The idea that this was a real match, not a movie, or a show, a commercial, or even staged, is truly what makes this the best match of all time.

When you've completed the sport and just replaying for 100% achievements.

I love how when he moved the table to get the point, the judge actually gave him the point

I just love how serious the judge was at first by moving the board back in place then later she’s awarding the same guy with a point by moving the table to his advantage 😂

One guy is funny, and the other is smart so he understands the joke and plays along it. And both are both.

Player: moves table to his advantage Judge: *adds a point*

And Chuang Chih-Yuan is still playing in the Olympics today despite the age. True fighter. True legend.

This has to be the most beautiful moment in sporting history...no nonsense just pure fun in competing with respect for your opponent

The judges were the real MVP's here... Keeping the phony score and allowing massive bends of the rules to enable the players to play to the audience and just have fun

*Me* Never searched about table tennis UKposts: here’s a table tennis video for you

It's incredible , we are laughing our heads off yet at the same time we become even more aware of the incredible skills those two have. Who doesn't want to play table tennis after watching this? Pure promotion!

This must be one of the greatest moments in human sports history

Two friends breaking the physics engine in a game. The tournement staff: *distraught tom face*

The longer you watch it, the more it becomes an Anime Battle.

I love how everyone wasn't so serious about it. Everyone was just having fun.

Imagine being on your first day at the job as a judge and see them play

These two aren't just athletes. They are artists.

who else had intention to watch only moments of the video and ended up watching full match.

Big respect to Chuang Chih-Yuan for competing in this Olympics. Though he stopped at the top 16, he is the legend of Taiwan table tennis.

I didn’t want it to end. It was so much fun to watch. I love that they were playing for the true meaning of “game.”

The crowd got their money’s worth

when they started playing with two balls judge: confused screaming

This is what sport is all about. Both people having a great time, a wonderful show for the audience, even the judges handled it so well! I love this so much. These players showing what being a human is about, no matter where you are from or what your background is.

If this went any longer they would have had to bring out different kinds of paddles to revive J.M.

I love how the officials never went out of their way to stop these guys from messing around.

I'm surprised how much the judges let them get along with the fun. We need more of these.

Saive realizes early on it's better to be remembered as the funny player than the player who lost. What a game!

I had the widest grin watching this. Sports should be fun like this at all times. Let the masters bend the rules for our entertainment !

Nobody remembers a normal match. EVERYONE remembers a unique one like this. Props to both of these dudes & the judges for letting this happen.

sportsmanship AND showmanship AND from both players. Love it!

This was wholesome and I love the judges not being..... well...judgemental lol. Both were fun. Had no idea this sport could be entertaining till there two lol. Bringing in the 2 balls... rotating the tables.. moving the board and going further away. That guy played into it he could of def got him on pretty much any of them but he played into for the audience to see how par the dude can go. Their ball control is insane. Way to go guys. And judges you were great! And to who ever put this out there...ty!

Gotta give these guys credit for their outstanding sense of humor and sportsmanship. Kudos to both!

Me: Never even watched a single table tennis match. UKposts: How would you like to watch 'The Funniest Table Tennis Match in HISTORY'.

When you realise the real reason why people start playing games. Fun.

Best ping pong I’ve ever seen!! The guys were having so much fun and watching the judges not crack up laughing was great!!

To just see how casually Jean-Michael is playing and with sheer skill speaks for itself that how great of a player he must've been in his prime. It's definitely both the players just having fun here, but then the distance from which they both are receiving the ball, especially Saive, sheer class! What a fun, entertaining, unforgettable match!

They are actually having fun, this is what's sports should be like.

This is what happens when Mr. Bean and Jackie Chan plays pingpong!

These dudes are phenomenal! I love how they played off each other, had fun with it and not only showed their amazing pong skills, but that they are both hilarious.

Hilarious!🤣🤣🤣 Wins the best Olympics entertainment duo hands down. I think they should team up and travel around the world to promote the sport. The memories they make will give them more joy and meaning than any medals. A big thank you to the judges for not intervening and allowing play to continue. Sooooo much fun to watch and I am sure the two good friends had soooo much fun playing each other in this way.👏👏👏

A friendly reminder that these people started playing the game for fun.

The real legend here is the judge, for keeping a straight face throughout

I mean wtf. They are playing on a high level. They know each others turns, they are capable of receiving a pun when its meant to be. Not just for the pure show but they both did recent normal servings, going from aggressive to defensive and had some fun is incredible. It's like watching two best friends who played hundreds of matches against each other and then this......they got it all and seperated by the best way. So much thank yous for these players

When East meets West showing humour and sportmanship combined with humour at it's finest. A wonderful example of nations getting on and a lessonwe should all remember.

Great cooperation of the players and the crew to create a funny show.

its just two blokes having a blast at a professional competition... I love it

這個影片竟然晚了七年看到 不過真的很爆笑 希望YT演算法能讓更多台灣人也看到桌球教父在專業比賽之餘逗趣詼諧的一面

It’s amazing how big a smile this still puts on my face.

So let's strike "Watch a 16 minute table tennis video" off my bucket list.

One of the few times I've been genuinely entertained watching a sport. Fun players, judges and audience, and sport, too.

Its so nice to see the judges joining in on the fun! As well as both the players joining in without saying much to each other!

The moment two balls got onto the table the umpire was like "I don't get paid enough for this shit"😂😂

Two friends meet in bracket and decide to goof on everyone.

看完東京奧運莊智淵的最後一場球賽，突然在youtube上看到了這影片 雖然這次奧運無緣晉級八強，但40歲的莊智淵表現的太好了，這些年他也在桌球場上有超人的成績，世界排名也曾到了高居第3位 隨著年齡漸漸變大，年輕的球員也開始有了超越自己的成績 但是希望莊智淵一直到老都能在桌球場上感受到快樂，像這場Saive一樣，雖然他大了莊智淵10幾歲，贏得勝算雖然已知不大，卻依然享受整場比賽 謝謝你，莊智淵！辛苦了！台灣最棒的桌球選手！

給智淵1000個respect 台灣永遠的桌球傳奇❤

Half expected them to run out and get some red Dixie cups and start a round of beer pong half way through lol

Now this is what I call *playing table* tennis.

Simply a masterclass of skill, sportsmanship and improvised chaos.

I watched this 6 years ago, then about 3 years ago, then again today after Chuangs retirementannouncement. A classic game is always fun to watch because it's a classic game. There is a reason we call Sports a game, because that's what it is, a Game, something Fun to experience, to play. That spirit seems to have lost somehow nowadays.

don't you realize this is the hardest game of tennis table? this is madness.

this literally what two friends on the opposite team start having fun

“Is this even legal?” Who’s cares!! This is awesome!!

這是在用桌球表演慢才吧這兩個🤣🤣🤣 超厲害的啦哈哈可以把桌球玩的這麼歡樂又專業 表演得如果精彩 真的厲害

mad respect for messing around in the middle of a tournament lol

I don't even play table tennis, but this guy is having the time of his life.

Chuang is legend. Still fighting in his fifth Olympic game. Hope it’s not his last dance .BTW, I never saw him smile during a table tennis game until this game 🤣🤣🤣

I remember watching this a few years back but UKposts recommended again and I had to watch. Fun Fact: This was not a showoff match but a real competition.

i must admit the video title was completely correct

This needs to be archived and kept forever.

Allmost 2023 and one of the best matches all time, hope to see more fun games like these in this incredible sport!

沒想到我們桌球教父國外那麽多人看到 也是台灣之光的一種展現方式啦 一直以為他是很正經的人欸 沒想到那麽幽默 喜歡

He was like Mr.Bean playing ping-pong...!!

The best before-bedtime vid ever. What a way to end a day. THANKS ! !

看得又想笑又想掉眼淚( 好開心有這樣的比賽，好難過當時無緣得見現場，但更開心的是選手們、觀眾們、裁判們都在享受這場比賽，感謝錄影讓這麼可愛的比賽得以留存。

今天看這影片特別有感觸嗚嗚嗚 今天是莊智淵宣布最後一次打奧運了也是他人生的最後一次奧運比賽了 從我五歲那年就開始打一直打 拼戰到今年我都20幾了還在努力 真的超感動 謝謝莊智淵讓我知道原來台灣的桌球這麼厲害 每屆奧運都可以為為我們帶來希望 知道我們的桌球也是很有實力可以跟國際一拼的 也謝謝莊智淵一直在為台灣徵光 真的為台灣桌球界帶來太多太多 謝謝你台灣桌球教父

Why can't this be the gold standard with every sport!? These guys are so amazing!!! 👏👏👏

Everyone just having fun - this is real sportsmanship!

Many years have passed, and I still love this video. The funniest match of all time for sure

I’m truly grateful for UKposts recommended sometimes, this is one of them.

Best example of a friendly match And this is one of the moments when you lose the match but win the hearts

I love their spotmansship. it's like jean-micheal called chuang. "JM: yo bud, wanna play table tennis in a stadium full of crowds?" "CC: sure why not, let's give them some entertainment"

Лучше этого в сетях нет! Спасибо за массу удовольствия - пересматриваю частенько и всегда с восторгом!

i love seeing how everybody got along with it making it a unique experience and a entertaining one aswell

Didn't expect to watch the _whole_ thing, but I'm glad I did.

They literally need to rent a football field to play the tennis table.

This has to be the embodiment of sportmanship. Love it!

Me: Never watched a table tennis game in my life. UKposts: Lets introduce him to this sport in a way he can not forget

See THIS is what sports should be ! ! ! Filled with laughter, fun, and good sportsmanship!

Here's what happens when sports are not corrupted by money

拉遠球可以這麼遠真的嘆為觀止！ 兩位都是很傑出高超很會控球的運動員，才能完成這齣桌球喜劇哈哈哈哈XDDD

if all sports were like this, i would watch the heck out of it cause they having fun instead of serious all the time

when coach says 'just go out there and have fun don't worry about the match'

Saive retired about an year after this game, having played at the Olympics a record 7 times straight since 1988, when the sport was first introduced there. Chih-Yuan is 15 years younger than him and currently the world no. 26 with a bright future.

Imagine the skill to be able to pull something like this off. And for an entire match. Amazing.

從dcard過來朝聖 以前居然都沒看過哈哈🤣

One of the few times I actually enjoy UKposts recommendations

Laughter is the only thing that can be understood by everyone. No language or religious separation could ever change that.

台灣人這邊報到!! yt 神奇的演算法! 2021.8.2到此一遊

Best advertisement for table tennis I've ever seen.