2023-07-23 11:56:54
Tomokazu Harimoto PHOTO: Itaru Chiba
Paris Olympics Japan National Selection Committee / Zennoh CUP Tokyo Tournament (July 22-23 / Toyo University Akabanedai Campus HELSPO HAB-3) On the 23rd, Tomokazu Harimoto (20 = Tomokazu Planning) defeated Shunsuke Togami (21 = Meiji University) in the game count 4-1 in the men’s singles final and won the championship.
Togami, the all-Japan champion who stands in the way as a natural enemy of Harimoto, who is ranked 4th in the world. They have lost many matches over the past year, including their last meeting at WTT Ljubljana. Harimoto seeks revenge, and Togami aims for a winning streak.
Harimoto makes extensive use of Chiquita receive and takes the first game 11-4 with aggressive table tennis. However, from the middle of the second game, the engine starts on the door, and he pushes in with a power drive and takes it back at 11-9.
Shunsuke Togami PHOTO:Itaru Chiba
Togami attacked Harimoto’s midfield and made it 10-8 in the third game, but Harimoto broke through with forehands from here and took the reverse at 12-10. Harimoto, who won the tough game, continued to drive aggressively and took the game 11-4.
The fifth game in which Harimoto put a check. Togami shows his stubbornness by taking a big drive from the apse, but Harimoto is unfazed and scores with both hands and a brilliant counter. Today’s Harimoto didn’t give a chance and pushed through with force.
Harimoto, who won the championship, further pushed away the third place and below with Togami, who was second in the selection points for the Paris Olympics, and was extremely close to the seat of the Paris Olympics singles representative given to the second place.
Tomokazu Harimoto 4-1 Shunsuke Togami
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