At the World Table Tennis Championships held in the United States, the women's doubles final was held, and the pair of Mima Ito and Hina Hayata lost straight to the Chinese pair, winning the silver medal for the second consecutive tournament.

On the final day of the World Table Tennis Championships in Houston, USA, the women's doubles final was held on the 29th, and the same 21-year-old pair of Ito and Hayada lost in the final of the previous tournament. China's Wang Man * I played against a pair of Iku and Sun Yingsha.



In the first game, Ito's serve and Hayada's powerful shots showed each other's characteristics and led 9-8.



However, he couldn't return the powerful shot of the Chinese pair from here, and he was taken 3 points in a row and reversed, dropping 9-11.



Even after the second game, I couldn't cope with the highly accurate ball of the Chinese pair who hit a strong shot on a tough course, so I dropped two games in a row.



The pair of Ito and Hayada lost in a straight with a game count of 0 to 3, and they won the silver medal for the second consecutive tournament, and did not win the gold medal for the first time in 54 years as a pair of Japanese players.



The Chinese who won the gold medal won the world championship for 17 consecutive years in this event.

Ito "Very disappointing" Hayada "Someday I will definitely win"

Mima Ito said, "I'm confident that I was able to beat the Chinese player and win the final. I just have to win the final and I think it's meaningless except for the victory, so I'm very disappointed. I'm full of feelings. "



Hina Hayata said, "I'm glad that I was able to fight Ito on this stage as a representative of Japan. However, I have the regret that I couldn't win, so I'd like to practice hard again and do my best to win the championship someday." I swore to humiliate him.

What is a "Mimahina" pair?

伊藤美誠選手は静岡県出身の21歳。



2歳で卓球を始め、ラケットを巧みに使った独創的で多彩な技が持ち味です。



変幻自在のプレースタイルで、卓球王国 中国から最大のライバルとして警戒されています。



東京オリンピックでは、水谷隼選手とペアを組んだ混合ダブルスで日本の卓球で初めてとなる金メダル、女子団体で銀メダル、それに女子シングルスで銅メダルと出場した3種目すべてでメダルを獲得しました。



早田ひな選手は北九州市出身の21歳。



4歳から卓球を始め、身長1メートル67センチの長身を生かした威力のあるフォアハンドが持ち味です。



去年の全日本選手権の女子シングルスでは、伊藤選手や石川佳純選手を破って初優勝を果たしました。



東京オリンピックは代表争いに敗れ、同い年の伊藤選手と平野美宇選手が代表に選ばれる中、リザーブとして帯同し日本代表選手の練習相手を務めました。



3年後のパリオリンピックで代表入りを目指していて、ことし9月から10月にかけて行われたアジア選手権では、女子シングルスと女子団体、それに混合ダブルスの3種目で優勝を果たすなど国際大会でも実績を残しています。



伊藤選手と早田選手が女子ダブルスのペアを組んだのは4年前で、結成からわずか4か月だった2017年の世界選手権で銅メダルを獲得し2018年のワールドツアー「グランドファイナル」では決勝で中国のペアに勝って優勝を果たしました。



おととしの前回大会の世界選手権の決勝では、中国のペアに対して先に2ゲームを連取しましたが、その後、4ゲームを続けて落とし、逆転負けで銀メダルでした。



It has been the first time for a pair to participate in a women's doubles match since the All Japan Championship in January last year, when they won the championship for the third time in a row. Although he showed his strength, he lost to the Chinese pair in the final and became the silver medal for the second consecutive tournament.