[Adroddiad Lleoliad Tenis Bwrdd Gyfan Japan 2023]A hot 7 day battle has begun!
The 2023 All Japan Table Tennis Championships, with the Emperor’s Cup and Empress’ Cup on the line, began on January 23 at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium. The opening ceremony was followed by an opening statement by Yoshihito Miyazaki, chairman of the tournament committee, followed by the singing of the national anthem, followed by greetings from Masaya Kawata, chairman of the Japan Table Tennis Association, and Toshio Ogawa, chairman of the competition. Tokyo Table Tennis Federation.
Miyazaki Yoshihito Chairman of the General Assembly
Masaya Kawata, President of the Japan Table Tennis Association
Toshio Ogawa President of the Tokyo Table Tennis FederationLast year, the tournament was only held on Saturday and Sunday with spectators due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection, but this tournament will be held with spectators all day for the first time in three years. As the once-in-a-decade cold wave approached central Tokyo and the snow was shivering, the curtain finally came down on seven days of heated competition befitting Japan’s premier tournament.
On the 23rd, the first day of the tournament, as well as the first round of the mixed doubles, the first round of the junior men and women began.
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Student Doubles Champion Ami Taniwatari in the 1st round of mixed doublesNakamura/Yatogumi(Aichi Institute of Technology) appears. With safe gamethe Uchida/Yamaguchi group(Ryukoku Univ./Toyo Univ.) in straight sets to advance to the second round tomorrow.
Kagoshima Mutual Shinkin Bank veterans, both of whom have participated in the All Japan Championship more than 10 timesThe Tokunaga/Nakamura groupafter 2022 Asian Junior Cadet Championship doubles champion Yuta IimuraThe Iimura/Hashimoto group(Noda Gakuen High School, Iwakuni Commercial High School). Although the first game was taken in advance by a pair of high school students who were full of energy, after that they played the game calmly and collected points and won the come-from-behind victory with a game count by 3-1.
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The youngest 5th grader in the same event to appear in the first round of junior boys ・Kobayashi Ukyo(Pintech) isTomohiro MarukawaPlayed against (Noda Gakuen High School). Although he led the match count 2-1 with different serves as weapons, he was not strong at the end and lost 2-3. As Kobayashi, a 5th graderToma Ohno(ABBEY) isDaichi Nonaka(University Kitakami High School). He showed a fearsome fight against high school students and won 3-1.twin TomaSouma Ohno(Kinoshita Group)Kaisho Nishizawa(Kamimiya High School) lost in straight sets, and the brothers did not advance to the second round.
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Junior Women’s 1st Round Japan Cube Champion and the youngest participant in this tournament, 3rd grader ・Misora Matsushima(Kyoto Kaguya Rise) appeared.With a powerful drive delivered from a small bodyKaiu Kaname(RKstudio) and won the first All Japan Junior win with a match count of 3-1.
Misora Matsushima (Kyoto Kaguya Rise)
The notes I wrote on the back of my hand also helped me get my first winRelevant information
All Japan special website:Live streaming (table tennis TV)
All Japan special website:Ticket information
All Japan special website:Corresponding report/record
(Public Relations Committee of Japan Public Interest Incorporated Table Tennis Association)
