◇26th ◇Playoff Women’s Final ◇Yoyogi Second Gymnasium, Tokyo
Miyu Nagasaki (20) and Miwa Harimoto (14) of Kinoshita Avieru Kanagawa (1st place in the regular season) defeated Nippon Life Red Elf’s Hina Hayata (22) and Kasei Akae (18) 2-1. We made a good start to the first victory.
The first match began with the audience filling up to the top of the arena. Nagasaki and Harimoto lost the first game (G) 7-11, but took the second G 11-9. The final 3rd G, which started from 6-6 by regulation, continued to return the opponent’s powerful forehand to the table while being entangled in juice, and won 14-12.
After winning their first match, the two, who are six years apart, smiled and hugged. Harimoto said, “Right now, I feel relieved and full of joy.”
Team matches in the T-League consist of 3 singles matches and 1 doubles match, with a total of 4 matches, with 5G matches for singles and 3G matches for doubles. The team that wins 3 matches first is the winner, and if the match count is tied at the end of the 4th match, the winner will be decided by the victory match.
◆Final order (Kanagawa-Nippon Life)
Miyu Nagasaki, Miwa Harimoto – Hina Hayata, Kasei Akae