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except against Kasumi KIMURA
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JNT: 2 games again! 😇
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The only event any team, not just Japan, has a shot at the gold medal is the XD. All of them know it. Mizutani and Ito have spoken about it the most on TV.

The odds for the WS, though still low, were better had Tokyo 2020 been held last year. OTOH, the odds are better for the MS now, judging from Men's World Cup 2020 and the WTT Contender Doha 2021. All-Japan 2021 was a joke when seeded players were forced to play 3 singles matches on the opening day.

The WT has no chance without Hayata(still low with her). Ishikawa/Hirano just doesn't work. Having Ito play 2 singles in every match is just insane when she has to compete in all 3 events. The MT has no chance no matter how. Mizutani and Niwa playing doubles is comical. Imagine Harimoto playing doubles? Cruelty of competitive sport and fairness in the selection system don't *bleep* mix.
A few points to add now that both the Contender and Star Contender have come to an end.

The best-of-5 format for the singles(excluding the semi and final) and mixed doubles, coupled with the light schedule(1 match only per event on a given day) make it hard to draw concrete clues from those matches for the Tokyo 2020, but the women's team is in even greater danger now than it was back at TWC 2019. One can't expect Hirano to play Goku time after time if Ishikawa refuses to pull her weight.

Harimoto cut the Korean charade from last week, which was honestly a sign of doubt in your own strength. As Waldner advised in their exclusive interview, "don't be afraid to play your game." He did just that the second time, returning to his origin, going toe to toe with Ovtcharov in BH rallies and beating him at his own game. No flashy tricks. No gotcha tactics. Just raw strength.

Niwa and Mizutani. Can't blame Mizutani for treating his singles matches as busywork since he won't play singles. But for Niwa, he may be playing Waldner before the Olympics to drop off everyone's radar, but that score is just unacceptable.

Ito didn't play all that well here in Doha. I honestly expected shutout after shutout. Playing in WS only in Contender and WS/XD in Star Contender, her singles draw was relatively obstacle-free in both tournaments, yet she was pushed to the 5th and final game by Eerland in her very first match. Remember your sempai Ishikawa at Rio 2016? Things will be much harder at the Tokyo 2020, given your heavy-duty mission of playing WS, XD and 2 singles in WT under the limited home crowd support. The lack of spirit displayed after blowing the lead in G3 in the semi against LSS/JJH is also underwhelming.

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Just how divided is Japan over Tokyo 2020?

Yomiuri, 1 of 5 Japanese national newspapers, claims that no overseas spectators will be accepted, yet the IOC statement says otherwise. Roughly 900,000 overseas tickets have been sold, which would translate to roughly 90 billion yen of loss if they have to be refunded, on top of the costs involved in the refund process.

https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/national/20210310-OYT1T50001/
 東京五輪・パラリンピックの観客を巡り、政府と大会組織委員会、東京都は海外一般客の受け入れを見送る方針を固めた。各国で新型コロナウイルスの感染拡大が続いているためで、聖火リレーが始まる今月25日より前に国際オリンピック委員会(IOC)と国際パラリンピック委員会(IPC)を交えた5者会談を行い、その後、正式表明する。
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 チケットは、海外ですでに約90万枚が販売されている。観客が来なければ、組織委が見込んでいる約900億円のチケット収入が減る上、世界の人々が交流を深めることも難しくなる。返金の手続きにも多額の経費がかかるとみられる。
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 競技会場に入れる国内の観客数についても、組織委は、プロ野球などを参考に上限を定めるか検討しており、4月中に判断する。

https://english.kyodonews.net/tokyo...ed-at-start-of-tokyo-olympic-torch-relay.html
The Japanese government has decided to exclude overseas spectators from attending this summer's Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, as part of efforts to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, officials with knowledge of the matter said Tuesday.

The government and the Japanese organizing committee of the Summer Games are expected to hold a remote meeting with the International Olympic Committee and two other bodies possibly next week to make a formal decision on the issue of overseas visitors.

https://www.olympic.org/news/-safety-first-tokyo-2020-games-to-excite-and-inspire-the-world
The Session also heard about two important, upcoming decisions that will impact fans. CEO Muto explained that a decision on whether overseas spectators will be allowed to attend the Games will be made prior to the start of the Olympic Torch Relay later this month. Thereafter, a decision on venue capacity is also expected in April.

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/new...-says-tokyo-2020-president-hashimoto-14385474
TOKYO: A decision has not been reached on whether to allow foreign spectators to watch the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee President Seiko Hashimoto said on Thursday, denying media reports that a decision had been reached.

The decision would be made before the start of the Olympic Torch relay, she added.

Sources told Reuters on Wednesday that Japan has decided to stage the Games without spectators from abroad due to concerns over the spread of COVID-19.
 
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Just how divided is Japan over Tokyo 2020?

Yomiuri, 1 of 5 Japanese national newspapers, claims that no overseas spectators will be accepted, yet the IOC statement says otherwise. Roughly 900,000 overseas tickets have been sold, which would translate to roughly 90 billion yen of loss if they have to be refunded, on top of the costs involved in the refund process.

https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/national/20210310-OYT1T50001/


https://english.kyodonews.net/tokyo...ed-at-start-of-tokyo-olympic-torch-relay.html


https://www.olympic.org/news/-safety-first-tokyo-2020-games-to-excite-and-inspire-the-world


https://www.channelnewsasia.com/new...-says-tokyo-2020-president-hashimoto-14385474

Whole thing is a mess. Looks like qualifying, logistics, volunteers, medical staff etc appears to be all over the place, four months left alot is still unclear and the dark.

Just make a final decision. If decide to proceed let all the countries involved know plans, expectations, measures for safety etc so can proceed. If things not in place then cancel and no one would think any less of IOC or Japan.

 
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[size=+2]Virus getting even more virulent with time. It is a no-end disaster. The end of open entries civilisation, to all evidence.[/size]
 
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No overseas spectators, after all.

https://www.olympic.org/news/ioc-and-ipc-respect-and-accept-japanese-decision-on-overseas-spectators
During the meeting, the IOC and the IPC were informed that, as outlined in the full statement by Tokyo 2020, the conclusion of the Japanese parties is not to allow entry into Japan for overseas spectators for the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 due to the prevailing worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. Olympic and Paralympic Games tickets purchased by overseas residents from the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee will be refunded.

 
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https://youtu.be/V0HJWN4qVYQ
@31:03, https://youtu.be/0WTl9HToVxU?t=1863

Japanese news reporting on the incident
https://youtu.be/R_sCf0z8Li8
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>350,000 signatures as of 14th since May 5th
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China’s Xi Jinping pledges support for Tokyo Olympics as Japan extends coronavirus emergency
https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east...-pledges-support-tokyo-olympics-japan-extends

https://www.fmprc.gov.cn/mfa_eng/zxxx_662805/t1874356.shtml
China stands ready to continue to coordinate with the IOC and support the holding of the Tokyo Olympics. China is willing to work with the IOC to strengthen vaccine cooperation and jointly build an effective line of protection for athletes participating in the games.
 
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Do we know if any other squads like South Korea or Chinese Taipei or other teams have finalised their Olympic squads and releases them?

Appears Tokyo games likely will go ahead
 
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Hong Kong has just released the lineup. The team is training in mainland China right now and will stay for 1.5 months until the end of June.

Also, according to the Commissioner for Sports of Home Affairs Bureau YEUNG Tak-keung on the 16th, the Tokyo Olympics will likely be held as planned from the information that has been received by the Hong Kong government.

XD: Wong Chun Ting, Doo Hoi Kem
MS: Wong Chun Ting, Lam Siu Hang
WS: Doo Hoi Kem, Soo Wai Yam
MT: Wong Chun Ting, Lam Siu Hang, Ho Kwan Kit
WT: Doo Hoi Kem, Soo Wai Yam, Lee Ho Ching
Reserve players: Ng Pak Nam, Zhu Chengzhu

https://www.hktta.org.hk/cgi-bin/display/news.cgi?news=2645
2020東京奧運會 - 乒乓球(24/7-6/8/2021) – 港隊球員名單

四年一度之奧運會因疫情關係延至今年七月下旬於日本東京舉行,香港乒乓球隊成功取得7張入場劵,3男3女獲得參加個人及團體賽參賽資格。 球員名單如下:



混合雙打(1對): 黃鎮廷、杜凱琹

男子單打(2人): 黃鎮廷、林兆恒

女子單打(2人): 杜凱琹、蘇慧音

男子團體(1隊): 黃鎮廷、林兆恒、何鈞傑

女子團體(1隊): 杜凱琹、蘇慧音、李皓晴

後補球員: 吳柏男、朱成竹



港隊現身處國內積極備戰2020東京奧運會,目標為爭取獎牌。

https://hd.stheadline.com/news/realtime/spt/2070333/即時-體育-東京奧運-香港乒乓球隊北上備戰-練兵一個月半提升狀態
香港乒乓球隊總教練陳江華表示,大軍現時正身在內地練習一個半月,盡量提升狀態及感覺備戰東京奧運。
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香港乒乓球隊主力黃鎮廷、杜凱琹、李皓晴等現時都身在內地,領軍北上訓練的陳江華說:「現時我們在內地訓練,和中國隊一起備戰作最後衝刺。現時打算練到六月尾,前後一個半月時間。今次北上想作實戰練習提升返狀態,盡快入局。稍後六月尾回港,如果安排到,也想在奧運前和傳媒見面交代近況。」

https://www.881903.com/news/local/2391756/體育專員東京奧運如期舉辦機會高-本港運動員繼續備戰
民政事務局體育專員楊德強表示,國際奧委會及東京奧組委,都十分期望東京奧運可以如期舉行,據特區政府收到的資料,今屆奧運如期舉行的機會高,本港運動員會按原有計劃繼續備戰,政府亦會全速進行奧運宣傳及轉播安排的工作。
 
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Chinese Taipei and Singapore have yet to announce their lineups as they are experiencing a surge of cases right now.

Meanwhile, after the Japan Doctors Union, the Tokyo Medical Practitioners Association also calls for the cancellation of the Tokyo Olympics.

https://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking-news/section/8/172467/Tokyo-doctors-want-Games-scrapped
"We strongly request that the authorities convince the IOC (International Olympic Committee) that holding the Olympics is difficult and obtain its decision to cancel the Games," the association said in a May 14 open letter to Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga which was posted to its website on Monday.

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"The medical institutions dealing with coronavirus disease have their hands full and have almost no spare capacity," the medical association said in its letter.

Doctors would soon face the added difficulty of dealing with heat exhaustion patients during the summer months and if the Olympics contributed to a rise in deaths "Japan will bear the maximum responsibility,'' it added.
The open letter on the official website of Tokyo Medical Practitioners Association:
https://www.hokeni.org/docs/2021051700013/

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2...-impossible-to-hold-olympics-during-pandemic/
Holding the Tokyo Olympics safely as the coronavirus pandemic continues to rage would be "impossible", a union of Japanese hospital doctors warned Wednesday.

"We strongly oppose holding the Tokyo Olympics at a time when people around the world are fighting the new coronavirus," the union said in a statement submitted to the government.

"It is impossible to hold a safe and secure Olympics during the pandemic."

The union, which represents staff doctors at hospitals, is one of a number covering medical professionals in Japan. It does not list the size of its membership.

"We can't deny the danger that many kinds of new virus variants will bring to Tokyo from around the world," the union statement added.
The press conference on the official website of Japan Doctors Union:
http://union.or.jp/news/【記者会見】危険な変異株ウイルスを拡散し新た/
 
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Japan has only 1.6% of the population fully vaccinated according to the web. Kind of shocking.
 
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Germany's lineups. XD: Franziska/Solja

https://www.sport1.de/olympia/2021/05/dosb-nominiert-die-ersten-54-athlet-innen-fuer-tokio
TISCHTENNIS (8)

Männer (4): Dimitrij Ovtcharov (Orenburg/Hameln), Timo Boll (Düsseldorf), Patrick Franziska (Saarbrücken). - Alternate Athlete: Benedikt Duda (Bergneustadt)

Frauen (4): Petrissa Solja (Langstadt), Han Ying (Tarnobrzeg/Polen), Shan Xiaona (Berlin). - Alternate Athlete: Nina Mittelham (Berlin)

https://www.tischtennis.de/news/dos...solja-fuehren-deutsches-olympia-aufgebot.html
Das deutsche Aufgebot bei den Olympischen Spielen in Tokio

Herren-Team: Dimitrij Ovtcharov (Fakel Gazprom Orenburg, Russland / Weltrangliste: 9; Olympia-Teilnahmen: 2008, 2012, 2016), Timo Boll (Borussia Düsseldorf / WR: 11; OT: 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016), Patrick Franziska (1. FC Saarbrücken TT / WR: 16; OT: -). Ergänzungsspieler: Benedikt Duda (TTC Schwalbe Bergneustadt / WR: 41; OT: -)
Damen-Team: Petrissa Solja (TSV Langstadt / WR: 20; OT: 2016), Han Ying (KTS Enea Siarka Tarnobrzeg, Polen / WR: 22; OT: 2016, Shan Xiaona (ttc berlin eastside / WR: 41; OT: 2016). Ergänzungsspielerin: Nina Mittelham (ttc berlin eastside / WR: 39; OT: -)
Herren-Einzel: Dimitrij Ovtcharov, Timo Boll
Damen-Einzel: Petrissa Solja, Han Ying
Gemischtes Doppel: Patrick Franziska/Petrissa Solja
 
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Chinese Taipei my dark horse to collect few medals if games to proceed team & really no surprises here....
Ladies - Cheng I-Ching, Chen Szu-Yu, Cheng Hsien-Tzu
Men - ​​Lin Yun-Ju, Chuang Chih-Yuan, Chen Chien-An

Prediction

Ladies singles, honestly cannot see any medals here. CSY I think top16, CIC I think gets knocked out in Qrt finals by one of the Chinese or Japanese ladies

Men's singles, I can definitely see a medal here for LJY, I think maybe a bronze medal. CCY maybe Top16, will be interesting if faces off with Harimoto.

Mixed Doubles - being inaugurable event anything can happen. I think can win a medal. CIC/LYJ combination looks pretty solid, can win Gold Silver or Bronze, I think Silver or Bronze

Men's team - interesting team, what is funny is i can see them winning 3 games against most teams if play cards right, winning crucial doubles matches and LYJ winning both singles games. I feel their 2/3 singles options are weaker compared to most higher ranked teams and feel Qrt final knockout if likely outcome

Ladies team - Bronze medal is possible with good fortune and favourable draw. If can avoid China or Japan in qrt finals and get say Germany or HGK then they have good shot at picking up a medal. Like Men's team lot will need to fall right, CIC will need be dominant in singles, CZY might need pick up few singles wins against good opposition and doubles pairing CZY/CHT will need win every doubles game, I think very possible as a pair they are ranked #3 so good experience and chemistry playing together

I think Chinese Taipei will pick up 3 medals, old saying good day at the office.
 
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XD looks like such a short tournament all of a sudden. A couple of associations have withdrawn while some are sending either only the male or female team? Is this the IOC clamping down on the number of associations due to Covid19?

Not Attending
- Canada's Eugene Wang & Zhang Mo
- India's Sharath Achanta & Manika Batra
- Cuba's Jorge Campos & Daniela Fonseca
- Slovakia Lubomir Pistej & Barbora Balazova

Widowed
- Austria's Stefan Fergel leaving Sofia Polcanova at the altar alone
- France's Yuan Jia Nan leaving Emmanuel Lebesson at the altar alone

Men’s Team

Africa (1)

Egypt Omar Assar, Ahmed Saleh, Khalid Assar

Asia (5)

China Ma Long, Fan Zhendong, Xu Xin

Japan Tomokazu Harimoto, Koki Niwa, Jun Mizutani

Korea Republic Youngsik Jeong, Woojin Jang, Sangsu Lee

Chinese Taipei Lin Yun-Ju, Chuang Chih-Yuan, Chen Chien-An

Hong Kong, China Wong Chun Ting, Lam Siu Hang, Ho Kwan Kit

Europe (7)

Germany Dimitrij Ovtcharov, Timo Boll, Patrick Franziska

Slovenia Jorgic Darko, Tokic Bojan, Kozul Deni

Croatia Andrej Gacina, Tomislav Pucar, Frane Kojic

Sweden Mattias Falck, Anton Kallberg, Kristian Karlsson

France Simon Gauzy, Emmanuel Lebesson, Alexandre Cassin

Portugal Marcos Freitas, Tiago Apolonia, Joao Monteiro

Serbia Aleksandar Karakasevic, Zsolt Peto, Marko Jevtovic

Latin America (1)

Brazil Hugo Calderano, Gustavo Tsuboi, Vitor Ishiy

North America (1)

USA Kanak Jha, Nikhil Kumar, Zhou Xin

Oceania (1)

Australia David Powell, Yan Xin, Hu Heming

Women’s Team

Asia (6)

China Chen Meng, Sun Yingsha, Liu Shiwen

Japan Mima Ito, Kasumi Ishikawa, Miu Hirano

Hong Kong, China Doo Hoi Kem, Soo Wai Yam Minnie, Lee Ho Ching

Singapore Feng Tianwei, Yu Mengyu, Lin Ye

Chinese Taipei Cheng I-Ching, Chen Szu-Yu, Cheng Hsien-Tzu

Korea Republic Jeon Jihee, Shin Yubin, Choi Hyojoo

Europe (5)

Germany Petrissa Solja, Han Ying, Shan Xiaona

Austria Sofia Polcanova, Liu Jia, Liu Yuan

Poland Li Qian, Natalia Partyka, Natalia Bajor

Hungary Dora Madarasz, Georgina Pota, Szandra Pergel

Romania Elizabeta Samara, Bernadette Szocs, Daniela Dodean Monteiro

Africa (1)

Egypt Dina Meshref, Yousra Helmy, Farah Abdel-Aziz

North America (1)

USA Lily Zhang, Liu Juan, Wang Huijing

Latin America (1)

Brazil Bruna Takahashi, Jessica Yamada, Caroline Kumahara

Oceania (1)

Australia Michelle Bromley, Stephanie Sang, Melissa Tapper

 
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