(sabasports report) The Japanese women’s team played one of their best recent matches, but still failed to take a set away from China. Japan lost 3-0 to China in the women’s table tennis team final at the Hangzhou Asian Games on Sept. 26. Japan coach Takeshi Watanabe said after the game that the Chinese team was like a high wall that was difficult to overcome. “The wall is too high and too thick, and it is difficult to cross, but we will keep trying.”
This Asian Games, the Japanese team lineup has a big change, and did not send the recent ups and downs of the larger ITO Meicheng. Hina Hayata and Miu Hirano were tasked with playing the first and second singles, while 15-year-old Miwa Chang played the third singles in the knockout round. In the semifinals against South Korea, Jang Ben-Miwa defeated South Korean slice player Seo Hyo-won 3-0 to help Japan advance to the final.
Japan coach Takeshi Watanabe admitted that it was a very happy thing to play against the table tennis king Chinese team. He said that in the major competitions in recent years, whether it is the Tokyo Olympic Games, or the World Championship, the Asian Championship, the Asian Games, the Japanese team lost to the Chinese team. “The wall of the Chinese team is too high and too thick for us to cross, but we will keep trying.” Takeshi Watanabe was pleased that several women of the Japanese team worked very hard today to present a wonderful game to the fans.