Zennihon Takkyu 2023/All-Japan TTC 2023, 1/23-29

Nvm it’s replay….my bad…

http://mytabletennis.net/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=92735&PID=1137117&title=zennihon-takkyu-2023-alljapan-ttc-2023-1-2329#1137117

XD F Harimoto/Hayata 3-0 Tanaka siblings 2 times in a row. Don't see another threat coming up to challenge them next year. It's exciting to see how quickly the landscape changes in a few years' time. Ito's era is coming to an end.

Ito got her wish granted.

http://mytabletennis.net/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=92274&PID=1134119&title=wtt-cup-finals-xinxiang-2022-10-2730#1134119

Ito's problem doesn't stop with her record against China. She no longer shows that overwhelming advantage over players from other countries like she did in the last Olympic cycle, whether it be WS or XD. WD is the only event she still has a chance, all because of Hayata, which is why she said she didn't want to play singles anymore at WTTC 2021. ... Ito: I want to play doubles only. Ito: No more singles.

Edited by zeio - 01/27/2023 at 6:41am

Part of the reason I mentioned earlier to watch out for Sakura Yokoi was because I watched on Youtube a match between her and Kihara in T-League, and although Kihara managed to win, it was really a coin flip as to who would win.  I shouldn't get ahead of myself, but there's a good chance these two meet in the semi-finals.  The backhand I already mentioned, but Yokoi's overall game is very good.  

pongfugrasshopper wrote: BTW, Sakura Yokoi is 18 years old.  Miwa's star power shines so bright that it's hard to notice any other promising young female player from Japan but they do exist!  Watch out for Terusora Matsushima's younger sister, 9 yr old Misora Matsushima.  She's going to be really good.

zeio wrote: Average age of MS QF: 20.6, with Oikawa being the oldest at 25.

The QFs between defending/former All-Japan Champs and Meiden. 5ch comments on that.

https://mao.5ch.net/test/read.cgi/pingpong/1674628053/537-
541名無しＱ(･∀･)ﾉ゜ｻｧﾝ!!2023/01/27(金) 15:51:12.97ID:83iVPTo1
及川以外全員若手？すごい年だな
唯一中堅の及川を応援するわ
頑張れー

542名無しＱ(･∀･)ﾉ゜ｻｧﾝ!!2023/01/27(金) 15:52:07.58ID:ULlUWTeU
もうベテランはいないのか
寂しいもんだな

543名無しＱ(･∀･)ﾉ゜ｻｧﾝ!!2023/01/27(金) 15:53:56.44ID:83iVPTo1
宇田戸上張本が勝つ前提になるけど、及川と篠塚のど�£ちが上が�£てもアツいベスト4になるな
及川が上がれば誰が優勝してもv2、篠塚が上がれば世界卓球のダブルスのメンバー

544名無しＱ(･∀･)ﾉ゜ｻｧﾝ!!2023/01/27(金) 15:54:42.95ID:+5QMjGa0>>578
結局パリポイント上位がわんさか上が�£てんのよな
宇田さんよくやりましたね

545名無しＱ(･∀･)ﾉ゜ｻｧﾝ!!2023/01/27(金) 15:58:32.02ID:/nmLN+hW
準々決勝、全部過去王者vs名電系なんやけど凄すぎね

546名無しＱ(･∀･)ﾉ゜ｻｧﾝ!!2023/01/27(金) 16:01:20.02ID:TeC4qdLj
宇田ベスト8まで来れたの優勝した時以来じゃないか

547名無しＱ(･∀･)ﾉ゜ｻｧﾝ!!2023/01/27(金) 16:03:11.60ID:kbBbcdSZ
なんかこのベスト16の顔ぶれは本当に世�£交�£というか新時�£�£て感じがするね

548名無しＱ(･∀･)ﾉ゜ｻｧﾝ!!2023/01/27(金) 16:03:43.44ID:kbBbcdSZ
ベスト16じゃない8でした

549名無しＱ(･∀･)ﾉ゜ｻｧﾝ!!2023/01/27(金) 16:09:54.38ID:NxKDv9Ob
去年はベテラン勢が活躍してたけど今年は一気に若返�£たな

Edited by zeio - 01/27/2023 at 12:53pm

Hayata vs. Hirano on Table 1 starting soon: https://tttv.jp/video/5626

Switching over to Yokoi/Izumo where the match is much closer.  I can't clearly see the rubber, but I think Izumo has hitting pips on the backhand because of the sound?  She's also quite good at flat hitting on the smooth side FH.

With this QF win, Hayata becomes the first player to accumulate 200 points.

Gotta say this is visually so much more enjoyable to watch than a WTT match where everything is black and white with a giant partition/billboard that blocks any audience that may exist.  

How can Uda be on the national team when he performs so badly?

He's the 2nd highest ranked Japanese male by world ranking so he did something right in the past, but doesn't even make top 8 on the Paris 2024 trials.  And today's 0-4 loss is disappointing.  He went to Europe to get better, but I'm not seeing it.  Maybe it'll happen this year though.  Who knows.

pongfugrasshopper wrote: He's the 2nd highest ranked Japanese male by world ranking so he did something right in the past, but doesn't even make top 8 on the Paris 2024 trials.  And today's 0-4 loss is disappointing.  He went to Europe to get better, but I'm not seeing it.  Maybe it'll happen this year though.  Who knows.

Morizono was barely keeping up (having recovered recently from an ankle surgery) but Harimoto kept on pushing him. It's so funny.

This is the Zennihon Takkyu in which Harimoto's 霸�£ (literally hegemon-aura, or domineering qi) manifests concretely.

Douban/Tieba users: All thanks to LGY!



Harimoto's fan: Cholei!







Edited by zeio - 01/28/2023 at 3:19am

WS QF 2704 T1 Hirano vs Hayata
https://tttv.jp/video/5626

Hirano's comment on losing the QF, that she got the minimum points but finishing best 8 won't be enough for making the top 2, noting that Hayata was very capable and she should've taken the initiative in G1. She added that she wasn't affected by the foot pain but she was not at her best.

https://www.nikkansports.com/sports/news/202301280000201.html

右足甲の痛みでダブルスを�£�権した平野美宇（22＝木下グループ）が、8強で大会を終えた。 同い年の早田ひな（22＝日本生命）に0－4（1－11、9－11、8－11、11－13）で敗れた。第1ゲーム（G）から粘り強く拾われて、失点につながる場面が目立ち「出だしから攻めのプレーを出すべきだ�£た。早田選手は下が�£ても対応力がある。自分が決めきれなか�£たところがあ�£た。次や�£たら絶対に勝てるように、勝つためにはどうしたらいいかを考えて練習していきたいです」と振り返�£た。 今大会は24年パリ五輪（オリンピック）�£表選考ポイント対象となり、10日時点のランキングで早田、伊藤美誠（スターツ）に続く3位につけていた。8強の結果で加算は25点（優勝は60点）。コンデ�£ションが万全でない中で奮闘し「最低ラインのポイントは獲得できたんじゃないかなと思います。ただ（五輪�£表の上位）2枠に入るにはベスト8では厳しい。次はも�£と上位、優勝できる実力にな�£て戻�£てきたいです」と1年後まで続く選考レースを見据えた。【松本航】

https://www.sponichi.co.jp/sports/news/2023/01/28/kiji/20230128s00026000243000c.html

準々決勝で同学年のライバル、早田ひな（日本生命）と対戦して0―4ストレート完敗。痛めている右足甲については「問題なくできた」と話したが、終始圧倒され、「も�£と上に行きたか�£た。早田選手は能力が高い。次や�£たら絶対勝てるように、勝つためにどうしたらいいか考えて練習したい」と振り返�£た。 　24年パリ五輪の選考ポイントは8強で25ポイントの上積みにとどま�£た。「最低ラインのポイントは獲得できたと思う」とする一方で、「2枠に入るにはこの結果では厳しい」と話した。

https://www.daily.co.jp/general/2023/01/28/0016001175.shtml
https://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/articles/-/252294

女子シングルス準々決勝が行われ、17年大会女王の平野美宇（22）＝木下グループ＝は、20年大会女王の早田ひな（22）＝日本生命＝に0-4のストレートで完敗した。今大会はパリ五輪�£表選考ポイントも懸かる中、5年ぶりの8強に入�£たが、「（シングルス�£表の）2枠に入るには厳しい」と危機感をにじませた。 　早田には第1ゲームから1-11と圧倒されるなど、主導権を握れないままストレートで完敗。「前半は（点差を）離されてしまう場面が多くて、出足から自分のプレーを出すべきだ�£た。そこは悔いが残る。また選考会で対戦機会もあると思うし、次や�£たら絶対に勝つために、どうしたらいいか考えて練習していきたい」と雪辱を期した。 　平野は大会前から右足甲を痛めてダブルスを�£�権するなど、手負いの状態だ�£たが、粘り強く戦�£て8強は死守した。「も�£と上に行きたか�£たが、最低ラインのポイントは獲得できた」と及第点としつつも、現在パリ五輪�£表選考では2位以下が僅差の3番手とあ�£て、「2枠に入るにはベスト8の結果では厳しい。次はも�£と上位だ�£たり、優勝できる状態にな�£て戻�£てきたい」と語�£た。

https://world-tt.com/blog/news/archives/63051

2ゲーム目以降はスコアの離れない競り合いとな�£たが、平野はフォアに動かされたラリーでややミスが多か�£た。試合後のリモート会見では、右足の甲を傷めていた影響はなく、問題なくプレーできたと語�£たが、やはりベストの状態と比べると万全の動きではなか�£た。

      

Edited by zeio - 01/28/2023 at 8:53am

Catenaccio wrote: pongfugrasshopper wrote: He's the 2nd highest ranked Japanese male by world ranking so he did something right in the past, but doesn't even make top 8 on the Paris 2024 trials.  And today's 0-4 loss is disappointing.  He went to Europe to get better, but I'm not seeing it.  Maybe it'll happen this year though.  Who knows. 700 of his 1148 points came from his semifinal appearance at the Singapore Smash last year. He played really well in that tournament, but since then his performances have been disappointing. I don't follow all the Japanese players closely. Based on my limited sample of watching matches and checking results, I would say that Shinozuka is the strongest behind Harimoto. Togami was really good during the team competition (I forgot the name) when he, for example, won against Calderano. That said it could have been a one-off similar to Uda's performance at the Singapore Smash.