Tomokazu Harimoto is a Japanese table tennis player who is considered one of the most promising young players in the world. He was born on 27 June 2003, in Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, and began playing table tennis at a very young age. His little sister (Miwa Harimoto) is also a professional table tennis player.
Harimoto’s talent and potential were quickly recognized, and he became one of the youngest players in history to compete at the highest level of international table tennis. He is the youngest ever winner of an ITTF World Tour Grand Finals men’s singles title (at 15 years old).
He has a strong following of fans around the world, and is widely regarded as one of the most exciting young players in the sport. Some players don’t like his shouting style, but many players are OK with this behavior. For young and junior players, they need to shout to control the playing energy.
Germany Cup-2022/2023 (Deutsche Pokalmeisterschaften) – competition of German club teams. 28 men’s and 12 women’s teams participate in the final part, the event is organized by Deutscher Tischtennis-Bund (DTTB).About the Germany Cup (Deutsche Pokalmeisterschaften)The main website of German cup is: Deutsche Pokalmeisterschaft 2022/23The Men’s Cup started on August 27, 2022, the Men’s Final-4 will be … Read more
How to not panic during a table tennis match?Hello. Welcome back to PingSunday. Today, let’s learn the best way to not panic during a match. I also gave you some tips for staying calm during the real competition.Struggle during a real competitionA player asked me“So I was in a competition yesterday, won a match, and … Read more
Hello. Welcome back to PingSunday.Table tennis, in general, is a very safe sport. However, since the pro players want to attack a very short ball. It’s very risky for your hand.This is the second time I have seen an accident in table tennis.This is the case study for the accident in table tennis.Accident 1 – … Read more
The best ways athletes mentally prepare for table tennis competition. Some players are very strong during the practice, but very weak during the real match. Why?Preparing mentally is an important part of how well an athlete does. You can turn negative energy into focus and confidence by using techniques like visualizing, listening to music and … Read more
Winning 11-0 someone in table tennis bad or good? Some players just say “no mercy”. What should you do?Is winning 11-0 legal in table tennis?A player asked, when I am winning 10-0, should I give a point to the opponent? And do pro players do the same?And I answered, yes, it’s called a mercy point. … Read more
Tomokazu Harimoto is very active recently. He participated in both WTT European Series. He made one of the great comebacks in table tennis.Tomokazu Harimoto is now the comeback king.Japan’s Tomokazu Harimoto was the talk of the town on the final day of play at the inaugural WTT Champions European Summer Series 2022 in Budapest after … Read more
Tomokazu Harimoto is defeated by Dyjas Jakub of Poland, in this Houston WTTC 2021.Tomokazu Harimoto is out at WTTC 2021Yes, Number five in the world is out! The world table tennis championship 2021 has many upsets. Tomokazu Harimoto was already stopped in his first match – from Jakub Dyjas, who placed 60 ranking positions behind … Read more
The Japanese National Tournament for Junior High School Table Tennis has finished.Japanese National Tournament for Junior High School 2021Miwa Harimoto wins the women’s singles champion of the Japanese Junior High School Championships.Under the influence of her father and her mother, both of them are engaged in table tennis. After winning the women’s singles, Miwa and … Read more
In this Tokyo Olympics, there are many upsets. I won’t call it the upset. But I would call it the unknown elements. 5 years have passed. Any many things have changed.In the previous video, I’ve warned that we should take a close look at Darko Jorgic. He is the new generation with a very aggressive … Read more
In the previous article, I’ve explained a showcase that Pistel has served when the opponent was not ready.He served when Fan Zhendong was not ready.Serve when the opponent was not readySome players don’t agree with me. I understand your opinion.But I’ve seen another case that Pistel has behaved unprofessionally, unsportsmanlike. It’s not the first time … Read more
Mercy point in table tennis, Yes or No?Why should you avoid winning 11-0?In your opinion, what will you do? When you are winning 10-0. Do you give up a point? If yes, this point is called mercy point.You can win 11-0Yes, you can win 11-0 in table tennis. It’s a new trend now. Hugo shows the … Read more
Welcome back! The weekend is coming. And PingSunday is back. Today, we will talk about the “New Trend in Table Tennis”, part 2. The success of Harimoto Tomokazu. As a table tennis player, have you well prepared for this new trend? Harimoto Tomokazu has changed his equipment to adapt to this trend.Harimoto Tomokazu is phenomenal … Read more
Harimoto Tomokazu is one of the most promising table tennis player in the World. At 15 years old, he is already in the top 10 ITTF World Ranking System.Harimoto Tomokazu biographyTomokazu was born as Zhang Zhihe (張 智和) in Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture. His parents (Yu and Lin) are both Chinese professionals from Sichuan province. They are both former professional table … Read more
If you are new to table tennis and want to win the game with your family or at work, here are the best 12 tips to be better at table tennis. These are some tips and trips for you to quickly improve your table tennis skills. These pieces of advice will help you get better at table tennis, … Read more
The forehand topspin table tennis technique is one of the most fundamental techniques in table tennis. In this tutorial, let’s learn the forehand topspin (or forehand loop)The old Forehand Topspin techniqueNormally, we are taught in the table tennis club to loop the ball by the “old” technique. That means: turn the forearm back, rotate around … Read more