INTERVIEWS

[The Courage to Change and the Resolve to Attack] Satsuki Odo (Part 2) “I try to step onto the court with a constant awareness of having confidence in myself, no matter what.”

AUGUST 2026 | Manabu Nakagawa

When I can play with confidence, I’m starting to beat top Chinese players too, and I can play the table tennis that is truly my own

[Courage to Change and Resolve to Attack] Satsuki Odo (Part 1) "This year, I’m just making a point of stepping onto the court with confidence."

AUGUST 2026 | Manabu Nakagawa

The crushing defeat in her first match against Wang Manyu this year awakens a dormant “attacking style of play”

[Archive] Wang Liqin: “I think of myself as an introverted person. It’s hard to suddenly change the personality you were born with.”

AUGUST 2026 | Noboru Konno

The gap between top-class players and second-tier players, between the strong and the weak, is narrowing

[Archive] Oh Kwang Hun’s letter to Shin Yubin: “You may face criticism from the media, but think of that as another source of strength, and don’t lose. Be confident and keep going.”

AUGUST 2026 | Noboru Konno

Oh Kwang Hun’s letter to Shin Yubin: “You may face criticism from the media, but think of that as another source of strength, and don’t lose. Be confident and keep going.”

[Archive] Oh Kwang Hun: “You get nervous in matches, don’t you? That’s why I train hard”

AUGUST 2026 | Noboru Konno

“You get nervous in matches, don’t you? That’s why I train hard”

Year 4 coaching in Spain. Yukinori Matsumoto’s life as a coach

AUGUST 2026 | Noboru Konno

Year 4 in Europe, appointment as U13 women’s national team head coach, and the current state of player development in Spain

[Archive] OH Kwang Hun: “I thought it would be difficult to succeed as a table tennis player, so when I was 22, I decided to become a coach.”

AUGUST 2026 | Noboru Konno

“I thought it would be difficult to succeed as a table tennis player, so when I was 22, I decided to become a coach.”

[Archive] Wang Nan: “I can’t let my guard down for a single moment, and I can’t take a break for a single moment. It is my duty to live in such an environment”

AUGUST 2026 | Noboru Konno

[Archive] Cai Zhenhua: “To secure new victories, you must first beat the old version of yourself.”

AUGUST 2026 | Noboru Konno

Always study what is new and adapt to it. That is why China remained strong for so long.

“Faster Than Anyone Else” Ryuusei Kawakami: “My weapon is Speed, and I don’t want to lose to anyone there.”

AUGUST 2026 | Taro Yanagisawa

I definitely want to compete in the Olympics, and to win there, I first want to build up solid experience at events like the World Table Tennis Championships.

[Archive] Sora MATSUSHIMA, the resolve of a 16-year-old. Talks about the breakthrough in WTT Rio

JULY 2026 | Manabu Nakagawa

“I learned in matches against top players that you have to strengthen your mind and keep fighting even when things get tough.”

Miwa Harimoto: “I imagined how I’d feel if I could win the title, and what kind of view I’d see.”

JUNE 2026 | Manabu Nakagawa

“I imagined how I’d feel if I could win the title, and what kind of view I’d see.”