Japan Open 2016

[TableTennisDaily]

The 2016 Japan Open is the 10th World Tour of the year and will take place in Tokyo. The Japan Open ITTF World Tour sponsored by Laox begins on the 15th June and concludes on the 19th June. This is a super World Tour event with a strong line up from CHINA with Ma Long leading the men's singles standings.

Total number of entries so far is: 184

Main Draw

Men's Singles
Women's Singles
Men's Doubles
Women's Doubles

Live matches from the Japan Open can be watched in the ITTF Live Streaming which has playback on demand with integrated chat with TableTennisDaily members!

China's Ma Long, the World #1 has entered the Japan Open as the #1 seed.

Ma Long no.1 seed - Photo by: ITTF


Men's Singles Seeds

Host nations's Jun Mizutani enters the Japan Open as the #5 seed - Photo by: ITTF Flickr

01) Ma Long
02) Fan Zhendong
03) Xu Xin
04) Zhang Jike
05) Jun Mizutani
06) Chuang Chih Yuan
07) Wong Chun Ting
08) Vladimir Samsonov
09) Fang Bo
10) Marcos Freitas
11) Tang Peng
12) Lee Sangsu
13) Maharu Yoshimura
14) Youngsik Jeoung
15) Koki Niwa
16) Tiago Apolonia


Women Singles Seeds

China's Liu Shiwen enters the Kuwait Open as the #1 seed - Photo by: ITTF Flickr

01) Liu Shiwen
02) Ding Ning
03) Zhu Yuling
04) Kasumi Ishikawa
05) Li Xiaoxia
06) Feng Tianwei
07) Ai Fukuhara
08) Han Ying
09) Mima Ito
10) Miu Hirano
11) Jeon Jihee
12) Wu Yang
13) Suh Hyowon
14) Cheng I-Ching
15) Yu Mengyu
16) Shan Xiaona

For full player entries click here.


Live matches from the Japan Open can be watched in the ITTF Live Streaming which has playback on demand with integrated chat with TableTennisDaily members!

What a great week of table tennis! The top players in the world are participating in both the men's and women's singles. Ma Long leads the men's singles with Fan Zhendong, Fan Zhendong, Xu Xin and Zhang Jike following closely looking to take the title. Recent Australian Open winner Jun Mizutani enters as the number 5 seed. With the Rio Olympics fast approaching players are preparing to find form. Newly world number 10 Wong Chun Ting will look to make a dent in the draw. Will Vladimir Samsonov be a threat to the Chinese? Portugal's Marcos Freitas and Tiago Apolonia will look to get some BIG wins! A fantastic event to follow, be sure to get involved on the TTD discussions and join us in the live chat in the ITTF Live Streaming!

We can use this thread as a means to display all the latest results, videos and news from this spectacular World Tour event! What are your predictions from each event.

 

[Yecats Encerwal]

Will be interesting to see how ZJK performs now that his singles seat is locked in.

I hope to see a consistent performance, perhaps with some passion thrown in as well!

I am looking forward to this tournament

 

[Sali]

I hope ZJK and Ding Ning will get hard times. It is not I do not like them, but it was dissapointed not to choose XX and LSW for Olympics. Now they have to prove to all people not only LGL that they are best. I Wonder how the coaches would feel when ZJK and DN loose earlier when they supposed to. Second round DN will face Mima Ito...
ZJK has easier rounds utnil in semis he meets FZD, or maybe Samsonov can cause a surprise.

 

[TT4Life]

very good tune up for ML before Rio, and next week Korea opens also

 

[Sali]

Gustovo Tsuboi just won first game with Qiu Dang 11:0, anybody has a video?

 

[TableTennisDaily]

Ma Long and Xu Xin warming up in the training hall today

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[TT4Life]

He and xx double team ?

 

[MJB]

That is one strong line-up.

It's clearly far more difficult to win a medal at the Japan Open than the Rio Olympics!

 

[TTHopeful]

Did Harimoto win the under 21's? Is his age 12?

 

[TTHopeful]

Ai Fukuhara just lost to Tie Yana!

 

[TableTennisDaily]

Last 16 Results

Men

Ma Long 4-0 Jeoung Youngsik
Jun Mizutani 4-1 Maharu Yoshimura
Wong Chun Ting 4-0 Lee Sang Su
Xu Xin 4-1 Fang Bo 1-4
Zhang Jike 4-1 Lin Gaoyuan
Vladimir Samsonov 4-3 Stefan Fegerl
Simon Gauzy 4-1 Marcos Freitas
Fan Zhendong 4-1 Gustavo Tsuboi

 

[TableTennisDaily]

12 year old Tomokazu Harimoto has become the youngest ever winner of an under 21 ITTF World Tour? event winning today in Japan!

 

[TurboZ]

Harimoto is a pleasant surprise to breaking records. What surprise me more is Shan Xiaona who push the WR3 Zhu Yuling to 7th decider and deuce a couple of times before giving up in the last moment and very close to causing an upset. Never expect one side pip cpen can create this much trouble to any top Chinese player these days.

Still think Shan shouldn't call her timeout after 12:12 and let ZYL a chance to get her advise from coach. ZYL came back to serve a winner and no turning back.

 

[TableTennisDaily]

Today's matches have commenced, you can follow the schedule here.

Zhang Jike vs Vladimir Samsonov live on TTD: http://www.tabletennisdaily.co.uk/livestreaming/

 

[Tony's Table Tennis]

Harimoto is a pleasant surprise to breaking records. What surprise me more is Shan Xiaona who push the WR3 Zhu Yuling to 7th decider and deuce a couple of times before giving up in the last moment and very close to causing an upset. Never expect one side pip cpen can create this much trouble to any top Chinese player these days.

Still think Shan shouldn't call her timeout after 12:12 and let ZYL a chance to get her advise from coach. ZYL came back to serve a winner and no turning back.

Agree with you on sp cpen player. They don't survive in China because inverted have no problem facing them
But I guess this is where Zhu will become more mature. Just like some of the mens having problem with choppers.
Go back home and train and never have problem ever again

 

[Rayeez]

Ma Long is OUT!
Xu Xin wins 4:2
(8-11, 11-9, 11-8, 5-11, 11-6, 11-4)
Speechless for now

 

[TTHopeful]

Ma Long is OUT!
Xu Xin wins 4:2
(8-11, 11-9, 11-8, 5-11, 11-6, 11-4)
Speechless for now

Me to! Just watched semis and finals. Here are some results.

Fan Zhendong 4-2 Zhang Jike
Xu Xin 4-2 Ma Long

In the final Fan Zhendong 4-1 Xu Xin

 

[underlaydisk]

head scratching situation for liu

 

[Xylit]

Maybe both Ma Long and Zhang Jike did not want to play against each other before the Olympic Games? Anyway, mindblowing results!

 

[Dan]

Maybe both Ma Long and Zhang Jike did not want to play against each other before the Olympic Games? Anyway, mindblowing results!

That is an interesting perspective. Crazy results. Perhaps the two will meet in Korea next week.