WTT Champions Yokohama 2026, Yokohama, 8/4-9

[NextLevel]

Uda vs Shinozuka - battle of the @zeio favorites. The hammer vs the fox...

 

[Janard]

Uda vs Shinozuka - battle of the @zeio favorites. The hammer vs the fox...

I can't discern who's the hammer and fox in the reference lol

 

[zeio]

MS R32
Shinozuka (WC) 3-2 Uda (-9, 5, 9, -5, 9)

 

[zeio]

Actually, the information here gives the Shinozuka vs Uda match a different interpretation - it might have in fact been forced by the Japanese secretly lol:

https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/forum/topics/harimoto-its-presumptuous-to-call-it-a-rivalry-1135.35128/post-583710

Kishikawa: Doesn't matter either way. Water dispenser in the end.

 

[NextLevel]

Kishikawa: Doesn't matter either way. Water dispenser in the end.

Uda: @zeio anointed me! How could I lose?
Shinozuka: As @NextLevel said, we need to see more...

 

[NextLevel]

I can't discern who's the hammer and fox in the reference lol

One player is always praised for his shot quality, the other is always praised for his tactical genius. Of course real life is not always so clean to those who have not stereotyped the players already...

 

[zeio]

Uda: @zeio anointed me! How could I lose?
Shinozuka: As @NextLevel said, we need to see more...

Shinozuka beat Uda 4-3 and 4-2 at Zennihon Takkyu 2025 and 2026. Yet, this is only the first international win for Shinozuka.

So, it's not a matter of frequency, it's a trend and both players have not been properly assessed by Kishikawa.

Year	Event Name	Stage	Sub-Event	Round	Player A	Player B	Games	Result	Winner
2026	WTT Star Contender Sao Jose dos Campos 2026	Main Draw	MS	R16	UDA Yukiya	SHINOZUKA Hiroto	11:7 11:1 11:6	3 - 0	UDA Yukiya
2024	WTT Contender Tunis 2024 Presented by KIA	Main Draw	MS	SemiFinal	UDA Yukiya	SHINOZUKA Hiroto	6:11 8:11 11:7 11:8 11:3	3 - 2	UDA Yukiya

 

[NextLevel]

Shinozuka beat Uda 4-3 and 4-2 at Zennihon Takkyu 2025 and 2026. Yet, this is only the first international win for Shinozuka.

So, it's not a matter of frequency, it's a trend and both players have not been properly assessed by Kishikawa.

Year	Event Name	Stage	Sub-Event	Round	Player A	Player B	Games	Result	Winner
2026	WTT Star Contender Sao Jose dos Campos 2026	Main Draw	MS	R16	UDA Yukiya	SHINOZUKA Hiroto	11:7 11:1 11:6	3 - 0	UDA Yukiya
2024	WTT Contender Tunis 2024 Presented by KIA	Main Draw	MS	SemiFinal	UDA Yukiya	SHINOZUKA Hiroto	6:11 8:11 11:7 11:8 11:3	3 - 2	UDA Yukiya

In orher words, we need to see more from Uda.

 

[zeio]

The on-court interpreter left out the most important part.

【卓球】篠塚大登が宇田幸矢を下して初戦突破　日本勢ベスト16一番乗り〈WTTチャンピオンズ横浜〉
https://news.ntv.co.jp/category/sports/75a5421581ec43a48934471626c37ae4

試合後のオンコートインタビューでは、「宇田選手は何度も試合してきて前回のブラジルの試合では0－3と手も足も出ない試合だった。自分が今日勝つなら最後まで攻めきるしかないと思って、競っても攻めることをやめなかったことが今日の勝因」と語りました。

次戦は中国の温瑞博選手を破ったポルトガルのジェラウド選手とベスト8をかけて対戦。「ここまで来たら簡単な試合はない。今日の試合のように3－2でいいので、最後まで攻め続けて勝ちたい」と力を込めました。

(In his on-court interview after the match, he said, "I've played against Uda many times, and in the last match against Brazil, I was completely outplayed, losing 0-3. I thought that if I was going to win today, I had to keep attacking until the very end, and I think that refusing to stop attacking even when it was close was the key to my victory today."

His next match will be against Portugal's Geraldo, who defeated China's Wen Ruibo, for a spot in the quarterfinals. He stated with determination, "At this point, there are no easy matches. I'd be happy with a 3-2 win like today, so I want to keep attacking until the very end and win.")

 

[J-fed]

Togami playing well here in the first game. Haven't watched him before I don't think.

 

[zeio]

MS R32
Duda 3-2 Togami (-6, 7, 6, -9, 6)
G5 24, 44 big net for Duda, 64, 65, 85, 86, 116
🤦‍♂️

https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/fo...sh-sweden-august-14-24-2025.35820/post-536869

No. Togami has not fulfilled his potential, whereas Uda's style dictates that he will not be as consistent but as Mizutani also admits, Japan needs someone explosive like Korea has, which is who?

 

[GAOdp]

WTT Champions Yokohama-2026 is the third table tennis tournament of the WTT Champions Series in 2026, held in Yokohama, Japan. WTT Champions Yokohama 2026 is organized by the Japan Table Tennis Association (JTTA) under the auspices of World Table Tennis (WTT) from 4 to 9 August 2026. The tournament offers a total prize money of US$500,000.

Tournament Qualification

The tournament will be held in two singles events, men's and women's, to which only the top 32 players by world ranking will be invited.
The entire tournament will be played on a single competition table (with a requirement for 8 practice tables).

National Limit

Singles:

• Each Member Association shall be allowed a maximum of four (4) players per event, excluding host wildcards and WTT nominations.

Wildcards

• WTT is entitled to one (1) WTT nomination per event;
• The Organizer is entitled to one (1) wildcard per event;
• Any unused wildcards/host country selections will be returned to direct entries.

Useful Links

Tournament page on the WTT website: WTT Champions Yokohama 2026
Tournament page on the English Wikipedia: WTT Champions Yokohama 2026
Tournament playlist on the WTT YouTube channel: WTT Champions Yokohama 2026

 

[piligrim]

Uda: @zeio anointed me! How could I lose?
Shinozuka: As @NextLevel said, we need to see more...

Togami: I have to retire