The 24-year-old table tennis Olympic champion missed the singles at the Paris Olympics, and was called the little devil that year, or switched to other associations
At the Tokyo Olympics, the Chinese table tennis national team, which was the main force, did not win the table tennis gold medal as expected by fans before the game. Because in this Olympic Games, the first gold medal in the mixed doubles of the table tennis competition was taken away by the main rival Japanese table tennis. And the mixed doubles gold medal was taken away by the Japanese media called the table tennis little devil Misei Ito and her partner Mizutani Hayabusa, but what I didn't expect was that the 24-year-old Olympic champion who created the history of Japanese table tennis has now missed the singles qualification for the Paris Olympics in just over two years. After missing the women's singles qualification for the Paris Olympics, Ito hinted that she would withdraw from all competitions at the Paris Olympics, including women's team, mixed doubles, etc. Some netizens analyzed that Ito Misei may invest in other associations to get better development.
Recently, the Japanese Table Tennis Championships are underway, and in the fourth to sixth rounds of singles, Japanese table tennis player Miu Hirano won three rounds in a row and successfully entered the top 8. But another famous player, Misei Ito, the former Japanese table tennis sister, lost 3-4 in the 1/8 finals and missed the promotion. As a result of not advancing to the quarterfinals, Ito has been eliminated from the Olympic women's singles qualification competition ahead of schedule.
According to the relevant regulations of the Japan Table Tennis Association, the top two teams in the men's and women's teams in the selection tournament will qualify for the singles Olympic Games in Paris. Prior to this, Japan's Hina Hayada had already qualified for a singles tournament with points. The remaining qualification will be between two players, Miu Hirano and Misei Ito. Prior to this race, Miu Hirano had 486 points, while Mimato Ito had 451.5 points, with Ito trailing by 34.5 points.
But after the results of this competition came out, due to Ito's loss, Miu Hirano's promotion, which means that Mimato Ito's Japanese table tennis Paris Olympic points will not be able to catch up with Miu Hirano at all. As a result, Ito missed the women's singles qualification for the Paris Olympics ahead of schedule. This is definitely a very big blow to Ito's career. You must know that before the Tokyo Olympics, Misei Ito, who was only 21 years old at the time, was the darling of Japanese table tennis and became the focus of the whole team. Don't say anything about singles qualifications, basically all resources are tilted towards her.
On the side of national table tennis, Misei Ito is also regarded as the biggest obstacle on the way to winning the championship. However, in just over two years, Ito has fallen to the point where she can't even qualify for women's singles. This is definitely a major blow to Ito, who has always been arrogant. Therefore, after missing the promotion, Misei Ito cried. She even said: "I guess I will give up the mixed doubles and women's team competitions at Paris 2024 because I didn't qualify for the women's singles, it's too sad." If that's the case, then it's a relief for Ito. In fact, Misei Ito did have a good time, which made the main players of the women's team of national table tennis very nervous, and also won the Olympic gold medal and created the history of Japanese table tennis. In this regard, some netizens said that today's Japanese table tennis basically no longer has a place for Misei Ito, and she may consider switching to other associations to get more opportunities to display the competition.