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Japan's 1st Paris 2024 Selection tournament starts soon. You can find all of the video, draw, and match times at: https://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/top32/ (you can right-click -> Translate the page in Chrome or use Google Translate extension in Brave) The top 32 male and female Japanese players will...

I'm not sure about this, but with the Cybershape I'm wondering if the risk is higher that he hurts himself depending on how it bounces off the ground.

FWIW, she last played T-League on Feb 6, 2022 against Kyushu Asteeda (beginning, 1:50, and 3:50) Her team, Nissay Red Elf, is in a tight race with league leader Japan Paint Maretz. They will meet again twice (2/20 and 2/27) so we might get a chance to see her in T-League before the Paris...

I don't know her most current status, but she seems to be in good spirits based on her Twitter feed ( https://twitter.com/hayata_hina ) even having a group photo with a new sponsor, AJIS, on Feb 7. I am speculating that maybe she is training for the 1st Paris selection tournament on March 5...

Some random thoughts on T League After the 2022 All Japan Championship, Hina Hayata lost her first match against Satsuki Odo but has redeemed herself with wins over Kasumi Kimura, Saki Yokoi, and Honoka Hashimoto. The Japanese women in general are getting stronger and stronger. Even highly...

Grand Smash just popped up on worldtabletennis.com website. It will be in Singapore. Qualifying rounds start March 7. Main draw starts March 11. Good prize money: https://worldtabletennis.com/eventInfo?selectedTab=Event%20Info&eventId=2536

Thanks for the chart. I'm currently trying out MX-D as a replacement for my T-05 I've been using. In terms of spin, I find them to be so close that the difference is smaller than what the chart would suggest imho. I think the y-axis speed is a pretty good approximation for my two rubbers...

CXT rarely loses to anyone outside of China so I expect her to win this tournament. I count 8 Chinese players in the qualifying rounds so that will be a big challenge for Adriana.

The end of the 2022 All Japan Championship marks the beginning of the points race towards Paris 2024. Japan has 3 domestic tournaments for 2022: March 5-6, 2022 Tokyo: Arena Tachikawa Tachihi September 3-4, 2022 Fukuoka Prefecture (planned) November 16-17, 2022 Chiba Prefecture (planned)...

Eventually the initial ranking points will reach zero, but I don't think that has to happen in May because the percentage is listed as TBD starting in Week 18 in the transition plan chart. It might end up being 0, but the ITTF could decide to drop it to maybe 10. It's still listed as TBC (to...

This was a bit of a strange tournament with Covid stopping the progress of both Miu Hirano and Miyuu Kihara. I hope they will be okay. Mima clearly was the fresher player without having to play a semi finals that was supposed to take place with Kihara. Hayata had to struggle through a 7 game...

Can't say I'm a fan of the side view camera as the primary view and bat cave ambience they've copied from WTT. But that under the table decor is awesome! Good luck to them!

It was not Hayata's best game technically, but she showed character in finding a way to win. In the 4th game, I was wondering why she continuously allowed Kato to open against her serve and sometimes even a point winning opening. From game 5 on, she served from the wide forehand. I don't...

Amazing comeback from down 0-3 by Miyuu Kihara over Hitomi Sato. Miyuu has always had problems with both Sato and Hashimoto. This is a rite of passage for her getting to that next level. From Game 4 on she did a beautiful job of attacking the middle. And then when Sato started attacking more she...

Sato retrieves the ball from a very wide angle. After the ball makes contact with the table, it comes off both sideways and downwards. It's a tough call for the umpire to make in a split second.

Another player to keep an eye on is Yoshiyama Ryoichi. He won the Junior event, beat last year's All Japan Men's champion Mizuki Oikawa, and is now into the quarterfinals.

Controversy in Game 2 of Hirano - Sato match. Up 4-1 with Sato serving, Sato fishing when the ball hits either edge or side. Sato claims edge. Hirano claims side: https://tttv.jp/video/1644 Jump to the 04:56:00 mark Looks like side to me, but point was given to Sato.

I think Hayata and Harimoto were fortunate to win the XD title. Maharu Yoshimura needs to be paired with a top female player. He has such good serves, touch, and placement for doubles. He carried his XD pair as far as possible. His partner could not receive serve and missed a number of easy...

Congratulations to your coach making it to the Round of 64 in Men's Singles!.

FWIW, here's the Hayata/Harimoto vs. Izumo/Chiba match. You can see Yukiya Uda/Kihara having no trouble in their match in the background: