the speed glue ban to to affect the game? it seems to have affected wang hao and ryu's game a lot. why does it have such a big affect on penhold players?

[dooly3002]

@J0kerofHearts penholders rely heavily on massive forehand drives as their killer weapons especially the case with ryu and his korean penhold style.. his drives were a great threat to players with lightning speed but without the speed glue.. its like losing his spark in the game

[J0kerofHearts]

@dooly3002 yes i agree. 40 mm ball and banning speed glue destroyed pen hold style. explosive forehand can't end the point anymore.

[apun94]

i love ryu's style. cant belive ma long is 16 here

[Bashkatik]

how old is ma long here?17?

[srivatsavt]

@Bashkatik he was 16. He was born on October 20, 1988.

[DKPOWA]

RSM had the best footwork, insane forehand, and some decent backhand ;)

Ma Long had a better backhand, powerful forehand, but had still more to go, today, he is the best :D

[jfdude10]

I was talking about suffering from the ban in general. Not this game.

[jfdude10]

Ryu is suffering way too much from the speed glue ban

[lolol801]

this is preglue ban. this was in 2005

[demystifiedwu1]

holy ... traditional BH loop kill

[PingMast]

yea....ryu block is sick

[bumpit011]

Ryu doesn't need an RPB, he has great footwork instead and a very powerful forehand plus very sick backhand blocks

[LookB3hindU]

@bumpit011 his backhand punch isn't bad either.  he can do a decent traditional penhold backhand attack.

[worapongable]

@bumpit011

His backhand can beat you !!!

you suck !!!

[fifouforever]

Ma Long is one of the most talented players today, just perfect forehand and backhand... He's the new Wang Liqin, no doubt he still has a bright future before him.

[cocoangel007]

I think ryu start to play bad after the olympics because he changed his blade to a much much heavier one. In 2004 he was ranked 2 then went all the way to 9 in the following years. His current blade is one of the heaviest out there.

[MeckelBot]

ryu´s problem is his instability..ig he could p+lay allways like he played in the olympics, he would be nº1 no doubt and dominate...but he can play like a godlike beast, and he can play like a regular high ranked player, good, nothing special

[DonAntonio91]

Yes, but he's always in great shape at the 'bigger' tournaments..his level in Zagreb wasn't bad either

[MeckelBot]

and if i recall, he won the last pro tour, chile... maybe hes waking up for the olympics ^^

[jkillashark]

his level at WTTC 2005 Shanghai was pitiful though.

[Senecart81]

Did i see a RPB out of Ryu there? Has he incorporated that into his game? The video is too fast for me to tell!

[MJGriftz]

I don't think he can use RPB because he doesn't have a rubber on the other side. It would be difficult to pull off and it's also illegal.

[devoltmasker]

Yes I see that's not RPB now..Too bad he doesn't have one!

[taufoofar]

He should really use the RPB. Not offence to any traditional penholder out there, but if you're in a critical situation, and you jsut can't reach the ball, you have a better chance of doing so with the RPB stroke.

[taufoofar]

Nope, still traditional backhand. He has one hell of a backhand.

[bshitter]

Be reassured that Chinese will not show any mercy to him during the Olympics because of what happened in Athens. He has nearly no chance to win. I can tell you that.

[taufoofar]

Sure enough, Ryu got thrashed by Wang Hao in the Olympics.

[KaxMisha]

@MeckelBot No he wouldn't.

[MeckelBot]

@KaxMisha that was some sick necroing. what were responding to?

[KaxMisha]

@MeckelBot That Ryu would be number one and dominate if he consistently played on the Athens 2004 level. He wouldn't. Not even close. I can name 5-7 players who would still be better than him.

[MeckelBot]

@KaxMisha at the time, who?

[KaxMisha]

@MeckelBot Well, obviously Wang Liqin, Ma Lin and Wang Hao, and probably Boll and Samsonov as well. If we would transport 2004 Ryu into 2010, I would also add Ma Long (obviously) and Zhang Jike, but remove Samsonov.

[7093941918]

LIKE IT!

[mglyds88]

Ryu min is not an olympic champion for nothing. Even waldner, the great maestro, admired ryu's play.

[5nature]

what a great comback of ryu seung min!!

[MeckelBot]

ye, and he won the Chile Open! hope he wins the olympics again..that would be sweeeeeeeeet

[taufoofar]

Nope, rather Wang Hao get his revenge. Too bad Ma Lin beat him to it though.