kudos to her coach Sakamoto iirc
its a bit sad to not see the Miyus playing double together anymore.
The doubles pairs will be at Contender Almaty. But it's a problem of having so much depth in Japan. Odo/Yokoi have won 4 doubles titles in 2024. I think the rationale behind Miwa/Kihara is that they beat SYS/WMY at the 2022 Asian Games (held in 2023) at the QF stage before losing to JJH/SYB in the SF:
Exactly. Her push return worked out so well at 9-9 forcing a weak opening from Shin which she could counter. Defaulting to chiquita TWICE was a fatal error, but understandable given the occasion. I think Hirano herself realised it immediately after the match. She said she 'fell back to old patterns' in her post-match interview.
Hayata should step aside. Assuming one month preparation she would have to start training around now, doesn't seem like enough time to recover from her severe injury. Looks like JNT are testing out Odo to see if she can break into the main team. Miwa, Odo + Hayata for 2028?
She will have to fight hard for her spot regardless. Personally I don't see Hirano and Ito making it unless they can unlock their super saiyan form for one last time. If Odo continues on her current trajectory and one more person rises up, Hayata could be in danger too. Although given her personality, she will probably stick around until the bitter end and then some, making her similar to... Ishikawa. But this is all conjecture at the end of the day. New and proper Olympic cycle means a fresh start for everyone.
nope ODO won the internal selection tournament thats why she will be playing
Yea I know, I was referring to the fact that they signed her up for WD and XD. If they didn't want to groom her they wouldn't have bothered arranging doubles pairings for her (see Miyu Kato).
Hayata should be safe for 2028
Assuming Hayata fully recovers from injury, I think she's either number 1 or 2 by 2028. She completely dominated the Paris trials. She also currently dominates Miwa, though that could change in the next 4 years which is why I think Hayata could fall to number 2. Don't get me wrong, I am happy to see others like Odo step up, but they've got a long way to go to reach Hayata.
Yeah, that's quite revealing as Ito's name should've come first because qualification by WR is listed before the selection trial in the selection criteria.
