After retiring from the group, where will Tomokazu Zhangmoto, the first brother of Japanese table tennis, go? His next stop is in the spotlight

On April 30, local time, the Japanese table tennis T-League men's Ryukyu Astida team announced on the team's official homepage that Tomokazu Zhangmoto, the representative of the Japanese table tennis team at the 2024 Paris Olympics, will withdraw from the team at the end of this season. In the first year after moving to Ryukyu Astida in the 2022~23 season, Tomokazu Haramoto unexpectedly led the team to win the second league championship in team history, and in the third season, this season, the team also entered the playoffs (PO) for three consecutive seasons with the first place in the regular season (RS). Looking back on the years he has spent wearing the jersey of the Ryukyu Astida team, Tomokazu Haramoto recently said, "These three years have been a great time for me."

The first brother of Japanese table tennis who is currently ranked 4th in the world

In preparation for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, Tomokazu Harimoto began to think about playing overseas early on. If he succeeds in landing in an overseas league in the future, it will be the second time that Tomokazu has participated in the Europa League since 2022 as a member of the Bundesliga team Noy Ulm. Tomokazu Zhangben beforeThe company announced that it will enter Toyota Motor Corporation on April 1 this year and will be an athlete affiliated with Toyota.Against this backdrop, Tomokazu Haramoto can also choose not to join the league with the support of Toyota, but to actively participate in international competitions at each station, centered on the WTT series.

Japanese media said on May 1 that in any case, in order to shame the results of the men's singles, men's team, and mixed doubles events at the 2024 Paris Olympics but not win any medals, Tomokazu Zhang wants to participate in more matches against players from China and European powerhouses, and strengthen them for the Los Angeles Olympics in three years. In addition, Toyota Motor Club, which is now participating in the second division of the men's group of the Japan Table Tennis League, has also registered Tomokazu Haramoto as a player of its own team, which means that the Japanese table tennis brother, who is currently ranked fourth in the world, also has the possibility of playing for the team for the first time. In short, as the ace of Japanese men's table tennis, Tomokazu Zhang seeks further evolution in the new arena.