European Championships: Patrick Baum-Aleksandar Karakasevic

[alexagitarista]

I don't know why someone hates Karakasevic only because Serbia...That makes no sense...GO Karakasevic...

[lenrokik1]

what blade is baum using?

[mlw22160]

I agree with wu999b. It is unfortunate that there aren't any younger, more athletic players coming up who can challenge the top players in Europe. If you look at China, Korea, and Japan, there are plenty of young exciting stars. Karakasevic obviously has nice skills and a good touch, but the fact remains that he is a middle aged man who is not dedicated enough to his sport to maintain a top fitness level.

[TTStefano92]

curios, 3 of the semifinalists are left handed..

[msilhanek]

Karakasevic lost this game 0:4 but his game is awesome. Look at him, he's 36, got some "extra" weight... Some people say he moves slow, looks fat and more. Why do they say that? He rocks... It was the 1st top event semifinal in his life. It was different comparing to the situation in the match with Steger. He had nothing to loose and he did great. The match with Baum was different. They both were under big pressure but Baum showed (and used) more skills he gained in top events.

[msilhanek]

continue: Karakasevic simplay doesn't need to move fast, look at his backhand and his whole game. He has a gift from god. :)

[KStala]

his style is a lil bit like oh sang eun´s

[pokemon17007]

Karakasevic 's backhand reminds me KISHIKAWA Seiya's one :) nice try Kara :)

[marcii253]

karakasevic's movement is so sloooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­ooooooooow

[caieros]

Kara needs to work on his FH block and footwork.

[TheHeidi24]

Kara Is like a Stone -.-

[wu999b]

something bad in Euro TT system is happening , that fat dude reaching semis is bad bad, karakasevic is giant taco with a raquet

[hyn3k]

@wu999b This 'giant taco' was once world's #32. Maybe he deserves a bit more respect? :) 

[Opalance]

@hyn3k Anyone who just plays a few European tournaments and gets to a quarter final or semifinal or two can crack the top 50 if they avoid some asian juniors who are under rated.

[tanxu]

He kick liu guo liang's ass back i n the day too

[StkMladostZemun]

@wu999b Just for the record, Kara play the most matches of all the players on this tournament. He played all the team matches, plays doublles all the way to semi-finals, and singles to semi-finals...in his age..plus he was sick and played last 3 days with temperature arround 38...give him a break man.

[TableTennisKing1]

Karakasevic looks like he just woke up. He should try to get around to his forehand more often

[Tischtennis3]

Karakasevic has a great backhand but Baum's allroundgame is better...

[TheDarthsophia]

GJ Patrick

[TheAdvancedcrew]

Timo Boll vs Patrick Baum

[lenrokik1]

Alaksandar have odd play style.Like he just ate the dinner ^^.Ovtcharov should be on his place ><

[rojak17]

baum had his tactics right. play controlled table tennis not fast and furious like dima. kara seems to like to that style of play. also being left handed helps

[ttsnap]

@rojak17 kara defeated steger not dima...

[GuiMXC]

No chance for Kara