“WTT Cup Finals Singapore” Tomokazu Harimoto (Kinoshita Group / 5th in the world) will play a game against Fan Zhendong (China / 1st) in the men’s singles final on the 7th of the final day of the tournament. He lost with a count of 1-4 and was runner-up.[Live Streaming]WTT Cup Finals Singapore Held from December 4th to 7th 2021 Harimoto was whispered in singles. He stopped at the 16th best at the Tokyo Olympics and was eliminated from the first match at the World Table Tennis Championships, but this tournament has advanced to the final. Fan Zhendong is the strongest opponent who won a silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics and gold at the World Table Tennis Championships.
The first game that started with a vivid fore drive meeting. In addition, Harimoto hits Fan Zhendong’s stop with a serve, but in the end, Hiiragi’s backhand takes the lead with 8-11. In the second game, Fan Zhendong, who decides a fierce counter, is said to be 4-8, but Harimoto decides a backhand to the full side and middle and reverses. At the end, he took the ace with a half-long serve and recovered it with 11-9.
The third game, Harimoto who shoots a bang while devising the course. However, at the end, he couldn’t hit the half-long Tsuttsuki and dropped it at 9-11. Harimoto who ties down the chance ball to the score while the development continues to be painful when hit from Fan Zhendong. The fourth game also approaches 7-8, but is thrown out and lost at 7-11.
In the 5th game, in the 0-2 scene, Harimoto decides to hit the net-in ball sideways. However, he never collapsed and lost 5-11 in front of the champion who did not let him score consecutive points. However, he was runner-up in the finals, which was crowded with powerful players. In 2022, expectations were high for Harimoto’s rebound.
[WTT Cup Finals] Tomokazu Harimoto 1-4 Fan Zhendong (China) 8-11 / 11-9 / 9-11 / 7-11 / 5-11
