Table Tennis International Tournament Karimoto advances to the finals Ito loses on August 18 at 21:42
An international table tennis tournament was held in Bulgaria, and Tomokazu Karimoto, who was ranked 5th in the world ranking, won the Portuguese player straight in the semi-finals of the men's singles and proceeded to the final.
On the 18th at the Bulgarian Open of World Tour organized by the International Table Tennis Federation, the fifth-ranked player in the world faced the 24th-placed Portuguese player in the semi-finals of the men's singles.
The first game was reversed by taking 4 consecutive points by taking the lead in the serve from the scene that was lead 7: 8, and took 11: 8.
From the second game onwards, the best shots such as high-speed backhands and unique “Chiquita” with a unique rotation were decided everywhere, and three games were taken in a row, and the game went to the final with a straight 4-0 game count.
“I was able to concentrate on my play. My opponent was sticking, but I was able to get away with it, so it was a good game.”
On the other hand, Misato Ito, ranked 8th in the world ranking, played against 21st-ranked Chinese players in the semi-finals of women's singles.
Ito was hit by an accident with a strong shot of his opponent hitting his left eye at the beginning of the 6th game, where the game count was 3 to 2 and 1 game left until the victory.
In a game that was resumed after an interruption of about 6 minutes, the backhand made a mistake, and the forehand shot that was made was returned, so it was impossible to catch the flow, and 2 games were lost, and the game count was 3 I lost the match in 4 pairs.
Ito said, “I can see my eyes well and I'm okay. I don't want the ball to hit my eyes, I think I've lost it.