he has focused on his forte of keeping the strokes short and engaging close to the table. He needs to develop a killer forehand shot to finish rallies. Else he has most of the skill set required to be a top 15...consistently.
He has improved, he has some power behind his shots, but his entire point construction is poor. He does very well to play uncomfortable shots for the opponent, but he is completely happy letting opponents attack first which is a losing proposition.
@@VARMOT123 Sure. But, I know for a fact they are friends. They trained and hung out together for a tournament at the 888 Club in May of this year in California.
I think Kanak has the most elegant textbook swing out there. Whenever I have problem with my swing, I just emulate Kanak and I immediately improve. As for being stiff in this match,, he is up against FZD, undisputed #1 of the world, kind of understandable.
Why didn’t he play for India where he is native to? Because the US could care less that he got a gold medal in table tennis and everyone knows this. Winning at the Olympics on the US team doesn’t have much value. If he was on the Indian Olympic team he’d be famous there, they’d make him a household name for bringing an Olympic gold medal to India. And India wouldn’t care that he is not an Indian citizen there, they would make him a citizen immediately if they could have him on their Olympic team
If Sunisa Lee went to Laos and got a medal from there she'd be really famous. Laos would not care about her citizenship status. If Michael Phelps went to his ancestral roots of either Ireland or Wales and won his medals from there he'd be really famous. If my grandma had wheels she'd be a car. What exactly is your point? Why is India a special queen here? Kanak having Indian ancestors doesn't entitle India to his success. He grew up in California and received all his training and support from there and in Germany. In fact, Germany has never won a silver or gold in TT. If Kanak won a medal for the country where he spent a few years training he'd be a household name there!
As an Indian, i totally disagree. Sporting culture in India goes no further than cricket. USA table tennis offers Kanak far better infrastructure and facilities than Indian table tennis ever can. Kanak became what he is thanks to Americans who taught him how to hold the paddle. Indians, instead of respecting him, would start seeing as some sort of messiah who would fetch gold for them in every Olympics if he managed to win gold. Same happened with the javelin player Neeraj. Kanak currently is better than all of Indian table tennis team except maybe sathiyan, i don't think it'd have been same if the dude was to be raised in India. Also by the way, I think the narrative of being American is that if you're born in US you're American. So i think Kanak is American regardless of his ethnicity.
Really impressed with how Kanak's game is progressing. He's proving that he can hold his own against the best players in the world.
1:36 please. Please more of this kind of camera angle. Man the 3/4 angles in this video are great.
I'm new to the sport, and I totally get your point... it's a way better perspective.
kanak jha has improved massively this year . beat harimoto and took a set off fan zhendong . he is playing like a top 15 player now
he has focused on his forte of keeping the strokes short and engaging close to the table. He needs to develop a killer forehand shot to finish rallies. Else he has most of the skill set required to be a top 15...consistently.
he started playing in the German league
He has improved, he has some power behind his shots, but his entire point construction is poor. He does very well to play uncomfortable shots for the opponent, but he is completely happy letting opponents attack first which is a losing proposition.
Harimoto is a weird paddler he can defeat Ma Long but lose to an unknown brazil player
good but not top 15 :)
Wow great Match
kanak now beat harimoto,lin yun-ju and took a set off fan zhendong and ma long
Kanak is really fast and will be a problem for anybody
Damn, i suck at tt but even i can tell how much better even a camera angle like at 01:36 is compared to the standard one.
who is in kanak's coaching seat at 2:09 ? liam pitchford ? what ?
Liam Pitchford. He did quite good job. The Time Out in 4th set might change things.
Pitchford. They are good friends.
@@Ali_Shafai they are the only two native english speakers in men's tournament right ?
@@VARMOT123 Sure. But, I know for a fact they are friends. They trained and hung out together for a tournament at the 888 Club in May of this year in California.
Kanak sponsored by Pingpod, nice
He playes pretty well but i looks so stiff
I checked the ITTF men’s ranking table. There are 800+ names by rank but his name is missing. Any idea why?
i just read that he missed three doping tests and got banned :(
@@Erik-lo8sgInteresting. Thanks for the into
@@Erik-lo8sg for how long?
Is FZD injured, or the tape is just for supporting the knee?
Prevention of injury, keep the kneecap sliding nicely
It’s a knee cap to prevent his leg from getting hurt
Anyone recognise Adam bobrow over the Mike?
Robot Stile :-)
1:30
Без питань перша ракетка світу справа, зліва слабких зон немає
Так і є, друже!
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If kanak just loosened up a bit. He seems so stiff even when he is calm. He has to be the stiffest looking player in the top 50 I’ve ever seen.
I don't perceive him as stiff. He just plays a very different style than most of the other top players.
I think Kanak has the most elegant textbook swing out there. Whenever I have problem with my swing, I just emulate Kanak and I immediately improve. As for being stiff in this match,, he is up against FZD, undisputed #1 of the world, kind of understandable.
Worst camera angle ever. Ruined the game
Chinese player's are been challenged now by non chinese player's.
Go china 🇨🇳 I live in china!
Why didn’t he play for India where he is native to? Because the US could care less that he got a gold medal in table tennis and everyone knows this. Winning at the Olympics on the US team doesn’t have much value. If he was on the Indian Olympic team he’d be famous there, they’d make him a household name for bringing an Olympic gold medal to India. And India wouldn’t care that he is not an Indian citizen there, they would make him a citizen immediately if they could have him on their Olympic team
cause he was born in california
@@boboquep doesn’t matter where you are born. If he became an Indian citizen and joined the Indian team he would be much more famous
If Sunisa Lee went to Laos and got a medal from there she'd be really famous. Laos would not care about her citizenship status. If Michael Phelps went to his ancestral roots of either Ireland or Wales and won his medals from there he'd be really famous. If my grandma had wheels she'd be a car.
What exactly is your point? Why is India a special queen here?
Kanak having Indian ancestors doesn't entitle India to his success. He grew up in California and received all his training and support from there and in Germany. In fact, Germany has never won a silver or gold in TT. If Kanak won a medal for the country where he spent a few years training he'd be a household name there!
@@tanujnayak9012 why was he training in Germany of all places?
As an Indian, i totally disagree. Sporting culture in India goes no further than cricket. USA table tennis offers Kanak far better infrastructure and facilities than Indian table tennis ever can. Kanak became what he is thanks to Americans who taught him how to hold the paddle. Indians, instead of respecting him, would start seeing as some sort of messiah who would fetch gold for them in every Olympics if he managed to win gold. Same happened with the javelin player Neeraj. Kanak currently is better than all of Indian table tennis team except maybe sathiyan, i don't think it'd have been same if the dude was to be raised in India. Also by the way, I think the narrative of being American is that if you're born in US you're American. So i think Kanak is American regardless of his ethnicity.
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