Table tennis held in China for the first time in 8 months Ito and Ishikawa to the quarterfinals November 9th 15:29

Mima Ito and Kasumi Ishikawa, who have been nominated to represent the Tokyo Olympics at the women's World Cup, the first international table tennis tournament in eight months, both won the first round and advanced to the quarterfinals. I did.

Due to the influence of the new coronavirus, the international table tennis tournament has been canceled or postponed since March, and the women's World Cup, which opened in China on the 8th, was the first tournament in eight months.



The World Cup is a tournament with high points earned in the world ranking related to the seed battle for the Tokyo Olympics next year, and two players from Japan, Ito and Ishikawa, both of whom have been nominated as representatives of the Tokyo Olympics, participated.



Athletes from overseas, including two, entered China more than two weeks ago and were obliged to live in isolation for a certain period of time, and to avoid contact with the outside, they could not use the plane and took more than 10 hours. Infection measures such as traveling by bus were taken.



The tournament was held without spectators, and in the first round on the 9th, Ito, who was ranked 2nd in the world, played against Jeon Ji-hee of South Korea, who was 16th in the world.

Ito dropped the first game 6 to 11 and allowed the lead to 6 to 7 in the second game, but he took 5 consecutive points with a strong backhand shot and reversed, 11 pairs. I took it at 7.


From the third game onward, he took the initiative with skillful serve and receive, and accumulated points to steal three games in a row, winning with a game count of 4 to 1 and advancing to the quarterfinals.



In addition, Ishikawa, who is 9th in the world, played against Seo Hyowon of South Korea, who is 23rd in the world.

Ishikawa broke through the first match with a straight win with a game count of 4-0, deciding forehands everywhere against the opponent who persistently returned.

Mima Ito "Next time, enjoy yourself and win"

Ito, who won the first round, said, "I was very happy to be able to play the match for the first time in a long time. It was a little difficult to play the first game, but gradually I was able to play my own. The next match with a Taiwanese player. However, it is important to enjoy and win in your own way. I want to win each race in front of me and play against Chinese players. "