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Looks like they're benching Hirano for the tournament, apart from that token match against Australia. Unless they want to pull her out as a surprise against Sun Yingsha in the finals...

Romania not playing Szocs for singles is puzzling

Romania only sent two girls even though their tie with USA went down to the wire. Szocs for mixed doubles and Samara for singles, with both coming together again for WD (though it didn't work out). Curious to see Japan's line-up later, although they don't really have any XD choices other than...

Kinoshita just beat Nippon Life Red Elf 3-1 in the latest T-league matchup post 6th Paris selection tournament. Interestingly Kinoshita played Kihara/Harimoto in doubles and Harimoto again in the 4th match where she lost against Fan Siqi. Hirano looking sharp against Mori with a 3-0, much...

Hirano is in a similar situation as the previous cycle, barely holding onto 2nd position and in danger of being overtaken. It's up to her to make a breakthrough this time. Ito will only take 2nd place if she ends up 5th and Hirano 8th, but Hirano has been trying (and failing) to extend her lead...

Thailand women got bronze at the most recent Asian Games and are probably the strongest in the region now. Can't speak for other nations but today's state of table tennis in Singapore is the result of decision makers at STTA prioritising short term results over long term development for more...

It's WTT's loss. Hirano will definitely draw in more international eyeballs than Zhang Rui especially for a TT fanbase that is sick of China v China. 8 players at Singapore Smash and the china contender after Frankfurt definitely played a part. Although to be fair Zhang Rui did beat out Hirano...

I'm going to Penang in December. And club recommendations?

"Merit" gave Ishikawa the 2nd Tokyo Olympics singles spot. JNT is free to do whatever they want, but you don't beat a team as strong as China without taking risks.

Lack of enthusiasm over Kihara's WYD win was probably because many attributed it to the latter being in poor form after losing to JNT members so many times this year (by Chinese standards). But credit where credit is due, IMO Kihara has redeemed herself at Contender Taiyuan with two wins over...

According to this article, Joo Cheonhui is already recognized as one of the strongest players in KTTA but won't be eligible for participation because of KTTA's internal criteria. However, a full-fledged appearance on the domestic stage (referring to KTTA's internal selection tournaments) was...

The most telling part is that Ito's absence doesn't even feel like a downgrade.

Liu Shiwen was always technically superior to Ding Ning but we all knew how that turned out

Sun Yingsha gets the faintest edge at 1-1, 9-10 against Shin Yubin.

Chance for both Ito and WYD to prove themselves

I'm just wondering how she would have fared at the Japanese internal trials. I don't recall her ever beating Hayata/Hirano/Ito, but at the same time JTTA is the kind of crazy association that would deny someone who's beaten Chen Meng and CXT an Olympic singles spot.

Would Bernie be chosen for Olympic singles under Japan's selection criteria? 🤔

Batra takes a big win against DHK. I think this is the first time I've seen a match where her forehand looks deadlier than her backhand.

Joo is already in R16 thanks to an easy first round draw against Jee Minhyung.

I believe it's max thickness, although the site I ordered from did screw up the forehand rubber thickness lol so maybe I got 2.0 for G1 as well. Yes, regluing definitely brought it back to life. To everyone else, I've stuck with G1 for a pretty long time and I'm unlocking new gears over the past...