On January 30, 2022, Beijing time, the Japanese Table Tennis Championships entered the last match day, the women's singles semifinals, Kato Miyu lost 3 consecutive sets in the case of a 3-1 lead, losing 3-4 to Hina Hayata, regrettably missing the final. Miyu Kato once reached the quarterfinals of the women's singles at the World Table Tennis Championships, and also beat Chen Meng in the international arena, after a period of silence, Mimachi Kato recovered in this competition, which deserves the attention of national table tennis.
In this competition, the two main players of Japanese women's table tennis, Ishikawa Yoshijun and Hirano Miyu, were out early, and the collective did not qualify for the women's singles quarterfinals, and Ishikawa Yoshijun was eliminated by Miyu Kato. Miyu Kato is also a key player cultivated by the Japan Table Tennis Association, she has reached the women's singles quarterfinals in the World Table Tennis Championships, and has also defeated Chen Meng in international competitions, it should be said that she is a very threatening player, but the play is not stable enough, and the two seasons are relatively silent.
Entering the Paris Olympic cycle, the Japanese women's table tennis is also facing a reshuffle, Ishikawa Yoshijun is bound to be greatly impacted, Kato Miyu regained her feelings, successively defeated Ishikawa Yoshinori and Oto Shayue, and strongly advanced to the women's singles final four. In the semi-finals, Miyu Kato met Hina Hayata, who had previously won consecutive mixed doubles and women's doubles titles and looked promising to impact the treble.
The semi-final competition was fierce, and Miyu Kato played well in the first half, and after winning the fourth set 15-13, Miyu Kato took a 3-1 lead, which can be said that victory is in sight. However, Hina Hayata did not give up and once again showed her particularly tenacious side, winning two consecutive sets 11-9, 18-16 to drag the match into the decider. In the final moments, Hina Hayata was confident, winning the decider 11-7 and winning 4-3 to advance to the women's singles final.
It is a pity that Mimachi Kato's 3-1 lead was reversed. However, both players are outstanding and deserve the attention of the national table tennis, especially Hayata Hina, whether it is technical ability or mentality, are very mature, and the threat is not to lose Ito Mimako. The winning Hina Hayata and Ito Competed for the women's singles title, who received a retirement gift from Miyu Kihara and advanced directly to the women's singles final.
In the final battle, Ito defeated Hina Hayata 4-1 to crown the women's singles champion. Judging from the course of the game, Ito improved the quality of the first three boards and was better than the previous state. In the end, Ito won the women's singles and women's doubles championships, Hayata Shina won the mixed doubles and women's doubles championships, if nothing else, Ito and Hayata Hina will become the main opponents of national table tennis in the Paris Olympic cycle!