The sword is not old! The retired Kasumi Ishikawa won two consecutive victories against Tomokazu Haramoto and Miwa siblings

With the sightseeing spots of Kanagawa and Yokohama City as the background, the dream table tennis duel was launched. The press conference for the 2025 WTT Championships Yokohama, Japan, which will open at Yokohama Buntai in August this year, was held at the Yokohama City Hall on the 9th, with the presence of Tomokazu Haramoto (Toyota Motor), who is ranked No. 4 in the men's singles world, Miwa Haramoto (Kinoshita Group), who is ranked No. 6 in the women's singles world, and Kasumi Ishikawa, who won a medal in the women's team event with the team in table tennis for three consecutive Olympic Games. The next item on the agenda of the press conference was "Special Table Tennis Serious Competition", and three matches were held in an outdoor space where you could see the Yokohama Landmark Building, including Tomokazu Haramoto vs. Miwa Haramoto, Miwa Haramoto vs Kasumi Ishikawa, Tomokazu Haramoto, and Miwa Haramoto Combination VS Kasumi Ishikawa.

At the press conference, Tomokazu Zhangmoto, Kasumi Ishikawa, and Miwa Zhangmoto participated in the table tennis duel against the backdrop of the south

Each match is played with the first team to score 5 points to win. Tomokazu Haramoto announced that he would "definitely win" before the sibling duel with Miwa Haramoto, and he won beautifully. Kasumi Ishikawa watched the match while being in charge of the live broadcast. In the next battle between Miwa Zhang and Kasumi Ishikawa, Kasumi Ishikawa defeated Miwa Zhangmoto. Tomokazu Haramoto, who was in charge of the live broadcast, praised, "(Kasumi Ishikawa) has not changed from the active service", Kasumi Ishikawa relaxed his cheeks, "Thanks to Miwa's hesitation (analysis of the meaning of not fully exerting force), the victory was achieved."

Kasumi Ishikawa

In the final battle, Tomokazu and Miwa Haramoto should have the advantage over Ishikawa Kasumi and the Haramoto siblings, but Ishikawa Kasumi showed the majesty of his predecessors and won. Kasumi Ishikawa, who ended the tournament in the best possible form, appealed to fans to attend the WTT 2025 Championship in Yokohama, Japan, "because the top players from all over the world will gather here and enjoy it for one day."