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There are supportive comments from Ito coming from chinese social media too (red note). "Ito probably has the best results in JNT this Olympic cycle" I mean, Guo Yan recently apologised on Red Note after getting flack for hoping that Chen Yi would lose to SYS so that the latter could secure...

Hashimoto took too long to find a rhythm. But credit to Ito for playing brilliantly. I'm just surprised Hashimoto didn't attack more and serve long to Ito's forehand to avoid those nasty backhand pips pushes.

thanks America for making the entire world more expensive

there's definitely more glory in beating SYS/WMY, but that's out of the players control. The opportunity is there for those who can rise up to the occasion. I don't really see how this is different from Hirano winning the CNT-less World Cup. In any case Hashimoto needs it more than any of the...

Waiting on the other side is SYB or ZYL, so whoever makes it through will likely be the first JNT woman to reach a smash final (doubt any JNT woman has ever reached semis so history is already made). Winning the whole thing will be easier without SYS/WMY but I doubt CXT/KM/Hayata will just roll...

Unfortunately Hashimoto doesn't even break even for her expired Star Contender Bangkok points with a quarterfinal finish. She needs to chop down Ito for a real ranking breakthrough.

Hashimoto has 440 points expiring during the upcoming US Smash which will bring her ranking down to around the early 20s. Even a quarterfinal finish (350) won't be enough to make up for the points loss. She will need to miraculously finish in the top 4 (700) and above to get a rankings boost...

What was Yuan Jia Nan's best singles results before this? I believe this might be her first WTT final and championship before this. What I could find: Star Contender Ljubljana 2024 QF (lost to Hayata) Singapore Smash 2022 QF (lost to Wang Yidi) Champions Macao 2022 SF (lost to SYS) Of course...

Latest World Rankings 1. Winter (39) 2. Han Ying (40) 3. Nina (55) 4. Wan Yuan (59) 5. Shan Xiaona (66) 6. Annett Kaufmann (96)

To put Hayata's victory against WYD in 2023 further into perspective, according to the ITTF museum of records (no results before R16 for 2003 and prior editions), the last time CNT was beaten in the medal rounds (QF) was in 1993 when Hyun Jung Hwa (KOR) beat Chen Zihe (CHN) 3-0 and eventually...

Hayata is the only female player in recent memory to have beaten two CNT players in two consecutive WTTCs. Most recent record of a player from another association beating CNT in WTTC women's singles is 2009, with KOR doing nearly all of the damage. 2009 R128: Park Y. Sook (KOR) beat Yao Yan 4-3...

General time wasting aside, she also successfully challenged a marginal serve after Kaufmann built up momentum in the 6th. When she was (finally) yellow carded for time wasting, she proceeded to waste even more time by asking for a ball change LOL. Credit to CXT for withstanding the pressure and...

Ito led in games 4, 6, and 7. Pretty much for the whole match. Just didn't play with enough conviction and blew a career defining match. She likely won't get a chance like this again which is a real pity.

unlikely but I'd like to see a YJN vs Ito rematch. Would be a very symbolic match.

Hashimoto is officially the 5th highest ranked Japanese player at WR13 and Hirano 6th at WR15. Miyuu Kihara WR19 Miyu Nagasaki WR22 Sakura Yokoi WR34 Hitomi Sato WR45 Fortunately or unfortunately, Nagasaki and Kihara have a chance to catch up at Contender Tunis, where Hashimoto is notably...

Kaufmann seemed pretty happy to tie with Diaz even though the last game probably won't matter. Diaz wins in terms of both h2h and total games won.

Shao Jieni's only chance was in game 1. She only has speed in straight rallies and you're never going to beat CNT with that game. Should have called a timeout at 9-9.

They could have all three players on court at the same time with best of 3, have all 3 matches in succession. Done and dusted, easy. I think having all three players might switch up the dynamics and atmosphere too.