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Text: Changsha Liu Dehua
Editor: Changsha Liu Dehua
At the Japanese National Championships on January 25, Beijing time, the women's doubles composed of Miu Hirano and Miwa Zhang suffered an upset and were eliminated by their opponents Aso Luna/Asuka Sasao 3-2.
Miu Hirano was once the leader of Japanese table tennis, defeating the national table tennis to win the World Cup, and Miwa Zhang was the hope star of Japan before winning the youth championship.
The result was unbelievable to miss the quarterfinals of the women's doubles. Did the Japanese team blow out talent?
Importance of the Japanese Championship
The Japan Championships is the focus of the team this year, and the results of this time will directly affect the quota for the next World Table Tennis Championships in Busan and the Paris Olympics.
Therefore, the Japanese side attaches great importance to it, and all the players are full of spirit and strive to fight to the end.
Game recap
Let's take a look back at the whole game.
Miu Hirano/Miwa Zhang fell into a 0-2 disadvantage at the beginning, and was beaten by the opponent 13:11 and 12:10 in a row.
But after all, they are experienced veterans, they quickly adjusted their state, won two games in a row 11:2, 11:7, and equalized the score 2:2, and the two sides returned to the same running line again.
Unfortunately, at the critical moment of the deciding game, they failed to seize the opportunity and were once again defeated by their opponents with a score of 10-12, and were finally reluctantly eliminated.
For Miu Hirano/Miwa Haramoto, the collapse of this match was a real surprise. once caught up, but lost its grasp at the critical moment, which can be regarded as a failure.
In this regard, the strongest women's doubles this time missed the quarterfinals.
Aso/Asuka Sasao may have been a fluke, but in the arena of competitive sports, victory or defeat is often a matter of momentary turns.
Other players
On the other hand, Miyu Kihara/Miyu Nagasaki have become the most champion combination in the quarterfinals of the women's doubles event, and are expected to hit the gold medal with their strong strength.
As the former world No. 1 pair, they defeated Sun Yingsha/Wang Manyu and became strong contenders for the title after their biggest rivals in this tournament were eliminated.
Now, except for Miyu Kihara/Miyu Nagasaki, there is no main player of the Japanese national team among the other women's doubles pairs that have advanced.
Combinations such as Saki Shibata/Satsuki Oto and Hitomi Sato/Hashimoto Honoka also have some strength. But it doesn't pose much of a threat.
Yoshiki Ito / Kiyoshi Hayata
And the former women's doubles kings Ito/Hina Hayata, who chose not to participate in the national championships, provided a rare opportunity for other teams.
The absolute champion of the five-time championship is no longer participating, and the competition in the women's doubles event has instantly become more intense.
This also means that other teams have more opportunities to show their strengths, and this upset is also a product of this opportunity.
Will Ito be able to get his wish for the Paris Olympics?
The women's doubles match is just an appetizer, and the biggest suspense of this match is the women's singles match.
Misei Ito, who has attracted the attention of domestic fans, has been in a downward spiral recently, and his status in the team has dropped again and again, and the Paris Olympics are not optimistic.
On the premise that the first sister Hina Hayada has already secured an Olympic singles quota, the remaining singles quota will be between Miu Hirano and Mimato Ito.
However, in terms of current form, it is clear that Hirano is superior, and if he does not win the big head in this competition, he will not only lose the singles quota, but even miss the Olympics altogether.
Because the third person participating in the Olympic team competition will be recommended by the Japan Table Tennis Association, there is no score requirement.
Then, according to the tradition of cultivating newcomers in the small day good team, Zhang Benmeihe, who just won the junior championship, is undoubtedly a better choice.
Therefore, the "big-headed doll" has to seize this last chance, once it loses the Olympics, it will be difficult to come back.
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