Mima Ito, who won three medals at the Tokyo Olympics, lost in the quarterfinals of the T-League individual competition, where the points for the Japanese representative selection for the Paris Olympics in table tennis began.

The individual competition of the T-League, which began at the general gymnasium in Hiratsuka City, is a competition where points are awarded for the selection of representatives for the Paris Olympics the year after next.



In the women's second round, Ito, who has participated in the T League since this season, played against Kasumi Ishikawa, who won the silver medal in the team at the Tokyo Olympics.



In the fifth game, which had a game count of 2 to 2, each player hit hard and competed until the end with a score of 9 to 9, but Ito scored two consecutive points with his characteristic serve to make the game count 3 to 2. .



In the 6th game, Ito aggressively attacked with powerful shots to win the match with a score of 11-8, and beat Ishikawa with a game count of 4-2.



In the quarter-finals, she faced Saki SHIBATA and took the lead in the first game.



After that, it was a close match with a game count of 3 to 3, but we were unable to respond to the opponent's intense smash at the critical moment, and we dropped 11 to 13 and lost with a game count of 3 to 4.



On the other hand, in the men's quarterfinals, Tomokazu Harimoto played against Shunsuke Togami, who won this year's All Japan Championship, and the game was entangled until the final 7th game, but he was good at high-speed backhands. We won a close battle and decided to advance to the best 4.



On the final day of the 14th, the men's and women's singles semi-finals and finals will be held.

Mima Ito "It is real ability to be able to win even if it is difficult"

Mima Ito, who lost to Saki Shibata in the women's singles quarterfinals, said, "It was a match where we didn't know who would win, but in the end, Shibata made a mistake. It continued,” he recalled.



As for the future, he said, "There were many things that didn't go well in today's match. Even if it's difficult, I think the true ability is to win firmly, so I want to practice so that I can bring it to that point." I was switching.

Kasumi Ishikawa "Needs a play to decide surely"

Kasumi Ishikawa, who lost to Mima Ito in the second round of women's singles, said about the fifth game, which was 2 to 2 on the game count, "I recovered in the final stages, but I made a mistake in receiving Ito's good serve. One or two shots will decide the game, so I thought we needed to switch tactics more quickly and play to make sure we scored.”



Looking to the future, he said, "I want to be able to get good results at the qualifying rounds for the next Paris Olympics. I think each and every match is important, so I'll do my best to adjust well and play well." I told

Tomokazu Harimoto "I want to attack more and more"

HARIMOTO Tomokazu, who decided to advance to the semi-finals, said with a firm expression, “I assumed that I would play a full set against Togami.



And about the final 7th game, where he came from behind to win, "I was conscious of continuing the rally. There are many players who are coming at me, so I can't be passive and I can't win if I don't attack myself. I won't give up until the end. I was able to play without forgetting my feelings," he said.



On top of that, he was enthusiastic about tomorrow's semi-finals, saying, "I think my strength is my mentality, so I want to attack even more tomorrow."

Shunsuke Togami "Unable to play convincingly"

Shunsuke Togami, who was defeated after a close match in the full set, stole eight consecutive points in the quarterfinals and won the fourth game. I ended up not being able to put out a satisfying play," he said, "I was conscious of my mental side and went into the game, but I still haven't been able to play myself in tense situations and with a large crowd. So I felt that I needed the mentality to be able to play my way in any match," he said with a frustrated expression.