The All-Japan Table Tennis Championships will begin, with top domestic players such as Tomokazu Harimoto and Mima Ito, as well as the next generation of players, competing to be the best in Japan in seven events.
The opening ceremony of the All Japan Table Tennis Championships was held at the Tokyo Gymnasium in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo, where the Tokyo Olympics were held two years ago, and the seven-day tournament began.
At the opening ceremony, Masaya Kawata, chairman of the Japan Table Tennis Association, said, "Although it is a corona disaster, I hope that those who play, watch, and support share their passion for table tennis and proceed safely." rice field.
On the first day, the 23rd, the mixed doubles and junior first round were held, and the youngest junior girls in the tournament, 9-year-old Misora Matsushima, a third-year elementary school student, played against junior high school players, with stable and controlled serving and receiving. We won the game count 3 to 1 and decided to advance to the second round.
After the match, Matsushima said, "I was nervous because it was such a big tournament, but I'm happy to have won. She tried to take proper measures against her opponent and not show her emotions as much as possible."
The tournament will be held until the 29th of this month, and on the 24th, the pair of Tomokazu Harimoto and Hina Hayata, who won the event last year, will participate in the second round of mixed doubles.