Table Tennis World Championship Women's Group Japan wins Germany to final with China

At the table tennis team world championships held in China, the Japanese women beat Germany in the semi-finals of the final tournament and decided to advance to the finals for the fourth consecutive tournament.

On the 7th, the Japanese women, who have won silver medals in three consecutive world championships, faced Germany, ranked 5th in the world, in the semi-finals of the final tournament.

In the first match, Japan's Hayata Hina scored 1-2, and in the 4th game, she scored with a strong forehand that was characteristic of Japan, and won the match with a score of 11-6.

In the fifth and final game, Hayata accumulated points with powerful shots, taking the score 11 to 8 and winning the game with a score of 3 to 2.

In the second match, ace ITO Mima won three games in a row against a member of the German national team who won the silver medal in the women's team at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics.

The third match was a close match, but Kihara Miyu shrugged off her opponent's counterattacks and won with a game count of 3-2.

As a result, Japan defeated Germany 3-0 to advance to the finals for the fourth straight tournament.

Japan will face China in the final on the 8th for the first gold medal in 51 years.

Mima Ito "The feeling of a challenger is well adjusted every day"

Mima Ito said, "I've played many matches with my opponent so far, so I was confident. It was good from the first game of the first game, and I was able to adjust very well every day with the feeling of a challenger." I looked back with a smile.

Ahead of the final on the 8th, he said strongly, "I want to win the match with more of a challenger's mindset."

Hina Hayata "Believe in yourself and win"

Hayata Hina looked back on the highly competitive match, saying, "At the end, I believed in myself and won the match. I thought it was a 15-point match instead of an 11-point match." .

Looking ahead to the final, she was enthusiastic, saying, "I've had some tough matches so far, but I've worked hard to reach the final. I want to play an exciting match that everyone can enjoy."