On July 14, 2022, the Table Tennis WTT Star Challenge continued. At the end of the third match day, six members of the Japanese team were eliminated. Only Harumoto Satoshi and were left in the men's singles, and the women's singles Mima Ito and Hayata were left. Hina , Kasumi Ishikawa , Miyu Kihara had a bye, Miu Hirano won easily, South Korea's No. 1 brother Jang Yuzhen retired, Lin Jongxun almost stopped and eliminated the Austrian veteran Galdos after five hard-fought games.
The Japanese team sent out a full lineup. Niwa Takaki , Kizou Yuuto, Shinozuka Daito, and Shibata Saki were eliminated in the qualifying round. Togami Hayabusa lost to the British player Jinke Hall. Later, South Korea's No. 1 brother Jang Yuzhen withdrew. Hayasuke Togami became the lucky loser as a substitute, but was eliminated in the first round and lost to the famous Egyptian player Assal. Yukiya Uda lost to the Croatian veteran Gasina, losing all three games.
In this case, the Japanese team only has one person left in the men's singles: Tomokazu Harimoto. He advanced with a bye based on his world ranking, and then faced Assal. Judging from the performance against Togami Hayabusa, if Harimoto Tomokazu cannot perform at a high level, he is likely to lose to Asal. The emphasis is on participation. This game deserves attention.
Women's singles Miu Hirano advanced through the qualifying round. In the first round, she won three games in a row without sealing Romanian player Dragoman. Next, she faced Monaco veteran Yang Xiaoxin . Five others had a bye. Mima Ito faced Hungary Players Madaraz, Hina Hayata played against Liu Weishan , Kasumi Ishikawa played against American player Zhang An, Miyu Kihara played against Hungarian player Pota , and Liu Weishan became the focus of the battle.
Korean team An Jae Hyun , Zhao Dae Sung , Zhao Shengmin, Choi Hyo Joo, and Lee Si On were all eliminated in the qualifying round. Jang Yuzhen voluntarily abstained from the main match. Lin Jong Hoon defeated Austrian veteran Galdos. Lee Sang Soo lost to Xiang Peng , male With only one seed left in the singles, three women's singles advanced to the top 32. Tian Zhixi had a bye. Kim Ha-young narrowly defeated her teammate Yang Ha-eun . Seo Hyo-won eliminated Swedish chipper Linda. Kim Ha-young came on as a substitute after losing.
In the second round, Lin Jongxun faced the first African brother Aruna , Tian Zhixi faced Luxembourg veteran Ni Xialian , Jin Haying challenged Wang Manyu , Xu Xiaoyuan faced Wang Yidi again, only Tian Zhixi was sure of winning, and the other three had a high probability So far, the opponent is too strong to fight.
In addition, the men’s doubles world No. 1 Uda Yukiya/Togami Hayabusa lost to Diaz/Nuitik, the Korean combination Zhang Yuzhen/Lin Zhongxun retired, and the women’s doubles Mima Ito/Hina Hayata eliminated Shan Xiaona/so Erjia , the Korean combination Lee Si-on/Cui Hyo-joo lost to Li Haoqing /Chen Siyu, the mixed doubles Tomokazu Harimoto/Hina Hayada reversed Uda Yukiya/Ito Mima, and the Korean combination Lee Sang-soo/Cui Hyo-joo lost to Qiu Dang/Nina.
