BREAKING NEWS: Japan Beats China to Win Asian Games Men's Team Table Tennis Gold
Sora Matsushima sealed the 3-2 comeback as Japan ended China’s bid for a ninth straight title.
- On Thursday, Japan's men's table tennis team captured gold at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, defeating China to claim their first title in the event since 1966. The host nation rallied from a 2-1 deficit.
- China entered the final seeking their 9 consecutive men's team gold, a streak dating back to the 1994 Hiroshima Asian Games. Wang Chuqin and Lin Shidong initially put the powerhouse within 1 win of another championship.
- Star player Tomokazu Harimoto deadlocked the fixture by winning both his matches, including a 3-0 victory over Wang. Teammate Sora Matsushima then sealed the 3-2 comeback by defeating Wen Ruibo 3-1 in the decisive fifth tie at Sky Hall Toyota.
- Harimoto, 23, described the victory as a career landmark, stating he "waited over 10 years for this moment." Matsushima called his decisive performance a "chance for redemption" after losing the opening match.
- In the women's team final held the same day, China claimed their 6 straight gold medal with a 3-0 victory over Japan, led by Sun Yingsha, Wang Manyu, and Kuai Man.
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[OSEN=Reporter Seo Jung-hwan] The Japanese men's table tennis team defeated China to win the Asian Games gold medal for the first time in 60 years. On the 24th, Japan defeated China 3-2 in the men's team final of the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games held at Sky Hall Toyota in Toyota City, Japan. This marks the first time Japan has won a gold medal in this event since the 1966 Bangkok Games, a span of 60 years. After defeating Korea 3-0 the previous…
On September 24, the Nagoya Asian Games table tennis men's team final featured a highly anticipated match, with the Chinese men's team losing 2-3 to the host nation Japan, winning the silver medal and ending their eight-consecutive-title streak in the Asian Games men's team event. This also marks the first time since the 1990 Beijing Asian Games that the Chinese team has failed to win the Asian Games men's team table tennis gold medal; while the…
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