WTT Frankfurt Championship: Tomokazu Harimoto and Hina Hayata reach the top

On November 8, local time, the 2026 World Table Tennis Professional League (WTT) Frankfurt Championship ushered in the final day of competition. Japanese players Tomokazu Harimoto and Hina Hayata won the men's and women's singles championships respectively.

In the first women's singles semi-final, Japanese player Hina Hayata defeated her teammate Miwa Harimoto 4:1 and met up with another teammate Sayuki Oto in the final.

In the women's singles final, Hina Hayata was in hot form in the first two games, putting continuous pressure on her opponents and winning two consecutive games at 12:10 and 11:3. In the third game, Satsuki Oto improved her speed near the stage and strengthened her fighting skills, winning the game back at 11:6.

In the next two games, the two sides fought fiercely, each winning a victory. The big score came to 3:2, with Hina Hayata temporarily taking the lead. In the crucial sixth game, Hina Hayata took the initiative to attack from the forehand position, sealing the victory with 11:6, and defended the title with a big score of 4:2.

In the men's singles final, Japanese star Tomokazu Harimoto faced German player Francesca. The former narrowly defeated Chinese Taipei player Lin Yunru 4:3 in the men's singles semi-finals.

In the first game, Francesca took the lead and took the lead with 11:2. In the second game, Zhang Benzhihe grasped the key points and evened the score at 11:9. In the third and fourth games, both sides won one game each, and the score was tied at 2. In the next two games, Zhang Benzhihe continued his offensive and won 11:4, 11:4, winning the men's singles championship with a big score of 4:2.

At this point, the 2026 WTT Frankfurt Championship is all over.