Kinoshita Meister Tokyo, who is aiming to win the championship for the first time in two seasons, beat Ryukyu Asteeda in the opening game of the men's season, which is the fourth year of the domestic table tennis league, T League. ..
The fourth season of the T-League will be a regular season until February next year.
On the night of the 9th, the men's opening round was held in Ota Ward, Tokyo, where Kinoshita Meister Tokyo, who is aiming for the first victory in two seasons, and Ryukyu Asteeda, who is aiming for the second consecutive victory, faced each other.
Before the match, a special prize was given to Jun Mizutani, who won the gold medal in the mixed doubles of the Tokyo Olympics.
Mizutani did not participate in the match, but as a member of Tokyo, he actively advised his teammates from the bench.
Tokyo lost the 1st and 3rd games, and 27-year-old Oshima participated in the singles of the 4th game, which had no more than 1 to 2.
Oshima won the game with a game count of 3 to 1, such as scoring points with the receive "Chikita" that gives a unique rotation in the game, and the game was entangled in the fifth game in which one singles game is contested.
Oshima participated in Tokyo, and Yukiya Uda, a 20-year-old representative of the World Championships in November, participated in Ryukyu.
They didn't give up a step to each other and got entangled in Deuce, but in the end, Oshima made a mistake with a skillful receive and won 15 to 13.
In Tokyo, Oshima won 2 wins and won 3 to 2, making a good start toward the first victory in two seasons.
Oshima said, "I thought I had no choice but to play the last game. Mizutani advised me that I shouldn't repeat the same thing with one ball." I was disappointed last year, so I went to the opening race with a strong feeling that I would definitely win the race, and I would like to do my best in each race so that I can definitely achieve the victory. "