"Challenge again in 2 years", Zhang Benzhihe was unwilling after stopping in the third round of the men's singles at the 2025 World Table Tennis Championships

In a match in the men's singles round of the 2025 World Table Tennis Championships in Doha on May 21, the world's fourth-ranked Japanese table tennis brother Tomokazu Zhang lost 1:4 to teammate Hayasuke Togami. After the game, Zhang Benzhihe answered the interview briskly and admitted defeat.

The expressions of Hayasuke Togami (left) and Tomokazu Haramoto after the game, Japanese media said that they didn't know which was the winner's atmosphere.

In a matchup within the ruthless Japanese team, it was Hayasuke Togami who won. In this battle, Hayashia Togami supplemented the attitude of the impactor to fight Tomokazu Zhangmoto, and played a near-perfect performance on the field, without giving Zhang Ben a chance to counterattack. Here are the reviews of both. Tomokazu Zhang said, "Of course, there are some unwillingness, but in terms of the process, it is a complete failure. In the stalemate, he could have changed the route first, but the opponent's attack was also very powerful. I have regrets this time, but as long as I continue to compete (World Championship singles), I can challenge once in two years, so I don't want to be discouraged and try again in two years. ”

Hayasuke Togami, who made the cut, said, "I have mixed feelings. To be honest, although an infighting is really hard, you have to win, and the other party will come to fight, so if you shake your mood a little, it will be reversed immediately. I feel like it's really a fight with myself. No matter what kind of serve, receive, or pull, try not to make mistakes as much as possible, in short, win a goal first. I talked to Coach Hitoshi Ueda about not only the intensity, but also the details of the urgency, and I focused on that aspect of the practice, and I think it has something to do with progress. ”

Hayasuke Togami's next opponent is the Slovenian brotherDarko Joczyk。 The pair have faced each other in Germany's Bundesliga and have also won their most recent fixtures. According to the Japanese media, if victoriousJochik, Hayasuke Togami can enter the men's singles quarterfinals of this World Table Tennis Championships, and a big advantage is that there are no Chinese players in this quarter. If Togami wins the men's singles medal for Japanese table tennis at this World Table Tennis Championships, it will be the first feat in 46 years since Seiji Ono in 1979.