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Thanks again, Zeio, for the correction! If the only criterion is that the player be good in both singles and doubles, it should bode better for Hayata. She's unlikely to be able to face and beat many Top 30 players if she starts from the qualifications in the World Tour. Also, Hayata's results...

It's possible. If we're only counting the top 15, then yes, Polcanova wouldn't qualify as she's at 16th place because of the tiebreaker Doo Hoi Kem has over Polcanova. Technically, the extra slot should go to a player from the host country who must be inside the Top 50 WR. However, Malaysia...

Oh, my mistake then. Thank you, Zeio! I just google translated the criteria "世界ランキング30 位以内(日本人選手、同一選手含む)に勝利した回数" and it translated to "Number of wins in the top 30 world rankings (including Japanese players, same players)" so I thought wins against teammates in the Top 30 would count. As for...

Based on the video posted by T2 Diamond for the Top 16 Women Qualified for the first T2 Diamond tournament, it seems only one more withdrawal is needed for Ishikawa to play. https://twitter.com/t2_diamond/status/1140858134501580800 The 16th placer based on the standings was Sofia Polconova, but...

Standings after the Japan Open: My breakdown of the race after the Japan Open: Hirano got a good draw in Japan, and it’s a huge break for her to reach the SF of Platinum event. It’s as if the table tennis Gods really do not want Ishikawa to play the singles event in Tokyo.:p If the trend...

Standings After the Hong Kong Open The biggest takeaway from the HK Open is Ito and Hirano extending their leads over Ishikawa. At the start of the year, I thought that Ishikawa slipping out of the top 2 in Japan was very unlikely. It's funny how much things change after 6 months. Should...

Standings after the China Open The China Open was a breakthrough for Ito as she progressed 2 rounds further than her other Japanese teammates and also qualified for the T2 Diamond event. While she's 3rd the the race currently, she only has 4 events while her other teammates have 5 or more, so...

Thank you for this update! Will be posting the full updates for the World Rankings and WT Standings for the T2 event when the China Open concludes. Qualifying for the T2 Diamond event is huge for Ito and Hirano in their Race to the Tokyo Olympics since the points earned in T2 events don't count...

Standings after the Thailand Open Interesting finish to the Thailand Open. Choppers win both the men's and women's singles. Last time this happened was in the 2016 Croatia Open where Joo Sae-hyuk and Hitomi Sato also emerged victorious. The Thailand Open win does give a little more life to...

Yes, they can replace a player who is injured or ill before the match starts, but the injury or illness must be real and legitimate. Let me illustrate: Let's say for example, JTTA believes that the Ishikawa and Hayata/Ito lineup will be best against all Non-Chinese Teams because Ishikawa is...

Yes, it's a maximum of 3 players per team. You can change the lineups of who plays doubles and singles every match, but you're stuck with the same 3 players throughout the team tournament. For example, if Japan's initial lineup is Hirano, Ishikawa and Ito, and Ito for example is having a rough...

I agree that the scenario of sending Ishikawa, Hayata, and Ito has its limitations, but I don't think the doubles problem is as bad as other potential combinations such as a lineup of Hirano, Ishikawa, and Ito. The Ishikawa/Hirano doubles combination has had shaky results. Not only does this...

If Hayata doesn't make it to the singles competition based on World ranking, then she's probably hoping that Ishikawa and Ito take the 2 singles slots. If Hirano, Kato, or another JNT player manages to take the singles slot from Ito or Ishikawa, it's much tougher seeing JTTA selecting Hayata...

I bet you were also rooting for Kihara in the Croatia Open Final. Haha. As for adding old points from last year, I purposely did not include 2018 events in computing ranking points since those points will all expire anyway by Jan. 2019, so they will be irrelevant in the Race to the 2020 Tokyo...

Updated JNT Standings for 2020 After Croatia Open The impact on the race to Tokyo is minimal in challenge series events unless you actually win the tournament because of the new WR points table. Let's see if Shibata or Sato have better luck in Thailand.

I think the change in the ranking points table in 2019 was ITTF's way of addressing complaints that the new world ranking system rewarded participation too much. Now, there's a bigger gap between a Winner of an event and a R32 or R16 exit, so winning an event this year actually has a greater...

Updated JNT Standings for 2020 After Serbia Open Hayata seems to be making a run for Challenge Series Queen of 2019, and it's not a bad strategy to get her ranking up. Sato was the Challenge Series Queen of 2017 and it helped her crack the Top 10 in 2017. In 2018, Shibata was the Queen of the...

On point analysis, Zeio! Maybe I can expound on it a little. 1. Ishikawa- Her draws in this year's events won't be as favorable as last year since her ranking dropped to 6th. One possible reason for this is that she hasn't been as lucky in her first round draws. Last year, in 10 out of 11 World...

Hi guys! As you know, the race to play singles in the Japan Women's Team has already started. Only the two women with the highest WR on January 1, 2020 will make it. Let this thread serve as both an update and discussion of the very tight race. I made a spreadsheet to keep track of the players'...

Looks like my hunch was right. Hayata will be playing in the China Open and Hong Kong Open. The same goes for Ando, Mori and the other less highly ranked players of Japan. Check the player entry list on the ITTF website. Also, Hayata has an interesting partner for Mixed Doubles for the Hong Kong...