Table tennis World Cup Men ’s team match Japan won 3rd place in China

Table Tennis World Cup Men ’s Team Match Japan could n’t win even one in China, 3rd place, 9th November, 9:09 am

The table tennis World Cup team match, which also served as a test tournament for the Tokyo Olympics, was held in the men's semi-final, and Japan lost to China and won third place.

The table tennis World Cup team match is being held at the Tokyo Gymnasium in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, the same as the Olympic Games, in conjunction with the Tokyo Olympic test competition.

The game will be contested in the same format as the Olympics, with one doubles and four singles, and the team that won three first will win.

The Japanese boys faced China in the semi-final on the 9th, which has won the tournament for 7 consecutive times.

The first doubles were played by Takashi Niwa and Masaharu Yoshimura in a pair, but were unable to catch the flow due to the powerful shots of the Chinese pair, and lost in a straight with a game count of 0-3. .

In the second game singles, Tomokazu Harimoto, who was ranked 5th in the world ranking, played against Higashi Shinzo, who ranked first in the world.

Mr. Zhangmoto was unable to cope with the skillful attack with the opponent's swiftness.

In the third game, the game points were scored 10-9 first, such as taking a point by persistently returning the player's intense shot.

However, the place where the ball returned to the opponent floated in the game was struck and dropped 11 to 13, and the player lost straight.

In the third game singles, Yoshimura, who was ranked 48th in the world, took one game by accumulating points with 2nd-ranked Kon Kin, who was good at the world. We lost 1 to 3.

Japan could not win China and lost to 0-3 and finished third, and it did not advance to the final for two consecutive tournaments.

Toshin Karimoto, who won the second game singles, won the world ranking No. 1. “To prepare for the game before the game “I focused on taking only one point,” he said. “Since Zhangmoto is not only a forehand, but overall skills are very high, I think his growth is remarkable.” Was evaluated.