On the morning of August 13, Beijing time, the Japanese Table Tennis T League Individual Competition ushered in the first round of the women's singles competition, of which the two world champions Ishikawa Yoshinori and Hirano Miyu won the first battle, the former was 4-1 to eliminate Yurika Minamiha, the latter was to win 4 consecutive sets, the same 4-1 reverse Edo Hiroshi advanced, and then there will be a focus battle, that is, Ishikawa Yoshinori vs Ito Mimako!
Judging from the current competitive state of the two sides, it is very difficult for Ishikawa Yoshijun to win Ito Mimachi - this year she has lost the Chengdu World Table Tennis Championships and the Hangzhou Asian Games, and she is always poor in the lottery, this time and Ito Mimachi met so early, it is really unlucky, can only go all out to fight!
The individual T League is a new event in the Japanese table tennis world, because it is related to the selection of the Paris Olympic Games, so even Ito Mimachi, who usually does not participate in the commercial league, has officially announced her joining, and this time she has won the privilege of first round bye and direct promotion to the top sixteen, as for the opponent, it is produced between Ishikawa Yoshinori and Minamiba Yurika.
Ishikawa Yoshijun is very familiar to everyone, the former Japanese women's table tennis "one sister", the world table tennis doubles champion, the World Cup singles and the Olympic team runner-up, the strength is not bad, but with the increase of age, her state is getting worse, and now she has faded out of the top five main forces in the team, and it is urgent to prove herself again.
In the first round of the competition, Ishikawa Yoshijun still did not drop the chain, just as the so-called "skinny camel is bigger than a horse", can not deal with Ito Mimako, Hayata Shina, but also can not deal with Minami Tana rika? Soon Ishikawa won 4-1 (11-4, 7-11, 11-8, 11-3, 11-5) and was about to take on a duel with Ito.
As for hirano's first opponent on the other side, he was also of average level, that is, Edehiro Ai. Miyu Hirano started unfavorably and was taken out by the opponent 11-8, but then he easily reversed 11-4, 11-3, 11-3, 11-3, and then competed with Sadzuki Oto for the top eight places.
From the perspective of strength comparison, it is more difficult for Ishikawa Yoshijun to pass it by Ito Mimachi, after all, no matter from the perspective of age, technology and other aspects, 29-year-old Ishikawa is no longer dominant. However, this competition does not completely determine the Olympic quota, so even if you lose, there are still other opportunities to fight.
As for Hirano Miyu's words, although it is already inferior to herself five years ago (16-year-old won the World Cup women's singles championship, 17-year-old won Ding Ning, Zhu Yuling, Chen Meng won the Asian Championship women's singles championship), but playing Oto Shayue should not be a big problem, but do not rule out that there will be a cold burst: the team battle, there are many surprises, let's wait and see it!