On April 23, 2022, the official announcement of the International Table Tennis Federation, confirmed that Ito Mimachi signed up for the mixed doubles competition, partner Yukiya Utada formed a new lineup, played in the next month's two regional tournaments held in the United States, the national table tennis collective is absent, is currently in the holiday rest stage, athletes also need to relax, the recent coaching team will arrange training, prepare for the Asian Games and the team World Table Tennis Championships, there is no participation plan for the time being.
There are two regional races in the United States, the first stop is Fremont, held from May 3 to 8, the Japanese team of 10 people, namely the men's team Yukiya Utada, Tokami Hayasuke, Kawazuki, Shinosuke Daiden, Tanaka Yuki, Yokotani, Yokotani, women's team Ito Mimachi, Sakura Mori, Harushi Koshi, Asuka Sasao, doubles registration of five pairs, Ito Mimachi also does not participate in singles matches.
The second stop in Westchester, the Japanese team members remain unchanged, the men's doubles full registration, respectively Yukiya Utada / Hayabusa Tokami, Shinozuka Daiden / Yuki Tanaka, Yokotani / and Kawazuki, as well as the women's doubles Sakura Mori / Asuka Sasao, mixed doubles Yukiya Uda / Mimachi Ito, winning the championship can get 150 points, belongs to the lowest level of the International Table Tennis Federation, the attraction is limited, many people are not interested.
In addition, male athletes Fark, Zhuang Zhiyuan, Duda, Gross, Kanak, female athletes Zheng Yijing, Chen Siyu, Zhang An, Shen Yubin, Ilkland have all registered to participate, men's singles top seed Falk, women's singles number one seed Zheng Yijing, men's doubles top seed Yukiya Umata/Togami Hayasuke, women's doubles top seed Akula/Camas, mixed doubles top seed Vikash/Kamas.
The collective absence of the national table tennis collective can be understood, the two regional competitions won only 150 points, the gold content is indeed too low, while going out to participate in the risk, must put everyone's physical health in the first place, many fans have expressed support, when to participate in international events, or wait for the arrangement of the coaching staff, in the short term there is no competition, that is, the training is the mainstay, the athletes also need to rest.
Last year, Ito Mishimasa partnered with Mizutani Hayabusa, won the Olympic mixed doubles gold medal, and then Mizutani Hayabusa retired, Ito Misato said that she did not play mixed doubles, and now her thinking has changed, and the recent consecutive losses have a certain relationship, although Utada Yukiya performed well in the Grand Slam, but the lack of stability in the field, and even lost the Asian Games lineup, the first time with Ito Mimakoto to win the championship is difficult.
This time Yukiya Utada is a three-sport, in addition to the men's singles and mixed doubles, but also partnered with Hayabusa Tokami to play in the men's doubles, the two recent results are still relatively stable, the national table tennis did not participate, for the Japanese players is an opportunity, but whether they can grasp it or not depends on their own efforts.