Keyword to Tokyo “Undefeated Woman” Table Tennis Misato Ito October 4, 18:36

Misato Ito aims to participate in the Tokyo Olympics with table tennis women's singles. Ito is at the top of Japanese women's points at the current point in a typical selection race where only two slots are contested. What Ito raised for the Tokyo Olympics was the keyword “undefeated woman”.
(Sports News Department reporter Yuri Yoshimoto)

Last month, Ito was one of the top women ’s players, and he forgot to participate in the Asian Championship, which is the target of the national team selection.
Under such circumstances, special training is allowed for interviews.
Ito thought that it was necessary to improve his level by practicing in order to demonstrate his full potential in the rest of the tournament.

Did you get lost in seeing off the Asian Championships?
The answer was “I want to walk my way”.

While other players actively participated in the tournament to earn points, Ito was trying to get an Olympic ticket with his own idea.

The biggest weapon "Smash"

Ito's big weapon is smash.
Usually, the chance ball that floats high is rebounded, but Ito has refined a unique playing style that boldly strikes even a low ball.

If the smash is decided, it will surely lead to points.
In an “aggressive style”, Ito has won the Olympic gold medalist and Chinese polite player.

However, a smash that hits a low ball is a shot with a high risk of missing even a slight error. There were also games where mistakes were made in the game and the game was lost.

If you can win even more than the top players in China, you can get out of the national competition. It was the smash that I was trying to master until I forgot to participate in the Asian Championship.

“There is still a risk at this stage. Smash is about half below 40%, so I want to be able to raise it to half, 60% and 70%,” says Ito. .

It is the movement of the foot that is conscious of the level up. Make sure it is close to the ball and not hit with your hand. This is because hitting with the whole body increases the probability of catching the platform.

Furthermore, practice to hit 40 balls continuously without taking a smash break.
Coach Matsuzaki, coaching from elementary school, explains, “To correct yourself in a short time,” assuming a match.

Refining the smash of taste, facing the representatives for the remaining three months. It was the word “undefeated woman” that Ito, who was pushing his own path, set the keyword for Tokyo.

“I want to be like this at the Tokyo Olympics, but after all I want to be a player who can win everybody.”