January 25, Beijing time, Japan Table Tennis National Championships (All Japan Joystick Players’ Rights Conference) ushered in the fifth day of competition, in the first two women’s singles quarterfinals, defending champion Hina Hayata played stable 4-1 eliminated Shiba Saji, the previous runner-up Mi Harwa Harimoto was a shocking 4-2 reversal of the Vivienne Yamazaki, and the two people thus once again broke into the semifinals to continue to hit the gold medal, the details of the battle situation, please see below. The matchups can be seen below.
Kina Hayata and Miwa Harimoto were the women’s singles champion and runner-up respectively at the 2024 Japanese National Championships, and with Kina Hayata a three-time gold medalist, the pair are favored to win this year’s tournament by many fans.
Miwa Harimoto had already won the women’s singles title in the youth group in the previous tournament, and then blasted 4-0 in the regular group to sweep the former Japan national team mainstay, Hitomi Sato, and on January 24th consecutively played five games and won them all, the state is very good, and originally thought that the opponent of the quarter-final, Vivian Yamazaki, was not well known and wouldn’t make too many waves, but the result of the battle situation is beyond the expectations of many people! The result of the battle was beyond many people’s expectations.
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Miwa Harimoto started the match with an onslaught from Vivian Yamazaki in the first set, losing 9-11 by two points. In the second set, Miwa Harimoto again battled to a crucial point, and Miwa Harimoto eventually took the match 13-11. However, Vivian Yamazaki revitalized and overwhelmed her opponent again in the third set, and Miwa Harimoto again lost 9-11, followed by a close 12-10 win in the fourth set, which was very intense indeed.
Miwa Harimoto gradually took control of the court in the fifth game and then took it easily 11-4. Miwa Harimoto continued to build on her success in the sixth game, eventually sealing an 11-4 victory and thus advancing with a 4-2 comeback win over Vivian Yamazaki.
Hina Hayata’s opponent, Shibata Saji, was a former hopeful for the Japanese team, winning against the likes of Chinese world champion Zhu Yuling, and this match was a tough test as she took down the current Japanese star, Miyu Kihara, 4-3, while Hina Hayata has been suffering from injuries of late.
Kina started the match with two consecutive 11-5, 11-7 victories, and then took the third set 12-10, thus pushing her opponent to the brink. In the fourth game, Kina was countered by Shibata Saji with her back against the wall, losing 8-11, but soon won the fifth game 11-5, thus defeating her opponent 4-1 and advancing to the quarterfinals for her fourth Women’s Singles Championships title.
