After 5 defeats in the Paris Olympics, Zhang Benzhihe did not dare to set a performance target for the 2025 World Table Tennis Championships

The Japanese table tennis T-League men's team Okayama Libets announced on the 7th local time that it has signed a multi-year contract with 21-year-old Tomokazu Zhangmoto, and the Japanese table tennis brother will play as a member of the Okayama team from the 2025-26 season. In April of this year, Tomokazu Zhangmoto's three-year contract with the Ryukyus expired, and he chose to withdraw from the group.

The first brother of Japanese table tennis, Tomokazu Zhangmoto

On the same day, Tomokazu Zhang participated in the training camp of the Japanese team preparing for the 2025 World Table Tennis Championships in Doha, which opened on the 17th, at the Ajinomoto National Training Center in Tokyo. Regarding joining Okayama, he explained, "I received an invitation to join when I entered the free consultation period. When we visited away (so far), we saw all of you who were very comfortable cheerleaders. Since the beginning of this year, the coach (player and coach Hibiki Tajima) has decided that the time is to aim for the championship. There, I sensed that he needed me. ”

Looking forward to this World Table Tennis Championships, Tomokazu Zhang will welcome the fifth World Championships individual event journey in his career. In the world rankings, Tomokazu Haramoto is currently ranked No. 4 in the world, and in addition to the men's singles, he will also compete in two men's doubles events with Teruku Matsushima.

At last summer's Paris Olympics, Tomokazu suffered five defeats in individual and team events, and he was afraid to set a performance target. "I want to win a medal every time, but in Paris I feel deeply that no matter what I say, there is no point. It is enough to know in your own heart. It seems that the ace player of the Japanese men's table tennis is trying to quietly ignite his fighting spirit this time.