[Bonus Round] Singles 2

[Kaoz]

Determine the strongest Singles 2 player of the tournament.

Spoiler: The Characters

Name	Konjiki Koharu
School	Shitenhouji 3rd Year
Height	170 cm
Weight	60 kg
Dominant Hand	Right
Playstyle	Defensive Counter Puncher
Techniques	Data Tennis

Name	Kai Yuujirou
School	Higa 3rd Year
Height	175 cm
Weight	63 kg
Dominant Hand	Left
Playstyle	Offensive Counter Puncher
Techniques	Shukuchihou Viking Horn

Name	Amane Hikaru
School	Rokkaku 2nd Year
Height	180 cm
Weight	69 kg
Dominant Hand	Right
Playstyle	Aggressive Baseliner
Techniques	-

Name	Ibu Shinji
Title	Silent Killer
School	Fudomine 2nd Year
Height	165 cm
Weight	55 kg
Dominant Hand	Right
Playstyle	Counter Puncher
Techniques	Kick Serve Spot

Name	Yamato Yuudai
School	High School 2nd Year
Height	182 cm
Weight	68 kg
Dominant Hand	Right
Playstyle	Technical Counter Puncher
Techniques	Gen'U Yume Utsutsu

Name	Hirakoba Rin
School	Higa 3rd Year
Height	172 cm
Weight	54 kg
Dominant Hand	Right
Playstyle	All Rounder
Techniques	Shukuchihou Habu Giant Habu

Name	Hiyoshi Wakashi
School	Hyoutei Gakuen 2nd Year
Height	172 cm
Weight	60 kg
Dominant Hand	Right
Playstyle	Aggressive Baseliner
Techniques	Enbu Tennis

Name	Kabaji Munehiro
School	Hyoutei Gakuen 2nd Year
Height	190 cm
Weight	85 kg
Dominant Hand	Right
Playstyle	???
Techniques	-

Name	Matsudaira Chikahiko
School	High School 3rd Year
Height	176 cm
Weight	???
Dominant Hand	Right
Playstyle	Serve and Volley
Techniques	Flower

Name	Sengoku Kiyosumi
School	Yamabui 3rd Year
Height	170 cm
Weight	59 kg
Dominant Hand	Right
Playstyle	All Rounder
Techniques	Dunk Smash Kohou

Name	Oshitari Kenya
Title	Naniwa's Speed Star
School	Shitenhouji 3rd Year
Height	177 cm
Weight	63 kg
Dominant Hand	Right
Playstyle	Offensive Counter Puncher
Techniques	Speed Tennis

Name	Akutagawa Jirou
School	Hyoutei Gakuen 3rd Year
Height	160 cm
Weight	49 kg
Dominant Hand	Right
Playstyle	Serve and Volley
Techniques	Magic Volley

The bonus round ends on Thursday, October 25th 8 PM GMT.

Cast your vote and discuss (logically) why you voted for who you voted for. Have fun, but keep it clean!​

 

[-Ken-]

Yamato Yuudai? He's fighting evenly with Tezuka, and make him go PoP. That's pretty good record.

 

[LetalHawk]

Yes, Yamato. Fighting evely with Tezuka is impossible for every other player there except for Yamato.

 

[Ninomiya]

The Doubles question I found extremely difficult.
But this is an easier one.
Yamato Yuudai ftw. Anybody who is somewhat good at tennis will struggle against GUYU.

 

[Hardy]

You can't discuss this, Jirou is gonna win anyways lol.

 

[Ninomiya]

You can't discuss this, Jirou is gonna win anyways lol.

I found that ridiculous.
Konjiki could defeat Jirou. I don't see Jirou shitting on Tornado Snake like Konjiki did. As far as we know, it was the first time he had seen it too.

Kenya could defeat him too.

Yamato has this in the bag.

 

[Hardy]

I found that ridiculous.
Konjiki could defeat Jirou. I don't see Jirou shitting on Tornado Snake like Konjiki did. As far as we know, it was the first time he had seen it too.

Kenya could defeat him too.

Yamato has this in the bag.

Just wait and see (?)

Mmm, seriously, I don't see Yamato wining against Kabaji. It's probably between Yamato/Kabaji/Hirakoba...

So I'm voting for Davide, because it's the most ridiculous vote.

 

[-Ken-]

1. Yamato
2. Matsudaira

That's my top 2 ranking. Yamato was even with National! Tezuka, and Matsudaira were giving Shiraishi and Kirihara hard time with his serve. Matsudaira would have beat Shiraishi if he didn't take his golden gauntlet off, as far as we know. I know he didn't look handsome, but his skill is real. National! Shiraishi would have crap on everyone here except Yamato as far as I'm concern.

I'm not sure about the 3rd place. Rin, or Kenya? Something along those line.

Kabaji strength depend entirely on whom he fight. He can't be tier. We already saw his maximum, though. He's somewhere along 2nd court to lower than 1st stringer right now, if we assume he fights in 2nd court match.

 

[Ninomiya]

He's somewhere along 2nd court to lower than 1st stringer right now, if we assume he fights in 2nd court match.

You may not remember but Kaoz and I put out a discussion on line-ups regard the BJB's return and 3rd Court, 5th Court and 6th Court.

We had this with the most likely: Tooyama S3, Oishi/Niou D2, Sanada Genichiro S2, Inui/Yanagi D1, Echizen Ryoma S1.

This line-up destroys any court. out of the 5 sets, they are definetely taking at least 3 lol.

 

[FrostyMouse]

There's no question that Yamato's far above anyone else listed here.

 

[ashore]

Yamato Yuudai? He's fighting evenly with Tezuka, and make him go PoP. That's pretty good record.

lol i recall tezuka owning him early on. only cuz of special move , tailor mostly for tezuka did he score any points. no point in teh anime or manga does it show yamato scoring on tezuka where tezuka could return a shot.

EDIT: also not his 2 2 2 22 2 stats shown in the manga .

 

[-Ken-]

lol i recall tezuka owning him early on. only cuz of special move , tailor mostly for tezuka did he score any points. no point in teh anime or manga does it show yamato scoring on tezuka where tezuka could return a shot.

EDIT: also not his 2 2 2 22 2 stats shown in the manga .

Using a special shot to win is winning. It doesn't make a difference. And Irie say that he hides his skill. If he hides his true skill, his stat might be higher than the stat sheet.

There's a quote that they can't be gauge by stat, or something along those line.

 

[Fayte]

Yamato wins by far.

 

[ashore]

difference of opinion on yamato. other MSers wont get let tezuka get early straight games so easily with basic rallies , where as yamato couldnt do much. if his techique was designed for tezuka mostly, then he can't apply that to everyone. he said due to tezuka's specific talent to notice a persons breathing and muscles or something liek that , allowed yamato illusion tech to work. others dont have that talent so it wouldnt work on him.

Is sanada better than tezuka, because he won him once? his skill speaks for him self. yamato only played one person, he happened to play one of the strongest MSer, it was mainly for plot to move tezuka out of u-17.

 

[Ninomiya]

@ashore

Yamato's technique was not made for Tezuka specifically.
It's for anybody who looks at his opponents hand movement when they swing. Almost every Singles player does that in this series.
Basic skill for anybody who is somewhat good.

So GUYU is effective the moment you become sort-of-good at Tennis.

In theory, it should be shat on by In and Closed Eyes however. Making Fuwa stronger than Yamato.
But Yamato should tuck away most MSers. I believe he is stronger than Tachibana.

Tachibana found difficulty with Kamikakushi. GUYU is like the Beast HS version.

 

[ashore]

alright i know why I was so insistent.. in the anime, yamato explains his ability differently, saying the reason why tezuka chases an illusion ball is because
yamato knows that tezuka instintcly plays by observing a players' movements and " breathing". and since that is what tezuka does instinctively, yamato is able to use his ability against him. (almost like subconsciously playstyle)

so that's why I reasoned this technique is specifically is used for him although it could be used for others.
I guess other advanced players also look at breathing to see where the ball will land.

how ever in the manga it doesn't explain it that well. also I'll probably agree that most advanced players look at their opponents movements to help anticipate the direction of the ball, but to look at someone's breathing that's really advanced. Not sure how many do that, and atobe saw through it in the anime with his insight.

 

[Kaoz]

Konjiki Koharu: 0 votes
Kai Yuujirou: 0 votes
Amane Hikaru: 0 votes
Ibu Shinji: 0 votes
Yamato Yuudai: 8 votes
Hirakoba Rin: 0 votes
Hiyoshi Wakashi: 0 votes
Kabaji Munehiro: 0 votes
Matsudaira Chikahiko: 0 votes
Sengoku Kiyosumi: 0 votes
Oshitari Kenya: 0 votes
Akutagawa Jirou: 2 votes

Winner: Yamato Yuudai