WTT Champions Yokohama 2026, Yokohama, 8/4-9

[Takkyu_wa_inochi]

Tomo is 1 game away to join his sister on top of Yokohama

 

[NextLevel]

Tomo is 1 game away to join his sister on top of Yokohama

The match is already over after game 4. Just a matter of time.

 

[NextLevel]

Well Europe Smash has already started. The transition will be interesting. While no one likes to lose, all things considered, many of the Europeans will take the timezone adjustment consolation prize for losing early.

 

[JackJohnson]

The curse has been broken. Now both siblings have won the same tournament together.

 

[pongfugrasshopper]

The curse has been broken. Now both siblings have won the same tournament together.

They both won the 2024 WTT Contender Tunis.

 

[Janard]

Such a heartwarming scene 👨‍❤️‍👨

 

[Takkyu_wa_inochi]

They both won the 2024 WTT Contender Tunis

Mixed doubles ?

 

[pongfugrasshopper]

Mixed doubles ?

They both won their singles at 2024 WTT Contender Tunis. They've won the XD title as a pair at 2022 WTT Contender Tunis.

 

[pongfugrasshopper]

The day belongs to the Harimotos. Congratulations!

 

[zeio]

at all-Japan i think Sora is ahead iirc

Yup. Sora 2 H2H 0 Harimoto, two wins in 2025 and 2026.

Hot take: Harimoto "sandbagged" USA GS 2026 on purpose, because to him WTT CS Yokohama 2026 > USA GS 2026.

 

[NextLevel]

Yup. Sora 2 H2H 0 Harimoto, two wins in 2025 and 2026.

Hot take: Harimoto "sandbagged" USA GS 2026 on purpose, because to him WTT CS Yokohama 2026 > USA GS 2026.

It is the kind of take that dependent on motivated reasoning. Has Harimoto ever won a slam before? Sora could pretty much have won both. What will be more interesting is whether the countermeasures Harimoto has deployed vs lefties are sustainable.

 

[NextLevel]

In a recent interview, Sora also spoke about training with Harimoto more. I wonder who benefited more from that lol.