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Ito has been saying recently that she can beat players even when she's out of shape and that Chinese players no longer seem unbeatable to her. While true, it reminds me of how confident she was of beating Sun Yingsha before her downfall at WTTC. You'd think she would have learned to tune it down...

Now that this Ishikawa-Hirano saga is over, i want nothing more than to watch Ito and Liu Shiwen duel it out in the semifinals

to be fair, the selection process did make some step up their game (Fukuhara, Ito). It just so happened that this time, both players vying for the second spot crumbled under pressure and it came down to who would screw up less. I don't think we would have seen the level of success Ito achieved...

Everything is in Hirano's hands now

well at least Ishikawa lasted longer than Zhu

Best rule change to ever happen to table tennis

"Bitch don't you dare" stare from Kato

I bet Hirano had a WDF moment when she heard Ishikawa say that

Imo the Fukuhara/Ito pairing was Japan's downfall in Rio. Also considering how conservative JNT has been so far it wouldn't surprise me if they picked 3 of the most highly ranked right-handers if such a situation did present itself.

My mistake. Hirano's quaterfinal opponent will probably be Sun Yingsha

Hirano still has the tinest chance. Her first opponent is Wang Yidi and then most likely Chen Xingtong. Kasumi on the other hand faces Liu Shiwen right off the bat and then probably Chen Meng if she makes it through.

Hopefully with the pressure of Singles selection off her shoulders (for the most part?) maybe we can see Ishikawa let go and reach a whole new level. Someone else besides Ito has to step up for Japan to stand a chance against China anyway.

If Kato wins this she's gonna be the ultimate troll of JNT

Probably went to catch a concert to celebrate his world cup victory

https://youtu.be/PFqSF0luajA Supin Aato wa So sad to watch traces of Fukuhara disappearing from the table tennis scene

Who said this?

Y'all just mad that Hirano isn't on Ito's level. She's 19 and grappling with emotions is part and parcel of that. She's still an amazing player.

Imagine if US came to shock Japan just like how Germany did back in 2016. Not likely, but it would be pretty funny.

Wow did he really say that word for word?

First Ishikawa at the WWC and now Hirano at T2 Singapore. It's like they DON'T want to go to the Olympics.