Priceless, as the atmosphere was so electric. It's not often that you hear the crowd applaud so much.
@philcawser Жыл бұрын
Finally, after 15 years of watching grainy illegal copies of this match (and even those were nerve-rendingly exciting), it is great to see quality versions released. Schlager performed beyond the beyond to win this World Championship, beating the finest of the Chinese superstars (Wang Liqin and Kong Linhui), and beating in the final the greatest ever modern chopper, who was in the form of his life. Having personally watched all the Worlds videos since 1987, if Hollywood wanted to make a TT movie, 2003 would be the one it would pick.
@PraisePrayPeace10 ай бұрын
Beautiful comment
@johannesmergarten7 ай бұрын
please you make it. i wanna see it
@watson101326 ай бұрын
You are right.
@HoangTran-nb4yv6 ай бұрын
Schlager is the best table tennis player in 2003. It is amazing that Austria population is about 9 million.
@Happy319931 Жыл бұрын
20 years ago but I still get goosebumps.
@sebastianrichter60755 ай бұрын
It was a legendary match and I still remember it well
@akirakurosawa27918 ай бұрын
again. 2003 the most exciting world championship to watch. you can watch it over and over again.
Да полные стадионы. И непотдельная любовь к теннису.. Шлагер невероятный игрок.. доказавший что умение , а не набитость яв -ся основой в теннисе.
@user-il3gh2qr1y Жыл бұрын
Без набитости тоже никуда. Навык только практикой дается.
@gfdggdfgdgf Жыл бұрын
While I'm generally speaking very good at analyzing matches, to this day I still can't(and I don't think anyone can) logically explain how schlager managed to win the WC in 2003. Everything just came together at the perfect moment.
@theswizzler Жыл бұрын
I think he was just more composed than everyone. He recognized the moment, the atmosphere. He was even tempered and did not let the crowd overhype him. When he won a game he did not over-celebrate. He knew there was more work to be done. Kong caught fire in games 5 and 6, but it still felt like a mountain to climb for him in 7 because of how composed Schalger was. Schlager takes an excellent timeout at 5-3 in game 7 since he notices Kong catches fire again. In deuce Schlager maintains composure and doesn't try to overdo anything. When the flip kill is there, he takes it. He doesn't try to do too much when Kong serves short underspin. He let's Kong make the error since all the pressure is on him. He does not let the net ball get to him. More than anyone, Schlager simply respected the moment in time and played to his strengths.
@AdamBobrow11 ай бұрын
Fun fact: Schlager told me that it was love. He met the love of his life and felt a sense of security, a lack of pressure... this sense that no matter what happened on the table, he had love waiting at home for him and this freed him up in a way that he had never experienced before. While I am paraphrasing a bit based on memory... you might be happy to know that Bettina and Werner are still together to this day and have two lovely kids. 8>)
@gfdggdfgdgf11 ай бұрын
@@AdamBobrow Interesting! I talked to him a few years before at the 99 world cup where I was a volunteer, he seemed to be such a nice guy. Most players actually were really nice, especially Samsonov though. And Waldner was...very Waldner at the bar and the party at the end of the tournament. If I remember correctly it was the birthday of.....marie svensson at the day of the party. Great memories! Netherlands hosted the world cup, european championships and the top 12 with a few years which is something that will likely never happen again.
@dragobv11 ай бұрын
@@AdamBobrow What a precious and thrilling info !
@keshavtaneja55077 ай бұрын
Being born in 2007, I have no idea what was so special about the 2003 wttc. Can anyone explain?
@ShamyTV5k11 ай бұрын
thats it, last european hero ever since. tourney of a lifetime. Werner did it, and how!
@ttime9947 Жыл бұрын
since 20 years in WTTC... Schlager probably hopes the chinese keep winning :D
@Dima-oz8lo11 ай бұрын
Классный матч, такие интересные качели, вернер молодец холодный расчёт
@ShaTenniPo Жыл бұрын
Awesome Werner!
@gota29148 ай бұрын
Вот это борьба! Не то что сейчас! Шлагер - последний европейский чемпион!
@ciaranvanheurck296816 күн бұрын
crazy to think that werner was the last non chineese world champion and it happend 5 years before my birth
@jirawootvongpee400211 ай бұрын
Very excited
@z0uLess8 ай бұрын
So interesting to see how much Kong Linghui was reliant on forehand. He was always flirting with stepping around on the serve receive. But, I guess when you have an offensive equipment with a light weight backhand rubber, you are able to accelerate that offensive forehand rubber that much more. Does anyone know if he played with carbon on one side late in his career?
@kioka22 ай бұрын
I think the reason is because of the rotation in most of Werner's serves, it is much easier to receive with the forehand, many players at that time performed this movement to receive, chiquita was not widely used yet
@z0uLess2 ай бұрын
@@kioka2 what role do you think equipment (grippy rubbers) play in the ability/development of chiquita flip ... or is it just a cultural type of development in the metagame? I am asking because I play with a super passive/defensive backhand Mark V
@kim_chelin11 ай бұрын
와..진짜 흥미진진한 경기였다 ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
@shilongecho284028 күн бұрын
Kong's Waterloo, his career most painful lost I guess
@user-vq1of3jz1k11 ай бұрын
現代卓球の礎となった2選手
@haoouyang344611 ай бұрын
That time schlager is nobody while kong linghui is olympic champinship