Japanese League - T.League 2019/2020

[JesperStef]

The second season of the new strong Japanese top league starts today.

I will try to post running results in this thread.

Men's Team rosters:

T.T Saitama
Wong Chun Ting, HKG [S]
Kenta Matsudaira [S]
Liam Pitchford, ENG [AAA]
Takuya Jin [AA]
Yuki Hirano [AA]
Seiya Kishikawa [AA]
Truls Möregårdh, SWE [A]
Shunsuke Togami [A]
Yuki Matsuyama [A]
Masaki Takami [A]


Kinoshita Meister Tokyo
Tomokazu Harimoto [S]
Koki Niwa [S]
Jun Mizutani [S]
Yuya Oshima [AAA]
Hou Yingchao, CHN [AA]
Kenta Tazoe [AA]
Hiiki Tazoe [AA]
Yukiya Uda [AA]


Okayama Rivets
Lin Yun-Ju, TPE [S]
Kazuhiro Yoshimura [AAA]
Jin Ueda [AAA]
Masataka Morizono [AAA]
Masaka Yoshida [AAA]
Asuka Machi [AA]
Kohei Sambe [A]
Takeru Kashiwa [A]
Yuichi Yokoyama [A]
Shomi Arita [-]


Ryukyu Asteeda
Chuang Chih-Yuan,TPE [S]
Maharu Yoshimura [AAA]
Chen Chien-An, TPE [AAA]
Joo Saehyuk, KOR [AAA]
Yuto Muramatsu [AAA]
Li Ping, QAT [AA]
Yuto Kizukuri [AA]
Taimu Arinobu [A]
Chiang Hung-Chieh,TPE [A]


Women's Team rosters:

Kinoshita Abyell Kanagawa
Kasumi Ishikawa [S]
Doo Hoi Kem, HKG [S]
Zeng Jian, SGP [AAA]
Yui Hamamoto, AUT [AAA]
Mizuki Morizono [AA]
Miyu Nagasaki [AA]
Miyuu Kihara [A]
Miwa Harimoto [A]


Top Otome Pingpongs Nagoya
Han Ying, GER [S]
Elizabeta Samara,ROU [AAA]
Yang Haeun, KOR [AAA]
Misaki Morizono [AAA]
Rika Suzuki [AA]
Kyoka Idesawa [AA]
Ayane Morita [A]
Shoko Yamamoto [A]
Asuka Sasao [A]


Nippon Life Red ELF
Miu Hirano [S]
Chen Szu-Yu, TPE [S]
Yu Mengyu, SGP [S]
Hina Hayata [AAA]
Jeon Jihee, KOR [AAA]
Sakura Mori [AAA]
Yuka Ishigaki [AAA]
Miyu Maeda [AA]
Yuka Minegawa [A]


Nippon Paint Mallets
Feng Tianwei, SGP [S]
Miyu Kato [S]
Lee Ho Ching, HKG [AAA]
Minnie Soo Wai Yam,HKG [AAA]
Suthasini Sawettabut, THA [AAA]
Shiho Matsudaira [AA]
Yumeno Soma [A]
Yu Uchinami [A]
Huang Yu-Wen, TPE [A]

[JesperStef]

Team Standings:

Men


Women

[JesperStef]

Men

Results from Round 1 (29 Aug - 11 Sep):

Kinoshita Meister Tokyo 3:2 Okayama Rivets (Thu 29 Aug 2019)
1) Koki Niwa/Tomokazu Harimoto 1:2 Jin Ueda/Masataka Morizono (11:5, 9:11, 7:11)
2) Jun Mizutani 3:0 Kazuhiro Yoshimura (11:3, 11:6, 11:8)
3) Hou Yingchao 3:1 Asuka Machi (6:11, 11:7, 11:8, 11:7)
4) Tomokazu Harimoto 2:3 Masataka Morizono (9:11, 11:7, 8:11, 11:4, 9:11)
5) Jun Mizutani 1:0 Jin Ueda (11:6)


T.T Saitama 3:1 Ryukyu Asteeda (Fri 30 Aug 2019)
1) Wong Chun Ting/Yuki Hirano 2:0 Li Ping/Yuto Kizukuri (11:5, 11:9)
2) Liam Pitchford 3:2 Maharu Yoshimura (11:10, 7:11, 7:11, 11:8, 13:11)
3) Wong Chun Ting 2:3 Yuto Muramatsu (8:11, 11:6, 10:11, 11:9, 10:12)
4) Takuya Jin 3:2 Joo Saehyuk (7:11, 11:7, 11:7, 8:11, 11:9)


Okayama Rivets 3:2 T.T Saitama (Sat 31 Aug 2019)
1) Jin Ueda/Masataka Morizono 0:2 Wong Chun Ting/Takuya Jin (9:11, 7:11)
2) Asuka Machi 3:1 Kenta Matsudaira (7:11, 11:7, 11:10, 11:7)
3) Masaki Yoshida 3:0 Liam Pitchford (11:10, 11:9, 11:8)
4) Masataka Morizono 2:3 Wong Chun Ting (10:11, 11:7, 6:11, 11:8, 8:11)
5) Masaki Yoshida 1:0 Takuya Jin (11:6)


Kinoshita Meister Tokyo 3:1 Ryukyu Asteeda (Sat 31 Aug 2019)
1) Jun Mizutani/Yuya Oshima 2:0 Li Ping/Yuto Kizukuri (11:7, 11:7)
2) Hou Yingchao 3:1 Chuang Chih-Yuan (10:11, 11:5, 11:10, 11:4)
3) Jun Mizutani 1:3 Joo Saehyuk (10:11, 9:11, 11:9, 9:11)
4) Koki Niwa 3:0 Chen Chien-An (11:9, 11:8, 11:8)


Okayama Rivets 2:3 Kinoshita Meister Tokyo (Wed 04 Sep 2019)
1) Jin Ueda/Masataka Morizono 2:0 Yuya Oshima/Kenta Tazoe (11:6, 11:7)
2) Asuka Machi 0:3 Jun Mizutani (6:11, 4:11, 8:11)
3) Masataka Morizono 0:3 Hou Yingchao (7:11, 10:11, 9:11)
4) Lin Yun-Ju 3:0 Yuya Oshima (11:8, 11:4, 11:5)
5) Lin Yun-Ju 0:1 Hou Yingchao (8:11)


Source: https://tleague.jp/match/?season=2019

[JesperStef]

Women

Results from Round 1 (29 Aug - 11 Sep):

Nippon Life Red ELF 2:3 Top Otome Pingpongs Nagoya (Fri 30 Aug 2019)
1) Chen Szu-Yu/Miyu Maeda 1:2 Miyu Nagasaki/Miyuu Kihara (9:11, 11:8, 8:11)
2) Jeon Jihee 3:2 Doo Hoi Kem (11:4, 10:11, 10:11, 11:7, 11:8)
3) Hina Hayata 3:1 Miyuu Kihara (11:2, 11:6, 6:11, 11:7)
4) Sakura Mori 1:3 Kasumi Ishikawa (11:10, 8:11, 3:11, 3:11)
5) Hina Hayata 0:1 Kasumi Ishikawa (9:11)


Kinoshita Abyell Kanagawa 3:1 Top Otome Pingpongs Nagoya (Sat 31 Aug 2019)
1) Zeng Jian/Doo Hoi Kem 2:1 Yang Haeun/Rika Suzuki (11:5, 6:11, 12:10)
2) Kasumi Ishikawa 3:1 Ayane Morita (8:11, 11:10, 11:7, 11:10)
3) Doo Hoi Kem 1:3 Han Ying (10:11, 4:11, 11:9, 5:11)
4) Yui Hamamoto 3:0 Yang Haeun (11:3, 11:6, 11:10)


Nippon Life Red ELF 3:2 Nippon Paint Mallets (Sat 31 Aug 2019)
1) Jeon Jihee/Yu Mengyu 0:2 Lee Ho Ching/Minnie Soo Wai Yam (9:11, 6:11)
2) Hina Hayata 3:1 Miyu Kato (8:11, 11:4, 11:10, 11:9)
3) Jeon Jihee 3:2 Minnie Soo Wai Yam (10:11, 10:11, 11:10, 11:5, 11:6)
4) Miyu Maeda 1:3 Suthasini Sawettabut (9:11, 11:5, 9:11, 7:11)
5) Hina Hayata 1:0 Miyu Kato (11:4)


Nippon Life Red ELF 2:3 Top Otome Pingpongs Nagoya (Sun 01 Sep 2019)
1) Chen Szu-Yu/Miyu Maeda 1:2 Yang Haeun/Rika Suzuki (11:4, 6:11, 8:11)
2) Hina Hayata 2:3 Ayane Morita (11:6, 9:11, 11:10, 9:11, 9:11)
3) Sakura Mori 3:2 Yang Haeun (11:7, 8:11, 5:11, 11:8, 11:9)
4) Jeon Jihee 3:1 Shoko Yamamoto (11:9, 11:10, 10:11, 11:9)
5) Jeon Jihee 0:1 Ayane Morita (6:11)


Nippon Paint Mallets 2:3 Kinoshita Abyell Kanagawa (Sun 01 Sep 2019)
1) Lee Ho Ching/Minnie Soo Wai Yam 0:2 Zeng Jian/Mizuki Morizono (10:11, 6:11)
2) Miyu Kato 1:3 Doo Hoi Kem (9:11, 9:11, 11:6, 9:11)
3) Suthasini Sawettabut 3:2 Zeng Jian (5:11, 11:5, 10:11, 11:8, 12:10)
4) Lee Ho Ching 3:2 Yui Hamamoto (11:3, 7:11, 11:5, 5:11, 11:9)
5) Miyu Kato 0:1 Doo Hoi Kem (6:11)


Nippon Paint Mallets 3:2 Top Otome Pingpongs Nagoya (Mon 02 Sep 2019)
1) Lee Ho Ching/Minnie Soo Wai Yam 1:2 Misaki Morizono/Ayane Morita (9:11, 11:5, 7:11)
2) Suthasini Sawettabut 3:0 Yang Haeun (11:7, 11:5, 11:5)
3) Minnie Soo Wai Yam 2:3 Ayane Morita (11:6, 8:11, 7:11, 11:10, 9:11)
4) Miyu Kato 3:0 Shoko Yamamoto (11:7, 11:2, 11:10)
5) Miyu Kato 1:0 Yang Haeun (12:10)




Source: https://tleague.jp/match/?season=2019

[Takkyu_wa_inochi]

Kenta Matsudaira with S status ??? Laughable

[Tempest/Comet]

addendum :
Jeon Jihee joined Nippon Life Red Elf

[Danny21312]

And now Harimoto loses to Morizono... Why does he always keep losing to players who are much lower level than him but beats players who are of the same level or even higher?

[Sali]

And now Harimoto loses to Morizono... Why does he always keep losing to players who are much lower level than him but beats players who are of the same level or even higher?

Who did he beat recently who is higher ranked?

[TeoTeoTeo]

Kenta Matsudaira with S status ??? Laughable

Ya that was my response too. He should be AA at best. Maybe even A

[sicochances]

Results and videos of the 1st round:

Kinoshita Meister Tokyo 3:2 Okayama Rivets


Koki Niwa / Tomokazu Harimoto 1-2 Jin Ueda / Masakata Morizono.
11:5, 9:11, 9:11
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Q_1cmcIYEY


Jun Mizutani 3-0 Kazuhiro Yoshimura.
1:3, 11:6, 11:8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30nIWP48kRE


Hou Yingchao 3-1 Asuka Machi.
6:11, 11:7, 11:8, 11:7
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYliceHMr-A


Tomokazu Harimoto 3-2 Masakata Morizono.
9:11, 11:7, 8:11, 11:4, 9:11
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4XU4vRbKqg


Jun Mizutani 1-0 Jin Ueda.
11:6
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUi0jh1dxMQ&t=15s

[Sali]

Anybody counted how many FH flicks harimoto spoilt.

[Danny21312]

Who did he beat recently who is higher ranked?

I didn't say higher ranked, I said higher level. Players like Zhou Yu, LJK, Zhao Zihao, who all are at least the same level as Harimoto or higher, come to mind. You can't tell me Morizono and Pletea for example are of the same level.

[Sali]

I didn't say higher ranked, I said higher level. Players like Zhou Yu, LJK, Zhao Zihao, who all are at least the same level as Harimoto or higher, come to mind. You can't tell me Morizono and Pletea for example are of the same level.

Sorry I didn't get your point. Anyway Morizono when played in German league had one of the best wining ratio. Of course harimoto is better level but I think that for some time many players found the way how to beat him. They Just let him make mistakes and he gets frustrated and then he is over.

[zyu81]

Sorry I didn't get your point. Anyway Morizono when played in German league had one of the best wining ratio. Of course harimoto is better level but I think that for some time many players found the way how to beat him. They Just let him make mistakes and he gets frustrated and then he is over.

Ah yes, the classic “just let him make mistakes” technique. An undefeated strategy.

[zyu81]

Kinosheita Meisters roster looks unfair. Is it a battle of who had the most money, or are teams supposed to be fairly balanced?

[JesperStef]

Men

Results from Round 1:

Kinoshita Meister Tokyo 3:2 Okayama Rivets (Thu 29 Aug 2019)
1) Koki Niwa/Tomokazu Harimoto 1:2 Jin Ueda/Masataka Morizono (11:5, 9:11, 7:11)
2) Jun Mizutani 3:0 Kazuhiro Yoshimura (11:3, 11:6, 11:8)
3) Hou Yingchao 3:1 Asuka Machi (6:11, 11:7, 11:8, 11:7)
4) Tomokazu Harimoto 2:3 Masataka Morizono (9:11, 11:7, 8:11, 11:4, 9:11)
5) Jun Mizutani 1:0 Jin Ueda (11:6)

Source: https://tleague.jp/match/?season=2019

[ttpshot]

My office is 3 mins away from where the opening match was held and there was a looong que well before the gate opened.
There are posters everywhere, glad they'are putting lots of effort in 2nd year.

[TeoTeoTeo]

Kinosheita Meisters roster looks unfair. Is it a battle of who had the most money, or are teams supposed to be fairly balanced?

I think Kinoshita Meisters is like the New York Yankees of T league if you get the reference. Or maybe PSG for soccer. But if Lin yun ju plays, the rivets would have won easily.

[Brs]

Miwa Harimoto is playing in this? How old is she, 12?

[thomas.pong]

Miwa Harimoto is playing in this? How old is she, 12?

She was also in the team last year but I think she's only training with them, she didn't play any games.