Kasumi Ishikawa is looking forward to the Zhang brothers and sisters defeating the Chinese table tennis team, "In the future, we will run ahead..."

The press conference of the 2025 WTT Championship Yokohama Station (August 7~11, Kanagawa Yokohama Buntai) was held at the Yokohama City Hall on the 9th local time. The first brother of Japanese table tennis, Tomokazu Zhangmoto, who appeared at the press conference, lifted his spirit and put forward "I want to win as the goal", while the first sister of Japanese table tennis Miwa Zhang injected strength into "I want to adjust my physical condition and play a good game".

Tomokazu Zhang (left) and Miwa Zhang attended the press conference

The WTT Championships, which are held six times a year, are the first time that the top 32 players in the men's and women's singles world rankings compete for the title. Tomokazu Haramoto is currently ranked No. 4 in the world in men's singles, and his sister Miwa Haramoto is ranked No. 6 in the women's singles world, respectively, and the two are the highest-ranked players in the world in the Japanese table tennis men's and women's teams.

Japan's Kasumi Ishikawa (32), who has won a medal in the women's table tennis team event at three consecutive Olympic Games and who has been the host of the press conference, also widened her eyes and said, "If you win, players from all over the world will do research, so it will be difficult to continue to win, but it is amazing that both of them have maintained consistent results." ”

Kasumi Ishikawa who appeared at the press conference

Japanese media said that however, in international competitions, the Chinese table tennis team has long been the absolute king of the world. The Japanese table tennis team has also tasted hardships many times. Kasumi Ishikawa, who was interviewed after the meeting, expressed his support that if someone can break the barriers of the Chinese team, there is a high probability that other players will be able to continue in the future. "Both of them are ranked No. 1 in the world rankings in Japan, and I hope that they will lead the Japanese table tennis world even further in the future, not only in terms of competition, but also in all aspects."

Japanese media said that on the big stage of fighting for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, can the "strongest brother and sister" in the table tennis world open the door to the world No. 1.