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I think China's selection is split into 2 categories: Chen Meng, Wang Manyu, Sun Yingsha (3 choose 2) Liu Shiwen, Ding Ning (2 choose 1) Maybe Zhu Yuling is somewhere in there since she won the Japan Open with Xu Xin but it will take a miracle to convince coaches that she's ready for 2020.

I wonder if the Chinese have an internal metric for selection as well. In their case it would be something along the lines of number of tournaments won, not how far one progresses in a tournament. I think that alone shows the difference between the two teams.

What are the odds of Sato knocking Ishikawa out of the top 3?

Whats the context of this and when was it said?

A tough road to the finals for Mima - China right from the start. To win she has to beat Gu Yuting > He Zhuojia > Chen Meng > Sun Yingsha/Wang Manyu > Ding Ning/Liu Shiwen

The sad reality is after all the money JNT has spent they only have 2 players that pose a real threat to CNT. Really puts things into perspective. Not that JNT lacks depth in their team but anyone pales in comparison to CNT.

Makes you wonder if they are able to identify talent so early. The correlation being 'appear on reality show -> become JPN #1' lol

I would like more exotic fruit names for techniques. Maybe 'plucking the carrot', 'slicing the orange', 'cracking the durian'. Hope Adam reads this.

I wonder if Mima will bother to pick up Mandarin. Wang Yuegu and Feng Tianwei lived in Japan for a few years so I'm sure they know some Japanese. Always interesting to see players interact with each other outside their own native language.

Chen Meng may finally get the crack at Ito that she so desires

Ok i've seen Mima's interview video after the match. She was devastated and in tears. No way the final was faked. Wang Yidi won fair and square.

Makes a lot of sense. Thanks for the input.

I don't understand this since every bit counts. Also doesn't the winner get 2000 more points than the runner up? I mean its pretty rich to say you want to be the Olympic champion but not care whether you can beat a second string Chinese opponent. Of course that's supposing that Mima doesn't...

No reason for her not to care since winning the final would put her way above her compatriots in terms of ranking. If she really doesn't care then she's way over confident.

So Hirano has finished a rung behind Mima at both tournaments so far. If Mima gains a lead on Hirano after the scores are updated, it won't be a big lead given her lack of participation in the world cup. Only thing that is certain is that Ishikawa is being left in the dust.

Calling it and hoping for a Sato-Ito final

Great analysis. Hayata getting the nod for doubles is indeed noteworthy. To me, the race to Tokyo is split into 2 categories right now. The race to Singles which realistically occurs between Mima-Miu-Ishikawa and the fight for the 3rd team spot. Seeing how there are no other womens doubles...

Hayata has yet to prove herself in singles anyway. She may still get the nod over Ishikawa if Hirano and Ito go, and that scenario seems likely now that Ishikawa is out of the first T2 diamond event.

I guess the prediction that Zhu Yuling would run away from the final came true

Not really. If we go by absolute results Fukuhara has these singles finishes thst Ito has yet to match: 2005 world cup bronze 2010 asian games bronze 2016 olympic games 4th place Am I saying that Fukuhara is better than Ito by absolute standards? No. Ito is objectively better and I'm sure she...