2024-03-15 13:20:21
Mima ItoPhoto:World Table Tennis
Singapore Smash 2024
Yesterday, Ito defeated her arch-rival Miu Hirano (Kinoshita Group) and became the only Japanese player to advance to the top eight.
The opponent is the World Table Tennis 2021 Queen, and Ito’s match record is 2 wins, 13 losses, and a 5-game losing streak. She was aiming for her first win in five years, the first since the 2019 Swedish Open.
Ito started with a series of fore smashes, and also landed a backmeat in the middle for a 9-2 lead.
However, he was countered by Oh, and with a long serve to the back side, he was close to a point, but Ito was able to escape with a score of 11-9.
In the second game, Ito changed the course of the ball and took control, jumping out to 5-0.
However, it was a close battle between Ito, who was aiming for the last minute and making a mistake, and Oh, who gradually responded, but in the end, he made a fore smash and took the lead 11-8.
However, in the third game, Ito suddenly made two serve mistakes, and after that, he was pushed by Oh in a long rally and lost 5-11.
Gradually, Ito was hit by Oh, and Ito’s rotations didn’t match, making more mistakes, and he lost the next time, 7-11.
In the fifth game, when they were also behind, Ito got back up to 7-8, but was cut short by a timeout and the score was taken at 7-11.
In the 6th game, Ito made a fast break to make it 5-2, but Oh, who forced the ball, turned it around.
Ito made it close to 9-10 in the end, but was defeated by an over-the-top backhand.
Ito, who was the last Japanese player remaining, was defeated, making this Top 8 the best result in the men’s and women’s singles.
Mima Ito 2-4 Wang Manyu (China)
11-9/11-8/5-11/7-11/7-11/9-11
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