27th ITTF-Asian Table Tennis Championships 2024, Astana, 10/7-13

[dingyibvs]

The problem with the current lineup is Ito - this is a prime chance without Wang Manyu and Chen Meng to bother the CNT again, but it is obvious that Ito is going to cost them this match even if Hirano wins unless Harimoto can close out SYS which is asking a lot.

Let's go Miwa!

 

[zeio]

What I said about Hirano last month and last week now becomes a reality.

https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/fo...-be-revamped-for-paris-2024.24977/post-477346
https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/forum/topics/china-smash-2024-beijing-9-26-10-6.33455/post-482990

 

[Takkyu_wa_inochi]

Mima will be given a chance to redeem herself for 4 years of bad performance with this one match if Miwa loses

but odds are thin even WYD will ALSO almost be in a similar situation (relatively speaking)

 

[zeio]

This is JPN's best chance to win. They are the ABC team.

 

[driversbeat]

This is JPN's best chance to win. They are the ABC team.

Also because China sent their D and E players. Regardless, Miwa and Hirano have already achieved breakthroughs though for winning their first team tie against CNT and first match against CXT respectively.

Miwa is playing amazing. For me she's already No.1 in Japan in terms of technique.

 

[Takkyu_wa_inochi]

GANBATTE MIWA-chan !!!!!

 

[mikeytt]

wow game 5, this is too intense

 

[fore.n.back]

this is the best Miwa I've ever seen, I hope she can fight steadily in this last 5th set

 

[zeio]

Also because China sent their D and E players. Miwa and Hirano have already achieved breakthroughs though for winning their first team tie against CNT and first match against CXT respectively.

I'd argue they sent their A- team, plus their best up-and-coming (but actually not young) players. WMY was supposed to be here and only CM is sitting this one out. In a nutshell, 天時、地利、人和 and 時也、運也、命也。

 

[pongfugrasshopper]

OMG OMG OMG Super Miwa does it !!!

 

[Takkyu_wa_inochi]

incredible !!! MIWA did it !!!! SYS body language in G5 was telling: they are humans after all !!!

 

[NextLevel]

The golden child did it!

 

[mikeytt]

that is crazy wow... just 16 years old

 

[Shifu]

Wow

 

[zeio]

This is JPN's best chance to win. They are the ABC team.

WT F
JPN 3-1 CHN
M1 Harimoto 3-2 WYD (-7, 7, 6, -8, 9)
G5 83, 89, 119
M2 Ito 0-3 SYS (-10, -6, -5)
M3 Hirano 3-1 CXT (9, -10, 10, 4)
First win for Hirano
M4 Harimoto 3-2 SYS (-9, -6, 8, 7, 6)
G5 96, 106 endline edge for Harimoto, 116
First win for Harimoto
M5 Ito vs WYD ()

Ito can retire. As good as useless. Forget WR1, which is just pure greed. Just settle with Asian Team Champion.
Hayata needs to reflect on this. Could she have done it even when she was healthy?

 

[NextLevel]

WT F - Women's Team final
WT F - What the FXxK!

Congrats to team Japan for doing something that happens once every blue moon!

 

[Takkyu_wa_inochi]

WT F - Women's Team final
WT F - What the FXxK!

Congrats to team Japan for doing something that happens once every blue moon!

told ya so a while ago... MIWA is the real thing !! She is THE ONE !!!

 

[dingyibvs]

Congrats to the JNT and Miwa in particular! Can't forget about Hurricane Miu's contributions too, she's what Miwa's brother missed on his team when he pulled off the two wins!

 

[dingyibvs]

The CNT men's team is vulnerable too, probably even more so. They'll need to get past a dangerous Korean team that almost beat them even with FZD and ML playing last year, and then probably face a team with LYJ and Kao.

 

[Takkyu_wa_inochi]

Very little celebration for Miwa and the Japanese team ?
yes its not the Olympics, nor the World Champs, but still ! its the Asian champs ! its almost as good !

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