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Rewatching it, I want to applaud him for the chase he made from 5-10 to 9-10 in the 5th set. If Harimoto failed to close the set there he would've taken this match 4-1 as usual.

Much-needed win for Harimoto and much much-needed loss for Togami. Hari always proves his fighting spirit even during great adversity, he focuses on one point at a time without trying to go for the kill right away and varies spin/placement to invite mistakes from his opponent. Today god test him...

Things looking smooth for Hayata so far, her ability to hold the rally is superior

Yoshimura and Togami are very compatible as in they're both power hitter, I'm impressed that Yoshimura was able to stop Togami from pivoting from set 5 onwards, if his BH is as powerful as Liang JK he'd surely win.

lmao the difference in basics techniques is too visible. Yokoi can only fight desperately on her BH, Akae was a bit more balanced on both wings, but both don't possess a powerful FH. They either get blasted on their FH or trying to hold the BH rally before losing to Hayata and Miwa sheer...

Tanigaki pulled a Zhang Jike on 'em lmao, both at 78 and 1110, but this guy really has a weird grip, he sometimes puts his index finger high on the BH rubber when playing FH, idk where he learned this.

Harimoto is just not made for doubles lol, he's used to standing close in the middle of the table to counter. Doubles requires dynamic footwork which he doesn't possess because of his style. Furthermore, he often blocks and then looks for a chance to counterattack, but in doubles that means...

Tomokazu 4-2 Uda (4,6,-6,-9,8,10) Great show from both side with exciting rallies but Harimoto won at the end with his fluid defense + attack, he has a lot of lucky balls but I think that attest to his outstanding defense ability amongst Japanese players. For Uda, his Paris dream may have come...

I hope Uda can drag Harimoto to the final set, those 3 balls from 6-6 to 6-9 are too lucky for Harimoto

this year Togami join in on the "winning gold medal" talk lol most of the Japanese attackers adopt this close table highspeed counter-topspin style, but Togami was the most successful at this.

Bitter lost for Matsushima, should've change the placement after the let serve at 9-10, Shinozuka caught on it and flick directly to his bh

Mende even got blown out the water by Miwa the other day, I didn't know she could even drag Miu to a full game.

Togami 4-2 Kizuka (-8,7,2,9,-7,9) Kizuka plays really well for an all-round type player, even at the end I felt like Togami hasn't had him in the palm. If they went to the 7th I won't be able to tell who'll win.

what a somber way to end their partnership, just the other day I found out they used to have a share twitter account to post things about each other

Matsushima/Oikawa 3-1 Togami/Uda, well guess who won't be coming to Paris, Uda still drop points with his backhand, Togami occasionally miss in short play. They might want to dissolve this pair for good.

maybe we should open a thread for All-Japan 2024 lol

Miwa is head and shoulder above her peers right now, no competition. As for Sora, I'm glad he finally won, last year's lost against Hagihara is too sour

Spin and placement, he doesn't try to out-pace or out-power his opponent but using low arc spinny shots and clever placement to force them make errors

Haven't watched the finals match yet but do u guys think if Togami won Harimoto will he get a better chance at winning Boll?

Harimoto's forehand is online through out and successfully pin Togami in the bh corner, made me almost feel like Togami deliberately throw the match lol