Yoshimura Maharu, who watched the "Shatou Combination" achieve the World Table Tennis Championships mixed doubles for 3 consecutive years: I made too many mistakes

On the 24th local time, in the mixed doubles final of the 2025 World Table Tennis Championships in Doha, Japan's "Daikichi Combination" Yoshimura Maharu/Satsuki Oto lost 1-3 to the second seed of the conference, the combination of China's "Shatou Combination" Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha, and finally won the silver medal. Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha achieved three consecutive world championships mixed doubles hegemony. Yoshimura Maharu admitted that he made too many mistakes and caused trouble for his partner Satsuki Oto.

Japan's "Daikichi Combination" Yoshimura Maharu / Oto Satsuki

The 31-year-old Yoshimura was paired with Japan's Kasumi Ishikawa in mixed doubles and reached the World Championships finals in 2015, 2017 and 2019, winning in 2017. This is Yoshimura's second advance to the World Championships mixed doubles final after six years.

Yoshimura and 21-year-old partner Satsuki Oto face China's Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha in the mixed doubles final. Yoshimura Maharu/Satsuki Oto lost 7-11, 8-11, 11-7, 8-11. But this is also the second time that Yoshimura has won silver in the mixed doubles at the World Championships after a gap of six years.

Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha achieved three consecutive world championships mixed doubles hegemony

Japanese media "Sponichi Annex" reported that Yoshimura Maharu said after the game, "I really think this is a winnable game... But there were too many mistakes, which caused trouble for Oto-san. Because it was a game where I felt I had a chance to win, I really regretted this game. ”

The "Daji" duo were formed in October last year, and they are currently ranked 21st in the world in mixed doubles after 10 years of age. Yoshimura Maharu/Satsuki Oto have been in a surprise at the World Championships, including a shock win over China's Lin Shidong/Kuaiman in the Mixed Doubles world No. 1 Lin Shidong/Kuaiman in the quarter-finals, and despite losing to Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha in the final, the "Daikichi Pair" still won a silver medal in the Mixed Doubles.

Yoshimura expressed her gratitude to Satsuki Oto, "I really have only thanks, we have fought all the way from the most difficult period in January to the present, and I am proud to be able to stand on the stage of the finals together. Satsuki Oto said, "It's really a valuable asset to be paired with such a player who has a proven track record in the mixed doubles field and to fight on such a big stage." ”

Japan's "Daikichi Combination" Yoshimura Maharu/Satsuki Oto won the silver medal in mixed doubles at the 2025 World Table Tennis Championships

In addition, Japan's women's player Misei Ito lost 0-4 to Chinese queen Sun Yingsha and missed the final. Ito won the bronze medal, which was also her first singles medal at the World Championships.