The combination of the world championships for table tennis that will open in the United States has been decided this month, and Mima Ito, the bronze medal of the Tokyo Olympics, will face Sun Yingsha of China, who lost in the semifinals of the Olympics, if he wins properly. became.
The World Table Tennis Championships will open in Houston, USA on the 23rd, with five events: men's and women's singles, men's and women's doubles, and mixed doubles.
A combination lottery was held locally on the 21st, and in the women's singles, Ito, who won the bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics, will face the same 21-year-old Chinese grandson in the semi-finals if he wins properly.
Ito is losing straight to his grandson in the semi-finals of the Tokyo tournament without losing a single game.
Attention will be focused on whether or not this tournament can be humiliated.
Ito will also participate in the women's doubles in pairs with the same 21-year-old Hina Hayata.
This pair has won a silver medal in the previous tournament, and we are aiming for the first gold medal in 54 years as a pair of Japanese players.
In addition, the pair of Kasumi Ishikawa and Miu Hirano, who participated in the doubles at the Tokyo Olympics women's team, will face the pair of gold medal grandchildren and kings in the previous tournament in the quarterfinals if they win properly.
On the other hand, in the men's singles, Tomokazu Harimoto, who is 4th in the world ranking, will not play against Chinese players who are within 10th in the world ranking until the final.
Harimoto was defeated by a lower-ranking player in the 4th round in the previous tournament, and he said, "First of all, I will win one race in one race."