On April 10, Beijing time, the 2022 Japan Table Tennis Asian Games Selection Tournament came to an end, in the case of Zhang Benzhihe and Hayata Hina getting singles and team qualifications in advance, the remaining 7 men and 8 women launched a fierce duel, resulting in Hirano Miyu and Yoshimura Masaharu selected for singles, Kimi Yu, Ito Mimachi, Hitomi Sato, Hayasuke Tokami, and Kawazuki, Matsushita Daisei to get the team qualification.
I have to say that the results of this selection tournament are still very unexpected, among which Ito Mimachi did not have the opportunity to singles, Ishikawa Yoshijun did not have the team to think, it seems that the Japanese team's internal roll is indeed serious, but how will this team perform in the foreign war? Can it pose a threat to the Chinese team at this year's Asian Games? It's hard to predict right now! See below for details.
According to the regulations of the Japan Table Tennis Association, athletes who won the top 32 championships in March this year will automatically qualify for the Asian Games singles and team qualifications, so Zhang Benzhi and Hayata Hina do not have to participate in this selection. In addition, Olympic main Player Takashi Niwa and national champion Yukiya Utada voluntarily gave up participating in the war, which also made it difficult for people to raise interest in the selection of men's singles.
The men's and women's teams in this competition are divided into two groups, A and B, the top 2 in each group will qualify for the Asian Games team, and the first place will advance to the main competition, who can win the championship, who can get the singles qualification of the Asian Games: only 2 out of 15 people can laugh to the end, the competition is really fierce.
After the start of the game, world champion Ishikawa Yoshijun took the lead in the collapse, losing two games in a row on the first day, and was eliminated early - in the 2022 Japan National Championships, the Round of 32, Ishikawa Yoshijun lost very quickly, this Asian Games selection is no exception, it seems that the 29-year-old she is really old!
On April 10, Ito also lost 2-4 to 17-year-old Miyu Kihara in the final round of the women's singles group stage, which was even more surprising, but considering that she lost to 19-year-old Miyu Nagasaki in the round of 32 last month (who did not participate in this time of physical discomfort), the loss was also a precursor.
The final women's singles final was between Miyu Kihara and Miyu Hirano, although Miyu Hirano has been losing to Miyu Kihara in recent years, but this time it was she who won a big victory, swept 4-0 to win, and even exploded an 11-1 score in the fourth set, beating Miyu Kihara completely out of temper, thus qualifying for the Asian Games with Hayata Hina.
As for the final showdown of the men's singles, it was between world champion Makoto Yoshimura and national champion Hayabusa Tokami, and as a result, the two sides fought until the decider to divide the winner, and finally Yoshimura Masaharu won 4-3 and was about to participate in the Asian Games singles with Zhang Benzhihe, while Tokami Hayabusa, Kawazuki and Matsushita Daisei were selected for the team event.
So who will the National Table Tennis Association send to participate in this year's Asian Games? Let's wait for the latest news!