Recently, the Japan Table Tennis Association announced the final list of participants in the Paris Olympics, and surprisingly, the mixed doubles champion of the Tokyo Olympics, Misei Ito, was unexpectedly defeated. At just 15 years old, Miwa Zhang became the third member of the team to compete in the singles competition at the Paris Olympics. This result seems to verify the evaluation of the national table tennis star Zhang Yining on Ito Misei once, she said: "The threat to the national table tennis will not be too big." "Misei Ito was once known as the talented girl in the Japanese table tennis world and was considered the biggest competitor of national table tennis. However, in recent years, her competitive form has declined significantly, losing to many national table tennis players and encountering the impact of young players. In contrast, the rise of Miwa Zhang is also a big challenge for the national table tennis women's team, and she has shown strength and talent in international competitions. At the Paris Olympics, whether Zhang Benmeihe can become the biggest opponent of the national table tennis championship remains to be revealed. Here's how:
Misei Ito has attracted much attention since her debut and is known as the genius girl in the Japanese table tennis world. At the age of less than 24, she has already won the women's doubles championship on the ITTF Tour, and shined in the women's singles event, defeating Liu Shiwen, Ding Ning and other famous players of Chinese national table tennis in a row. At the Tokyo Olympics, she won the mixed doubles title with Mizutani Hayabusa, winning the first Olympic gold medal for Japanese table tennis. However, since then, Ito's competitive form has gradually declined, not only losing frequently to national table tennis players, but also being challenged by many young players after returning to Japan. In the 2022 Lion King Cup TOP32 round, Misei Ito lost to Miyu Nagasaki, who was born in 2002; lost to Miyu Kihara in the Asian Games trials and missed the women's singles competition of the Hangzhou Asian Games; In the Japanese Table Tennis Championships, she lost to high school student Sakura Yokoi and missed the quarterfinals; In the end, he was reversed by Kasumi Kimura in the recent National Championships and missed the singles competition at the Paris Olympics. Mimato Ito's glorious moment seems to have become the highlight of her career, and behind her trough, the prophecy of national table tennis star Zhang Yining has also been verified.
Ito's defeat gave 15-year-old Miwa Haramoto, who was the Japanese table tennis team's choice to compete in the singles competition at the Paris Olympics. As the younger sister of Tomokazu Zhangmoto, Miwa Zhang represented the Japanese team in the women's team competition at the Hangzhou Asian Games, and defeated South Korean star Seo Hyo-won in the semi-finals, and finally won the women's team runner-up with the team. In addition, in the women's doubles competition, the combination of Zhang Benmei and Miyu Kihara eliminated the national table tennis pair Sun Yingsha and Wang Manyu and won a bronze medal. Zhang Benmei is young and has already shown strength and talent. In contrast, the national table tennis women's team will also face a challenge from Zhang Benmeihe. Whether she can become the biggest opponent of the national table tennis championship will be a suspenseful question.
Zhang Yining once commented on Ito Misei and said: "The threat to national table tennis will not be too great. Now, it seems that her prediction has come true, and Ito's declining power has disqualified her from the Paris Olympics. At the same time, the rise of Zhang Benmeihe has brought new challenges to the national table tennis women's team. Zhang Benmei is young and strong, and her addition will add more suspense and variables to the competition, and the national table tennis women's team needs to re-evaluate and adjust its strategy to meet new competitors. The Paris Olympics are approaching, and the situation in table tennis is changing again, which makes people look forward to this competitive event.
Summary: Misei Ito missed the Paris Olympics, and Zhang Yining's prophecy came true. Misei Ito used to be a talented girl in the Japanese table tennis world, but in recent years, her competitive form has declined significantly, losing to national table tennis players and encountering the impact of young players. At the same time, the rise of Zhang Benmeihe is also a big challenge for the national table tennis women's team. She has shown her strength and talent, and whether she can become the biggest opponent of the national table tennis championship is full of expectations. The changes in the situation on the table tennis field continue to bring new surprises and expectations to the audience. Let's wait and see what the performances and competition will be like at the Paris Olympics.