The quarterfinals of the men's and women's singles at the All Japan Table Tennis Championships held in Tokyo are held, and Hina Hayata, who is aiming to win the championship for the first time in three years, goes straight to Miu Hirano, who has also won the championship, with a game count of 4 to 0. We won and advanced to the top 4.
The quarterfinals of the men's and women's singles were held on the 28th, the sixth day of the tournament, at the All Japan Table Tennis Championships held at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.
In the women's event, Hayata, who is aiming for her first win in three years, played against Hirano, who is aiming for her first win in six years.
In the first game, Hayata made aggressive serves and even shots aimed at the tough course with a large margin of 11 to 1. With this momentum, he won the second and third games in a row.
In the 4th game, Hirano gave up the lead with a backhand, etc., and the game point was held first, but he showed his strength from here and took points for 3 consecutive times, and won the 4th game with a score of 13 to 11. I was.
As a result, in the match between the strong players, Hayata won the game count 4 to 0 in straight sets and advanced to the best 4.
In addition,
Kasumi Ishikawa, who is aiming to win the championship for the first time in two years, is 4 to 1, and on the
27th, Saku Yokoi, a third-year high school student who raised a gold star from Mima Ito, is 4 to 2
. Miyu KIHARA, aiming for her first victory, won 4-0 in straight sets, and
each of them advanced to the last four.
In the semi-finals, Hayata and Ishikawa, and Kihara and Yokoi will face each other.
In the men's singles, Shunsuke Togami, who won last year's championship, struggled with mistakes in the early stages, but after that he took the initiative with powerful shots from stable rallies, won 4-1 and advanced to the quarterfinals. .
In addition,
▽ Tomokazu Harimoto, who is aiming for the first victory in 5 years, won 4 to 1,
▽ Sho Sone won 4 to 0, and
▽ Daito Shinozuka won 4 to 3,
each advancing to the final 4.
I have decided.
In the semi-finals, Togami and Shinozuka, and Harimoto and Sone will face each other.
Men's singles Togami "Confidence in game sense and delicate technique"
Shunsuke Togami, who won the quarter-finals of the men's singles aiming for his second consecutive victory with a game count of 4 to 1 and decided to advance to the quarterfinals, said, "My play itself is getting better day by day, with my opponent's backhand. I was never let down, and I was able to calmly use the platform widely to shake my opponents.I have gained confidence in my sense of the game and in my delicate techniques.
On top of that, looking ahead to the semi-finals on the 29th, he said with enthusiasm, "I want to brace myself once again and do my best from scratch, and I definitely want to win."