WTTC 1997 Highlights: Jan-Ove Waldner vs Vladimir Samsonov (Final)

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10 жыл бұрын

Review all the highlights from the Jan-Ove Waldner vs Vladimir Samsonov in the Men's singles final match at the 1997 World Table Tennis Championships in Manchester, England
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@Detherocable 10 жыл бұрын

21-0...all that can be said. a whole wttc without dropping a set.

@g4mbl4er 10 жыл бұрын

Still better quality than 2013 german open, probably the same cameras as someone mensioned

@TheOlzee 10 жыл бұрын

I was there at only 14. Great experience.

@dariogutierrez6716 4 жыл бұрын

Samsonov head: this a final, my country in on the line. Waldner head: woah this dude's really tall.

@sergioaguilar2908 3 жыл бұрын

7:04 the greatest ace serve in history...i remeber watching with my friends the vhs video and getting crazy...rewing it! WTF was that!

@junkiatfighting4sab477 Жыл бұрын

That look back was cold

@Miguel53de 10 жыл бұрын

Interesting Samsonovs Service. It is still the same now, 16 years later.

@thenewguy7527 5 жыл бұрын

5 years later...

@mmd_ra 3 жыл бұрын

@ingullar 10 жыл бұрын

That used to be times of European WTTC final... Two TT legends...

@kortlandlfskdjflaskjdf7979 2 жыл бұрын

The smaller balls made it a thinking game

@gustavoleal5318 8 жыл бұрын

the best table tennis player ever !!

@christiangro2991 8 жыл бұрын

+Gustavo Leal no way lol

@GenyaArikado 5 жыл бұрын

Ma Long is the best player of all time. Waldner is second best because of his longetivity.

@nerminhuskic7182 4 жыл бұрын

@@GenyaArikado Walnder won this WTTC without losing a game.

@GenyaArikado 4 жыл бұрын

@@nerminhuskic7182 And Ma Long won the last WTTC without losing more than 1 set and that's even harder because the sets are to 11. Waldner has overwhelmingly had the best longetivity of any table-tennis player though.

@thenewguy7527 4 жыл бұрын

@@GenyaArikado that title belongs to Chuang, Timo and Vladi who, unlike Waldner, took care of their body and are much better sportsmen.

@ty0ung0s 10 жыл бұрын

The young and inexperienced Samsonov was devoured by the Scandinavian old fox Waldner at the 1997 WTTC. Haha! Now that is 16 years later, Samsonov lives a second life at 37 as he transforms into an "old fox" himself who tries to prey on some young and rising top players of the world with the same but improved blocker style. ★★★★★

@alexisseron Ай бұрын

The best ever!!

@ldjstudy 10 жыл бұрын

Too good. Legend~!!!

@jessicaderoubaix254 6 жыл бұрын

J adore ce joueur il est génial

@climhyung 4 жыл бұрын

Samsonov had no answer. Waldner was looping down the line to his backhand all day/night.

@hanzblicks6343 2 жыл бұрын

5:32 This is the most important part and a preliminary decision: Waldner making 3:0 points at Vladis serve.

@trentbrown9346 Жыл бұрын

Was this match televised?

@christianwhite9583 10 жыл бұрын

This video reminds me of when I was in my table tennis prime.

@andrewparlby3019 6 жыл бұрын

Me too !!!

@ShamyTV5k 3 жыл бұрын

waldners best form id say

@gab5012 3 жыл бұрын

BRUH THIS CAMERA ANGLE WAS WAY BETTER!

@bjorn5814 3 жыл бұрын

Waldner GOAT, he never had the same resistance as Ma Long had during his early training days. Sure Sweden had some good players in the history of table tennis, but to compare with china in table tennis is like comparing Egypt to Norway in skiing.

@Youtube_Globetrotter 3 жыл бұрын

Sweden won 5 man WC 1989 so, not exacly Egypt.

@bjorn5814 3 жыл бұрын

@@KZfaq_Globetrotter true but you see the point I try to make, maybe an bad example.

@martinskanal 2 жыл бұрын

Waldner is a true legend, a raw natural, perhaps with the deepest understanding of the game, but it is hard to argue with the championship statistics of Ma Long.. he had tougher competition when he was at his best and was physically superior, faster and better footwork. Hard to compare the two as they dominated the sport at different eras. If Waldner was born 15 years later and had received the same training regime as Ma Long in his youth.. who knows? I am not sure how Waldner would have responded to the die-hard discipline in such a system, though - perhaps he was too much of an individualist?

@Abcdef12396 2 жыл бұрын

Sweden has taken the second most medals in the world championships in modern era. I guess you should compare Sweden in table tennis to Sweden in skiing then. And I bet you are from Norway (: haha

@martinskanal 2 жыл бұрын

@@Abcdef12396 haha you are right about me being from Norway. I grew up watching a flickery broadcast of Lilla Sportspeglen every week and my hero was Gunde Swan. I was 14 when Waldner won in Dortmund. Both were childhood Heroes of mine.

@JoKiTrOn 10 жыл бұрын

same cameras xD

@user-wh2rd6lh7c 10 жыл бұрын

このときのワルドナー強いな〜

@alberthuang4868 3 жыл бұрын

Samsonov style is reactive and passive counter attacking - defensive and preying on opponents mistakes. Samsonov should have developed a more aggressive proactive approach but perhaps it is hard to change the DNA of his playing approach

@benpork8533 10 жыл бұрын

Waldner plays like Ma Long.

@environmentalvid1 10 жыл бұрын

Correction: Ma Long plays like Waldner :)

@hangintree33 8 жыл бұрын

no...waldner is a genius...ma long a athlet. waldner more tactic...ma long more power! both are the top players...but diffrent time!

@Galimah Жыл бұрын

@PingPong tt Nah Ma Long is Waldner, only more dynamic with his hurrcane rubbers

@dickn.ormous1064 Жыл бұрын

@@Galimah Ma Long is a smasher and mostly plays to the middle.Waldner was a looper who went for the angles.

@TheMrBennito Жыл бұрын

Waldner true gentleman, shake hands with Samsonov in th end not the cool indifferent stuff we have seen so often

@mypekicks 2 ай бұрын

Samsonov was too young that year. Waldner was playing phenomenally and Vlad kept serving long…

@Sergietes 10 жыл бұрын

If you look the end of the video seems like he didn't sweat even a drop haha

@GenyaArikado 5 жыл бұрын

2017 WTTC-> Ma Long vs Fan Zhendong is on a whole other godly level! I am swedish telling you all this.

@arielpefaur1136 4 жыл бұрын

Ohhh yes, best match

@jonoloko8112 3 жыл бұрын

Waldner the legend and clever player all time..but the Blade waldner made of donic why don't famous like the Blade player legend other Made of butterfly ?

@multiio1424 4 жыл бұрын

Watching Samsonov's long winded theatrical serve movement makes me aggressive. 😂

@ottostrid8124 8 жыл бұрын

Jo waldner best pleyer ever.

@GenyaArikado 5 жыл бұрын

fan heller

@user-hj4fl7su1k 5 жыл бұрын

Вальднер зверь за 9 мин ЧМ выиграл!

@GenyaArikado 7 жыл бұрын

Even Waldner in his prime would get crushed by Ma Long!

@NoodleEntertainment 7 жыл бұрын

Genya Arikado honestly, I think so too. I mean you can't really compare them because of the different time and different rubbers they had, but yeah.. I think Ma Long would win against Waldner at his prime cause he has just so much speed and such a perfect technique. Waldner would play too passive and give Ma Long too many opportunities

@OrlandoLeal 6 жыл бұрын

@BulkHealth 6 жыл бұрын

absolute nonsense. Ma Long is mechanically trained and has nowhere near the touch that Waldner naturally possessed. Given the same equipment etc Waldner wins.

@eduardosena8579 6 жыл бұрын

Genya Arikado are you crazy?

@GenyaArikado 5 жыл бұрын

@?,?,IN 2009 Ma Long was much more insecure and his backhand wasn't as good as after 2013.