At the All Japan Championship of Table Tennis held in Osaka City, the quarterfinals of men's and women's singles were held, and Mima Ito, who has been appointed as the representative of the Tokyo Olympics, won straight and advanced to the best four.
On the 16th, the 6th day of the All Japan Championship, the men's and women's singles quarterfinals were held.
Of these, 20-year-old Ito, who is aiming to win the women's singles for the first time in two years, played against 18-year-old Miyu Nagasaki.
In the first game, Ito scored points with skillful receive and serve, which he had in the game, and took 11-8.
The second game was entangled in Deuce, but he won the competition with a widespread attack on the table tennis table and took it 13-11.
After that, Ito did not pass the flow due to his strong development of taking the initiative in Serve and Receive, and advanced to the semi-final on the 17th with a straight win with a game count of 4-0.
In addition, Hina Hayata, who is aiming for the second straight victory, played against Hitomi Sato.
Hayada won the game count 4 to 1 against Sato, who has a play style of "Cutman" who returns tenaciously, showing a skillful attack with slow and fast movements in addition to his powerful shots.
Both 20-year-old Ito and Hayada will face each other in the semi-finals on the 17th, which is the same meeting as last year's semi-finals.