On January 27, the Japanese Table Tennis Championships were in full swing, and the mixed doubles field had already decided the champion, Zhang Benzhi and / Hayata Hina, the runner-up of the World Championships, were selected to the top, and the Olympic champion Ito Mimachi, who was concerned by fans, did not appear in the mixed doubles arena.
Why? Didn't she partner Masataka Morien to participate in the mixed doubles? Why didn't this pair of three-time mixed doubles gold medalists at the Japan National Championships participate?
It turned out that Ito Mimachi retired from the competition. She not only withdrew from the Championship mixed doubles, but also permanently withdrew from this event (mixed doubles), which was a big decision made by Ito.
Why doesn't a player who aspires to win the championship play mixed doubles? This is related to Mizutani Hayabusa, and since Mizuhi retired, Ito knew the importance of mixed doubles partners, and she could not find a more suitable partner than Mizuno.
Selective abandonment is a kind of wisdom. At last year's Olympic Games, Ito joined hands with Hayabusa Mizutani in the final to knock down Liu Shiwen/Xu Xin and win the Olympic gold medal, which is the supreme honor for table tennis players.
In the hall of mixed doubles, Ito has nothing more to pursue. As a result, as Liu Shiwen, she never had the opportunity to take revenge on Ito Mimakoto, and since last year's World Championships, Ri Ping-Pong has begun to build a Zhang Ben/Hayata combination.
It is a pity that the national table tennis players no longer have the opportunity to play with Ito Mimako in the mixed doubles field, and Liu Shiwen/Xu Xin lost the mixed doubles, which became an eternal regret.
Ito Mimachi's move is very clever, with a withdrawal, in a way that never plays, so that the opponent will never have the opportunity to avenge. Ito said that she will focus on the women's singles and women's doubles events, continue to attack the Chinese team, and have the confidence to defeat the Chinese team and win the championship.
There are trade-offs, it is a strategy, all projects are grasped, may not be able to achieve the desired results. Sun Yingsha, the little demon king of national table tennis, can also learn from Ito, and at the right time, there are trade-offs.
For example, at last year's World Championships, she was a women's singles, women's doubles and mixed doubles, triathlon finals, won the gold medal in women's doubles and mixed doubles, but lost the heaviest women's singles champion.
Sometimes, when it's time to give up, giving up selectively is a strategy. Sun Yingsha on the road to growing up, on the road to the top of the world's singles, when it is time to give up, there should be a trade-off.
For example, in the women's doubles event, Sun Yingsha has won the World Championship twice, what else to pursue?