1-3 down in games. Then down 4-8 in the decider against the GOAT. Roar back 7 points in a row to win the championship with the entire crowd rooting against you. What a legendary comeback.
@@VeganDefinition Ma is almost twice the age of Lin (!!!). Doesn't have the same stamina as Lin. Perfectly reasonable that the longer the game last, the more it'll tilt in Lin's favor.
Congratulations to Lin Shidong and Team China! Ma Long's big smile after the match and that gentle stroke at Shidong made him even more admirable. He must have felt so happy and relieved of the future of the Chinese Table Tennis. The thing made him all time great is his humility. BTW, Adam's commentary adds more pleasure to watch each game. Well done! Thank you to everyone! 2024 China Smash is sure going to be the most unforgettable tournament in Table Tennis history.
How much the game has shifted from being an all forehand affair to an absolute need for a lethal backhand. LS is a worthy winner in humility and talent.
After the game, Ma Long was interviewed and said he enjoyed the game very much. He was also happy to see the rise of China's new forces and I hope they will go further.
He sido testigo de uno de los mejores partidos de la Historia del Tenis de Mesa mundial. Gracias Dios por permitirlo!!!!! Felicitaciones al Tenis de Mesa Chino.
can you respect these two great players and stop finding excuses for shidong's hard earned win and ma long's defeat after playing such a great match and losing it so close. some say its the age , some say he was sick like stop it. dont disrespect how good he performed in china smash despite people thinking he may not be competeting this well because of natural causes. lets just appreciate hsi efforts. being 35 and losing to a super talented and clever , dinamic 19 years old so close wouldnt be any shame , even for the GOAT. he also defeated many legendary players like shidong defeated him on his way to become the the table tennis prodigy he is now. you can see that he felt excited as shidong fought back so well and defeated him. they both just played the one of the most amazing matches i have seen recently , im happy for both of them. lets just respect. you dont have the right to make it seem like shidong was granted this victory when that young boy earned it so hard. it was a 19 years old against the tt prodigy that has 19 years of professional play experience. you be saying ma long in his prime would eat him up but guys , this boy probably also hasnt reached his prime yet. and i can see ma long is so excited for his future. im happy for both of them. i know ma long is gonna teach him more and more in the future and table tennis inheritance of chinese team will be stronger than ever
Stone cold Lin Shidong. Damn... What a confidence. The dude was so composed in the last game down by 4... Come on! And I mean against Ma Long who played so well... Wow. Super impressive comeback. Incredible match.
Man what a match even after the loss a part of me refuses to take that ma lost giving his all, at some point it felt like he's kinda holding back, maybe it's just age, and finally, Lin is a freaking monster .... way to go !
Ma long hit top level in 2007 and maintained the high level up to today. every 5 years there is usually a new generation of top players come through. Ma Long has lasted 3 Generations. Amazing Performance.
He never used his time out. I think ma long, deep down, did not really want to win this match. He wanted to show that he could, but let the boy come back. Lin gave his best and won it out, he is absolutely incredible.
An incredible match, better than any silly action movie. It had its own story, so many things happened. It is my subjective opinion, but I think Ma Long got tired by the end. Game 4 was tiring to watch. Ma Long worked so hard in Game 4, then he had 2 games that he suffered through. He really got himself together for Game 7 and started off incredibly well, but age is age and I think he had run out of steam. Of course this is part of the game but I did not see signs of tiredness in Lin Shidong, while Ma Long looked tired. Last few points in Game 7 he looked like he was done, couldn't keep going, nothing left to burn. He never gave up but the body wouldn't execute. They both gave it everything they got. I wish young people watched this kind of stuff and not imbecile online content, the world would be a different place tomorrow. Two fantastic players, one fantastic match, thank you Ma Long and Lin Shidong for this amazing display of superb sportsmanship.
I watched it live. He didn't admit it off course but I would suspect Ma Long let himself too 'loose', thinking his victory was bound to happen soon after he was one set away from winning. I am guesing Long lost it mentally, got discouraged and 'afraid' he'd lose the match so he couldn't focus physically and mentally (analytically) into the match. Also, it takes a lot of mental strength for one to come back like Lin Shidong did: he is bonkers lol. I feel sadness for two reasons: Ma Long didn't take advantage of his lead; *most importantly* however because he fumbled the point...on the net...while he was attacking Lin who was way behind the table; every player knows that it should be Long's point any day. If he was about to lose I would be fine if he lost in the next point. Satisfaction and impressed because a player made *this* big of a comeback.
Yeah, he didn’t even use his timeout. As he said after previous matches he was happy he could even reach the quarterfinals so he wasn’t aiming for victory. Also, his strategy currently is to just stay relaxed and play your game
Man wth.. u talk about him like hes an average club player, Ma Long is one of the mentally toughest players ever and obviously knows whats happening. He did everything possible to stay calm and focussed, find new tactics and get back the confidence but sometimes its just not enough and Lin starting hitting everything. Ma Long after all still is no robot but human like we all are and u cant do more than trying ur hardest, so stop beeing this smartass thinking ud know better than the Goat ;)
@@robin0910 Yes but in the finals, since he reached them, he must have wanted the victory, no? The commentators said _that_ Long said that he didn't want to lose in home soil. Idk about his behavior around timeouts: would past Ma Long take a timeout if he led in last set?
This is not a championship competition, this is a Chinese table tennis inheritance competition. Congratulations to Lin Shidong for successfully taking over, Ma Long highly recognizes Lin Shidong's ability.
For me, the 5th game has a bitter taste. Ma Long made 11 mistakes and 11 points for Lin Shidong. And it goes on like this. My humble opinion is that Ma Long had to lose
Given his rather short stature I have to admit I've been doubtful about his potential. However, seeing his performance in the last 3 tournaments I am convinced he'll be top 5 for sure for the coming decade.
Ma long's energy dropped in the last few sets where he can calculate but does not have enough energy for optimized hits. 🐉 Nevertheless, Ma long has better techniques and awareness (Amazing forehand and footwork as seen from the first few sets where he is up 3-1)!
For Ma longs beautiful smile at the end says he is happy that his own won and is now ready to continue the chinese dominance rather than if it was a none chinese player.
Not Sure if it is because Ma Long's Age is Going Up or Because Of The Surgery, But He is Missing Alot Of Shots that He didn't Use to Miss... It Hurts My Eyes to See him Miss to Many!!. Congrats To LSD Nonetheless.
I heard Adam mentioning Ma Long had a flu or something similar diagnosed heading into the tournament, but regardless of whether this is true or not, it was one hell of a match to watch.
@@MrFreezebook21 But it is true tough, Lin Shidong serves are illegal. The match between him and Timo Boll, Timo complained about it to the empire and he lost one point. Hook serve is hidden by his shoulder.
@@Mateus.007 actually serve not vertical enough will possibly be warned by the umpire, but it seemed everyone would make the same mistake as well when serves quickly.
No one takes timeout at 8:8 in the last set. It's LSD who needed timeout at 1:5 or 4:8, but Ma Long didn't need. Ma Long smiled because he can relieve from the exhaustion. He is the GOAT, nothing can disappoint him from a commercial tournament.
LSD is no joke. It's not that Ma Long isn't in good form here. Look at how Lin decimated other high ranking opponents. Still it was a close game, if this was few years back in Ma's prime, he would win.
I don't think so. Ma Long may not try his best in every game (his physical strength and energy are limited), but he will never let his opponent win the game.
Am I the only one suspecting chinese tt governance asked Ma long to let Lin win because the 2 offering on Lin backhand at 8-8 is defintely not Ma Long style. I think he wanted to give a hint that it was outside of his will. It was 8-4 for him, he could have finished this game and won if he wanted. it is really very suspicious especially after they force him to withdraw from asian championship, wtt montpellier and wtt frankfurt whereas he had no plan to retire.... it smells like Ye Zhaoying storyyyy
@@Mateus.007 yeaaa..., it makes me sad though that they keep fixing the games between chinese players instead of letting them freely play and let the best win....
@@krakowNico24 I sincerely don't truly believe on that anymore, that was just a moment theory. But I think it's to crazy to think they do this. But I think Ma Long was fine with Lin winning, that's what happened.
Watching games from this angle is much worse than the angle typically used for the Olympics and World Championship Games (with the camera positioned behind one of the players).
1-3 down in games. Then down 4-8 in the decider against the GOAT. Roar back 7 points in a row to win the championship with the entire crowd rooting against you. What a legendary comeback.
A part of me really believes Ma let him come back to win like that. He was destroying Lin and then things just turn around like that??
@@VeganDefinitionabsolutely not, Ma Long is eager to win the first title of wtt smash before his retirement
@@VeganDefinition Ma is almost twice the age of Lin (!!!). Doesn't have the same stamina as Lin. Perfectly reasonable that the longer the game last, the more it'll tilt in Lin's favor.
@@mmdday Because of his inferior brain, for him the match stopped after 4 games. He will never know why the match takes 7 game with 11 points in each.
@@MrFreezebook21 Lin played some risky shots, fortunately, they worked.
King of table tennis laughs! He is best player of all time 👋🙏
Heclost.
@@AliAbidalkareem Ma Long let him win. He must get instructed from above and beyond.
Congratulations to Lin Shidong and Team China! Ma Long's big smile after the match and that gentle stroke at Shidong made him even more admirable. He must have felt so happy and relieved of the future of the Chinese Table Tennis. The thing made him all time great is his humility. BTW, Adam's commentary adds more pleasure to watch each game. Well done! Thank you to everyone! 2024 China Smash is sure going to be the most unforgettable tournament in Table Tennis history.
I haven't seen Ma Long smile like that before, so cool!
They are all brothers.
He’s relieved that the burden is off his shoulders
@@travelator3035 Now he can play without worrying, and by doing that he may win much more.
because WTT China smash is Ma Long's last WTT tournament. 😭😭😭😭😭
Because he didn't upset "people". Like Chen Meng did recently, won over Sun Yingsha in Paris Olympics.
Fantastic match. The young apprentice beating the master. A changing of the guard. Lin representing the future of world table tennis..
Lin Shidong is really on fire
How much the game has shifted from being an all forehand affair to an absolute need for a lethal backhand. LS is a worthy winner in humility and talent.
Finally some decent FPS for a table tennis match
55:11 Master Ma Long's smile: good job my young apprentice, I will coach you at Los Angeles 2028
He'd be the 🐐 coach.
He said he's not going to coach when he retires
Lin Shidong, the future of the ping pong! What a fantastic comeback!
New broom sweeps clean, congratulations, Lin🎉 wonderful come back
This is final game for Malong,just enjoy every second❤
After the game, Ma Long was interviewed and said he enjoyed the game very much. He was also happy to see the rise of China's new forces and I hope they will go further.
He sido testigo de uno de los mejores partidos de la Historia del Tenis de Mesa mundial. Gracias Dios por permitirlo!!!!!
Felicitaciones al Tenis de Mesa Chino.
Great match, Ma Long true champion 🏆🏅🙏
Ma long's last rally indicates so obviously that he got exhausted due to age.
can you respect these two great players and stop finding excuses for shidong's hard earned win and ma long's defeat after playing such a great match and losing it so close. some say its the age , some say he was sick like stop it. dont disrespect how good he performed in china smash despite people thinking he may not be competeting this well because of natural causes. lets just appreciate hsi efforts. being 35 and losing to a super talented and clever , dinamic 19 years old so close wouldnt be any shame , even for the GOAT. he also defeated many legendary players like shidong defeated him on his way to become the the table tennis prodigy he is now. you can see that he felt excited as shidong fought back so well and defeated him. they both just played the one of the most amazing matches i have seen recently , im happy for both of them. lets just respect. you dont have the right to make it seem like shidong was granted this victory when that young boy earned it so hard. it was a 19 years old against the tt prodigy that has 19 years of professional play experience. you be saying ma long in his prime would eat him up but guys , this boy probably also hasnt reached his prime yet. and i can see ma long is so excited for his future. im happy for both of them. i know ma long is gonna teach him more and more in the future and table tennis inheritance of chinese team will be stronger than ever
Let's be honest though... ma long would eat him up if he were even 5 years younger.
Stone cold Lin Shidong. Damn... What a confidence.
The dude was so composed in the last game down by 4... Come on!
And I mean against Ma Long who played so well... Wow.
Super impressive comeback. Incredible match.
Thanks!
永遠支持龍隊😊
What a crazy match!!!!
Incredible match, i want more!
Man what a match even after the loss a part of me refuses to take that ma lost giving his all, at some point it felt like he's kinda holding back, maybe it's just age, and finally, Lin is a freaking monster .... way to go !
Great game Shidong. 🎉
Ma long hit top level in 2007 and maintained the high level up to today. every 5 years there is usually a new generation of top players come through. Ma Long has lasted 3 Generations.
Amazing Performance.
Love MaLong enjoy your beautiful life ❤
Thanks for FULL MATCH! New king rises. I hope Ma Long won't retire soon so that FZD also stays.
Just - WOW!!!!! Lin will be number 1 in the world soon!!!!
He never used his time out. I think ma long, deep down, did not really want to win this match. He wanted to show that he could, but let the boy come back. Lin gave his best and won it out, he is absolutely incredible.
Little stone wonderful game.
no fear, great placement, a lot of power, Lin is a complete player
Ma Long had no energy anymore after the 3:1 lead. In the last game he tried to collect himself, but he was fully exhausted. The GOAT deserved the win.
No one "deserves" a win, you simply have to outplay your opponent to get the win.
@@alifahmed9309You are right. @4906 is talking nonsense, another dmb comment.
Yes, it's fantastic! Congratulations to Lin Shidong! Ma Long is creasy good, at this age! R.E.S.P.E.C.T.
Stone is leading the future of the world table tennis. Great!
An incredible match, better than any silly action movie. It had its own story, so many things happened. It is my subjective opinion, but I think Ma Long got tired by the end. Game 4 was tiring to watch. Ma Long worked so hard in Game 4, then he had 2 games that he suffered through. He really got himself together for Game 7 and started off incredibly well, but age is age and I think he had run out of steam. Of course this is part of the game but I did not see signs of tiredness in Lin Shidong, while Ma Long looked tired. Last few points in Game 7 he looked like he was done, couldn't keep going, nothing left to burn. He never gave up but the body wouldn't execute. They both gave it everything they got. I wish young people watched this kind of stuff and not imbecile online content, the world would be a different place tomorrow. Two fantastic players, one fantastic match, thank you Ma Long and Lin Shidong for this amazing display of superb sportsmanship.
Nacio una nueva estrella Lin Shidong😮
I watched it live. He didn't admit it off course but I would suspect Ma Long let himself too 'loose', thinking his victory was bound to happen soon after he was one set away from winning. I am guesing Long lost it mentally, got discouraged and 'afraid' he'd lose the match so he couldn't focus physically and mentally (analytically) into the match. Also, it takes a lot of mental strength for one to come back like Lin Shidong did: he is bonkers lol.
I feel sadness for two reasons: Ma Long didn't take advantage of his lead; *most importantly* however because he fumbled the point...on the net...while he was attacking Lin who was way behind the table; every player knows that it should be Long's point any day. If he was about to lose I would be fine if he lost in the next point. Satisfaction and impressed because a player made *this* big of a comeback.
He never called a timeout at 8-4 up in 7th the guy just didn’t care I think because he doesn’t want to really win just have fun.
Yeah, he didn’t even use his timeout. As he said after previous matches he was happy he could even reach the quarterfinals so he wasn’t aiming for victory. Also, his strategy currently is to just stay relaxed and play your game
Man wth.. u talk about him like hes an average club player, Ma Long is one of the mentally toughest players ever and obviously knows whats happening. He did everything possible to stay calm and focussed, find new tactics and get back the confidence but sometimes its just not enough and Lin starting hitting everything. Ma Long after all still is no robot but human like we all are and u cant do more than trying ur hardest, so stop beeing this smartass thinking ud know better than the Goat ;)
@@robin0910 Yes but in the finals, since he reached them, he must have wanted the victory, no? The commentators said _that_ Long said that he didn't want to lose in home soil. Idk about his behavior around timeouts: would past Ma Long take a timeout if he led in last set?
@@Blackain66 Read my comment again chum 🤦🏽♂️...
Ma Long is the best!!!!
😁😃😍😜
This is not a championship competition, this is a Chinese table tennis inheritance competition. Congratulations to Lin Shidong for successfully taking over, Ma Long highly recognizes Lin Shidong's ability.
For me, the 5th game has a bitter taste. Ma Long made 11 mistakes and 11 points for Lin Shidong. And it goes on like this. My humble opinion is that Ma Long had to lose
This match gave me the vibe of a big brother letting his little brother win because Mom is watching 🤫
Ms Long doesn’t want Chen Meng’s treatment
Лайк за игру и за улыбку))
3-1 up in games. Then 5-1 up in decider. Then 8-4 up only to lose 8-11 with LSD winning 7 points in a row. 😢
恭贺新王登基！让我想起了新老猴王为了王位展开角逐。老王为了王位奋力拼搏，终究体力不支，败在了新王拍下。马龙仍旧是永远的神！恭喜中国乒乓事业，又到一个外国无法企及的高度！🎉🎉
a successor is born
Given his rather short stature I have to admit I've been doubtful about his potential. However, seeing his performance in the last 3 tournaments I am convinced he'll be top 5 for sure for the coming decade.
hahaha ma longs black rubbers edges are so lifted up from the booster xD
WHAT A GAME
I can't believe Lin Shidong is not in the top 10 of the ITTF rankings..
Один вопрос: почему не брал тайм-аут ???
Ma long's energy dropped in the last few sets where he can calculate but does not have enough energy for optimized hits. 🐉
Nevertheless, Ma long has better techniques and awareness (Amazing forehand and footwork as seen from the first few sets where he is up 3-1)!
For Ma longs beautiful smile at the end says he is happy that his own won and is now ready to continue the chinese dominance rather than if it was a none chinese player.
Wow😮
I guess ML is very happy after this match. It's finally a relief for him (also for FZD), seeing a promising successor instead of... never mind
Lin has more potential than Wang
The Last Emperor.
Lin Shendong, do you have any services?
Lin can be better than Fan in the future and probably better than Wang, he is too young only 19
dont think Wang is better than FZD. WCQ isnt stable.
@@edwardhochwand9063 Bro FZD was always Ma Long's shadow, WCQ has no limits.
@@cristiancruz5730WCQ’s limit is the round of 32 lmao
@@cristiancruz5730lol, no limits but a fodder at the Olympics, the most important event in his life.
anyone is better than Wang. he only knows how to block his serves with his body & loses in R32.
Amazing final!
Great run for Ma long and Lin Shidong!
High level tournament
The king is dead, long live the king🎉
Not Sure if it is because Ma Long's Age is Going Up or Because Of The Surgery, But He is Missing Alot Of Shots that He didn't Use to Miss... It Hurts My Eyes to See him Miss to Many!!. Congrats To LSD Nonetheless.
Nothing lasts forever 😔
heartbreaking final point
Ma Long has better strategy, may be due to his long experience whereas Lin Shiding has a lightening back hand. Both are excellent players.
I heard Adam mentioning Ma Long had a flu or something similar diagnosed heading into the tournament, but regardless of whether this is true or not, it was one hell of a match to watch.
I think he said that about Dimitrij Otcharov.
Yeah, it was Dima but we could hear Ma Long cough a couple times throughout the tournament
The GOAT struggling to return a serve? Cmon completely illegal those hook serve from Lin... ITTF do something!
Sour grape 😂😂
@@MrFreezebook21 last two LIN serves were received so poorly, Lin use the illegals' serves only when needed. So hard to call them out for the ref.
@@MrFreezebook21 But it is true tough, Lin Shidong serves are illegal. The match between him and Timo Boll, Timo complained about it to the empire and he lost one point. Hook serve is hidden by his shoulder.
@@Mateus.007 actually serve not vertical enough will possibly be warned by the umpire, but it seemed everyone would make the same mistake as well when serves quickly.
39:29 What is the Yellow Card For?? 🤔🤔
preparing too long
Ma long H3 look hyper boosted.
Why translation is more speed than real?
good
Ma Long is the Federer in Tennis, the CR7 in football… the goat !!
Do you mean messi?
@@Mateus.007Nope, I said Goat , I didn’t talk about the second best.
@@sega-re-trop-vieux I thought you mean Cristiano Ronaldo. Idk, I know little about football, but I know ROnaldo was a beast too.
CR7 isn't even the third greatest player of all time bruv. Maradona and Pele are ahead of him easily.
看著很像假球，但是在我看更像的是偉大逆轉
8-7 Ma Long does not turn forehand? Fixed match. He was happy cause he won 8-4 and then know he was the true winner.
that's the problem with reading comments you know the end of the game before starting stealing away the fun and tension from you
Ma long is like is all you now kid, i will pass my burden to you from now on.
Ma was very tired in the end
болел за Ма Лонга, жаль, что не выиграл(
it smells like arranged victory... He smile, he doesn't seem disappointed and he dont take timeout in the last set.
If anything doesn't go your expected way, it must be arranged, right?
No one takes timeout at 8:8 in the last set. It's LSD who needed timeout at 1:5 or 4:8, but Ma Long didn't need. Ma Long smiled because he can relieve from the exhaustion. He is the GOAT, nothing can disappoint him from a commercial tournament.
Couldnt agree more. The last 3 sets are weired.
No
@@alifahmed9309 Whatever way he'll say so, he just wants to say something against the Chinese.
Where is Fan Zedong?
$2,000,000 to grab at China Smash. Lin is now rich
He can't take all, some will share with his team
He grab 100k
we have a new sheriff in town!!!!!!
Ma Long, Energy was gone😢
林詩棟！！！🏅
Поплыл в концовке, с кем не бывает.
LSD is no joke. It's not that Ma Long isn't in good form here. Look at how Lin decimated other high ranking opponents. Still it was a close game, if this was few years back in Ma's prime, he would win.
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Ma Long is a living legend. At this age other players enjoy their pension ^^
感覺一種新技術出現了, 適合矮的人的技術...尤其林的反手轉正手, 馬龍攻林中線後來也被打反擊...林的正手真的特別, 動作, 引拍小發力卻很強...馬龍這場幾乎無法防中轉攻, 沒得防, 林的打法超難預測....不過林的策略也很明顯, 有機會就打馬龍的正手大對角的落點.
林的动作非常小，但是力量却非常大，而且下一板的动作还原非常快，不可思议，不科学。
Why do I feel malong let lin win this match..
I don't think so. Ma Long may not try his best in every game (his physical strength and energy are limited), but he will never let his opponent win the game.
LSD is a trip
Разборка в китайском квартале)
No flash please
He look like he gave up the last few points???
Ma Long let him win. He must get instructed from above and beyond.
This Ma Long fans are very annoying... but i am glad Lin Shidong hushed them.
Отдал сам игру.
Давно не видел такой клоунады!! Думал таким уже давно не занимаются, ан нет , но исполнение хорошее!!
Am I the only one suspecting chinese tt governance asked Ma long to let Lin win because the 2 offering on Lin backhand at 8-8 is defintely not Ma Long style. I think he wanted to give a hint that it was outside of his will. It was 8-4 for him, he could have finished this game and won if he wanted.
it is really very suspicious especially after they force him to withdraw from asian championship, wtt montpellier and wtt frankfurt whereas he had no plan to retire....
it smells like Ye Zhaoying storyyyy
8-7 Ma Long does not turn forehand? Fixed match. He was happy cause he won 8-4 and then know he was the true winner.
@@Mateus.007 yeaaa..., it makes me sad though that they keep fixing the games between chinese players instead of letting them freely play and let the best win....
@@krakowNico24 I sincerely don't truly believe on that anymore, that was just a moment theory. But I think it's to crazy to think they do this.
But I think Ma Long was fine with Lin winning, that's what happened.
All the sport bets who bet LSD. Cha-ching $$$
пошел плакать....
Watching games from this angle is much worse than the angle typically used for the Olympics and World Championship Games (with the camera positioned behind one of the players).