Mima ItoPhoto: World Table Tennis
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On October 4, in the women’s singles semifinals, Mima Ito (23 = Start / 9th in the world) lost to Sun Yingsha (23 = China / 1st in the world) with a match count of 0 -4.
Ito is the only Japanese player to reach the top eight, and in an interview yesterday he said, “I’m happy to finally get the chance to play against him (Sun Yingsha).”
For the first time in a year and a half, he was against his rival from the same generation, with whom he had fought many heated battles.
In the first game, they made a bold break, but were thwarted by Sun Yingsha’s impregnable defense and powerful momentum, giving up eight points in a row. They allowed the team to take the lead with a 4-11 lead.
In the second game, Ito made an aggressive curling performance, and in the rally, he made a strong backhand. Although we were able to create an offensive development, we could not take the game because of our strong hits and mistakes.
Sun Yingsha also led the third game. With the score tied at 1-4, Ito called a timeout, but could not change the momentum, and the powerful blow that would have been the deciding factor lost the record, taking three games in a row to them.
Ito was tied down with the game count 0-3. In the 4th game, they didn’t give up and stayed aggressive, but they couldn’t score easily.
In the end, a strong forehand hit on the board went over and the match ended. This was her first match against her rival in a while, and it was a straight up frustrating loss that showed the power of the world queen.
Mima Ito 0-4 Sun Yingsha (China)
4-11/6-11/4-11/5-11
2024-10-04 12:01:01
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