This game is passing Throne from one G.O.A.T to other. We will never ever see such a heavy loaded Table again. That table must be proud to be a TT table.

Love how Waldner is 43 and looks like the typical overweight dad down at the club, yet still is fighting with the greatest of that era toe to toe

A retiring Waldner vs an up-and-coming Ma Long. This reminds me of the 2001 Wimbledon match between Sampras and Federer.

As I sat in the audience watching Waldner take on Ma Long, I couldn't help but be in awe of the talent and skill on display. The crowd was electric, cheering and gasping with every point. I tried to keep up with the fast-paced action, but my eyes could barely keep track of the ball as it zipped back and forth across the table. At one point, Waldner pulled off an incredible move that left Ma Long stunned, and the entire audience erupted in cheers. I couldn't believe I was witnessing history in the making, and I felt lucky to be a part of it all. As I left the arena that day, I couldn't help but think that Jan-Ove Waldner truly is the Mozart of table tennis, and I was honored to have seen him play in person.

The two legends... how I wish they would have this match in their primes

Little did we know we just had the two biggest legends on one tabke

I'm happy these two guys had the possibility to share table in a match together. A piece of Table Tennis history for sure!

I like both, I think they are the best two players I have ever seen in two different eras.

. . ..the king of the present and the past collide... Historical moment.... Still i m a huge waldner fan for a very long tym....

1:06 Timo Boll

Wow!! What a rare video. That’s amazing

That Ma Long guy has potential, perhaps he will even become #1 one day

From one GOAT to another.

I would love to watch a FULL MATCH 😊

Loool i am the referee at 0:37 😁😊 Thx for the upload :)

Waldner is still my favorite

Unfair comparisons throughout the comments section, pretty much like the Ali, Tyson stuff. But you know where J.O. triumphs? It's where my 10 year old daughter, brought up on a diet of Ma Long, FZD, Harimoto videos exclaims " I want to play like Waldner "! Brutal power or razor sharp techniques win World titles but the artistic appeal and graceful execution of a game win hearts. You will stay the King of our hearts, Jan Ove!

Could you perhaps create clips from the recent WTTC match between Brazil and Germany? The few available clips (summaries) are a bit too lengthy...

When has this video been made? Which competition are we seeing here?

This match 10 yrs ago was a foreshadowing for the ending of WTTC 2019 as ML with the 3 consecutive WC title is now officially the GOAT. Long live the Old King. Here comes the Dictator!

Do you have the full match recordings!?

Is the full match available??

Post the whole thing!

it takes me back

Amazing, please more Videos from Waldner against Top-Players :)!!!

Videos full match ???

1:25 すごすぎて声出して笑っちゃったわ

2 GOATS

impressive

3 legends there .. ma , wallie and timo

Waldner and Wang Liqin forever the best. Maybe will be anyone in the future. Maybe ML , maybe FZD , maybe Harimoto?

451 comments says it all...there are only 2 racketlegends of all times that can compete on toplevel after 40 and thats Fed and Lao Wa period. At 39 Waldner smashed half the Chinese team in 1 day beating Ma Lin in singles and 2 other Chinese in doubles with Swedens superstar no 2 Jörgen Persson in Athen olympics 2004. He demolished Timo Boll but could touch the south korean in the semis just like he isnt close in this fight either..BUT at 43 and fully retierd he could still shake up the the player who would become the greatest of all time...thats amazing..because of his special senses just like an ageing Muhammad Ali. Fed though...is just another level. Tennis is more fysical then table tennis and he can still blow 20 years old top players off the court. And thats 2021. BUT noooone had the touch and the BOSS attitude like Jan - Ove Waldner. The most beautiful part of his style is that he never boosted/shouted or bragged about it like Kyrigous, Tyson, Jordan etc. When he made his most famous points it was always straight face...no toungs out, big fist pumps etc in order not to humiliate the opponent...very elegant Swedish steel with engineeringsskills like Björn Borg, Mats Wilander, Stefan Edberg among others. In that sense i also lift my hat for Timo Boll who in his fortys became european champion..i think he was inspierd alot of Waldner.

I had no idea their careers overlapped like this. Waldner near the end of his career and Long starting his. Two of the greatest of all time. Awesome.

Oh , these sort of players have potential to represent their respective countries in international competitions .

1:51 in waldners golden period these kind of blasts did not used to happen.

Нравится яркая форма игроков

1:07 anyways ne seen Timo Boll playing in the background ??

GOAT VS GOAT

please upload complete Mach

Goat vs goat

1:06 there is boll 🇩🇪

Of course this is pure speculation, but in a match between prime Waldner (early to mid 90s form) against prime Long, my money would be on Waldner. There's a shot he plays at 1.30 in this video that he could seemingly do at will, and I honestly don't think Long has ever played anyone that good. I never forget watching Waldner beat Kong Linghui in the final of the WTTC in Manchester in 1997....he absolutely annihilated him without breaking a sweat. Kong was aced by about 5 serves in one game, and kept looking at his coach for reassurance, but his coach just looked back at him with an expression that said "You may be the current World No. 1, but there's absolutely nothing you can do about this son." Waldner was in a different class altogether. I often read Long fans saying that their man is more technically proficient (debatable), and so would therefore win, but there's a lot more to the game than just that. Waldner was wily as hell, mentally very strong, brilliant on both wings in attack and defence, and could do things with the ball that no one else could, then or since, and that includes Long.

Could you please put the year of the matches in title or description?

The goat vs the goat

Waldner, INCOMPARABLE!!!!!

Waldner is da goat !

Did Waldner ever win against MaLong?

young lion ,old lion!

Ma long the best of his time, Waldner the best of 5 generations time, answer solved Waldner the goat,18 years straight in the top 10 doesn't lie.

The evergreen tree

Such contrast styles. Ma is like Boll, athleticism. Waldner is all technique

Waldner is a class in Table Tennis with effortless shots and always behind the ball with balanced stance like Rojer Federer in Long Tennis, while Ma Long has power game with robotic moves and stamina same like Nadal. Waldner would have beat him easily if they were of same era. Waldner is best. Thank you for the Video

After prime vs before prime.

Playing senpai Waldner made Ma Long stronger.

I like Waldner, I also like Wang Hao who usually the only player who won against Ma Long regularly, that says a lot for the so called 'goat' Ma Long. I also switched to the RVP grip and got the backhand of my dreams (for my level) Thank you Wang Hao..Robert at 66.

Timo V Michael Maze in the background?

1:06 Timo Boll vs Waldner

When the goat beat the goat to become THE GOAT 🐐 MA LONG YOU ARE THE BEST OF ALL TIME

GREATEST OF ALL TIME vs jon ove waldner

老一辈的运动员，像瓦尔德内尔，孔令辉，落点线路的意识比较强。新一代的似乎比较注重发力，强强对抗。

incredible how much better ma is nowadays

Who won in this match?

ふとって動けないワルドナー。。。

So who won?

What racket Waldner using guys?

who won?

つえーなーまろん

A match between the only 2 legend in table tennis (waldner the top perfect player I have ever seen, and the 2nd perfect player ma long).now I know from where did ma long get his perfect table tennis.

Waldner is the GOAT of Table Tennis

Yes Albert he didn't win any of the big three between the ages of 34 to 40 years of age but still managed to defeat the highest ranked players in major tournaments on occasions. Ma Long seems disinterested and only around 30 years of age, I like you, am a huge Ma Long fan, i remember bouncing around the kitchen when Ma Long won his first world title, but please don't disrespect a mans achievements who gave it his all for such a long time

You can only settle the GOAT debate with an AI simulation of 1000 head to head matchups in their respective prime to see what the outcomes are. Even then

Waldner had only played for around 40 years here. 😂 Ma Long gave it up still being a junior.

I am quite sure if both of them are in their prime form waldner will be the clear winner and also waldner is not everything about the power game he has that grace in his game which no one ever had 😍

I'm here because Dan said Ma Long is the goat.

Must be 2008 ?

1:06 Timo

Bruce Lee vs Ip Man!

We want the complete Mach! P.S. 1997 version of Waldner would eat Ma Long alive

FREE HONG KONG🤟

Er war damals nicht "unumstritten" der beste spieler, es gab da so einige chinesen die schon damals auch in der Diskussion waren

past the prime Waldner vs young immature Ma Long

Ma long the GOAT!!!

Waldner was the greatest ever games up to 21 points player. Also the greatest ever with the 38mm ball. When you grow up playing to these 21 point games and 38mm ball and someone takes that away from you it becomes a farce. My personal game turned to shit overnight and I started to lose to some serious ordinary players. Not that they were better than me but I lost all interest in the game when I realized I would have to start and learn a new way all over again. Some moron here decided to laugh at Waldners extremely unique ability, now your making me laugh.

Ma Long is the G.O.A.T no doubts

ma long has big potential.. he will become no 1 world one day for sure

Ha ha look at the goat waldner just standing there bored out of his brain not moving his feet at all except when he went to pick up the ball, clearly an insignificant match for him i think he was actually yawning at one stage. amazing how most people still use this match as a comparison how long defeated waldner therefore saying long must be better. I love the comments of Swarnendu Sen, why do you get it but half the table tennis community can't? Please spread the word, us Waldner fans couldn't give a stuff about statistics its about exactly what Swarnendu said, can we please see a current Tennis match between Rod Laver and Roger Federer, you idiots!

and know that Pele(jan-ove) and Messi(Ma long) played table tennis

WALDNER.

Lasker vs Capablanca 1914.

Should be "I am an Official..."

I think a prime Waldner could win this match.

Waldner tutta al vita

Walner the GOAT!

Waldner is best player today also

Na! Kids like these come and go. Will see if he can even last one more year. Jul 2021: Two times Olympic champion

i think that in the Waldner era, Waldner would beat Ma Long but in the Ma Long's era, Ma Long would beat Waldner. Don't forget that times are changing and the table tennis is envolving with it. How ever, in my personal opinion, like a Waldner's fan (i wanted to be like him when i was young), Ma Long is the greatest table tennis player ever and will be really hard to find someone better than him. Ma Long will be the one forever and ever. Srry my english

Prime JO wins easily. Ma is great and more athletic, but Waldner's unpredictability would have befuddled him (you can see it already here when JO was a shadow of his former self).

Jan o Waldner 34 or 24?

waldner was the best of his time while he gave ma long who was in his prime a very tough competition but ma long still won

No one has won 2 Olympic(1-1-0) and 6 World(2-2-2) individual medals,only great JO Waldner,he was a top player for 25 fucking years,a quarter of a century!!!You can’t judge based on this game,he is 23 years older than Ma Long,plus a well passed prime Waldner has wins over Timo Ball and Samsonov ,who still playing and doing well today,so why a prime Waldner,having today methods and technology,wouldn’t be the best???