For women, Ito is the winner for boys. Table tennis Japan Top 12/12/22 17:54
The “Japan Top 12” is held in Sendai City, where top table athletes in Japan participate in table tennis. Women are both Mitsuyoshi Ito and boys are Tomokazu Harimoto, both of whom are sure to be representatives of the Tokyo Olympic Singles. People won.
In the “Japan Top 12”, four men and four men who advanced to the finals of the world championship on the 21st participated in a tournament format, with players who are sure to be represented in the Tokyo Olympics singles representatives. .
In the women's final, Ito faced the same 19-year-old Miu Hirano who missed the singles representative. Ito lost the first game, and the second game was held first.
However, he took points 13-13 with clever shots and challenging courses that missed the timing.
Ito also robbed the third game, and the fourth game was a deuce entanglement, but at the end he scored 17-15 with his special serve. Ito, who also robbed the fifth game, beat Hirano with a game count of 4 to 1, and won the tournament's first victory.
The men's final was a match between Harimoto and Takaki Niwa, both of whom are sure to be the representatives of the Tokyo Olympics and Singles.
Harimoto took the first game and then led the game 2 to 3 to 8. However, he scored six consecutive points and made a reverse, deciding on a strengthened forehand. Was.
After that, Narimoto, who overwhelmed Niwa with a strong forehand, won the second straight victory with a game count of 4-0 straight win.
Harimoto: Stacks will come alive next year
"I was a little tired, but I managed to win with the skills I have now. I couldn't anticipate what would happen each time in the fourth match against Niwa who competed in the final, so I was careful. I was prepared in the second game, but it was best to be able to reverse from 5 points in the second game. "
Looking back at the year following the Olympic Games, "It was a year for me to test for the next year. I've been playing well since the month, and I'm hoping to get through this next month until the Tokyo Olympics take place in August next year. "
Then, "I want to be a year where I can laugh more than next year. To increase the probability of winning a gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics, I think that I must win each game in the previous tournament and win And I think that accumulation will come to life for the Olympics. "
Niwa: "I become stronger and win a medal in Tokyo"
Takashi Niwa, the runner-up, praised his opponent, saying, "Today, Harimoto, who won the championship, was too strong with few mistakes."
Looking back on the year following the fight for the national team, he said, "I participated in about 20 international competitions. In the meantime, I lost seven rounds in the first round, and there was a difficult time, but finally I got good results and competed in the national team. I'm glad I could finish it. "
He also said that he was sure to be a representative of the Tokyo Olympics. "I didn't feel like I was a representative at first, but I was glad a few days later. I think that the chances of getting a medal in a group will be high, so I want to do my best. "