She once single-handedly changed the pattern of Chinese women's table tennis, but now she is likely to miss the Paris Olympics
The 2024 All Japan Table Tennis Championships have kicked off, and this tournament is very important because after the All Japan Championships, Japan's singles candidates for the Paris Olympics will be officially announced.
At present, the situation of Japanese men's table tennis is relatively clear, that is, Tomokazu Zhangmoto and Hayasuke Togami have qualified for the singles competition in the Paris Olympics in advance.
However, the situation of Japanese women's table tennis is not too clear.
Hina Hayata's points are higher, and like Sun Yingsha of the Chinese women's table tennis, she has already locked in the singles qualification for the Paris Olympics in advance.
But the second choice of Japanese women's table tennis is also as confusing as Chinese women's table tennis.
However, the Chinese women's table tennis has Chen Meng, Wang Manyu and Wang Yidi competing for another singles spot, while the Japanese women's table tennis has only Miu Hirano and Misei Ito.
In the Paris Olympic selection points of Japanese women's table tennis, there are currently 486 points, and Misei Ito is 451.5 points, and Mimato Ito is nearly 35 points less than Miu Hirano.
In this All Japan Table Tennis Championships, the champion will receive 120 bonus points, with 100 points for the runner-up, 80 points for the semifinals, and 50 points for the quarterfinals.
Judging from the current situation, as long as Miu Hirano can reach the final, no matter what kind of results Ito achieves, he is destined to miss the singles of the Paris Olympics!
And if Miu Hirano reaches the semifinals, Misei Ito needs to win the final singles championship to have the possibility of surpassing Miu Hirano!
This is undoubtedly very challenging for Ito!
At present, Ito's situation is very bad, and in this all-day competition, he will not only strive to win the championship, but also hope that Miu Hirano will not play well.
Seeing this situation of Misei Ito, I can't help but sigh for the first Olympic champion in the history of Japanese table tennis.
You must know that Misei Ito used to be the strongest opponent of Chinese women's table tennis, and she changed the pattern of Chinese women's table tennis by herself, but now it is so difficult to compete for an Olympic singles qualification!
Misei Ito rose in the Tokyo Olympic cycle, as early as the 2018 team World Table Tennis Championships finals, she defeated Liu Shiwen in a reversal, and since then she has become the strongest opponent of Chinese women's table tennis!
In the 2018 Swedish Open, Misei Ito defeated Liu Shiwen, Ding Ning and Zhu Yuling successively to win the final women's singles championship.
You must know that at that time, Ding Ning, Liu Shiwen and Zhu Yuling were the top three absolute main forces of Chinese women's table tennis, and this feat of Misei Ito also shocked the Chinese table tennis world, forcing Chinese women's table tennis to consider updating in advance!
And it is in this situation that the Chinese women's table tennis began to increase the training of Sun Yingsha and Wang Manyu!
It can be said that if there is no Misei Ito, the Tokyo Olympics, the Chinese women's table tennis will definitely send Ding Ning and Zhu Yuling to participate in singles, and Liu Shiwen to participate in mixed doubles!
It is precisely because of the appearance of Ito Micheng that Zhu Yuling and Liu Shiwen lost to Ito Micheng in a row, and Ding Ning has an advantage in the overall record with Ito Micheng, but I have to say that every time I play with Ito Micheng, it becomes very difficult!
And the younger generation of Sun Yingsha and the Mesozoic Chen Meng had an advantage in the game against Ito Misei, which also led to In the end, the Chinese women's table tennis sent Chen Meng and Sun Yingsha to participate in the singles competition of the Tokyo Olympics!
It can be said that it was Misei Ito who single-handedly changed the pattern of Chinese women's table tennis and forced Chinese women's table tennis to speed up the upgrading!
Now that the Chinese women's table tennis has completed the upgrading, Ito's own situation has become bad!
In the Japanese team, Misei Ito has gradually been surpassed by Hina Hayada and Miyu Hirano, and even the Japanese women's table tennis has begun to focus on cultivating a younger Miwa Zhangmoto!
If Ito can't win the All Japan Championships, she will not only miss the singles at the Paris Olympics, but even the team event!
As a Japanese player of the same age as Sun Yingsha, I still hope that Misei Ito will not sink and be able to perform better in this All Japan Championships, after all, table tennis needs competition, and only strong opponents can promote the faster development of national table tennis!
Go for it!