On January 26, Beijing time, the Japanese Championship is underway. In the just-concluded match, Zhang Benzhi and his partner Hina Hayata defeated their opponents Shiya Igarashi / Yonan Sugita 3:1 on aggregate in the fifth round of mixed doubles to successfully advance to the final four. Zhang Benzhi and Hina Hayata won three consecutive sets in 11:8, 11:9, 11:9 and reversed the promotion after losing the first set.
At present, the list of the top four mixed doubles in the Japanese Championship has been released. In the semi-finals, Zhang Benzhi and Hina Hayata faced Yukiya Yagihara Miyu, and Makoto Yoshimura/Li Jia Suzuki faced Kenta Taetsumi/Mikazu Akimoto. In this way, Zhang Benzhihe is expected to meet with his sister in the mixed doubles final. In the men's doubles, Zhang Benzhi and partner Masataka Morien next face their opponents Yoshida Kaidou/Yoshida Shengdou.
In the just-concluded match, the women's doubles side was upset. Women's doubles seeded Japanese star Miyu Kato and Mori Sakura appeared, and the two lost to the nobody 1:3 on aggregate and did not qualify. In the women's doubles match, Kato Miyumori Sakura and sakura two against opponents Yuri Kanzawa / Nakamori Fannan.
In the first set, Miyu Kato and Sakura Mori entered the state quickly, starting with a standoff with the first three boards, scoring frequently, easily getting the set points 10:1, and finally winning the first set 11:1, leading 1:0. In the second set, the two sides fell into a fierce battle, Sugasawa Yuri flower / Nakamori Fannan veneer quality was significantly improved, after 10:10 draw, Sugazawa Yuri flower / Nakamori Fannan strengthened the fight, scored two consecutive points, 12:10 to win back a set, the two sides scored a big score of 1:1 draw.
In the third set, Miyu Kato and Sakura Mori made a lot of mistakes, and Yuri Kanzawa / Fannan Nakamori won the set point 10:5, and in the end, they won another set 11:7 and led 2:1. In the fourth set, Yuri Kanzawa / Nakamori Fannan started with a 5-3 lead. The two became more and more courageous, 10:7 to win the match point, Kato Miyu Mori Sakura recovered a point, Sugasawa Yurihana / Nakamori Fannan 11:8 to seal the victory.
In this way, Japan's no-name pawns Yurihana Sugazawa / Fannan Nakamori won three consecutive sets in the case of losing one set first, and the total score was 3:1 reverse victory over seeded player Kato Miyumori Sakuramori and successfully advanced. The first set was beaten 11-1, but Yuri Kanzawa/Nakamori Fannan did not give up. It is worth mentioning that Miyu Kato has defeated the national table tennis Olympic champion Chen Meng, and Mori Sakuramori is also a second-rate Japanese women's singles star, with good strength.