Japan women clinch team title at Asian Table Tennis Championships

Japan players pose with the trophy after winning the women's team title at the Asian Table Tennis Championship at the Lusail Sports Hall on Thursday. They beat South Korea 3-0 in the final and confirmed their qualification for the 2022 World Championship in China. Japan women did not drop a game in either the gold medal match or their semi-final against Hong Kond. Minami Ando overcame Zhu Chengzhu 11-6, 9-11, 11-4, 14-16, 11-8, while Hina Hayata and Hitomi Sato enjoyed straight-games wins to send Japan to the final. Ando beat Shin Yu-bin in four games in the final, Hayata likewise beat Jeon Ji-hee in four, and Miyu Nagasaki straight-games triumph over Lee Zion sealed the gold medal. Meanwhile, Qatar men’s team finished 14th after losing play-off match to Jordan 1-3.