On the evening of February 24th, Beijing time, the Chinese team narrowly defeated the Japanese team 3-2 in the Busan World Table Tennis Championships women's team final to defend the title. After the game, many Japanese media reported the game immediately. The Japanese media generally believed that the Japanese women's table tennis team's performance was glorious despite the defeat. Japanese netizens also posted heated discussions about this game. Many Japanese netizens believe that the gap between the Japanese women's table tennis team and the Chinese team is narrowing. They are very much looking forward to the Japanese women's table tennis team making a greater breakthrough in the Paris Olympics.
The famous Japanese table tennis commentator Ito Jouta posted: "Being able to beat the Chinese team by 2 points in the team competition is the first time since the 2004 Doha World Table Tennis Championships. The last time the Japanese team's Fujinuma Ai won in Sydney Olympic silver medalist Li Ju and Rei Umemura defeated Zhang Yining."
Miwa Zhangmoto is the player who has received the most praise from Japanese netizens. Someone posted: "Player Zhangmoto is great! He is 15 years old. I am also a middle school student. I can feel it. She is growing as a star player and is very much looking forward to her revenge against the Chinese team at the Paris Olympics this year." Some fans also said: "Although Zhang Benmeihe lost, he is a terrible player. Compared with Chen Meng, technically I feel that they are on par. Although there is a slight difference in the combination of tactics, the instant judgment and sense of stability in the stalemate are overwhelming. Harimoto's mother used to say that 'Miwa is more talented than her brother Chiwa', and it seems that it is true Like this.”
Some Japanese netizens wrote lyrically: “At the end of the game, captain Hina Hayata stood up from the bench and gave 15-year-old Zhang Benmiwa a big hug. The whole team’s heart was at this moment. Together. Mima Ito, who worked hard to give everyone advice on the bench, also performed very well. Being able to push the strongest Chinese team to the end proves that the strength of the Japanese team has improved. There are even more Japanese women's table tennis players in the Paris Olympics. Confidence to launch a new impact on the (women's team) gold medal."
Some Japanese fans also analyzed the Chinese team. He wrote: "The Chinese team players who played, except Sun Yingsha, are actually still fighting for their own Paris. She worked hard to get tickets for the Olympics. Wang Yidi lost to Japanese players many times last year. She originally thought she would take the opportunity to perform in the World Table Tennis Championships finals, but she did not expect to lose to Miu Hirano 0-3. Although Chen Meng lost to Hayata, she was Won Miwa Harimoto in five sets. Among the current first-line players of the Chinese team, Sun Yingsha, like Zhang Yining back then, is obviously a level higher than other players."
