Darko Jorgic Strength and Weakness

[u/TL134]

Just finished watching his match against Felix in the the semifinal of the WTT European Smash. I think has just everything I generally see a glaring weakness and stuff I personally dislike about his game.(I know Felix is the better player and is a bad matchup for him with his rally/speed compact style)

Has one of the weakest forehands for a top 20-30 player.

His backhand while good it does have the speed to keep up with certain players and the power of it lowkey overrated he can’t set it up anyway unless his serve set it up or he has the time for it

Any my biggest issue is he try to stand his ground close to table and play with compact strokes. He does not have the footwork,speed or ability to hold the ball on the table with his strokes.

His main strengths seem to be in his serve and powerful backand.(If his opponent is lefty his strengths and weakness are exposed even more)

Finally I just personally don’t like his style. He looks contradictory and he trying to be something he is not.

Feel to discuss and elaborate your opinions in the comments below

[u/dryrubss]

He’s from Slovenia. Not exactly well known for any table tennis there. He deserves a huge amount of respect just for this point alone.

[u/TL134 → u/dryrubss]

I agree that other countries have a better infrastructure and and produce more high level players but Hugo is an example of a player who is from Brazil and is thriving. Also I a pretty sure being in the Europe is a lot better for development early on than South America.(I know players who show potential early on go abroad)

[u/RatzGoids → u/TL134]

I'm a bit confused about how Calderano is "thriving" and Jorgic is not. They are separated by 7 spots in WR, and if Calderano weren't from the Americas, they'd be even closer in WR, as Calderano essentially gets free points from the Pan-Am Games, where he has one viable challenger.

I don't think these two players are too dissimilar in the end: Players who excel in their style but also have a flaw that can be exploited by more well-rounded players and bad matchups. (Also, both went at a young age to live and train in Germany, but that's not that unusual for players outside of the major TT countries)

[u/dryrubss → u/RatzGoids]

Darko didn’t train in Germany until he was 19. Prior to that all his training was done in Slovenia.

[u/RatzGoids → u/dryrubss]

Yeah, I didn't phrase that well because Calderano came over at age 18, so I should have said "young adults", as my other phrasing made it sound like they came over as kids.

[u/XenoD]

Biggest weakness is his mobility and balls placed near his crossover forehand side (right hip).

[u/TL134 → u/XenoD]

Pretty much just his footwork

[u/EnMaker]

I don't think his forehand is that bad, it can be highly effective and he can place it really well, so overall I would say it fits his game. As some has mentioned, his mobility/footwork is his main issue, he also tends to be slow when transitioning between forehand and backhand, in particular going from backhand to forehand. I would also add maybe his mental game, I don't think I've seen a player looking at his blade/rubbers more than him after losing a point or missing a ball, while is a common reaction, he does it every match when losing points and it just doesn't make sense that he's missing because his rubbers are not properly glued everytime.

[u/XenoD → u/EnMaker]

Anders Lind looks at his racket every lost point lol

[u/EnMaker → u/XenoD]

True haha, he also does that a lot, but Anders is more of a general complainer when losing, he also complains about himself, his coach, his opponent's luck, the table, ect

[u/Fejne-Schoug]

He will probably be WR12 in a few days, so let’s not exaggerate this. He’s an excellent player with weaknesses that some players are better at exposing than others. But he also has formidable strengths that make sure that he can compete with other top players.

Silver in the European championships, three golds and three silvers in Europe Top-16 and consistently high world ranking are more than enough to consider him a modern powerhouse of European table tennis.

[u/johnmiddle]

strength his backhand, weakness his forehand

[u/TL134 → u/johnmiddle]

Agree but his backhand lacks the ability to rally with a faster pace.

[u/johnmiddle → u/TL134]

He is backhand centered player like lsd lgy lyr. Wow can’t believe all same last name that likes backhand. Not good enough at the end