The pair of doubles who will participate in the world championship of table tennis to be held in November was announced, and the pair of Tomokazu Harimoto and Hina Hayata was selected in the mixed doubles where Japan won the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics.
The World Table Tennis Championships alternate between individual and team competitions every other year, with individual competitions being held in the United States in November.
The representatives of men's and women's singles have already been decided by the representatives of Japan at the Tokyo Olympics, and on the 12th, a total of six pairs will be announced to participate in mixed doubles and men's and women's doubles.
Of these, in the mixed doubles, which was adopted as a new event at the Tokyo Olympics and the pair of Jun Mizutani and Mima Ito won the gold medal, the pair of 18-year-old Harimoto and 21-year-old Hayada and 20-year-old Uda A pair of Yukiya and 24-year-old Saki Shibata was selected.
The pair of Harimoto and Hayada has a track record of winning the pair of Mizutani and Ito in the adult international tournament.
In the women's doubles, a pair of Ito and Hayada who won the silver medal in the previous tournament, and a pair of Kasumi Ishikawa and Miu Hirano who participated in the doubles in the Tokyo Olympics group will participate.
A pair of Harimoto and Masataka Morizono and a pair of Uda and Shunsuke Togami will participate in the men's doubles.
The World Table Tennis Championships will be held from November 23rd in Houston, USA.
Paris Olympics representative selection not based on world ranking
The selection criteria for the table tennis and Japan national team of the Paris Olympics to be held three years later have been announced, and the singles representative will be decided by the total points given at the newly established selection meeting and the All Japan Championship.
Following the Tokyo Olympics, the Paris Olympics will feature a fifth event of men's and women's singles, groups, and mixed doubles.
The Japan Table Tennis Association announced today the selection criteria for the Paris Olympics.
Until now, the top players in the world ranking have been selected as the representatives of men's and women's singles, but the Japan Table Tennis Association has changed the method of holding international competitions, and it is not a rule that all players can participate fairly. Therefore, for the Paris Olympics, we decided not to use the world ranking as a selection criterion, but to select a representative based on our own selection points.
Selection points will be given based on the results of domestic and international competitions from March next year (2022) to January 2024, when the Paris Olympics will be held. Domestic league T league, world championships, etc. are eligible.
If Japan wins two singles representative slots for both men and women, the top two in total points will be nominated as representatives.
As for the group, in addition to the two singles, the one who will remain for both men and women will be decided by comprehensively judging the compatibility of the doubles.
In addition, one pair representing mixed doubles is to select the compatibility of the pair from three players each for men and women who participate in singles and groups.