Europe Smash Sweden August 14-24 2025

[JackJohnson]

They broke up Togami/Shinozuka partnership, I wonder why.

 

[zeio]

It's funny how one guy is judged by results and the other guy is judged by playing like Korea or something like that. Togami's style is also extremely high risk, lets not pretend that because he has a better backhand it is not. Let's try to bring a modicum of fairness and objectivity to the surpassing games and move it away from the whims of Tieba users and zeio please. They are both clearly working on their issues. Anyone who pretends that Uda didn't play far more consistent and better backhands today than he usually does was probably blinded by his amazing forehands but one can go and rewatch the match, the backhands are in plain sight.

Not that I was comparing apples and oranges by that post, but care to show me the kind of singles results Togami has? Uda and Togami pale in comparison to Shinozuka and Tanaka, yet Togami is arguably worse than Uda in ITTF (especially in junior years) and WTT events. Up until Harimoto's reaching the final at US Smash 2025, Uda had the best finish in GS, semifinal at Singapore Smash 2022, beating Boll in R32 and QD in QF, the latter of which he lost to in R128 of WTTC 2021 after injuring his arm during practice.

In terms of continental events, Uda finished 4th at Asian Cup 2022, where Harimoto won after the early exits of WCQ and LGY. Togami might have won bronze at ATTC 2021, but China skipped it and the field was weak.

https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/宇田幸矢
https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/戸上隼輔

https://www.ittf.com/tournament/5324/2021-ittf-attu-asian-table-tennis-championships/
https://results.ittf.com/ittf-web-results/html/TTE5324/results.html#/knock-outs

https://www.ittf.com/tournament/5448/2022/ittf_attu_asian_Cup/
https://asia.ittf.com/eventInfo?selectedTab=Draws&eventId=2628

Finals
Tanaka Yuta
2000/11/18

Event	Player A	Player B	Sub-Event	Stage	Round	Result	Games	Winner	RunnerUp
WTT Feeder Otocec II 2025	TANAKA Yuta	GAUZY Simon	MS	Main Draw	Final	0 - 3	8:11 6:11 8:11	GAUZY Simon	TANAKA Yuta
WTT Feeder Cappadocia 2024	TANAKA Yuta	KOJIC Frane	MS	Main Draw	Final	3 - 2	11:8 6:11 11:9 6:11 11:7	TANAKA Yuta	KOJIC Frane
WTT Feeder Dusseldorf II 2023	ALLEGRO Martin	TANAKA Yuta	MS	Main Draw	Final	0 - 3	7:11 3:11 11:13	TANAKA Yuta	ALLEGRO Martin

Uda Yukiya
2001/8/6

Event	Player A	Player B	Sub-Event	Stage	Round	Result	Games	Winner	RunnerUp
WTT Contender Tunis 2024	HARIMOTO Tomokazu	UDA Yukiya	MS	Main Draw	Final	4 - 3	9:11 11:7 9:11 11:6 11:7 4:11 11:9	HARIMOTO Tomokazu	UDA Yukiya
ITTF World Tour Hungarian Open Budapest 2020	HARIMOTO Tomokazu	UDA Yukiya	MS	Main Draw	Final	4 - 1	7:11 11:8 11:2 11:6 11:9	HARIMOTO Tomokazu	UDA Yukiya
ITTF Challenge Belarus Open Minsk 2019	LEBESSON Emmanuel	UDA Yukiya	MS	Main Draw	Final	4 - 0	12:10 12:10 13:11 11:5	LEBESSON Emmanuel	UDA Yukiya
ITTF Challenge Belgium Open De Haan 2018	PARK Ganghyeon	UDA Yukiya	MS	Main Draw	Final	4 - 3	14:12 11:8 11:9 11:13 7:11 8:11 12:10	PARK Ganghyeon	UDA Yukiya

Togami Shunsuke
2001/8/24

Event	Player A	Player B	Sub-Event	Stage	Round	Result	Games	Winner	RunnerUp
WTT Contender Zagreb 2024	TOGAMI Shunsuke	LEBRUN Alexis	MS	Main Draw	Final	1 - 4	4:11 6:11 7:11 11:5 7:11	LEBRUN Alexis	TOGAMI Shunsuke
WTT Contender Taiyuan 2023	TOGAMI Shunsuke	LIANG Jingkun	MS	Main Draw	Final	3 - 4	11:9 11:7 10:12 7:11 11:7 5:11 10:12	LIANG Jingkun	TOGAMI Shunsuke
ITTF Challenge Belarus Open Minsk 2018	TOGAMI Shunsuke	ZHAO Zihao	MS	Main Draw	Final	2 - 4	13:11 6:11 5:11 8:11 12:10 4:11	ZHAO Zihao	TOGAMI Shunsuke

Shinozuka Hiroto
2003/12/23

Event	Player A	Player B	Sub-Event	Stage	Round	Result	Games	Winner	RunnerUp
WTT Contender Nova Gorica 2022	JORGIC Darko	SHINOZUKA Hiroto	MS	Main Draw	Final	3 - 4	11:13 7:11 11:6 11:5 11:9 10:12 6:11	SHINOZUKA Hiroto	JORGIC Darko
WTT Feeder Fremont 2022	SHINOZUKA Hiroto	JARVIS Tom	MS	Main Draw	Final	4 - 3	11:8 10:12 11:6 11:13 11:2 9:11 11:3	SHINOZUKA Hiroto	JARVIS Tom

Matsushima Sora
2007/4/29

Event	Player A	Player B	Sub-Event	Stage	Round	Result	Games	Winner	RunnerUp
WTT Contender Taiyuan 2025	AN Jaehyun	MATSUSHIMA Sora	MS	Main Draw	Final	3 - 4	9:11 11:8 4:11 11:8 8:11 11:5 10:12	MATSUSHIMA Sora	AN Jaehyun
WTT Contender Rio de Janeiro 2023	MATSUSHIMA Sora	FALCK Mattias	MS	Main Draw	Final	2 - 4	12:10 12:14 9:11 11:9 6:11 7:11	FALCK Mattias	MATSUSHIMA Sora

 

[NextLevel]

Not that I was comparing apples and oranges by that post, but care to show me the kind of singles results Togami has? Uda and Togami pale in comparison to Shinozuka and Tanaka in ITTF and WTT events, yet Togami is arguably worse than Uda. Up until Harimoto's reaching the final at US Smash 2025, Uda had the best finish in GS, semifinal at Singapore Smash 2022, beating Boll in R32 and QD in QF that he lost to in R128 of WTTC 2021 after injuring his arm during practice.

In terms of continental events, Uda finished 4th at Asian Cup 2022, where Harimoto won after the early exits of WCQ and LGY. Togami might have won bronze at ATTC 2021, but China skipped it and the field was weak.

https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/宇田幸矢
https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/戸上隼輔

https://www.ittf.com/tournament/5324/2021-ittf-attu-asian-table-tennis-championships/
https://results.ittf.com/ittf-web-results/html/TTE5324/results.html#/knock-outs

https://www.ittf.com/tournament/5448/2022/ittf_attu_asian_Cup/
https://asia.ittf.com/eventInfo?selectedTab=Draws&eventId=2628

Finals
Tanaka Yuta
2000/11/18

Event	Player A	Player B	Sub-Event	Stage	Round	Result	Games	Winner	RunnerUp
WTT Feeder Otocec II 2025	TANAKA Yuta	GAUZY Simon	MS	Main Draw	Final	0 - 3	8:11 6:11 8:11	GAUZY Simon	TANAKA Yuta
WTT Feeder Cappadocia 2024	TANAKA Yuta	KOJIC Frane	MS	Main Draw	Final	3 - 2	11:8 6:11 11:9 6:11 11:7	TANAKA Yuta	KOJIC Frane
WTT Feeder Dusseldorf II 2023	ALLEGRO Martin	TANAKA Yuta	MS	Main Draw	Final	0 - 3	7:11 3:11 11:13	TANAKA Yuta	ALLEGRO Martin

Uda Yukiya
2001/8/6

Event	Player A	Player B	Sub-Event	Stage	Round	Result	Games	Winner	RunnerUp
WTT Contender Tunis 2024	HARIMOTO Tomokazu	UDA Yukiya	MS	Main Draw	Final	4 - 3	9:11 11:7 9:11 11:6 11:7 4:11 11:9	HARIMOTO Tomokazu	UDA Yukiya
ITTF World Tour Hungarian Open Budapest 2020	HARIMOTO Tomokazu	UDA Yukiya	MS	Main Draw	Final	4 - 1	7:11 11:8 11:2 11:6 11:9	HARIMOTO Tomokazu	UDA Yukiya
ITTF Challenge Belarus Open Minsk 2019	LEBESSON Emmanuel	UDA Yukiya	MS	Main Draw	Final	4 - 0	12:10 12:10 13:11 11:5	LEBESSON Emmanuel	UDA Yukiya
ITTF Challenge Belgium Open De Haan 2018	PARK Ganghyeon	UDA Yukiya	MS	Main Draw	Final	4 - 3	14:12 11:8 11:9 11:13 7:11 8:11 12:10	PARK Ganghyeon	UDA Yukiya

Togami Shunsuke
2001/8/24

Event	Player A	Player B	Sub-Event	Stage	Round	Result	Games	Winner	RunnerUp
WTT Contender Zagreb 2024	TOGAMI Shunsuke	LEBRUN Alexis	MS	Main Draw	Final	1 - 4	4:11 6:11 7:11 11:5 7:11	LEBRUN Alexis	TOGAMI Shunsuke
WTT Contender Taiyuan 2023	TOGAMI Shunsuke	LIANG Jingkun	MS	Main Draw	Final	3 - 4	11:9 11:7 10:12 7:11 11:7 5:11 10:12	LIANG Jingkun	TOGAMI Shunsuke
ITTF Challenge Belarus Open Minsk 2018	TOGAMI Shunsuke	ZHAO Zihao	MS	Main Draw	Final	2 - 4	13:11 6:11 5:11 8:11 12:10 4:11	ZHAO Zihao	TOGAMI Shunsuke

Shinozuka Hiroto
2003/12/23

Event	Player A	Player B	Sub-Event	Stage	Round	Result	Games	Winner	RunnerUp
WTT Contender Nova Gorica 2022	JORGIC Darko	SHINOZUKA Hiroto	MS	Main Draw	Final	3 - 4	11:13 7:11 11:6 11:5 11:9 10:12 6:11	SHINOZUKA Hiroto	JORGIC Darko
WTT Feeder Fremont 2022	SHINOZUKA Hiroto	JARVIS Tom	MS	Main Draw	Final	4 - 3	11:8 10:12 11:6 11:13 11:2 9:11 11:3	SHINOZUKA Hiroto	JARVIS Tom

Matsushima Sora
2007/4/29

Event	Player A	Player B	Sub-Event	Stage	Round	Result	Games	Winner	RunnerUp
WTT Contender Taiyuan 2025	AN Jaehyun	MATSUSHIMA Sora	MS	Main Draw	Final	3 - 4	9:11 11:8 4:11 11:8 8:11 11:5 10:12	MATSUSHIMA Sora	AN Jaehyun
WTT Contender Rio de Janeiro 2023	MATSUSHIMA Sora	FALCK Mattias	MS	Main Draw	Final	2 - 4	12:10 12:14 9:11 11:9 6:11 7:11	FALCK Mattias	MATSUSHIMA Sora

So in other words, while neither has won anything major, Uda has done arguably better than Togami by getting deeper in tour events and winning a couple?

Togami is now a WTTC singles quarterfinalist. That matches the best result by a male Japanese player in the event over the last 15-20 years. The opponents that Togami lost to in those WTT finals were high quality, arguably better than beating Harimoto and Lebesson like Uda did (and Togami could have done as well as he has proven repeatedly).

The main point here is to stay away from what you feel about the players and to focus on what they are actually doing or have done. Both players are working hard and improving. In fact, one could argue that the main reason why Togami has worse results than Uda is that his high risk style works great under comfortable conditions but is susceptible to disruption vs unfamiliar opponents. Hearing you, one would think that Uda is the one taking all the risk and Togami is safe.

 

[NextLevel]

They broke up Togami/Shinozuka partnership, I wonder why.

They created the Harimoto-Shinozuka partnership. I think that is more relevant.

 

[NextLevel]

Winter is pummeling Bernie... she needs to become Romanian to pursue LA 2028...

 

[TampaBayTableTennis]

ya, Winter is a nightmare opponent

 

[pongfugrasshopper]

Sabine Winter just laid a beatdown on Bernie Szocs.

 

[zeio]

WS R32
Winter 3-0 Szocs (3, 2, 6)

Szocs' poor run in GS continues... 6 out of 8 were 1st round exits.

EUR GS 2025 R32
USA GS 2025 R64
SGP GS 2025 R16

CHN GS 2024 R64
KSA GS 2024 R64
SGP GS 2024 R64

SGP GS 2023 R64

SGP GS 2022 R64

https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/forum/topics/china-smash-2024-beijing-9-26-10-6.33455/post-482206

WS R64
SXN 3-1 Szocs (10, -8, 1, 8)
1st round exit for Szocs 5 out of 5 GS.

https://weibo.com/1740626210/Ozq1yxhTl

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[NextLevel]

Sabine Winter just laid a beatdown on Bernie Szocs.

Ragdolling is a controversial meme but that was the TT equivalent.

 

[pong99]

Winter is pummeling Bernie... she needs to become Romanian to pursue LA 2028...

Fiji would be better, lots of points available for Oceania, and much better weather and beaches

 

[zeio]

WS R32
Bergstrom 0-3 Ito (-3, -3, -8)
If I were Bergstrom, I would've petitioned the EO to put the match on T2/3/4 instead.

 

[zeio]

MS R32
OJS 3-1 CYY (8, 8, -9, 9)
JWJ (1995/9/10) and LJH (1997/1/21) can plan their retirement without worries, knowing that KNT is in good hands...

 

[backspacer]

When is andro's anti coming out? Gotta capitalize on Winter's success.

 

[fore.n.back]

Wen Ruibo is doing well against Hugo, let's see if he can bring it to the decider

 

[Dr Evil]

Hugo comes back from 5-10 to win game 4 and the match 12-10.

 

[pongfugrasshopper]

This young man, Wen Ruibo, is going to be downright scary with experience.

 

[zeio]

MS R32
Wen Ruibo 1-3 Calderano (11, -5, -11, -10)
Dropping 7 pts in a row after 105 in G4
Same problem for WRB as last time against Duda but was in G6, totally losing his concentration.

 

[zeio]

When is andro's anti coming out? Gotta capitalize on Winter's success.

Not until the next Olympic cycle, if Andro wants Winter to succeed.

 

[rpb23]

This young man, Wen Ruibo, is going to be downright scary with experience.

He has a tendency to lose many points in a row when things not going his way.
At one WTT event, he was in good shape and bullied his way to the final. Then, he crumbled in the final, losing badly with one game scoring zero point. In the award ceremony, he was still in tears, just couldn't accept the result.
He is an offensive wonder machine but lack of mental toughness and resiliency. Lets see if he can improve as he matures, otherwise, he will be another LGY type player.

 

[NextLevel]

MS R32
Wen Ruibo 1-3 Calderano (11, -5, -11, -10)
Dropping 7 pts in a row after 105 in G4
Same problem for WRB as last time against Duda but was in G6, totally losing his concentration.

Hugo did this in the final in Argentina as well (10-3 down to win). So whether it was about Hugo or Ruibo is open to debate.