The 2022 ZEN-NOH CUP TOP32 will be held in Fukuoka from September 3rd to 4th. This tournament is the second round of the Paris Olympics selection event, and each player will be given Paris Olympics selection points according to their ranking.
First round pairings decided
For the men’s singles, the winner of the first tournamentTomokazu Harimoto(IMG), runner-upAnd Chuan Ruiji(Kinoshita Group), representative of the Tokyo OlympicsTakaki Niwa(Svenson Holdings) and others,Yukiya Uda(Meiji University),Shunsuke Togami(Meiji University) and many other top Japanese athletes will participate.
Then, on the 2nd, prior to the opening of the tournament, a lottery was held, and the men’s singles first round pairings were finalized.
Harimoto, who is attracting attention, will face Tamito Watabe (Seisa Junior High School), who is the runner-up in the men’s singles in the first round. Harimoto, who has won two consecutive victories in domestic competitions such as the LION CUP and NOJIMA CUP and feels good, can overcome the challenge of the hope of the table tennis world.Also, on the same mountain as Harimoto,Masaharu Yoshimura(Aichi Daihatsu) and Koki Niwa are among the Olympic veterans, and each race is expected to be a fierce battle.
Photo: Mizuki Oikawa (Kinoshita Group) / Photo: Rally’s Editorial Department
On the other hand, Oikawa will face Kentomo Hiratsuka (Phoenix Table Tennis Club), the champion of the All Japan Championship Hopes Division in the first round. How far can Hiratsuka, who won the national cut man, hold back once morest Oikawa? Also, Yukiya Uda (Meiji Univ.) and Shunsuke Togami (Meiji Univ.) are included in Oikawa’s mountain, making it a combination that would not be strange for anyone to win.
In addition,Masatsugu Mori(BOBSON) vs Taisei Matsushita (Clover Dental Caspids), Masashi Aida (Ehime Competitiveness Improvement Task Force) vswooden hayato(Individual), there are matches that can not be overlooked from the first round.
Which player will it be to win this tournament and approach the seat of the Japanese national team at the Paris Olympics?
