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Fun Facts:
This was technically the last Zennihon Takkyu of the Heisei era that took place in the Reiwa era.
https://sports.yahoo.co.jp/column/detail/201801290002-spnavi
Hayata ended Ito's 49-match winning streak.
Hayata is also the lowest world-ranked player to win the singles title in recent times. She's ranked 23rd as of Jan, 2020.
1/2020 3 Ito, 9 Ishikawa, 11 Hirano, 23 Hayata
1/2019 3 Ishikawa, 7 Ito, 9 Hirano, 43 Hayata
1/2018 4 Ishikawa, 5 Ito, 6 Hirano, 11 Hayata
1/2017 4 Ishikawa, 8 Ito, 9 Hirano, 23 Hayata
1/2016 4 Fukuhara, 7 Ishikawa, 12 Ito, 18 Hirano, 61 Hayata
1/2015 4 Ishikawa, 11 Fukuhara, 16 Hirano S
1/2014 9 Fukuhara, 10 Ishikawa, 25 Hirano S
1/2013 7 Fukuhara, 9 Ishikawa, 37 Hirano S
1/2012 8 Ishikawa, 9 Fukuhara, 12 Hirano S
1/2011 8 Fukuhara, 11 Ishikawa, 17 Hirano S
Despite crashing out in the 5th round twice in a row, Hirano actually reached the final 3 times in a row from 2016-2018. She also ended Ishikawa's hope for a 4th straight title. That was also her first-ever win against Ishikawa.
2011 Ishikawa(beating Fukuhara in SF), Fujii Hiroko
2012 Fukuhara, Ishikawa
2013 Fukuhara, Ishikawa
2014 Ishikawa, Mori Sakura(beating Fukuhara in SF)
2015 Ishikawa, Morizono Misaki
2016 Ishikawa, Hirano(beating Ito in SF)
2017 Hirano, Ishikawa
2018 Ito(beating Ishikawa in SF), Hirano
2019 Ito(beating Hayata in SF, who beat Ishikawa in R16), Kihara
2020 Hayata(beating Ito in SF), Ishikawa
This was technically the last Zennihon Takkyu of the Heisei era that took place in the Reiwa era.
https://sports.yahoo.co.jp/column/detail/201801290002-spnavi
Currently, All-Japan Table Tennis is held in mid-January every year, but it used to be held in mid-December for about 20 years until 2002 (before that, it was held at another time). Since the tournament takes about 5 days, there was a considerable chance that Christmas would arrive during the tournament. For table tennisers, Christmas was once All-Japan Table Tennis.現在の全日本卓球は、毎年1月中旬に開催されているが、2002年度までの約20年間は12月中旬に開催されていた(それ以前は別の時期に開催)。大会は5日ほどかかるため、かなりの確率で大会期間中にクリスマスを迎えた。かつて卓球人にとって、クリスマスは全日本卓球だったのだ。
Hayata ended Ito's 49-match winning streak.
Hayata is also the lowest world-ranked player to win the singles title in recent times. She's ranked 23rd as of Jan, 2020.
1/2020 3 Ito, 9 Ishikawa, 11 Hirano, 23 Hayata
1/2019 3 Ishikawa, 7 Ito, 9 Hirano, 43 Hayata
1/2018 4 Ishikawa, 5 Ito, 6 Hirano, 11 Hayata
1/2017 4 Ishikawa, 8 Ito, 9 Hirano, 23 Hayata
1/2016 4 Fukuhara, 7 Ishikawa, 12 Ito, 18 Hirano, 61 Hayata
1/2015 4 Ishikawa, 11 Fukuhara, 16 Hirano S
1/2014 9 Fukuhara, 10 Ishikawa, 25 Hirano S
1/2013 7 Fukuhara, 9 Ishikawa, 37 Hirano S
1/2012 8 Ishikawa, 9 Fukuhara, 12 Hirano S
1/2011 8 Fukuhara, 11 Ishikawa, 17 Hirano S
Despite crashing out in the 5th round twice in a row, Hirano actually reached the final 3 times in a row from 2016-2018. She also ended Ishikawa's hope for a 4th straight title. That was also her first-ever win against Ishikawa.
2011 Ishikawa(beating Fukuhara in SF), Fujii Hiroko
2012 Fukuhara, Ishikawa
2013 Fukuhara, Ishikawa
2014 Ishikawa, Mori Sakura(beating Fukuhara in SF)
2015 Ishikawa, Morizono Misaki
2016 Ishikawa, Hirano(beating Ito in SF)
2017 Hirano, Ishikawa
2018 Ito(beating Ishikawa in SF), Hirano
2019 Ito(beating Hayata in SF, who beat Ishikawa in R16), Kihara
2020 Hayata(beating Ito in SF), Ishikawa