WTT Champions Japan 2025 - 7-11 Aug 2025

[Vlad Celler]

The coaches of the Chinese women's team managed to bring these two tennis players into the top ten of the rankings.
SHI Xunyao
CHEN Yi

 

[NextLevel]

Lind broke the surpassing algorithm. So we cannot tell anymore if Togami has surpassed Uda by beating Lind as Lind is not Duda. But can Togami fix the algo and beat Wang in front of the Japanese crowd? Probably not but it would end a lot of discussion. Good luck, Shunsuke!

 

[zeio]

MS QF
Togami 1-4 WCQ (2) (-7, 5, -7, -5, -3)
Not bad for taking a game in an away game on home soil. LOL
Uda: Good for you for pulling ahead by 1 game, Togami!

Year	EventName	Stage	Sub-Event	Round	Player A	Player B	Games	Result	Winner
2025	ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup Shenzhen 2025	Main Draw	MS	QuarterFinal	WANG Chuqin (CHN)	TOGAMI Shunsuke (JPN)	11:7 11:6 11:7 11:7	4 - 0	WANG Chuqin
2024	WTT Champions Frankfurt 2024	Main Draw	MS	R32	WANG Chuqin (CHN)	TOGAMI Shunsuke (JPN)	12:10 11:3 16:14	3 - 0	WANG Chuqin
2023	ITTF World Table Tennis Championships Finals Durban 2023	Main Draw	MS	R64	WANG Chuqin (CHN)	TOGAMI Shunsuke (JPN)	11:3 11:3 11:3 6:11 11:6	4 - 1	WANG Chuqin
2022	ITTF World Team Championships Finals Chengdu 2022	Main Draw	MT	SemiFinal	WANG Chuqin (CHN)	TOGAMI Shunsuke (JPN)	12:10 11:7 11:4	3 - 0	WANG Chuqin
2021	World Table Tennis Championships Finals Houston 2021	Main Draw	MS	R32	WANG Chuqin (CHN)	TOGAMI Shunsuke (JPN)	11:7 12:10 11:5 11:3	4 - 0	WANG Chuqin

Year	EventName	Stage	Sub-Event	Round	Player A	Player B	Games	Result	Winner
2025	ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup Shenzhen 2025	Qualification	MS		WANG Chuqin (CHN)	UDA Yukiya (JPN)	11:8 11:8 11:7	3 - 0	WANG Chuqin
2025	Singapore Smash 2025	Main Draw	MS	R64	WANG Chuqin (CHN)	UDA Yukiya (JPN)	11:9 11:5 11:9	3 - 0	WANG Chuqin
2023	ITTF World Table Tennis Championships Finals Durban 2023	Main Draw	MS	R32	WANG Chuqin (CHN)	UDA Yukiya (JPN)	11:9 13:11 4:11 11:1 11:3	4 - 1	WANG Chuqin

Year	EventName	Stage	Sub-Event	Round	Player A	Player B	Games	Result	Winner
2024	WTT Champions Chongqing 2024	Main Draw	MS	R16	WANG Chuqin (CHN)	MATSUSHIMA Sora (JPN)	11:6 9:11 11:6 11:13 12:10	3 - 2	WANG Chuqin

Year	EventName	Stage	Sub-Event	Round	Player A	Player B	Games	Result	Winner
2023	ITTF-ATTU Asian Championships Pyeong Chang 2023	Main Draw	MS	R64	WANG Chuqin (CHN)	TANAKA Yuta (JPN)	11:6 12:14 11:3 5:11 7:11	2 - 3	TANAKA Yuta
2017	World Junior Championships Riva del Garda 2017	Main Draw	JBT	Final	WANG Chuqin (CHN)	TANAKA Yuta (JPN)	11:6 8:11 11:6 11:6	3 - 1	WANG Chuqin

Year	EventName	Stage	Sub-Event	Round	Player A	Player B	Games	Result	Winner
2025	United States Smash 2025	Main Draw	MS	Final	WANG Chuqin (CHN)	HARIMOTO Tomokazu (JPN)	11:3 11:6 12:10 11:8	4 - 0	WANG Chuqin
2025	WTT Champions Chongqing 2025	Main Draw	MS	SemiFinal	WANG Chuqin (CHN)	HARIMOTO Tomokazu (JPN)	10:12 11:5 11:6 11:5 11:7	4 - 1	WANG Chuqin
2024	WTT Finals Fukuoka 2024	Main Draw	MS	Final	WANG Chuqin (CHN)	HARIMOTO Tomokazu (JPN)	11:2 11:8 11:7 11:5	4 - 0	WANG Chuqin
2024	ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals Busan 2024	Main Draw	MT	QuarterFinal	WANG Chuqin (CHN)	HARIMOTO Tomokazu (JPN)	8:11 11:2 11:7 11:6	3 - 1	WANG Chuqin
2024	WTT Finals Men Doha 2023	Main Draw	MS	QuarterFinal	WANG Chuqin (CHN)	HARIMOTO Tomokazu (JPN)	12:10 11:8 11:6	3 - 0	WANG Chuqin
2023	ITTF-ATTU Asian Championships Pyeong Chang 2023	Main Draw	MT	QuarterFinal	WANG Chuqin (CHN)	HARIMOTO Tomokazu (JPN)	11:6 11:4 11:6	3 - 0	WANG Chuqin
2023	WTT Champions Macao 2023	Main Draw	MS	SemiFinal	WANG Chuqin (CHN)	HARIMOTO Tomokazu (JPN)	11:9 11:9 11:7 11:4	4 - 0	WANG Chuqin
2022	WTT Cup Finals Xinxiang 2022	Main Draw	MS	Final	WANG Chuqin (CHN)	HARIMOTO Tomokazu (JPN)	8:11 11:8 11:9 11:8 8:11 11:7	4 - 2	WANG Chuqin
2022	ITTF World Team Championships Finals Chengdu 2022	Main Draw	MT	SemiFinal	WANG Chuqin (CHN)	HARIMOTO Tomokazu (JPN)	11:8 8:11 6:11 9:11	1 - 3	HARIMOTO Tomokazu
2019	ITTF World Tour Swedish Open Stockholm 2019	Main Draw	MS	R16	WANG Chuqin (CHN)	HARIMOTO Tomokazu (JPN)	11:5 11:4 12:10 11:4	4 - 0	WANG Chuqin
2019	ITTF World Tour Platinum Australian Open Geelong 2019	Main Draw	MS	R32	WANG Chuqin (CHN)	HARIMOTO Tomokazu (JPN)	12:10 11:6 11:4 11:6	4 - 0	WANG Chuqin
2019	ITTF World Tour Korea Open Busan 2019	Main Draw	MS	QuarterFinal	WANG Chuqin (CHN)	HARIMOTO Tomokazu (JPN)	11:8 12:10 11:7 8:11 5:11 11:7	4 - 2	WANG Chuqin
2018	Youth Olympic Games Buenos Aires 2018	Main Draw	JBS	Final	WANG Chuqin (CHN)	HARIMOTO Tomokazu (JPN)	11:8 5:11 11:1 13:11 11:9	4 - 1	WANG Chuqin
2018	Youth Olympic Games Buenos Aires 2018	Main Draw	XT	Final	WANG Chuqin (CHN)	HARIMOTO Tomokazu (JPN)	11:9 7:11 10:12 3:11	1 - 3	HARIMOTO Tomokazu

 

[Tony's Table Tennis]

The coaches of the Chinese women's team managed to bring these two tennis players into the top ten of the rankings.
SHI Xunyao
CHEN Yi

very happy for Xunyao

 

[Tony's Table Tennis]

So the whole debacle of the medical time out of Hayata, really highlights how WTT referee / umpires deals with matters.

During Smash, we have players asking the umpires about a not to rule standard wobbly table, and the umpire mic said there is nothing the umpire nor the referee can do about it.

Now at Champions, with Miwa asking what the heck is going on, and no official bothered giving answers.

Then we have the racketgate (not sure how many versions), but when CTTA/CNT players are on the receiving end, then emergency meetings get called to address the unprofessionalism of WTT referee/umpires.

Well, I like that WTT addresses CTTA issues, but how about all the other victims of umpiring unprofessionalism?

As I can understand Miwa's fan being unhappy about Hayata, the question needs to be for WTT to answer, what, why, and how.
Just like all these toiletgate cases.
These situations should never had happened, and players should not be fighting the officials.

and from there, we can link it back to the actual jobs of umpires, as they are not just score keepers and how they can make a "fair" playing field, of every rule being enforced, and not just cherry picking some rules to enforce and not the rest.

the fact is, the more pro you become, the more amateur the umpiring becomes.
I find that in amateur circuits, some umpires are way more stricter, leaner, and meaner.
How's that for the world of table tennis? lol

 

[JackJohnson]

So the whole debacle of the medical time out of Hayata, really highlights how WTT referee / umpires deals with matters.

During Smash, we have players asking the umpires about a not to rule standard wobbly table, and the umpire mic said there is nothing the umpire nor the referee can do about it.

Now at Champions, with Miwa asking what the heck is going on, and no official bothered giving answers.

Then we have the racketgate (not sure how many versions), but when CTTA/CNT players are on the receiving end, then emergency meetings get called to address the unprofessionalism of WTT referee/umpires.

Well, I like that WTT addresses CTTA issues, but how about all the other victims of umpiring unprofessionalism?

As I can understand Miwa's fan being unhappy about Hayata, the question needs to be for WTT to answer, what, why, and how.
Just like all these toiletgate cases.
These situations should never had happened, and players should not be fighting the officials.

and from there, we can link it back to the actual jobs of umpires, as they are not just score keepers and how they can make a "fair" playing field, of every rule being enforced, and not just cherry picking some rules to enforce and not the rest.

the fact is, the more pro you become, the more amateur the umpiring becomes.
I find that in amateur circuits, some umpires are way more stricter, leaner, and meaner.
How's that for the world of table tennis? lol

If Miwa wanted to she should have told the referee that Hayata has to forfeit the match as she took 8 minutes in her medical timeout where the rules state a maximum amount of time for a medical time out is 5 minutes but I guess if she did that Hayata fans and JNT would be unhappy.

 

[Janard]

I know we should be used to it by now but the crazy screams by the Chinese fans during the timeout 😵💫🌀

 

[Tony's Table Tennis]

If Miwa wanted to she should have told the referee that Hayata has to forfeit the match as she took 8 minutes in her medical timeout where the rules state a maximum amount of time for a medical time out is 5 minutes but I guess if she did that Hayata fans and JNT would be unhappy.

what you say is correct, but it is wrong.

Miwa should not be the one teaching umpires or referee's about rules.
Miwa should never be in such position and if people who are oblige to be there to enforce the rules, had handles the situation better, Hayata also would never be in such position too.

We talking WTT Champions - some elite table tennis professional match, with only 1 table going on, and the best umpires/referee in the world.
Not some amateur competition.....

This is why we need quality, and not quantity, something that zeio can never grasps (even CNT ask for quality)

 

[Takkyu_wa_inochi]

Harimoto in great form !! It’s gonna be a revenge match against Wang Chuqin again I think

 

[d3nium]

Harimoto controlled and shut down XP. Great performance. WCQ the last man standing for China.

 

[nablaz]

When Harimoto started pointing at Wang Hao and mimicking him, after the latter turned his back to Tomo when shaking hands after the match, that was truly something! 🤣

 

[zeio]

Harimoto in great form !! It’s gonna be a revenge match against Wang Chuqin again I think

I'm not as optimistic given Harimoto's condition after G5.

Year	EventName	Stage	Sub-Event	Round	Player A	Player B	Games	Result	Winner
2022	Singapore Smash 2022	Main Draw	MS	R64	JHA Kanak (USA)	HARIMOTO Tomokazu (JPN)	7:11 11:9 11:9 11:3	3 - 1	JHA Kanak
2014	ITTF Junior Circuit Premium Hong Kong Junior and Cadet Open Hong Kong 2014	Main Draw	CBS	QuarterFinal	JHA Kanak (USA)	HARIMOTO Tomokazu (JPN)	11:8 11:13 6:11 4:11	1 - 3	HARIMOTO Tomokazu
2014	ITTF Junior Circuit Premium Hong Kong Junior and Cadet Open Hong Kong 2014	Main Draw	CBT		JHA Kanak (USA)	HARIMOTO Tomokazu (JPN)	11:8 11:8 6:11 8:11 11:9	3 - 2	JHA Kanak

 

[piligrim]

Can Kanak get to final?

 

[Tony's Table Tennis]

should XP retire?

 

[piligrim]

should XP retire?

He lost to chinese so he is fine ))

 

[zeio]

WS QF
SYS (1) 4-0 Odo (8) (1, 5, 7, 9)
G3 63 Odo got faulted

WS R16
SYS (1) 3-1 Hashimoto (WC) (-6, 5, 5, 1)

SYS: It seems some players and onlookers have gotten the wrong idea here after US Smash 2025...

Same problems for Odo 9 months later.

https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/forum/topics/wtt-champions-frankfurt-2024.35630/post-491446

A big blow to Odo. She couldn't handle the crucial points like Hirano and Harimoto did at ATTC 2024. CNT has already come up with measures, by giving her relatively soft balls so that she can't play her shots at her ideal impact height.

The reason it was close had to do with the same issue for CXT in the first 3 games, but she got used to Odo's (hidden) serve in late G3 (and ironically, CXT won that game after the TO at 10:9 with her (hidden) kick serve). That service fault at 7:6 of G3 with Odo leading is also a signal that Odo needs to work on her game, as her relying on it will only end up like Ito, who used to hide her serves as well at crucial times and got called in 2018 and 2019.

 

[piligrim]

Each time I see Harimoto on time-out he explaining something to his coach
All other players listen to what coach tell them )))

 

[zeio]

I know we should be used to it by now but the crazy screams by the Chinese fans during the timeout 😵💫🌀

Table tennis is more professionalized (commercialized), but at what cost? LOL

 

[Shine]

Professor Hashimoto teaches math (2^1, 2^2, 2^3) with assistant CIC...

You can't say that..... That's bullying.
You also can't call your compatriot that you've always rooted for all year long a tourist as a joke. Must be bullying!!!

 

[dingyibvs]

So the whole debacle of the medical time out of Hayata, really highlights how WTT referee / umpires deals with matters.

During Smash, we have players asking the umpires about a not to rule standard wobbly table, and the umpire mic said there is nothing the umpire nor the referee can do about it.

Now at Champions, with Miwa asking what the heck is going on, and no official bothered giving answers.

Then we have the racketgate (not sure how many versions), but when CTTA/CNT players are on the receiving end, then emergency meetings get called to address the unprofessionalism of WTT referee/umpires.

Well, I like that WTT addresses CTTA issues, but how about all the other victims of umpiring unprofessionalism?

As I can understand Miwa's fan being unhappy about Hayata, the question needs to be for WTT to answer, what, why, and how.
Just like all these toiletgate cases.
These situations should never had happened, and players should not be fighting the officials.

and from there, we can link it back to the actual jobs of umpires, as they are not just score keepers and how they can make a "fair" playing field, of every rule being enforced, and not just cherry picking some rules to enforce and not the rest.

the fact is, the more pro you become, the more amateur the umpiring becomes.
I find that in amateur circuits, some umpires are way more stricter, leaner, and meaner.
How's that for the world of table tennis? lol

I doubt WTT addressed CTTA issues proactively, I'm assuming CTTA protested rather strongly for it to happen. You remember what the first response from WTT was after WCQ's racket was dropped and his rubber came undone, right? It was a very "nothing to do with us" type of response.

The question here is, is JTTA gonna protest Hayata's timeout? Are they gonna protest on behalf of one of their members against another of their own member? Are they gonna stand up for what's right, or protect a senior member of their own association at the detriment of one of their junior ones?