Table tennis women's team Asian Games quarterfinals: Taiwan team lost to Japan 0:3 and missed the medal

Zheng Yijing lost to the Japanese star Hina Hayata in the second singles point. (Taken from WTT official website)

The Taiwanese team once again lost 0:3 to the world's second-ranked Japanese team in the quarterfinals of the Asian Games table tennis women's team in Nagoya tonight and missed the opportunity to compete for medals.

The Taiwanese team's dream of winning a medal at the last Asian Games in Hangzhou was ruined by the Japanese team. However, the first main player at that time, Zheng Yijing, suffered from serious waist and knee injuries and could only cheer on the players' bench. Tonight, they once again face the Japanese team that has the advantage of being a landlord. The Taiwanese team is led by Ye Yitian, ranked 45th in the world, and faces No. 3 Miwa Zhang in the world. Ye Yitian has played against Zhang Benmiwa six times in the past, and the victory has not yet been won. This time, they faced Miwa Zhang, who had won three WTT Championship women's singles championships in a row this year. They also fell into a hard battle, losing 7 consecutive games at 6:11, 9:11, and 6:11.

The second point of the matchup was between Zheng Yijing, ranked 28th in the world, and Hina Hayata, ranked 6th in the world. Although Zheng Yijing was at the disadvantage with 4 wins and 7 losses in the past battles between the two sides, Zheng Yijing won two games against Zheng Yijing three times last year. In the first game, Zheng Yijing resolved a game point under adversity at 9:10 and then won the point at 13:11; Hayata also made quick adjustments and regained a victory at 11:7; in the crucial third game, Zheng Yijing overcame a 1:7 deficit at the beginning and played a game. Bo counterattacked at 8:0 and took the lead at 9:7. Unfortunately, he failed to win in one go under the 10:9 draw. He gave up at 10:12, and the momentum also reversed. In the fourth game, he quickly lost at 2:11, and the Taiwan team fell into a 0:2 deficit.

In the third point of singles, 18-year-old Peng Yuhan and Mima Ito, ranked 24th in the world, had a special duel. In the end, they were still inferior to their opponents in terms of experience and lost 7:11, 4:11, 3:11.