Darko Jorgic vs Hiroto Shinozuka - MS R16 - #WTTMontpellier 2025

It's a good start for the Japanese. Stunning third ball counter there, making it very, very hard to flick powerfully, making it very hard to touch or push. Some scrumptious spinning. Look at that backhand there into the crossover. Look how he takes it. He lets the table tennis do the talking. Dream start for Hiroto Shinozuka. He's playing it to the middle. He's varying his speed and spins. And Daku Yogich has enough time on the ball. He's deadly. Team Japan were very, very close to toppling the top seed China. Stop it. Great way to round out game number two. Into the net and Daku Yogich takes game number two Hiroto Shinozuka. Too loud. Hiroto Shinozuka had a really, really positive champion's chunk team. Lava core. But I think that tactically and style is possible. Three, two, six. Eleven, seven. Game for Shinozuka. And it is two games to one. Two. Hiroto Shinozuka takes that one by 11 points to seven Ball up. Head to the table. I think it did, you know. I really think it did. The edge of the table. Seven, six. Eight, nine. Long again. Ice in his veins. That is a remarkable counter. Going the distance. But you then go on and win. Stars have aligned. Wow. One, three. Bent want to stay out as long as possible. Is the Japanese player who has the advantage. In that sense. Crafty play there from Daku Yogich. Will he go along with the serve? He doesn't. Eight, five. Shinozuka. Very awkward ball to counter.