JTTA Selection Trial for ATTC 2026 and WTTC Continental Stage 2027, 5/26-27

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Just noticed that the site has been moved to https://hina-hayata.com/.

Hayata touched on her wrist after coming back from WTTC 2025.

https://hina-hayata.com/recovering-from-injury/#st-toc-h-18
大会から帰国直後のインタビューで語ったこと。怪我はまだ完治しておらず、制限がある状態だけど、その制限を少しずつ試しながら解除しているようです。

  • 石洵瑶選手に1回勝つっていうのも結構今の状況だったら厳しいんじゃないかなって思ってたところもあったので結構満足してる大会かなと思う。
  • 現在の練習量では陳幸同選手に勝つのは実力不足で難しかった。
  • 練習量が落ちてる中で、いろんな制限がある中でこれだけの結果が出たっていうのは本当に自分としては後悔ないなっていうような感じだった。
  • 手首がいつ治るのか、それが完治するかどうかもわかんないですし、私としてはもうそこが治らないって思ってやっていく方が気が楽だなって思ってる。その中でこう久々にできなかった技術をやってみてそれで痛みがなければそこからまた技術をこう増やしていって幅を増やしていってっていうようになる。
  • 戻せる技術は戻しつつ、今できない技術は違うもので補っていって違う自分として頑張っていくっていう、そこにはこうロス五輪まである意味変わらないかなっていうのは思っている。
(This is what she said in an interview immediately after returning from the tournament. Her injury isn't fully healed, and she still has some limitations, but it seems like she's gradually lifting them as she experiments.

  • I was worried that even beating Shi Xunyao once would be quite difficult given my current situation, so I'm quite satisfied with this tournament.
  • With my current training volume, beating Chen Xintong would have been difficult due to my lack of skill.
  • I feel like I have no regrets about achieving this result despite the reduced training volume and various restrictions.
  • I don't know when my wrist will heal, or if it will ever fully heal, so I think it's easier to just assume that it's never going to heal. In that situation, I'll try out techniques I haven't been able to do in a while, and if there's no pain, I'll start expanding my skills and broadening my range.
  • I'll bring back the techniques I can, compensate for the ones I can't do now with different ones, and work hard as a different person. I think that will remain the case until the Los Angeles Olympics.
)

Ran into an interesting blog dedicated to Hayata.

早田ひなライブラリー (Hayata Hina Library)
https://kappa-project.co.jp/

More than just about Hayata, the blog owner 河童 (Kappa) has also shared abundant interpretations and opinions on the issues surrounding the domestic selection trials and WTT Series, namely how the former has prioritized the most recent winner of Zennihon Takkyu and Olympians, leaving only 2 singles spots for the rest, concluding that those who have won first have an edge, and interestingly enough, listing the WS and WT members for ATTC 2024 with its convoluted criteria by WR rather than in the order by JTTA. For the latter, Kappa thinks Hayata had gotten an unfair edge over her teammates because of PDR and NER, especially Ito and Hirano in 2022 and 2023, which I also raised (and how Hirano had it WAY harder than Ito) during Singapore Smash 2024. Whatever the case, tough luck for Hashimoto and the likes (1, 2) who are outside NER6 but within WR50 for GS, NER4 but within WR30 for CS, and WR16 for WTT F, the 3 event tiers with the biggest points.

2024年アジア選手権大会の選手選考基準
https://kappa-project.co.jp/attc-selection-rule-2024/#st-toc-h-2


【解説】卓球の国際大会 WTTシリーズとは何か
https://kappa-project.co.jp/wtt-series/
 
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https://www.worldtabletennis.com/eventInfo?subEvt=WSINGLES&selectedTab=Draws&eventId=3093
WTT SCT Foz do Iguaçu 2025
WS R32
Yokoi (8) 3-1 Ryu Hanna (8, 6, -10, 10)

About time for an update on Yokoi. Compared to 2024, 2025 has been a bumpy year for her.

Event Name Assoc Category Gender MS WS MD WD XD Singles Matches
WTT Contender Buenos Aires 2025 YOKOI Sakura JAPAN SEN Female QuarterFinal Finalist 3
WTT Contender Zagreb 2025 YOKOI Sakura JAPAN SEN Female Round Of 32 Finalist 1
WTT Star Contender Ljubljana 2025 Presented by I Feel Slovenia YOKOI Sakura JAPAN SEN Female Round of 64 SemiFinal 1
WTT Contender Skopje 2025 YOKOI Sakura JAPAN SEN Female Round Of 16 Finalist 2
WTT Feeder Prishtina 2025 YOKOI Sakura JAPAN SEN Female SemiFinal Champion 4
WTT Contender Tunis 2025 Presented By Tunisie Telecom YOKOI Sakura JAPAN SEN Female SemiFinal Finalist 4
WTT Contender Taiyuan 2025 YOKOI Sakura JAPAN SEN Female QuarterFinal 3
WTT Feeder Otocec II 2025 Presented by I Feel Slovenia YOKOI Sakura JAPAN SEN Female Round Of 32 1
WTT Star Contender Chennai 2025 Presented by IndianOil YOKOI Sakura JAPAN SEN Female Round Of 16 SemiFinal 2
Singapore Smash 2025 YOKOI Sakura JAPAN SEN Female QuarterFinal
WTT Contender Muscat 2025 YOKOI Sakura JAPAN SEN Female QuarterFinal Champion 3
WTT Star Contender Doha 2025 YOKOI Sakura JAPAN SEN Female Round Of 32 Champion 2
WTT Finals Fukuoka 2024 YOKOI Sakura JAPAN SEN Female Finalist
WTT Feeder Prishtina 2024 YOKOI Sakura JAPAN SEN Female Champion Champion 5
WTT Feeder Cagliari 2024 YOKOI Sakura JAPAN SEN Female Finalist QuarterFinal 5
WTT Feeder Panagyurishte 2024 Presented by Asarel YOKOI Sakura JAPAN SEN Female Round Of 16 Finalist 2
WTT Contender Almaty 2024 YOKOI Sakura JAPAN SEN Female QuarterFinal Finalist 3
WTT Feeder Muscat 2024 YOKOI Sakura JAPAN SEN Female Champion 5
WTT Contender Lima 2024 YOKOI Sakura JAPAN SEN Female SemiFinal Champion 4
WTT Contender Tunis 2024 Presented by KIA YOKOI Sakura JAPAN SEN Female QuarterFinal Champion 5
WTT Contender Zagreb 2024 YOKOI Sakura JAPAN SEN Female Qual. Round 2 Champion 2
WTT Feeder Dusseldorf 2024 YOKOI Sakura JAPAN SEN Female Round Of 32 Round Of 16 5
WTT Feeder Varazdin 2024 YOKOI Sakura JAPAN SEN Female SemiFinal Champion 8
 
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Miu Hirano returns to T-League from CSL. She wins a tight 3-2,11-8 match over Mika Tamura. But she loses the Victory Match to the same player, Mika Tamura. An amazing team victory for Kyoto Kaguya Rise over powerhouse Abyell.
between T league and CSL, Hirano's hustling for that coin.
 
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怎么评价张本美和伊瓜苏复仇成功 (How to evaluate Harimoto Miwa's successful revenge at [Foz do] Iguaçu?)
https://tieba.baidu.com/p/9925256679
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(Hayata had a good laugh, as her Japanese women's fifth place was saved)

https://www.ittf.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2025_31_SEN_WS.html

https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/fo...foz-do-iguaçu-2025-7-30-8-3.37685/post-533937
WTT SCT Foz do Iguaçu
WS F
Harimoto 4-2 Nagasaki (-9, 9, 5, -5, 9, 9)
Harimoto's FH has been off since G3 against Hashimoto. Could be fatigue and/or minor injuries.
Nagasaki's age-old problem persists in G3. Still very resistant to adjusting her shot timing even after Harimoto adapted her game by slowing down (not forcing the FH at 10:9 of G1). Same scenario at 10:9 of G5.
Harimoto got off to a quick start on her serve in G6 by playing wide to Nagasaki's FH rather than pinning her down to the BH that she had been doing prior to that point.
 
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スレ立てるほどでもない大会・海外卓球 女子276
https://mao.5ch.net/test/read.cgi/pingpong/1752936206/
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橋本の卓球王国のインタビュー見ると自分の出たいタイミングでWTT出たくて移籍を決意したみたいなこと書いてあるから
出澤もいろいろ模索してるのかな
(When I read Hashimoto's interview with Table Tennis Kingdom, she said that she decided to transfer because she wanted to play in WTT when she wanted to
I wonder if Idezawa is also exploring various options)

198名無しQ(・∀・)ノ゜サァン!!
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王国の橋本のインタビュー見たけど大藤、横井に対する怒りが沸々と伝わってきていい内容だったな
なんで若手がWTT出てるのに自分はTリーグ出なきゃいけないんだと本当その通りだと思うわ
(I read Hashimoto's interview with Kingdom, and her anger towards Odo and Yokoi was well conveyed
I really think it's true that she's asking why the young players are in WTT and she has to play in the T.League
)

199名無しQ(・∀・)ノ゜サァン!!
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怒ってねーしw
契約ってそういうものだろ
木下とかだって大概だしな
(She's not angry LOL
That's how contracts work
Kinoshita and the others are pretty much the same)

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伊藤の王国インタビューの平野とのエピソードいいな
(I like the episode with Hirano in Ito's Kingdom interview)

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そんな怒ってるんだ
また佐藤橋本ペアを見れる日はくるのだろうか
(She's so angry
I wonder if there will be a day when we can see the Sato/Hashimoto pair again
)

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橋本が怒ってる言うなら木原なんて大暴れレベルになるな
スポンサー見つからない選手全員大暴れ大号泣レベル
(If Hashimoto is angry, then Kihara must be going crazy
All the players who can't find sponsors are going crazy and crying)
Poor Hashimoto and other unsponsored players. We have players alluding to club/JTTA politics leading to prioritisation of certain players but I'm sure some boomer here will tell me the JTTA is independent because muh they don't have a national training camp in Beijing.
 
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(After losing to Sone?) Harimoto took to his Instagram Story to vent out his frustration with the T.League match format and scoring system, as well as those domestic players whose aim is to beat top players domestically only.

In response, Yoshimura M. posted on his X in damage control...

https://www.instagram.com/harimoto__tomokazu_1711
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https://x.com/0803_maharu/status/1952289311929626722
 
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Poor Hashimoto and other unsponsored players. We have players alluding to club/JTTA politics leading to prioritisation of certain players but I'm sure some boomer here will tell me the JTTA is independent because muh they don't have a national training camp in Beijing.
The following Tieba user (extreme comments at times) is a long-time observer of JNT.

Just throwing it out there. Haven't looked into it. Take with a grain of salt.

日乒只是看似公平,实际上才是最不公平的 (JNT seems fair on the surface only, but is in fact the most unfair)
https://tieba.baidu.com/p/9491835352
 
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Zhu Yuling and CIC to join T-League. Both will be joining Abyell... same team as Miwa, Nagasaki, Hirano. So Abyell loses Kihara but gains ZYL and CIC. This pretty much makes last season's T-League Champions, Abyell, practically unbeatable.
 
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Spokane... Mixed... It will be interesting to see....
 
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Tomokazu Harimoto makes an unusual statement
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3LlNXdA1Ak
He's calling for standard ITTF/WTT playing system. I don't know. He's been in T-League for a number of years now and is well aware of the playing format. A number of other leagues do things like 1st to 11 wins (Golden Point in MLTT) both for time limiting and entertainment purposes.

[Edit] He publicly complained after he and his team lost 4-0 on Aug 3.

 
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Hayata gave another update on her left arm. Harimoto stood by what he wrote.

【卓球】早田ひな 左腕ほぼ万全…課題はメンタル「怖さは試合に出て取っていかないと」
https://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/articles/-/354776
https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/29731f848c9461b51c83d358615c56662a1bd7f6

【卓球】張本智和 改めてTリーグのルールについて言及「あれが自分の100%の本心」
https://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/articles/-/354775
https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/2b41a2131d30bf14d0961ca0f7d5b0cf8ac304cb
 
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WTT CS Yokohama 2025
MS R32
Poret 0-3 Togami (-4, -9, -4)

Fortunate for Togami to be well aware that he still has a long way to go, in addition to admitting that he has yet to win a singles title in international competitions of any level in the Butterfly interview after WTTC 2025.

WTTチャンピオンズ、日本勢のトップバッター、戸上隼輔がポレを圧倒「今のままではだめだと感じている」
https://world-tt.com/blog/news/archives/288386
試合後に報道陣に囲まれ、戸上がコメントした。
「ロス五輪に向けて、男子も厳しい出場権の戦いになっています。僅差の戦いです。世界卓球以降、(世界で)金メダルを獲ったことは関係ない。
ブンデスリーガに行ったおかげでたくさんの選手とパターン練習をやってきた。それが世界卓球でも通用したし、今日の試合でも活きていた。ぼく以外の日本選手、ドイツでのチームメイトの活躍を見ていても、(世界卓球以降)今のままではだめだと感じることがあった。特に(チームメイトの)カルデラノがワールドカップ優勝、世界卓球でも銀メダルを獲って、それがぼくの励みになっています」
Surrounded by the press after the match, Togami commented:
The men's team is also facing a tough battle for qualification for the Los Angeles Olympics. It's a very close battle. "Since the WTTC, the fact that I've won a gold medal (at world level) doesn't matter.
Thanks to going to the Bundesliga, I've been able to practice patterns with lots of other players. That worked at the WTTC and it came in handy in today's match. Even when I see the success of the other Japanese players and my teammates in Germany, there have been times (since the WTTC) when I felt that I can't continue as I am. In particular, (my teammate) Calderano won the World Cup and also won a silver medal at the WTTC, and that encourages me."

【卓球】戸上隼輔が快勝発進 世界選手権金メダルもモチベ不変「ここでじっとしていられない」
https://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/articles/-/355029

世界卓球男子ダブルス王者 戸上隼輔インタビュー(前編) 
「気持ちの中心には自信が大きくありました」
https://www.butterfly.co.jp/takurepo/interview/detail/026575.html
気持ちの中心には自信が大きくありました

...

--3回戦は張本選手が勝ち上がってきました。どのように試合に臨みましたか?

戸上 倒したい半面、張本に勝った後、次のヨルジッチ(スロベニア)に勝てるかどうかという不安と半々でした。
 戦術的には、ラリーになれば自分が優位だと思っていたので、ラリーになるまでの展開を意識していました。何回もやっていますし、お互いの長所短所は分かっているので、正直、やることはそれほど変わりませんが、今回は、大事な場面での一本をどう取るかとか、トリッキーな戦術をどこで取り入れるかというのを考えながらやっていました。

--トリッキーな戦術というのは?

戸上 効いていることをずっとやり続けるのではなく、あえて一本強く打たないで普通に打つとか、そういうことですね。基本的には真っ向勝負で、極力ミスを減らすけど、時にはリスクを取ることも必要です。そのリスクをどこで取るかということをずっと考えながら試合をしていました。

--心情的には難しい部分もあったようですが、プレーはさえていましたね。

戸上 試合をやっていく中で、1点1点がどんどん自信につながっていったんです。
 序盤2ゲーム連取して、3ゲーム目は逆転で取られてしまいましたが、特に焦ることもなく落ち着いてプレーできたし、いろいろ考えてしまって迷いもありましたが、気持ちの中心には自信が大きくありました。点を積み重ねるごとにどんどん調子も上がっていって、最後まで変な力が入ることなく自分のプレーができたのかなと思います。
 僕の場合、WTTの初戦とか、ブンデスリーガでもそうですけど、緊張しやすいので結構思い詰めるんですが、そっちの方がいい緊張具合で挑みやすいという面はありますね。
 ヨルジッチには負けたことはありますが、今年に入って4連勝していたので、負けるイメージがなく試合に入ったんですよ。どこかに勝ちのイメージが湧いていて、それで逆にゲームを取られた時に緊張してしまったのかもしれません。

...

勝つチャンスがあったからこそすごく悔しい

--次戦の準々決勝はメダルをかけてモーレゴード(スウェーデン)との対戦となりました。

戸上 試合後に卓レポの梅村さん(梅村礼/タマス・バタフライ・ヨーロッパ)のレポートを見ましたが、「まさにその通り!」という内容でした。痛いところを突かれていましたが、1から100まで全部合っていると思いました。
 大事なところで攻め急いでしまったんですよね。それで、大事な、大事な4ゲーム目で8−5から6連続失点してしまって......。あのゲームを取っていれば、4対1で勝つ可能性があったし、2対2の10−8でもレシーブミスをして焦ってしまったし、ラリーは本当によかったと思いますが、そこに持って行くまでのこちらの焦りと相手の冷静さに惑わされてしまったかなと思います。

--最初の2ゲームは最高の立ち上がりだったと思いますが、どこかで流れが変わりましたか?

戸上 最初の2ゲームで行けるという手応えは正直ありましたね。相手も1ゲーム目を取りたかったと思いますが、自分が取って、そのままの勢いで2ゲーム目も取れました。3ゲーム目は出足は悪かったけど、やっていることは全部効いていたし、終始自分のペースで試合も運べていたので、想定していたより本当にうまくいったなという実感はあります。

--モーレゴードに敗れる選手は、トリッキーさに翻弄(ほんろう)されたり、雰囲気にのまれたりしてしまうパターンが多いと思いますが、その点では対応できているように見えました。

戸上 そこは大丈夫でしたね。ただ、ヨルジッチと対戦した4回戦までは会場で台を2台使っていて、隣のコートでも試合をしていたので、声援もずっと聞こえる感じでしたが、準々決勝からは1台だけになって、雰囲気が変わったんですよね。そこに自分はすごく不安があったんですよ。この雰囲気の中で自分の全力のプレーを出し切れるかなと。
 でも、1ゲーム目から雰囲気にのまれることなく、しっかり試合に入り込めたという点では、臆することなくこの舞台で戦えているな、というのは試合中に思いました。

--試合内容は押している場面が多かったと思いますが、それでも勝つことができませんでした。モーレゴードとの間に差を感じた部分はどこですか?

戸上 やっぱりどれだけリードされていても、どれだけ競っていてもミスが少ないと思いました。こっちがリードしていても常に冷静で、自分の嫌なところばかり攻めてくる。落ち着いてプレーされているところにも焦りを感じました。
 もちろんモーレゴードも感情を出してプレーしていましたが、感情を出した後はしっかり試合に向き合って集中してきていたので、それはすごいと思いましたね。集中力散漫にならずに戻ってこられるところはさすがだなと思いました。

--メダルには惜しくも届きませんでしたが、ベスト8という結果はどのように受け止めていますか?

戸上 自分がベスト8に入ったという自覚も実感もないですね。本当にひとつずつ戦った結果であって、初戦からいつの間にかベスト8に入って、メダル決定戦まで行っていた。モーレゴードとの試合もメダル決定戦という感覚はなく、この試合に勝って王楚欽とやりたいという気持ちで試合していたので、本当に実感はないですね。
 ただ、今になって結構悔しいと思う瞬間はあります。もっと冷静にラリーにまで持ち込めていたらチャンスはあったし、「ラリーは自分の方が分がいい」と自信を持って思えていたら簡単なミスも減らせただろうし、もし、リスクを取らない選択をしていたらとか思ったり......。やっぱり勝つチャンスがあったからこそ余計にすごく悔しいんだと思います。(後編に続く)
(At the heart of my feelings was a strong sense of confidence

...

--Harimoto advanced to the 3rd round. How did you approach the match?

Togami: On the one hand, I wanted to beat him, but after beating Harimoto, I was also half-worried about whether I could beat Jorgic (Slovenia) next.

Tactically, I thought I would have the advantage if it came to a rally, so I was conscious of the developments leading up to it. We've played many times before and we know each other's strengths and weaknesses, so honestly, what we did wasn't that different, but this time I was thinking about how to get the point in important situations and where to incorporate tricky tactics.

--What do you mean by tricky tactics?

Togami: Rather than continuing to do what's working, I deliberately didn't hit hard and instead hit normally, things like that. Basically, I went head-to-head and tried to minimize mistakes as much as possible, but sometimes it's also necessary to take risks. I was constantly thinking about when to take those risks throughout the match.

--It seems like you had some emotionally difficult times, but your play was sharp.

Togami: As the match went on, each point I scored led to more and more confidence.
I won the first 2 games in a row, then lost the 3rd game in a comeback, but I was able to play calmly without feeling particularly panicked. I was overthinking things and had doubts, but confidence was at the core of my mind. My performance improved as I scored more and more points, and I think I was able to play my best without any unnecessary tension until the end.
In my case, I get nervous easily, like in the first WTT match or in the Bundesliga, so I tend to overthink things, but in some ways, that makes it easier to approach the match with a better level of tension.
I'd lost to Jorgic before, but I had won 4 matches in a row this year, so I went into the match with no expectations of losing. I had the expectation of winning in the back of my mind, so maybe that's why I got nervous when I lost the game.

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It's especially frustrating because I had a chance to win

--In the next QF match, you faced Moregard (Sweden) for a medal.

Togami: After the match, I read Umemura-san's (Umemura Rei/Tamasu Butterfly Europe) report, and she said, "That's exactly right!" She hit a sore spot, but I thought she was spot on.

I rushed my attack at the crucial moment. And then, in the crucial 4th game, I lost 6 consecutive points from 8:5... If I had won that game, we could have won 4-1. Even at 10:8, 2-2, I made a receiving error and panicked. I think the rallies were really good, but I think I was distracted by my impatience and my opponent's composure leading up to that point.

--I thought you started off great in the first 2 games. Did the momentum change at some point?

Togami: Honestly, I felt like I could win in the first 2 games. I think my opponent also wanted to take the 1st game, but I did, and then carried the momentum to take the 2nd game as well. I started off slow in the 3rd game, but everything I did was working, and I was able to play at my own pace throughout, so I feel like it went a lot better than I expected.

-- Players who lose to Moregard often get overwhelmed by his tricky play or get overwhelmed by the atmosphere, but it seemed like it was adaptable in that respect.

Togami: That was fine. However, until the 4th round against Jorgic, the venue was using 2 tables, and there was a match on the adjacent court, so I could hear the cheers the whole time. But from the QF onwards, there was only 1 table, and the atmosphere changed. I was really worried about that. I wondered if I could play my best in that atmosphere.

But I was able to stay immersed in the match without being overwhelmed by the atmosphere from the 1st game, and I thought during the match that I was able to compete on this stage without hesitation.

--I think you had a lot of pressure in the match, but still couldn't win. What do you feel is the difference between you and Moregard?

Togami: I thought he made very few mistakes, no matter how far behind he was or how close we were. Even when I was leading, he remained calm and only attacked where I felt uncomfortable. I sensed his impatience even if he played so calmly.

Of course, Moregard played emotionally, but after letting his emotions out, he focused on the match, which I thought was amazing. I was impressed by his ability to come back without losing focus.

--You just missed out on a medal, but how do you feel about making it to the top 8?

Togami: I don't really feel like I made it to the top 8. It was really just a result of fighting one match at a time, and before I knew it, I was in the top 8 from the first match and all the way to the medal match. I didn't feel like the match against Moregard was a medal match either. I was playing with the desire to win this match and face Wang Chuqin, so it really doesn't feel real.
However, there are times when I feel quite regretful now. If I had been more calm and been able to bring the point to a rally, I would have had a chance, and if I had been more confident and thought, "I'm better at rallies," I could have reduced the number of simple mistakes I made, and what if I had chosen not to take risks... I think it's precisely because I had a chance to win that I feel so regretful. (To be continued in the second part))

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「もっと経験を積んで、不動の精神を身に付けたい」
https://www.butterfly.co.jp/takurepo/interview/detail/026576.html
 
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Hayata gave another update on her left arm. Harimoto stood by what he wrote.

【卓球】早田ひな 左腕ほぼ万全…課題はメンタル「怖さは試合に出て取っていかないと」
https://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/articles/-/354776
https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/29731f848c9461b51c83d358615c56662a1bd7f6

【卓球】張本智和 改めてTリーグのルールについて言及「あれが自分の100%の本心」
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Tomo's comment that the rules are unfavorable to only the world best players I cannot agree with. It's not like his opponents get a handicap. Both players start at 0-0 and first to 11 both for time constraints and entertainment value. Other leagues do similar things. MLTT calls this the Golden Point. Final possible game starts at 6-6 first to 11 must win by 2, but the same thing applies here. There's no handicap. This past season he had a 90% winning record so what's he complaining about? If your opponent wins, then shake his hand and move on.
 
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Tomo's comment that the rules are unfavorable to only the world best players I cannot agree with. It's not like his opponents get a handicap. Both players start at 0-0 and first to 11 both for time constraints and entertainment value. Other leagues do similar things. MLTT calls this the Golden Point. Final possible game starts at 6-6 first to 11 must win by 2, but the same thing applies here. There's no handicap. This past season he had a 90% winning record so what's he complaining about? If your opponent wins, then shake his hand and move on.
You are free to disagree here like the many 5ch users and Tieba users.

What matters is Mizutani has said T.League is a waste of time, and even the current MT head coach Kishikawa has said something along that line. Why are Togami, Shinozuka and Matsushima not playing?
 
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Tomo's comment that the rules are unfavorable to only the world best players I cannot agree with. It's not like his opponents get a handicap. Both players start at 0-0 and first to 11 both for time constraints and entertainment value. Other leagues do similar things. MLTT calls this the Golden Point. Final possible game starts at 6-6 first to 11 must win by 2, but the same thing applies here. There's no handicap. This past season he had a 90% winning record so what's he complaining about? If your opponent wins, then shake his hand and move on.
Rules are symmetrical but players positions aren't.

Over a few sets, level differences and adaptability tend to even out luck and high risk strategies, whereas over a single set or a few points, such tactics are more likely to pay off.

So the rules encourage the underdog to go for high risk shots (which he/she would have done anyway), but also rewards them for it by not allowing overall skill to prevail over a full match. This why it's seen to be unfavourable to the best players, who also can't help but feel affected after a loss.
 
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