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Miwa will have her time, but right now, Hayata is still the queen. Congratulation Hina Hayata!

I don't know how Hayata is holding off Miwa who's throwing the kitchen sink at her. But Hayata has done it for 2 games now. Can she keep this up? A real clash of the titans.

Although Hayata's game is superior to Akae's, to be fair to Akae, they are T-League teammates and I've even seen them play doubles together so Hayata surely knows her game. Akae has improved significantly from the last time I saw her play (on a T-League highlight video) and just making the SF...

Hayata is fine. She can play doubles with any of the top players (Hirano, Miwa, Kihara). And due to Ito's consistency issues, the new pairing may have an even better chance. You can deride Hayata all you want, but I suspect the CNT coaching staff won't be so nonchalant given Hayata's too...

Miyu Nagasaki very emotional after winning the All Japan Women's Doubles title with her bestie Kihara. Kihara showcasing her doubles skills with All Japan titles in both WD and XD.

Akae wins 11-9 in the 7th on an edge. It's been a while, but I recall Akae being a good player, but she played like an elite player here. Japan has another talented 19 yr old to go along with Kihara, Yokoi, and Odo.

Hirano in trouble. Akae up 3-2 as I type this.

You can look at it that way, or you can look at it as despite her height and style limitations, she is arguably the most successful Japanese woman to ever play. Who else had a string of 2 or 3 tournaments where she had a run against the top Chinese women? Yes, she plays a high risk/high reward...

One thing I've noticed is how much the All Japan means to these players. Seems like everyone is cho'ing like Tomo. I've never seen Nagasaki scream so much! Love the passion!

Whether Mima Ito continues or decides to retire, she has a lasting legacy as being one of Japan's best ever women's TT player. She shocked the TT world as a 14 year old to become the youngest ever to win a senior ITTF tournament ( a Platinum level event no less). She then went on to challenge...

With Ito losing, Miu Hirano secures the 2nd spot. I agree she absolutely deserves it! The 3rd spot will probably go to Miwa, but I think you can make a case for Kihara who appears to be showcasing her doubles skills here at the All Japan. Edit: I'd also add that I think Hashimoto is the best...

Minami Ando has always been good against defenders, but she takes out Haruna Ojio in 4 straight games 7,5,7,6. Plus, Ando knows Ojio's game very well as they are T-League teammates.

I didn't get to watch this one, but I have seen a couple of TLeague videos on Ushijima and remember thinking she has very good mechanics on her forehand. But I didn't expect it to go 7 with Kihara.

So you're going to fault Hayata for blowing past her competition over a number of high pressure Paris Trial tournaments (at least the early ones). Hirano and Ito are under pressure because they failed to secure the 2nd spot. Plus there's always a lot of pressure to win the All Japan. Hayata...

Whew! A comfortable game 7 for Hirano, but it really shouldn't have to go to a game 7.

Without Kihara, Miwa winning the juniors is a mere formality. Congrats to Sora Matsushima for finally winning the All Japan Junior. Incidentally, his little sister Misora Matsushima had a good run making it to the 3rd round of the juniors where her opponent was no other than Miwa Harimoto...

I hope you're not implying that Matsushima is a better player than Tomo are you? At least not yet. Also, keep in mind they are compatriots and will have greater exposure to each other's styles. You can make a case for Togami if you're talking about recent form, but career wise it's not even...

Is this real? Pretty amazing if it is. Also, I didn't know Ekholm was such a comedian: Ekholm herself summed it up best during the press conference: “I can’t really say this is a dream of mine because frankly, after the Golden Game against Princeton, my immediate dream was to hunt down Angela...

Wow. Miwa loses 0-3... must have been that time of the month. Hina comes closest she's ever come to beating SYS.... She failed once again.. no excuses. I'm convinced that even if Hayata had won, you would have conjured up some type of criticism against her. But that's fine... she's got a...

Matsushima is going to have his ups and downs being still only 16. But beating Harimoto and then playing pretty even vs. LYJ is a good way to start off the year. Definitely worth keeping an eye on him!