Japan announce team members for WTTTC 2014!

[NTclub]

Japan Table tennis association announced Japanese team members for 2014 World Team Championships. Announcement made in Tokyo on January 21, 2014: http://world-tt.com/ps_info/ps_report.php?bn=1&pg=HEAD&page=TOP&rpcdno=1281#1281

Men:

Name Age World ranking
Mizutai Jun 24 13
Matsudair Kenta 22 16
Niwa Koki 19 18
Kishikawa Seiya 26 30
Shiono Masao 27 47

Women:

Name Age World rankng
Fukuhara Ai 25 9
Ishikawa Kasumi 20 10
Hirano Sayaka 28 25
Tashiro Saki 22 131
Mori Sakura 17 156

 

[Steven]

Japan has two strong teams this year. Especially the men's team, now that Matsudaira and Shiono are included. I believe they can beat Germany and certainly Korea.

 

[tan.theveteran]

I hope they could cause some upsets against the chinese.

 

[botto97]

I'd like to see a final between japan and china

 

[Alborz]

I'm happy to see Masato Shiono in the team.

 

[Dan]

I am loving this team selection! Also not many players have played Jun Mizutani recently as he has not played many Internationals! So he could have some surprises! Big event!

 

[massa]

When I first saw the photo and didn't see Mizutani I was affraid he wouldn't go... Hope he'll achieve good form