Top Points of Day 3 | #WTTMacao 2026

Oh, it's stunning! Look at the recovery there from Dan Cho, but Joji Howe didn't take his foot off the gas. Fast and furious table tennis. Joji Howe maxing out his gear. Side spin chop from Simon Gauzy. Oh, he finds the edge. Oh, Takami! We're shaking our heads up here in Macau. Oh, he got it! What a rally! Both took big steps off. I was thinking halfway through that this is not the game plan for Duda. He's getting dragged in, but fair play to him. He stayed alive, kept spinning. Oh, what a way to win it! Well, it looks as if Metal Hammer steered herself into a great place there, but Tongtong re-established gradually control of that point. Yeah, it was really good. That is such great experience. Didn't need to do too much with it. Just found the table, took the heat out of things, and has now turned up the heat massively because he's in match point. Just as I say that, she had to absolutely punch a couple there. And that little clenched fist at the end tells you that some points are bigger than others. If I was in Posotzka's corner there as a coach, I'd be applauding that, usually. Got to compensate for that. Got to factor that in. Oh, what a shot from Zhou Jihao! How has he snuck it down the line? He wasn't even in the best position to do so. Into the body. He's hanging in there, Simo, on the skyscrapers. Just about lands. What a point there. Too shallow. Off the bounce. I thought he might have mis-contacted it there. But no, apology from Dan Swinburne. Oh, there's still a table there! I thought the point was finished! Oh, it's just an Anders Lind thing, isn't it? I was about to give it a Yorkshire ramble, but no. Oh, such! It was like a dance beat in there for a few seconds. Poconova took the chance to serve like that. Oh, he's on fire! Zhou Jihao, someone put him out! Oh, unbelievable! He nearly slipped like we saw from Anders Lind earlier on, but he still plays it. Flavion Kovtson, look at this! And then down the line, and he slips again after him. Gets it back, Ugo, loops it. Oh, it's sublime! It's predatory play from Ugo Calderano. It was stealth. The way he came in was stealth, but he bit down on the jugular. Oh, that's it! That's the point! He didn't make it on the table. Oh, what a loop. Softens it, feathers it, and Dangzhou did well to adapt to that diverse portfolio of shots, as Zhou was sent back, chopped it. Good change of pace and drop shot there from Dangzhou. Otagami's done brilliantly, the rally goes on across the body, the seatbelt shot from Simon! 9-7. Magic from both that broke out into big attacks. But Gorzy with the side spin again, leaning backwards. Reverse pendulum serve. Oh, he's down! Oh! Oh, my God! Wow, hopefully he's all right. But what was this? Tomok got it back and underslept as he played the flamingo forehand. Oh, my God! He didn't miss that one by much, you know. Takes on the forehand smash. What a jewel this is. Well played from Diaz. Oh, she's hanging in there. Oh, you want to see it come down on the table, don't you? Reverse pendulum. Top edge of the racket from Burnie, but Polkanova played it beautifully. And you're stunned, Zhou. I thought the point was over. Polkanova hit one and stood upright. Intimidating attacking men's player here. 7-3. And even though Cotton gets a little bit of fortune here, no biggie for Anton Schalbe. He won't be keeping it. Oh, no, she missed it. That is what defence is all about. Just a bit of a decision-making problem there from Diaz. Tried to drop it here, which was nice, but then took on a too high risk shot. Oh! Double-handed backhand from Calderano! Here he is! One of the most marketable men in table tennis. And it's because of shots like this.