Japanese players participated in the new international table tennis tournament "Singapore Smash" that started this season, and Mima Ito defeated German players in the women's singles to advance to the second round.
The international competition "Singapore Smash", which started this season, is considered to be the highest rating along with the world championships.
The first round of each event was held on the 12th, and top Japanese players also participated.
Of these, Mima Ito, who won three medals such as the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics, participated in the women's singles and defeated the German player with a game count of 3: 1 to advance to the second round.
In addition, Kasumi Ishikawa and Miu Hirano, who are silver medals in the women's team of the Tokyo Games, also won the second round.
On the other hand, in the men's singles, Tomokazu Harimoto, a bronze medal in the men's group at the Tokyo Games, lost to an American player with a game count of 1 to 3 and was eliminated in the first match.