In the past two months of international table tennis competitions, the prominent figures in the Japanese table tennis world are undoubtedly Hina Hayada and Miwa Zhangmoto. In particular, Hina Hayata, as the core player of the Japanese women's team, her main competitors are Chen Meng, Wang Yidi and Sun Yingsha of the Chinese team. Although Hina Hayada was often the underdog in her many encounters with Wang, she showed a strong competitiveness against Sun.
In Hina Hayata's game strategy, the performance of the serve and the first three boards is particularly crucial. Facing Wang Manyu, her shortcomings in these two links led to consecutive points in the game. Against Sun, Hina Hayada was able to use her quick first-three board attacks and nimble backhand skills to create plenty of pressure on Sun.
Miwa Zhangmoto, another promising young Japanese player, showed a huge threat against Wang Manyu with his excellent return and fast forehand and backhand articulation. Despite often being at a disadvantage against Sun, Zhang's skills have improved significantly, and she has gradually found a way to deal with them.
Sun's strength is reflected in her backhand fast break and match reading ability. She is able to adjust her tactics at crucial moments and quickly find her opponent's weaknesses. For Hina Hayada and Miwa Zhangmoto, Sun Yingsha's ability is a key problem they need to overcome.
Looking ahead to the upcoming Paris Olympics, the Japanese team's strategy is clearly to use Hina Hayada and Miwa Zhang as the assault point to challenge Sun Yingsha and Wang Manyu respectively. Although there is still a gap between the two Japanese players in terms of technique and tactics, their continuous improvement and adjustment of tactics are gradually closing the gap between the top Chinese players. The continued efforts of Hina Hayada and Miwa Haramoto will add more suspense and excitement to the Olympic Games.