On the 6th local time, in the first round of the women's doubles of the 2024 WTT Saudi Arabia Grand Slam, the Japanese pair Miwa Zhangmoto/Miu Hirano lost 1-3 to Liu Yangzi (Australia)/Wu Yonglin (Hong Kong, China) and missed the next round. Japanese media said that at the Paris Olympics, which has more than two months to go, the pair of Miwa Zhangmoto/Miu Hirano, who are expected to play in the team event, ushered in the first match. Miwa Zhangmoto/Miu Hirano are currently ranked 67th in the world rankings in doubles, and what kind of cooperation the two can show after their official partnership is attracting the attention of fans.
Japanese table tennis pair Miwa Zhangmoto/Miu Hirano
Miwa Zhangmoto/Miu Hirano, who also accumulated doubles practice in the Paris Olympics representative training camp, led 6-1 at the beginning of the match. However, for the right-handed pair, the "long tie" was not their strong suit, and then they were seen dropping nine points in a row to take the lead at 8-11.
The second game was a replica of the first game, as Miwa Haramoto/Miu Hirano lost six points in a row from a 4-2 lead, and lost another game at 8-11.
Miwa Zhangmoto
Although they made a lot of mistakes in the third game without creating a scoring pattern, Miwa Haramoto, who hit the ball to his heart's content, became the driving force behind the points, and the Japanese pair struggled to pull one back 12-10. In the next four games, the Japanese pair started the game 4-0, but were later suppressed by their opponent's backhand shot, losing 8-11 and losing in the first round.
Liu Yangzi/Wu Yonglin
< the first round of the women's doubles at the 2024 WTT Saudi Arabia Grand Slam >
Miwa Zhangmoto/Miu Hirano 1-3 Liu Yangzi (AUS)/Ng Wing Lam (Hong Kong)
8-11/8-11/12-10/8-11