China vs Japan - dramatic ending (1973 WTTC)

Matches shown here are Xu Shaofa 许绍发 vs Nobuhiko Hasegawa, and Li Jingguang 李景光 vs Norio Takashima. The last match ended under the expedite rule: Takashima got the serve back at 19-20 and had to win the rally with one of his next 12 shots in order to score the point (an additional umpire stands next to the table to count the returns). Li wins the third game 21-19, China wins 5-4. 1973 World Table Tennis Championships, Sarajevo, Yugoslavia.

[@-danR]

Back in the seventies, recordings of world class TT were few and far between, unless someone with an 8mm cam at your club came back with some grainy matches. We used to read about the legendary Hasegawa and his unorthodox grip and strange backhand, but you had to sort of picture his style in your mind with the descriptions and a few photos as a guide.
Thank-you for these sorts of videos. It's great to see the extended rallies, rather than a few seconds of snippets. I was surprised how extensively he did use that backhand, and how his forehand really fit with the classical model of "looper".

[@user-kx3nk7gf5h]

Thank you, I have long watnted to see the games (Japan vs China, 1973). Tokio Tasaka also played there and won two matches.

[@user-nq9re5yj6c]

元世界チャンピオン長谷川さん懐かしいですね。不幸にも事故で逝去されましたが、卓球日本を支えた名選手でした。

[@user-uv3qk5dr6i]

長谷川さんの対戦相手は 許紹発さんですね。初めて動画を拝見しました。
貴重な動画ですね。

[@asdlvkopsakjv]

高島先生と李景光の伝説の一戦がみられて、感慨・・・

[@user-ws9so9cj7v]

なるほどこりゃロビングマンって呼ばれるわな　ロビングってかフィッシュっぽいけれども　見事

[@tamosahara111]

長谷川さん強いな。さすが世界チャンピオン

[@emiltf9444]

高島選手、促進ルールの最後のカウントで渾身のスマッシュを、李選手に見事に止められたんですよね。最後歩いているけど、腰を痛めだのではなかったでしょうか。

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dramatic world cup