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Alright, who's in charge of the draw? Japan gets N Korea and India gets a qualifier team.

In a David vs. Goliath matchup, Kyoto Kaguya Rise beats powerhouse Abyell 3-1. The "shocker" of the night was Mikuu Izumo exploiting Miu Hirano's relative weakness on the wings to win 3-1. Mikuu herself is smaller in size than the average player, but she holds the table well and has that Mima...

Tomo is in good form ... 3-0 over AJH

Nice bump in ranking for Sora Matsushima ... now WR#16. Yukiya Uda is now at WR#26.

Kuo Guan-Hong did it! 4-2 over Wen Ruibo!

I'm watching this right now. This 16 yr old young man has superstar potential. Great forehand.

Congratulations to Mao Takamori of Japan who beat Yan Yutong of China 4-1 to take the U19 GS title. Quite an accomplishment to beat China in China especially at a Grand Youth Smash level tournament.

Great China Smash for Kazuki Hamada and Sora Matsushima, but a rough tournament for the Japanese women. Unexpected loss for Mima, Honoka given a bagel by WYD, and WMY doing the most damage handing both Hina and Miwa bagels. I guess one bright spot is the Hina / JCH mixed association pairing...

I don't think zeio imposes an age minimum. A few years back he mocked Sora Matsushima's height before he had his growth spurt. Can't remember if it was MyTT or TTD, but also years back he had some let's say less than flattering comments about Sora's little sister, Miku, who is now 12.

I think Catenaccio is right about it being the All Japan winner (Hina Hayata) plus top 3 world ranked players. It takes time to develop an effective attacker/chopper doubles pairing that could be used in teams events. I think national coach Nakazawa should start developing this. It could be...

The CNT are on a mission not to lose to Japan at a Grand Smash held in China. Kudos to Sora Matsushima for his breakthrough.

Yes, Mima still uses G1.

Shin Yubin takes down Kuai Man 3-2, 11-9 !

Young master Sora Matsushima goes beast mode on LJK to take it 3-2, 11-8 !

Shin Yubin recently signed with T-League team Kyushu Carina... the same team as Kim Nayeong. Joo Cheonhui is on Hina's team, Nippon Life Red Elf.

Mixed Team World Cup (November 30 - December 7, 2025) Players Selected for Japan: Men: Tomokazu Harimoto Shunsuke Togami Sora Matsushima Hiroto Shinozuka Women: Miwa Harimoto Mima Ito Satsuki Odo Hina Hayata

Her own money or sponsor, but smaller tournaments are self paid even for national team members. She's one of the leading candidates to make the national team, but she will have tough competition from the likes of Yokoi, Sato, and others. She is listed for Star Contender London so that's a start.

She was on the national team the previous 6 months. She is no longer on the national team.

Also congratulations to Miyu Nagasaki... also very deserving. So iirc the changes are: Incoming: Honoka Hashimoto, Miyu Nagasaki Outgoing: Miu Hirano, Miyuu Kihara, Sakura Yokoi.