At the table tennis team world championships held in China, Japan won the third round of the qualifying league for both the men's and women's teams, making it a three-game winning streak since the opening of the tournament.
In the table tennis team world championships, the first team to win three out of five singles matches for both men and women wins.
The Japanese women, who are ranked 2nd in the world and have won silver medals in three consecutive World Championships, played against Hungary, ranked 16th in the world, in their third match on the 3rd.
In the first game, ace Mima Ito made a conspicuous serve mistake in the first game, and after a deuce, he lost 10 to 12, but from the second game onwards, he made a comeback with skillful receptions, etc. , won the game count 3 to 1.
In the second game, Hayata Hina, who is making her first appearance in this tournament, appeared, and although she lost the first game to her opponent, she scored five points in a row in the early stages of the second game with her characteristic powerful shots and serves. I took the initiative with 3, took 2 games in a row, and won with a game count of 3 to 1.
In the third match, cutman Hitomi SATO scored a straight-set win, and Japan defeated Hungary 3-0 to take their third straight victory in the qualifying league.
In addition, the men's team faced Hong Kong in the third match, and Japan entered the fourth match with 2 wins and 1 loss. We also won the qualifying league 3 consecutive wins.
Mima Ito "The feeling that everything is difficult to do, I will try my best to regain my composure"
Mima Ito said, “I have played the most matches in this tournament among Japanese players, but I feel that it is difficult to match the atmosphere, opponents, venues, etc. No, but I think it's important to get a solid score, so I want to pick myself up and do my best."
Hina Hayata "I was able to show myself"
Hayata Hina said, "I was nervous in the morning, but once I got into the game, I was surprisingly not nervous. I was able to show myself and I was able to play a good game from the second game. I got
about 75 points. '' he said with a smile.