On the 13th, the 2022 ZEN-NOH CUP TOP32 Funabashi Tournament ended.boys areTomokazu Harimoto(IMG) but girlsMiu Hirano(Kinoshita Academy) won the championship.
Harimoto wins V2, Hirano wins for the first time
Men’s semi-finalYuta Tanaka(Aichi Institute of Technology) defeated Ryoichi Yoshiyama (Aichi Institute of Technology) and Tomokazu Harimoto (IMG) defeated Daito Shinozuka (Aichi Institute of Technology) to advance to the final.
Photo: Tomokazu Harimoto (IMG)/Provided by Rally’s Editorial Department
Harimoto and Tanaka face off in the final. After winning the semi-final battle, Harimoto, who was full throttle from the start of the match, swung both hands and steadily accumulated points. Tanaka also put up a good fight in the third game, grabbing the game point first, but he fell one step behind Harimoto, who got on the momentum, and Harimoto won without danger with a game count of 4-0. Requested for the 1st Paris Olympics selection meeting, he won the selection meeting for the second time.
In addition, Harimoto, who has increased his selection points to 176, has a difference of more than 60 points from second place Shinozuka, making a big step forward to the Paris Olympics.
Photo:Hina Hayata(Nippon Life Insurance) / Photo: Rallies Editorial Department
Miu Hirano (Kinoshita Group) in the women’s semi-finalSaki Shibata(Miki House) by Hina Hayata (Nippon Life Insurance)Kihara Miyu(JOC Elite Academy / Seisa) and advanced to the final.
In the final match, Miu Hirano and Hina Hayata will face each other. In the early stages, Hayata took the lead and took the first and second games, but from the third game, Hirano made a fierce attack on both hands and won four games in a row. Hirano, who showed a splendid come-from-behind play, grabbed her long-cherished first victory at the Paris Olympics selection meeting.
In addition, Hirano increased his selection points for the Paris Olympics to 106 with this victory, and moved up to 3rd place in the ranking.
In addition, the selection point ranking changed greatly in this tournament.
〇 Biu Hirano (Kinoshita Group) 4-2 Hina Hayata (Nippon Life Insurance)
men’s final
1st place Tomokazu Harimoto (IMG) 2nd place Yuta Tanaka (Aichi Institute of Technology) 3rd place Daito Shinozuka (Aichi Institute of Technology) 4th place Ryoichi Yoshiyama (Aikodai Meiden High School) 5 Yoshimura Maharu (individual) 6th place Shunsuke Togami (Meiji University) 7th place Kazuhiro Yoshimura (individual) 8th place Yuma Tanigaki (Aichi Institute of Technology)
Women’s final standings
1st place Miu Hirano (Kinoshita group) 2nd place Hina Hayata (Nippon Life Insurance Co.) 3rd place Saki Shibata (MIKI HOUSE) 4th place Miyu Kihara (JOC Elite Academy/Seisa) 5th place Miwa Harimoto (Kinoshita Academy) 6th place Mima Ito (Starts) 7th place Hitomi Sato (MIKI HOUSE) 8th place Mori Sakura (Nippon Life Insurance)
2024 Paris Olympic Selection Points (as of November 14)
