Harimoto and Matsushima Reach Table Tennis Quarterfinals
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Table tennis players from Japan won big matches this week. The event is called the WTT Europe Smash. WTT means World Table Tennis. It is a big tour for top players.
Tomokazu Harimoto played against Shunsuke Togami. Both players are from Japan. The match was very close. It went to a full game. This means they played every game to the end. Harimoto won the match.
Kio Matsushima also won his match. He is only 18 years old. Near the end, he was losing. But he did not give up. He came back and won the game.
Both players now go to the quarterfinals. This is the group of the best eight players. It is a great result for Japanese table tennis.
In the women's event, there is other good news. Miwa Harimoto and Hina Sato are playing together in doubles. Doubles means two players play as one team. They will play in the final. The final is the last and biggest match.
Vocabulary7 words
- WTT
- big group that runs table tennis events
- tour
- many games in different places
- full game
- a match that goes all the way to the end
- losing
- not winning; behind the other player
- quarterfinals
- the last eight players in a competition
- doubles
- a game with two players on each team
- final
- the last, most important match
Quiz
Answer key
1. Table tennis 2. He was losing but won 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Table tennis players from Japan won big _____ this week.
The event is called the WTT Europe _____.
Tomokazu Harimoto played against Shunsuke _____.
The match was very _____.
It went to a full _____.
Kio Matsushima is only _____ years old.
Near the end, he was _____.
But he did not give _____.
Both players now go to the _____.
Miwa Harimoto and Hina Sato are playing together in _____.