On the afternoon of April 9, Beijing time, the Japan Table Tennis Asian Games singles selection tournament continued, and the Olympic champion Ito Mimachi, who won the first 4-0 victory, also ushered in his second opponent, that is, Miyu Kato, who usually has average results but can often win cold (has defeated Chen Meng, Ito Mimachi, Hayata Hina and others).
Although Ito Mimachi encountered certain difficulties in this battle, many times lagging behind the opponent in the small score, but in the end it was 4-0 to sweep Miyu Kato, winning two consecutive wins in the group stage, just one step away from qualifying for the main tournament: it is worthy of being the number one opponent of the Chinese team, and the strength is indeed beyond the ordinary Japanese athletes!
The schedule of the singles selection of the Asian Games in Japan is very tight, like Ito Mimachi's first match only ended for more than an hour, followed by the second duel, which is undoubtedly a challenge for her in the particle fast attack method, so there is indeed suspense in this battle with Miyu Kato.
Sure enough, in the first game, Miyu Kato played very aggressively, while Ito seemed a little tired, and was quickly won by the opponent for 3 innings. However, at the critical moment, Ito Mimachi was worthy of being the top master of women's table tennis, and soon won through the control and turn-back tactics in the stage, and then chased 5 points in a row and came out on top 12-10.
In the second set, Miyu Kato started the lead again and was reversed, but then the two sides still entangled until the last 2 points to divide the winner, and the result was that Ito Mimachi won 12-10 thrillingly, and it was not easy to win! At this time, Miyu Kato seemed to be a little broken, and directly squatted on the ground when she was resting outside the field and buried her head deep in her hands, the situation was very bad.
In the third set, Ito Mimachi gradually entered the good situation, this time it was finally her turn to start the lead, and Kato Miyu seemed to have no momentum - after all, she had hope to fight in the first two sets, and the result was only 2 points lost, the mood must have been greatly affected, and soon there was a big rout, and then lost again 6-11, and the big score was forced into a desperate situation after 0-3!
In the fourth set, Miyu Kato had no way out, and could only fight against Ito Mimachi, and then the scores of the two sides alternately rose, forming a stalemate situation again. However, after calling out the suspension adjustment, Ito Took advantage and finally locked in the victory 11-6, sweeping the opponent 4-0, which was really powerful.
At present, Ito Mimachi has won two consecutive victories in his group, as long as he defeats Kihara Miyu again, he can guarantee that he will advance to the second round as the first and continue to attack the Asian Games singles qualification, so will the 17-year-old Kihara Miyu give her this opportunity? Let's wait for the new showdown to kick off!