Beijing time on January 16 news, the 2021 All Japan Table Tennis Championships began the sixth day of competition. In the men's singles quarterfinals, Takashi Niwa, who participated in the Rio Olympics, played poorly, losing 2-4 to the 00-generation youngster Yuki Tanaka, who failed to qualify for the final four. In this competition, Tanaka Yuji attacked and defended at both ends are very thick, the key points dare to fight, whether it is strength or on-field style is first-class, the future national table tennis needs to beware of this 00 post-00s. Masataka Morien defeated Rishi Hideta 4-1 to reach the semifinals.
Niwa Takaki 2-4 Tanaka Yuta (11-9, 5-11, 9-11, 13-11, 9-11, 7-11)
Takashi Niwa competed at the 2016 Rio Olympics and was a key member of the Japanese team to win the men's team silver medal. At that Olympic Games, Niwa Takashi also participated in the men's singles competition, he broke into the quarterfinals, but the quarter-finals were reversed by Zhang Jike in the case of winning one set first, and missed the semifinals.
The 26-year-old Takashi Niwa has also performed well in other competitions. At the World Table Tennis Championships, he won the 2016 team silver medal, the 2012 and 2014 team bronze medals, and the 2015 and 2017 men's doubles bronze medals. In the 2018 World Cup team competition, Takashi Niwa helped Japan to win the runner-up. In addition, he holds two Youth Olympic gold medals.
At the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, Niwa Takashi helped Japan win the bronze medal and the men's doubles field also won the third place. Four years later, at the Incheon Asian Games, The Niwa Takashi team won the third place again, and the men's doubles also won the bronze medal. In the history of the Asian Championships, Niwa Takashi has won a total of 4 silver and 4 bronze results.
At the All Japan Table Tennis Championships, Takashi Niwa made his debut to beat Magawa Chao 4-1, and then faced Yumasa Tanigaki, who made a 11-0 with one set to concede, although he was beaten 11-1 by his opponents to win 4-2. In the last round, Niwa Takashi eliminated 39-year-old veteran Yoshida Haiwei 4-0 to reach the quarterfinals.
In the quarter-finals, Takashi Niwa faced Yuki Tanaka, who received a retirement gift from title-winning favourite Hayabusa Tokami in the fourth round, defeated Matsushita Daisei 4-1 in the fifth round, and defeated Sho Onne 4-2 in the previous round to lock up a place in the quarterfinals.
In this game, Niwa Takashi won 11-9, but Tanaka Yuki was not willing to show weakness, winning two consecutive sets at 11-5 and 11-9, and in the fourth set, the two players entered a tug-of-war, once stuck in a glue, and at the critical moment, Niwa Takashi handled it more delicately, and he won 13-11.
In the fifth set, Niwa Takashi started 6-3 and was chased back 8-9 by the opponent, during the critical period he requested a timeout, Tanaka Yuji received a direct rush to score, and the two came to a 9 draw. At the end of the inning, Yuki Tanaka continued to exert his strength to win 11-9. In the sixth set, Niwa Takashi trailed 2-5, 5-8, and Yuki Tanaka won 11-7 to advance to the semifinals with a 4-2 victory over Niwa Takashi.
Masataka Morien 4-1 Rishi Hideta (11-9, 11-7, 11-7, 9-11, 12-10)
Masataka Morien's opponent in the men's singles quarterfinals was Rishi Hideta. After the game began, Mori En's Masataka actively mobilized his opponents, and although he was once bitten by the score, he dared to change at key moments and effectively controlled his mistakes, winning three consecutive sets 11-9, 11-7 and 11-7.
In the fourth game, Hideta Rishi, who was not willing to lose, let go of a fight and pulled back Ichijo 11-9. In the fifth set, the two were deadlocked to 10 draws, Hideta Rishi returned the ball to hang on the net, Morien Masashi won the match point 11-10, and with Hideta Rishi making a mistake, Morien Masashi locked up the victory 12-10, thus defeating Hideta Rishi 4-1 and reaching the final four.