Table Tennis All Japan Championship Mixed Doubles Ito Gumi Morizono to Semifinals 15:15 on January 15
In the table tennis All Japan Championship, the mixed doubles quarterfinals were held, and the pair of Masataka Morizono and Misato Ito, who aim for the third consecutive victory, won the reverse game after the full game and advanced to the semifinals.
At the table tennis all-Japan championship held in Osaka City, on the 15th day of the tournament, the quarterfinals of the mixed doubles were held.
The pair of Morizono and Ito, who aim for the third consecutive championship, held the game point first in the first game, 10: 6, but there was a mistake that Ito's receive and Morizono's forehand got on the net. He allowed a reversal and dropped 13 to 15 at the end of the deuce.
The pair of Morizono and Ito also dropped the third game, but the fourth game, which was left behind, was regained, and the game was entangled in the final fifth game.
In the 5th game, he allowed the lead of 3-5 at the beginning, but Morizono decided a forehand from a difficult position, and Ito reversed the opponent's timing with a skillful shot and reversed at 6 consecutive points, I took 11 to 7.
The pair of Morizono and Ito won the game count 3 to 2 and advanced to the semifinals on the 16th.
Last year's runner-up Tomokazu Harimoto and Mizu Nagasaki won the semifinals by 3-1 win.
Masataka Morizono "I want to improve for the next game"
Masataka Morizono at the All Japan Table Tennis Mixed Doubles table tennis team looked back on the quarter-finals, which won a reversal after forming a pair with Misato Ito. I want to improve it for the next game, "he said.
In addition, he said with a bitter smile that the opponent's pair had lost two games earlier, "I was impatient, but the next player, Ito, was calm." I want to enjoy the game as much as ever. "
On the other hand, after competing, Ito said, "The opponent was also very good at assembling the serve and the receive. I want to make the first game even more important. It's not a bad game, but there are many things to improve. "
He was keen on the 16th, saying, "I want to show myself. Most of the opponents are coming to us, but we also want to play without going into defense."
Tomokazu Harimoto "I want to revenge in the final"
Tomokazu Harimoto, who decided to advance to the semi-finals in the mixed doubles table tennis championship, said, "The opponent's male player was doing a bold move, so we were talking about trying to manage it together. The third game Was so powerful that he got the game, but I'm glad I could keep the other three games down. "
He said in the last year's tournament that he lost to the pair Masataka Morizono and Misa Ito in the final, and said, "First, I want to win the next semi-final and do my best to revenge in the final."