At the table tennis team world championships held in China, the Japanese men beat Brazil in the first round of the final tournament and decided to advance to the quarterfinals.

The Japanese men, who are aiming to win a medal for the first time in two tournaments at the team world championships, played against Brazil in the first round of the final tournament on the 5th.



In the first game, Shunsuke Togami, who won the All Japan Championship this year, played against a player ranked 5th in the world rankings and lost the first game, but in the second game, the game points were held at 7 to 10. After that, he attracted the flow with a powerful shot, and succeeded in turning the game around with a score of 12 to 10, making the game count 1 to 1.



From here, Togami took two games in a row and won with a game count of 3 to 1.



In the second game, Tomokazu Harimoto, the top Japanese player and ranked 4th in the world, attacked in the first game with his unique spinning receive "Chiquita" and won 11 to 4, and after that he returned with quick timing. I won with a game count of 3 to 0 without giving my opponent a chance to attach with a hand etc.



In the third match, OIKAWA Mizuki scored a straight-set victory to decide the match, and Japan defeated Brazil 3-0 to advance to the quarterfinals.

Tomokazu Harimoto "Both individuals and teams are gaining momentum"

Tomokazu Harimoto said, "In the first match, Togami played a great match and drew the flow to Japan, so I was able to play well with that momentum. Both the individual and the team are gaining momentum. So, in the next match, we will all work together to win and secure a medal."