Table Tennis All Japan Championship Komatsu Matsushima defeats high school student to junior team fourth round 16:22 on January 14
At the table tennis all-Japan championship held in Osaka City, the junior team's men's singles, noteworthy sixth grade elementary school student, Teruyoshi Matsushima defeated the second year high school player in the third round of the first game and advanced to the fourth round .
12-year-old Matsushima has won 6 consecutive victories from first graders in elementary school and younger national championships. Last year's All-Japan Championships was played by junior high school students and younger. In the 5th grade, the 8th advance was achieved.
He also participated in the junior team at the Kotoshin All-Japan Championship, and on the 14th he played against his second-year high school players in the third round of his first match.
Matsushima scored 11 to 7 by adding points in the first game, the backhand he was good at, and the forehand that he had strengthened.
Matsushima took the next two games and won a straight 3-0 game count to advance to the fourth round on March 15.
Matsushima will also participate in men's singles, a general club that will be held from the 15th.
Matsushima said, "I was very nervous because the player who won the seed was the first match of the opponent this time, but I am glad I was able to play myself without rushing. I want to aim for the best 4 with a feeling of heading "