Emperor's/Empress' Cup...

[AJ Scott]

This, again, is the All-Japan Nat'l Championships and they were held
last week, ending this past Sunday.  Here were the best matches, in my
opinion:

1. https://tttv.jp/video/13676 [Women's semifinal, Harimoto Miwa vs.
Yokoi Sakura]

2. https://tttv.jp/video/13675 [Women's semifinal, Hayata Hina vs.
Kihara Miyuu (short pips/bh)]

3. https://tttv.jp/video/13671 [Men's semifinal, Harimoto Tomokazu vs.
Matsushima Sora--a rematch of last year's semifinal--excellent match!]

4. https://tttv.jp/video/13691 [Women's final--rematch from last
year--also excellent!]

The men's final, like last year, was totally anticlimatic and
uncompetitive.  All the videos above are full matches.  The next stop
for most of these players is the ITTF Asian Cup which starts tonight at
10 pm.  And then the next stop after that is WTT Star Contender Chennai
in India next week.