Jan Ove Waldner vs Cia Zhenhua

[ersguterjunge467]

but the old waldner could not fight the new dragons because waldner has no good backhand and he wasnt very fast.he had a good ballfeeling

[blacksunshine1661]

This is the 1983 World Cup in Barbados I am sure. Both players were relatively tired, but Waldner was beginning to read the rubbers. He reached the final but lost to Applegren.

[takkyu101]

@blacksunshine1661

its the 1983 WTTC in Tokyo. This was the team final between China and Sweden. Cai beat Waldner, and one game went 30-28.

[langrissser]

The paddle can have 2 sides of the same color. The Chinese player make the rule that it is illeagal to have the same color of both sides of the paddle. Why? It reminds me of Goldman Sachs, who is playing a game no one can figure out.

[takkyu101]

@langrissser The two color rule was implemented in 1986 by the ITTF, which effectively ended Cai's career.

[LegIsLate]

Cai, not Cia!

[Pingpongkingen94]

waldner came 2 in european cs this year

[gestugtenshou]

hes already world champion here right?

[MJGriftz]

Uhh, no...he's 1989 and 1997 world champ. This is in 1982...

[gestugtenshou]

thnx

[ArneH16]

This video are from the wttc 1983 in Tokyo. Waldner lost in the final against Appelgren in Europen Campionship´s in Budapest 1982 when Waldner was 16½ years old.

[bdsamlal]

No he's not-but he was runner up to Applegren in the world cup later that year. In any case, teenager or not, most players were having trouble reading his services and, in any case, he was runner-up to Applegren in the European final in 1982

[az159143]

Walder was 18 years old here he was born 1965

waldner is the best and will always be the best

[KumaOdense]

Waldner was 16 years old here. Basically everythin their doing in this clip is "illegal" - not allowed today!

[bdsamlal]

Wasn't Waldner 18 in 1983???

[bdsamlal]

Interesting year- by the world cup held in Barbados in that year -1983 - both Swedes (and even Lindh) were easily reading ofand the same colour two-type paddle . . . that was the end of Cai, despite what he thinks

[omacan]

waldner too lost with gian gialiang, Xen Xinhua.. to me... Waldner was a godd player but not the best

[zsyed12345678]

Wonderful Post Gotzki! It's a real treat to watch the genius Waldner play so young.

[PongGod]

Incidentally, it's "Cai" Zhenhua.

[transhuman7]

Thank god for the internet.

[NexxtGen]

hihi nice haircut waldner

[MarkMcGuiggan]

My god thats old

[deathshead023]

waldner, the greatest.

[ttvlekkage]

lol see how young he is here

[Maxula]

good match very very intersting

but waldner lost

[ZaiiiN]

Waldner was born 1965. He played his first Euro Final at the age of 17 1982. Waldner won a silver in the 2004 olympics. A chinese player is good 3-4 years and then there is a new one. Waldner has been beating this guys for 25 freakin years. One of the greatest athlets ever. 'Lao Wa' Sweden loves you. thanks for all the great moments.

[Cannon7Boy]

He actually only got to the semis in the 2004 olympics, but beat Timo Boll and Ma Lin to get there. He lost the bronze medal match, but to beat two superstars at almost 40 was incredible.

[ersguterjunge467]

@ZaiiiN waldner won bronce in 2004^^silvber went to wanghao^^

[mineralwater]

its interesting to watch teenage waldner. he was already one of the best players in the world then since he was the mens singles runner-up at the '82 european championship.

[OhMymy]

got anymore of these?

[cwp48]

Thank you very much! very rare!

[MajorXV]

hahhaha it's sooo classic i even saw those static lines, that you get from old VHS videos, thank you for the upload.

[OhMymy]

omg this is classic!!!